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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO
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SEAFARERS LOG
Candidates' Records, Not Party,
To Guide Labor in Coming Eiections
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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.
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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:
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.
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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April 1, 1966
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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.
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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.
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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
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SEAFARERS LOG
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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.
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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.
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April 1, 1966
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PRIIURY
GENERAL EUCUON
PRIMARY
DATE
April 22
Oct. 28
May 3
m
No registration in state
RUNOFF •
PRIMARY
A
DATE
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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
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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
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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
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May 3
April 22
Oct. 28
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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
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June 25
Sep. 6
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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
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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.
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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;
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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
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SEAFARERS
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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.
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FrartemaBy youisr ^
John OTKrwite
Ship's Delegate
Letter also agned by 20 other
shipmates d Brother Ray.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Again, thank yon for the find
article and keep stories like thil
coming in the LOG.
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Fratemaiiy Yoars,|
Robeit3Wiiis:::;r:J
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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
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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.
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Contact your mother as soon as
you can. Her address is 33 Caro
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ^ _
^
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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.
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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
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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)
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H. 1. Siege!
"HIS" brand men's clothes
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers)
^
Sears, Roebuck Company
Retail stores & products
(Retail Clerks)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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.
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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.
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of merchandise of various wdj^ts,
packed indlscriniliiately M gau^ly-piis^^^ fe
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fe nmny cases fee si^ of thepackagevh^
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merchandise inside it
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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.
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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
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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.
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eral agencies and the federal government "dangerous new powers." In reality the
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idustry itself through its increaising use of deceptive packaging and labeling.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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April 15, 1966
April 15, 1966
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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striken were distributed from this donated center
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at Christmas time as strike dragged into third year.
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: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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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April 15, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
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"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.
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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>
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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Charlie Harman
Please contact William G. Davis
at 1852 Sul Ross St., Houston,
Texas.
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BUI WaddeU
Contact Robert Hoch at 21210
Clare Ave., Maple Heights, Ohio,
as soon as you can.
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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.
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�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
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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,
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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.
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Membership Meetings
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SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New York .. May 2—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia . May 3—2:30 p.m.
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May 6—2:30 p.m.
Houston .... May 9—2:30 p.m.
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Mobile
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Apr. 20—2
p.m.
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Apr. 22—2
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Great Lakes
Detroit
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Buffalo
Chicago
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Frankfurt
SIU Meetings
Apr. 18—2 p.m.
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Detroit . . . .May 9—^7:30 p.m.
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Buffalo
May 11—7:30 p.m.
tSault St. Marie
May 10—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.
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May 5—5 p.m.
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May 9—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Philadelphia
May 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
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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 3—7 p.m.
Philadelphia .. May 4—7 p.m.
^Houston
May 9—7 p.m.
Mobile
May 10—7 p.m.
New Orleans . .May 11—7 p.m.
* Meeting held at Labor Temple, New
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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.. .. Opetations), March 12—^Chairman; C. Bi
Gappc i Seeretaryi None. One lUnn
ship in Mexico. No bee& * fqjorted *.hy
department delcgaies;/"' •
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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"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
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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.
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; 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;
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White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
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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)
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
SEAFARERS
VACATION
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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.)
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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
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1966
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Senate Defeats Third Try by DIrksen
To Amend One-Man, One-Vote Ruling
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April 29, 1966
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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
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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
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Vol. XXVIII, No. 9
is known as "Project Recruit" and munity Services Committee to
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coordinate the community service
lAtlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters is an example of the organized
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activities of AFL-CIO unions in
labor
movement's
participation
in
^ Executive Board
the national antipoverty program. the New York metropolitan area.
PAUI.
Preeident
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SIU President Paul Hall was
i^Epee. Viee-Pree.
Vice-Preeident
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honored by the Community Serv
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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
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dent Miles C. Stanley, who is also to community services and reha
Publications
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a special assistant to AFL-CIO bilitation work."
i'0tanaging Editor
Art Editor
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BERNARD SEAMAN
President George Meany for antiIn presenting its award the com
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mittee
cited Hall's "outstanding
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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
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They were recruited through the Richard E. Booth, executive di the labor movement . . . and to the community services program."
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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
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ference in Japan that the U. S.
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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
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)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.
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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.
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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
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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
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erate about $60 million worth of
Dckplei^
Beliefs:
77,110.81
work for the overall national,
Optical
Benefits
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8,097.46
ew Orleans Slu played host recently to delegation from the All- economy, out of which the Gov
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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
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V^albfidn-BkinefltS''^'.
476,346.31
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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of fresh paint on Robin Hood
wheelhouse before ship leaves.
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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.
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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.
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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
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no matter what
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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
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the word that the
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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.
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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)
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April 29, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
—
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Childcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
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Jamestown Sterling Corp.
Southern Furniture Mfg. Co.
Furniture and Bedding
(United Furniture Workers)
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Empire State Bedding Co.
"Sealy Mattresses"
(Textile Workers)
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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HAPPHEI
THE STORY OF
AMERICAN LABOR
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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
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tte American ftderation of laboc
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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."
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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less of his wife's age. If the wife was 64 on that date she should file regardless
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deadline for enrollment in the Medicare program has been extended from
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enable thpse who failed to file to obtain this important
protection.
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Under Medicare, everyone 65 or over on July 1, 1966 will have paid-up
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insurance for their hospital expenses, with exception of minor deductible
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- - 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-.
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ity payments. If you are not drawing Social Security you will pay the $3.00 ^
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monthly payments. SO THE SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT COVERAGE
WILL COST YOU NOTHING.
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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
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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
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SEAFARERSWLOG
Vol. XXViii
No. 10
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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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
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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
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SiUNA exhibit drew large crowds at AFL-CIO Union-industries
H Comptroller Louis Goldstein, Rep, Clarence Long and
. visited SIUNA
<;IHNA exhibit.
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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
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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.
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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
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^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.
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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
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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
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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.
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May 13, 1966
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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
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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
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�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'
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•*
A
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• 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
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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."
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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."
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"Your Money AND Your Life!"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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carefully checked seniority call-back lists posted in each Union
hall on the Lakes. Photo above was taken at the SIU Detroit hall.
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attraction for children and
the huge Great Lakes carriers Reiss Brothers and William A.
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Monitor's kitchen in top shape and
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in with gusto. They ore (clockwise): Eino Autio, Lee Rowell, Loyde
J.'F.
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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.
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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.
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Tim- Maddon (right) ships as
ordinary on the Piatt Jr.
His brother Tom is with him.
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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.
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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. ;
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"Crewmembers aboard the Henry LaLiberte lower
,away lifeboat during drill testing techniques and
equipment to assure that all on vessel is shipshape.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Janice Lynn Greece, born April
5, 1966, to the Odis Greeces, Jr.,
New York, N.Y.
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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.
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�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
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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. ,,
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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
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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.
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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...
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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
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AFL-CIO SUPPORTS NATIONAL BOYCOTT OF DIGIORGIO CO. 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
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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.
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Two More SIU
Engineer School
Graduates Win
Third's Licenses
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S/nRaps CG Attempt
To Abolish Jobs
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In the Health Field
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. ^
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SEAFARERS
May 27, 1966
LOG
Boss of Struck Florida RR Fights Congress Action
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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
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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.
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—
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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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needs.
High pressure sales techniques are Used ta£;
I at best limited value, and at their worst can be
met nEHMu
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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;
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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 ?
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"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!
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induce people to fall for fakes and swindlesS ?|^iet is limited to one food or family of foods. Much
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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.
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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, ;
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 ^
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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.
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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,
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functionary
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votes much of its editorial space to denunciation of
outfits
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the printing trades unions and the Newspaper Guild,
American
Conservative
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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."
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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
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SEAFARERS
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Alfred Sylvan DeAgro, Jr.
Please contact Mr. Robert H.
Metz at the County Office Build
ing in Rockville, Maryland,
20850.
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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.
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IN TUB WABNER.
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Page Twelve
On The Del Norte
Chief Cook F^lilcs Jasocinskf prepares to
grill some tasty chow.
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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
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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.
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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.
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I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my
name on your mailing list. (Print Mormation)
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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:
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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.
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Theresa Brazden, bom April
20, 1966, to the Joseph A. Brazdens, Atlantic City, N. J.
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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.
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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.
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Anna Iris Vazquez,
born Octo
ber 8, 1965, to the A. M. Vazquezs, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Marcia Sue Cormier, born Oc
tober 27, 1965, to the Joseph Cor
miers, Opelbusas, La.
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Pamela Ash, born April 5,
1966, to the John Ashs, Jackson
ville, Fla.
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Rosaline Dailey, born March 2,
1966, to the Ervin R. Daileys,
Lake Charles, La.
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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.
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Nona Adams, born March 15,
1966, to the Earl Adams, New
Orleans, La.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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. ••
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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)
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�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.
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» g ffjg nation began the long and difficidt
climb out of the depths of the great dcr
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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
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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
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' 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
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•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.
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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
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�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
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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
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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.
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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*
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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1966 SEAFARERS SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESCINDS ORDER TO SHUT DOWN TWO PHS HOSPITALS
STIFFER FIRE, SAFETY RULES PROPOSED BY WORLD SHIP UNIT
AFL-CIO MARINE UNIONS STRESS NEED FOR INDEPENDENT MARITIME AGENCY
LEGISLATION SOUGHT TO BREAK UP FLA. SCAB-HERDER’S FINANCIAL EMPIRE
DEFENSE DEPT. LIED ABOUT SHIPS IN NORTH VIET TRADE, HOUSE TOLD
SIU OLDTIMER REMEMBERS OLD DAYS WHEN CHARLESTON WAS LEADING PORT
SEAFARERS CONVERT WOOD TO WATTS WHEN BREAKDOWN CRIPPLES VESSEL
THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 8
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1966
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Meony Urges Civil Rights Bill Passage
White House Civil Rights Conference
Charts Program To End Racial Injustice
Jooa 10, 1966
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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
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among SOA members.
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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
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�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
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�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^
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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
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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
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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.
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2. Greasing bilge pump. Checked every
20 minutes. Greased manually as needed.
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4. Greasing steering engine. Twelve fit
tings greased manually and linkage oiled
each watch. Cleanup of oil spillage or
leaks very important for safety.
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5. Oiling linkage Kemewa. Oil checked
every hour and added as needed. Con
tains many moving parts in addition to
linkage. Controls propeller pitching.
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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.
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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.
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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
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&/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.
•
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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.
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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.
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"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;
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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.
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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^^
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^
•\: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
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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.
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IT IS 30 YEARS SINCE THIS ACT WAS PASSED… AND WE STILL WAIT!
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
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1966
Periodicals
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No. 13
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN
Annual Report
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-t.
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SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN
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Filed With the New York State insurance Department
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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.
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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.
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.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.
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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.
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�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
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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!
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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-
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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
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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''•
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• 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
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"minSoJ^^ynitro ™e
member of the Martttme b^^^^^^^^
Reorg'anization Plati Num-
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and the amcndmentf. miK e W
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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
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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, '
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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William David Morris, born
May 25, 1966, to the William
Morris, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Rhonda Hebert, born March 3,
1966, to the Maxie Heberts, Abbe
ville, La.
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Terraine Mark Sanders, born
March 4, 1966, to the Windell
Sanders, Baltimore, Md.
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Vernon Meyers, born May 28,
1966, to the Russell Meyers, Mo
bile, Ala.
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Dawn E. Allman, born April
10, 1966, to the John W. Allmans,
South Hill, Va.
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Harold Gleaton, bora May 27,
1966, to the James Gleatons,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Terry Trippe, bora June 2,
1966, to the Robert Trippes, New
Orleans, La.
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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.
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Patsy Anita Roma, born March
23, 1966, to the R. Romas, Hous
ton, Texas.
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John Southard, bora May 16,
1966, to the John Southards,
Edgewater Park, New Jersey.
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Gilherto Sanchez, born April 7,
1966, to the Heraclio Sanchezs,
Detroit, Michigan.
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Mark Smith, born May 4, 1966,
to the R. J. Smiths, Lakewood,
Ohio.
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Ivette Carcamo, born May 22,
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Tresa Malynn Jones, born April
21, 1966, to the Cyril Jones, New
Orleans, La.
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Mary Lee Holian, bora May 11,
1966, to the Thomas Holians,
Cleveland, Ohio.
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Melvin Talcott, bora May 10,
1966, to the Gordon Talcotts, St.
Louis, Missouri.
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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.
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When you promise darling
Forever I'm yours!
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SEAFARERS
UNFAIR
TO LABOR
DO NOT BUY
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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)
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H. I. Siegel
"HIS" brand men's clotbes
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers)
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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
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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
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�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
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is shown above having blood J
tested by lab technician^
Richard Brigham during family day at the New York SlU
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L complete diagnostic checkup y ' |
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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
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1966
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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
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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
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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|
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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
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�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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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)
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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
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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."
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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.
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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.
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Time Is Running Out
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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.
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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
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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.;
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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)
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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«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.
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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
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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."
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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
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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-
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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.
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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,
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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.
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(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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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O.K.-O.K.! m
(SO/AC- SUTAS
SOON AS WE HIT
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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New York
.1,
Aug. 8—^7 p.m.
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Ave., Bklyn.
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2604 S. 4th St.
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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)
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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)
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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1966
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NO. 15
SEAFARERSALOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO
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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
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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.
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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."
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SEAFARERS LOG
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Sixteen More Pass Coast Guard Exams
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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
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SEAFARERS
SlU Urges Fair Shake For Shipping
In Federal Food Transport Policy
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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^
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46th SlU Member Is Lkensed
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Lori Patricia Currie, born May
7, 1966, to the Norman Curries,
Baltimore, Md.
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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.
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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.
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James Richard Logan, born
June 27, 1966, to the J, Logans,
Valley Stream, N. Y.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Peter F. Di Capua
Please contact your sisters as
soon as possible, in regard to an
urgent matter.
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C. J. Rollins
Please contact, Floyd Rollins at
199 Messick Road, Poquoson, Va.,
as soon as you possibly can.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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SEAFARERS LOG
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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
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SEAFARERS LOG
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Angiut 5, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
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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.
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Bosun Bernard Kitchens takes advantage of a quick break to rest in
messhall between deckside chores.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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One of the mainstays of Transpacific's engine
room is Seafarer Jim Ryan, oiler, shown above at
his post getting vessel prepared for departure.
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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
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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.
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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
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li'vrwfH-A-w
txrsll
Irirtlr
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Bailey, Lowell T.
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Bareford, George T.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Constance Yolanda Levingston,
born March 2, 1966, to the O.
Levingstons, Prichard, Ala.
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Arthur Derry, born June 29,
1966, to the Edward Derrys, Rog
ers City, Mich.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:^
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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
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*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.
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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.
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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.
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_
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 .
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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,
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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)
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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)
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Jamestown Staling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
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Empire State Bedding Co.
"Scaly Mattresses"
(Textile Workers)
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. • •
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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
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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.
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�ilLS. OVERSEAS
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'; 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
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August 5, 1966
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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
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Vol. XXVIII, No. 16
1966
Periodicals
Seafarers Log
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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
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Assistant Editor
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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.
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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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SIU A&G Meets Manpower Commitments in Viet Emergency
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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."
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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
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forced
to
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637,877.38
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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.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.
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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...
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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August 19, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
UNEAIB;
TO LABOB
DO NOT BUY
I
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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^
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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,
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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. Wong, who sails as a
fireman-watertender, keeps his eye
on the Oakland's temperature gauge
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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
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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Anti-Union
Legislation...
Anti-Union
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AFL-CIOCxec CountU Stresses Need
For Fronomk Balance in Nation
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Soviets Agree to Honor Twelve-Mile
U.S. Fishing Zone Along West Coast
New Union Clinic Facility Provided
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SEAFARERS
Meany Asks Admimstration
To Halt Interest Rate Rise
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Septmnlier 2, 1966
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Nowhere to go
but Union
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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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.
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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
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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.
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Mark Leonard Wescott, born
June 20, 1966, to the J. A. Wescotts, Lynn-, Mass.
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Timothy Paul Tremmel, born
July 21, 1966, to the Ronald
Tremmels, Toledo, Ohio.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Tammy Odom, born July 2,
1966, to the Thomas Odoms,
Uriah, Ala.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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William C. Cronan
Please contact Doc Gorton at
61 Appleton Ave., Pittsfield, Mass.
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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
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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
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We have to keep men in Con
I
Seafarers happy aboard the vessel.
gress who support the aims of
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i
would
like
to
receive
the
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LOG—please
put
my
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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
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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
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�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.
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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
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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/
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, 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
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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^
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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!”
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
REGISTER TO VOTE
�SEAFARERS
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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.
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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
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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.. ,
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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;
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t-'- •
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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:
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�'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
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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
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�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
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September 16, 1966
^^Ine departrnen
G: Ortiz takes
' coffee.
"
for a 'hot• cup of
SEAFARERS
Jimmy Elliot of deck .
department checks out
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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
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^ 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
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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.
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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
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Page Thirteen
SEAFARERS LOG
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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.
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SEAFARERS LOG
September 16, 1966
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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.)
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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)
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' For obvious reasons the
sannot pirint any letters or
AW
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MEMBSffSOF
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'^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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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NO. 19
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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.
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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
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Vol. XXViii
NO. 20
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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Crew of Sinking Grpek Ship
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AFL-CIO Backs U.S. Policies,
British Union Congress Hears
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US Tanker Fleet Continues
To Slip; World Study Reveafs
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ANNUAL REPORT
Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Fund
Filed With N. Y. State Insurance Department
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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.
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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
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•
big to fit in the
cargo hold. We were told it cost
$25,000.
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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
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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."
»
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•
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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•
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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
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ii
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-ONLY 19 FLY TNDAMERICAN FLAG!
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;
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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
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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.
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Veteran Seafarers
Son Is Wounded
Serving in Viet Nam
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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.
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John Jones, born June 6, 1966,
to the James C. Jones, Franklinton, La.
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Paul Angelo Cachola, bom July
12, 1966, to the William Cacholas,
Baltimore, Maryland.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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William Preston Hall, bom Oc
tober 29, 1965, to the Howard W.
Halls, Laurel, Delaware.
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Regiua Locklear, born July 26,
1966, to the Maurice W. Locklears, Baltimore, Maryland.
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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.
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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.
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Important Topics
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Robert Persol
Please contact Alfred Kuske in
care of the LOG concerning a
very urgent matter, as soon as
possible.
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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
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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
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BUFFALO, N.Y. ...... 735 Washington St.
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93B3 Ewing Ave.
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HOUSTON, Tex
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HE 3-0104
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NEW ORLEANS, La
630 Jackson Ave.
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2505 First Avenue
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ST. LOUIS, Mo
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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'
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••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-
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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
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RECEIPTS
1. Contributions
(a) Employer (see attachment)
(b) Employees (see attachment)
(c) Other (Specify)
$ 90,360.42
63,783.84
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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.
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SEAFARERS
Immediate Action Called For At Propeller Club Convention
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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"'^"®'®™
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and varied. 'They incfudet
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�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
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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 —
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Keith Rogers, born August 1,
1966, to the Floyd Rogers, Laurel,
Deleware.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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-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
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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.
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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.
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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
^
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�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.
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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, ^
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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;
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IIIWMIU.I, Donald" Mewspn,
wr^wsun, oiler;
OIIBr,
J
dinner pear in the City of ,A!ma s msssrop^ ^ ^
engineer John Roos.
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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
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1966
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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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
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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
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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
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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
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SEAFARERS
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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
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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.
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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,
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SEAFARERS
Page Seven
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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.
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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.
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October 28, 1966
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Guests seated at dais included (l-r) Judge F. Heebe, John
Twomey, Victor Bussie, B. R. Ariatti and Lindsey Williams.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
Heacoz, Edward
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21.99
16.40
13.28
51.00
10.00
21.96
43.08
6.00
1.00
36.99
11.31
7.83
1.00
108.91
11.87
1.00
1.05
60.49
9.27
12.33
27.25
9.27
9.27
5.94
9.00
3.82
30.00
9.92
6.00
20.76
24.09
43.60
Montgomery, W. S.
Moody, William G.
. Morrison, Donald
Mottram, Richard P.
Nelson, Roddy
Norczyk, Leon J.
Padgett, William A.
Pafford, Charles
Payne, Johnie L,
Pedersen, Perry
Plahn, Guy F.
Pontius, Richard
Prendergast, Frank
Rankin, Aubrey A.
Redden, Lee E.
Reemeke, W.
Ringo, Jess W.
Ringo, Jess W.
Rodriquez, Albert
Rogers, J. L,
Ruddy, Donald
Rudio, Henry
Ryan, J. M.
Salerno, Ignatius
Samson, Arthur
Sanchez, Grogorlo Q,
Saveat, John
Schafer, William
Sek, S.
Shaffer, Gerald F.
Shea, J. A.'
Sheahan, Joseph
Sheflctt, George
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A Jusf Reward
Voyager Seafarers line up
for Erie Basin payoff after com
pleting coast-wise voyage. From
left, Tony Ghezzo, deck, Ed
Ramirez, steward, and Donnie
, :
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§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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Michelle Marie, born Septem
ber 4, 1966, to the James Mitch
ells, Mahanoy City Pa.,
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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.
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John C. Rounds
Please contact your sister. Faith
Rounds Young regarding your
mother's will as soon as possible.
Gcxio!LET'S
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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.
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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.)
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Sears, Roebuck Company
Retail stores & products
(Retail Clerks)
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Stitzel-Weller Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
"Cabin Still," W, L. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
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Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Childcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
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Empire State Bedding Co.
"Sealy Mattresses"
(Textile Workers)
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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.
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Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
Work Shoes . . .
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
Statler
Men's Shoes . . .
Jarman, Johnson &
Murphy, Crestworth,
(Boot and Shoe Workers' Union)
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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)
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Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Starlite luggage
Starflite luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
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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)
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Camels, Winston, Tempo,
Brandon, Cavalier and Salem
cigarettes
(Tobacco Workers International
Union)
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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)
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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.
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SEAFARERS LOG
October 28, 1966
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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
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to the
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SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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,..
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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:
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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
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Others (Indicate titlea):
Subscribed and sworn to beforo on thia
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6. Total lines 1 to 6, inclusive
460,288.95
HAROLD J. MAHER
NiMry PuUlc, SlW* ol Nmr Y«it
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SEAFARERS LOG
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eeting
of
President Kennedy
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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
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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.
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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.
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some shore leave after a long tnp.
Mrs. Wiyllis Epstein and children
enjoy a visit to the Robert Conrad.
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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 •
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A member of steward de
partment was N. Orencio.
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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
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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;,
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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
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1966
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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
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�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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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"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.
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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.
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�November 11, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
Page
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Page Nine
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Peggy Donnie Davis, born Sep
tember 12, 1966, to the James D.
Davis, Semmes, Alabama.
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James Allen Bergstrom, born
May 21, 1966, to the James F.
Bergstroms, Davis, West Va.
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"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.
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Spillmans, Gloster, Miss.
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SEAFARERS LOG
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Charles W. Palmer
Please contact John Wiggins,
1156 Oliver St., Mobile, Ala.,
as soon as possible, or phone 4738498.
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Almon J. Graves, Jr.
Please contact your father, Al
mon J. Graves, Route 2, Box 98,
Tampa, Fla., as soon as possible.
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John Francis Griffin
Please get in touch with your
father as soon as possible.
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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.
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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.
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John R. Cheely
Please contact your wife, Mrs.
Jeanenne Cheely, 190-12 Station
Road, Flushing, N.'Y., 11358, as
soon as possible.
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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.
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John Barone
Please contact Joe De Jessa at
143 Fisher Ave., Bricktown, New
Jersey, as soon as possible.
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Edward "Frencby" Spalding
Please contact Stan Stashak,
3390 Magowan Dr., Santa, Rosa,
Calif., 95405, concerning a very
important matter.
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Paul T. Babbin
Please contact Mrs. Grace
Gardner at 40 Russell St., Charlestown, Mass., as soon as possible.
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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.
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Please contact your brother, El
mer Edgett, Hazard Road, Marcy,
New York 13403, or any member
of your family as soon as possi
ble.
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Membership Meetings
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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.
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177 State St.
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BUFFALO, N.Y
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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.
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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
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November 11, 1966
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115 3rd St.
Tel. 622-1892
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2604 S. 4th St.
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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
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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.
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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)
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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.
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tober 22:—Chairman, Jerome I. Hacker, i
Ship's delegate reported that this was a i
smooth trio with no complaints.
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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. ..
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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.
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White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
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Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
Work Shoes . . .
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
Statler
Men's Shoes . . .
Jarman, Johnson &
Murphy, Crestwodh,
(Boot and Shoe Workers' Union)
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Di Giorgio Fruit Corp.
S and W Fine Foods
Treesweet
(National Farm Workers
Association)
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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)
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Camels, Winston, Tempo,
Brandon, Cavalier and Salem
cigarettes
(Tobacco Workers International
Union)
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Peavy Paper Mill Products
(United Papermakers and
Paperworkers Union)
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Comet Rice Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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No. 23
SEAFARERS^LOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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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.
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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.
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AFL-CIO FARM WORKERS UNION WINS ANOTHER ELECTION AT DIGIORGIO CORP.
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
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Vol. XXViii
No. 24
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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High Drag Prices Subject
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November 25, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
SlUNA Stafl Officers Uunch New
Pjiarmaclst Mate Training Facility
NEW YORK—The SIUNA-affiliated Staff Officers Association formally dedicated i^ new
Pharmacist Mate Training School recently, at the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Stapleton,
Staten Island.
The first class of 30 pursers has
opment of the training program.
The ceremony marked the
Graduates of the school will be already been enrolled. They will
start of an intensive nine-month certified by the Coast Guard. In not reside at the hospital but will
medical training program de structors will be members of the receive a per diem allowance con
signed to give pursers the skills of staff of the Stapleton Hospital, tributed by the SOA and the De
physicians assistants. The first class both doctors and nurses. In addi partment of Labor. The funds
of 30 pursers is already enrolled.. tion to the nine-month training for the school's operation will
All of those who successfully course, purser-pharmacist mate come from the Federal Govern
complete the course will be certi graduates will have special train ment, though the New York State
fied by the U.S. Coast Guard as ing for shipboard conditions and Board of Education and the Pub
pharmacist mates at their gradua will be qualified to handle radio lic Health Service will provide the
classroom facilities.
tion. The school is being con pratique. •
ducted jointly by the Staff Officers'
Association. and the government
in an experimential project that
may provide a prototype for a vast
medical training program for ci
vilians.in other industries and pos
sibly government employees.
Speaking at the dedication cere
monies, SOA Secretary-Treasurer
Burt Lanpher described the new
program as one that would bene
fit not only SOA members by up
grading their skills but would
benefit "the entire fleet and the
men that go to sea . . ."
The Union put up more than
$100,000 of its own funds to help
get the new training facility under
way.
Dedication day of the reinstituted purser-pharmacist mate pro
gram, which became extinct fol
lowing World War II, culminates
more than two years of a vigorous
campaign by SOA officers.
The school, which offers new Purser Jean Van Geuns (seated), enrolled in first class of the new
opportunity for job advancement, Staff Officers Association Purser Pharmacist Mate Training School,
represents a victory for the union
which has labored arduously receives instruction in proper use of a microscope. Looking on are
through a maze of red tape and (standing, left to right): SOA School Director James R. Oliver,
a labyrinth of inter-connecting purser-student Harold Putnam, SOA Secretary-Treasurer Burt Lanpher,
Federal, state and local agencies. and USPHS director of pharmacist mate school Carnick Markarian.
The program will be conducted
under the auspices of the U.S.
Public Health Service under the
immediate supervision of Dr.
Thomas Shinnick and the New
York State Board of Education
under the direction of Dr. John
NEW ORLEANS—SIU crewmembers manning the Steel Nav
Leslie. It is a joint project with
the Union, the New York State igator (Isthmian) participated in a dangerous rescue' effort last
Board of Education and the Fed month as they attempted to rescue victims trapped by a fire aboard
eral Government sharing in devel- the Gulfstag, a tanker owned by
"They took the boats right
the Gulf Oil Company.
alongside the ship where the fire
The Gulfstag had burst into was confined at the time, to the
flames in the early morning hours stern section, and they searched
SEAFARERSmLOG of Oct. 24 while 60 miles off Mor
each of the lifeboats adrift from
gan City, La., in the Gulf of the Gulfstag for men."
Nov. 25. 1966 • Vol. XXVIII, No. 24
Mexico.
The heat of the fire was severe
Official Publication of the
The Steel Navigator was six
and
the smoke from the blaze in
Seafarers International Union
miles away from the stricken ves
of North America,
hibited
rescue efforts. The flames
sel when it received a request from
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
might have touched off the cargo
the Coast Guard to respond to the
and Inland Waters District,
AFL-CIO
SOS cry from the Gulfstag. The of oil at any time, blowing every
Executive Board
Steel Navigator proceeded full thing in the vicinity to bits. The
oil tanker itself was just about
PAXIL HAIL, President
speed ahead in search of the
EARL SHEPARD
CAL TANNBR
destroyed, seven men are believed
Exec. Viee-Pree.
Vice-President
tanker.
LINDSEY
WILLIAMS
AL KERR
As the Navigator approached dead, and three others suffered
Sec.-Treas.
Vtce-Presufent
serious burns. The SIU men who
the oil tanker, Capt. James RediROBERT MATTHEWS
AL TANNER
Vice-President
Vice-President
can ordered lifeboats over the participated in the rescue attempt
were unharmed.
HERBERT BRAND
side and 12 members of the crew
Director of Organizina and
The incident brought to mind
Publications
volunteered to man them and
another
rescue attempt by crewManaging Editor
Art Editor
search for survivors of the Gulf
MIKE POLLACK
BERNARD SEAMAN
members
aboard the SlU-contractstag.
Assistant Editor
ed
Steel
Maker
last January.
NATHAN SKYER
Stag Writers
The lifeboat crews from the
In
an
angry
sea
with waves run
Steel
Navigator
included
SIUPETER WEILL
PBTEB WEISS
members T. Tomczak, AB; U. S. ning from forty to fifty feet and
ED RUBBNSTEIN
Veach, AB; B. Kitchens, Bosun; winds blowing near hurricane
C.
M. Gigantille, deck; E. Car- force, the Steel Maker pulled from
Pskllshsd kIwMkly it 810 Rkods lilind AVSRH
reras, FWT; Jose Sanchez, Wiper; the ocean four Spanish seamen
N.E., WathlDitss, D. C. 20018 ky ths Seafir•rt intsrnitlonil Union, Atlintie, Golf, Lakeo
L. J. Kubecka and his brother, who had foundered on the stormand Inland Witon Dlitrlct, AFL-CIO, 675
Foirtb Annao, 8rooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tol.
T. W. Kubecka, both Wipers; and swept waters in a tiny raft for
HVaslntk 9-6600. Ssoond clais ysotaio paid
more than seven hours.
Steven O'Brien, Messman.
at WaiklnitM. 0. C.
The men who were rescued had
The Navigator's chief engineer,
NSTaAtTEB't ATTENTION: Forai 3579
lardi obofld ko ooat U Ssafarsn Intornatlonal
Ernest C. Goldsmith, described escaped the stricken vessel Monte
VslM, Atlaatio, Golf, Latos asi Inland Waton
DMriat AFL-CIO, 675 Fonrtk Annao, Orsskhow the volunteers "weren't con Palomares caught in a North At
lys, N.Y. 11292.
cerned with their own safety; they lantic storm about 900 miles east
were just out there to save lives. northeast of Bermuda.
JLifeboat Crew From SlU Ship Aids
In Burning Tanker Reseue Attempt
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
Maritime labor has fought many battles in recent years in its attempt
to halt the headlong decline of the maritime industry and revitalize the
American merchant fleet.
Seldom has the importance of a campaign been as evident as the
successful struggle waged by the SIU and other maritime unions that
resulted in the removal of the Maritime Administration from the new
Department of Transportation. Had maritime labor not fought against
MARAD's inclusion, the recent appointment of Alan S. Boyd to head
the new Transportation Department might have represented a major
setback for the future of the American Maritime industry.
The recommendations of the Interagency Maritime Task Force Re
port, sometimes called the Boyd Report, show that Boyd, who headed
the committee that formulated the Report, does not fully understand
and is not in sympathy with the desperate plight of the American
maritime industry. Put into effect, the recommendations of the Boyd,
report would result in the death of the industry. It can be assumed
that if the Maritime Administration had been included under his
jurisdiction as part of the Transportation Department, those recom
mendations would bear heavily on his attitude toward the U.S. mer
chant fleet. Maritime labor's campaign, aided by legislators interested
in preserving the maritime industry, prevented this from happening.
However important maritime labor's successful campaign to exclude
MARAD from the new agency has proved, it represents merely a hold
ing action to prevent further serious injury to the industry, which is
already sick and desperately in need of aid.
Maritime remains confronted with many serious problems that must
be faced squarely and solved. Proposed solutions have been submitted
by the SIU and other maritime unions, many of which are reflected in
the report prepared by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee.
These are creative, practical solutions geared to the needs of maritime
and would go a long way towards halting the continuing decline of the
industry and would make a substantial contribution in creating a
strong, healthy American-flag merchant fleet adequate for the nation's
commercial and defense needs.
It is. in this area where maritime labor must continue to struggle—
to bring about the adoption of a new policy toward maritime, a policy
geared toward the growth and expansion of an industry which is vital
to any nation's economic well being and defense capabilities.
•
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•
The new Purser Pharmacist Mate Training School recently inaugu
rated by the SIUNA-affiliated Staff Officers Association is a big first
step toward insuring better health and medical treatment for every
American seaman, and further, for everyone who goes to sea aboard
an American-flag vessel—seamen, officers and passengers as well.
As SOA Secretary-Treasurer Burt Lanpher pointed out at the dedi
cation ceremonies for the new school, too many life and death races
at sea have been lost, too many American seamen have had to be left
in foreign hospitals, too many seamen have been disabled because of
the lack of medical care aboard American-flag vessels.
As a result of the new SOA Purser Pharmacist Mate training facil
ity, American seamen can look forward to a day when no Americanflag ship puts to sea without a trained pharmacist mate on board. But
even the shorter-run gains in health and safety for every American
seaman will be immense. Through the training in medicine and radio
pratique provided through the new training course, purser-pharmacist
mates will be able to provide invaluable aid to sick or injured crewmembers of vessels which do not yet have such trained men aboard.
It is also important to note that this long-standing void, in shipboard
medical training is finally being filled through the efforts of an Ameri
can labor union, which had to fight a long, uphill struggle and put
up its own funds to bring this worthy and long-needed program to
reality. In this case, as in so many others through the years, it has
fallen to the American labor movement to initiate important health
and safety programs which "have otherwise been ignored.
Also of great importance is the fact that the new Purser Pharmacist
Mate Training School is being conducted jointly by the SOA and the
government in an experimental project that may provide the prototype
for a vast medical training program for civilians in other industries
and for government employees. This union-initiated program might
then someday benefit the health and welfare of millions upon millions
of Americans whose medical needs, in this richest of all nations, are
often shockingly neglected.
Smoke billows from stern of oil- tanker Gulfstag, which burned
in the Gulf of Mexico. Rescue attempts by SIU crewmembers of
Steel Navigator, who rode right next to the flaming ship and
hunted the sea for survivors from Gulfstag, were fruitless.
�November 25, >1966
AZ
12 Seatram Ships Chartered
By MSTS For Three Years
WASHINGTON—The Military Sea Transportation Service has
chartered 12 vessels from SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines for the
worldwide transportation of military cargoes.
The recently concluded con
tract has been described as the be maintained and expanded with
three vessels—two newly con
largest charter of commercial verted ships with double the ca
tonnage in a bloc in the history of pacity of older tonnage and one
MSTS. The 12 vessels will be older vessel.
under charter for three years at
Service between Edgewater,
a cost to MSTS of $106 million. N.J. and Texas City, Texas, will
The deal includes three vessels be temporarily discontinued how
already chartered by MSTS last ever, he said. This coastwise serv
May, five additional existing Sea- ice has been maintained in the
train vessels and seven Mission past with two vessels.
type tankers allocated to Seatrain
Three of the Mission type tank
by the Government earlier this ers involved in the charter are
year and now undergoing con presently undergoing conversion
version.
at the Maryland Shipbuilding and
By means of the charter, MSTS Drydock Company in Baltimore.
is reportedly seeking a "multi Four others are being converted
purpose" cargo system with the at the Newport News Shipbuilding
ability to transport anything from and Dry E)ock Company at New
conventional general cargo to car port News, Virginia.
go in containers and wheeled and
Three or four of the chartered
tracked vehicles, including rail ships are scheduled to start work
cars.
ing for MSTS before the end of
A Seatrain spokesman said the the year, with all 12 ships expected
line's Puerto Rico service will not to be ready for military duty by
be affected by the charter and will next June.
SlU Boatmen Stand Firm
layoff Notke' Dispute Still Stalls
Coding of Baltimore Tag Strike
BALTIMORE—The SlU-Inland Boatmen's Union strike against
three Baltimore tugboat companies is headed toward its seventh
wee^. Both sides met for just an hour with a f^eral mediator on
November 16th, their first con-^
frontation since October 18th when the companies walked out
on a Union committee.
The recent meeting was ended
by the mediator, who called a re
cess until further notice.
The Union's major demand is
for the companies to give each
man at least a 24-hour notice be
fore a layoff. This provision is al
ready standard for SIU tugmen in
Philadelphia. During the past year
Seafarer Ellis Cottrell recently tugboat men in Baltimore were
became the 105th SIU man to laid off from 20 to 30 working
be issued an engineer's license by days apiece. The Union contends
the Coast Guard after attending that the company knows the port
the training school jointly spon conditions and manpower require
sored by the SIU and District 2, ments as much as a week in ad
the Marine En vance and consequently there's no
gineers Beneficial reason, they believe, for a man to
Association.
have to report to work daily, not
Brother Cot knowing if he will be hired and/or
trell is 39 years compensated for being there.
old. He joined
SIU Vice President Robert A.
SIU in 1961 and Matthews, who is coordinating
shipped out as an strike action with SIU Vice Presi
oiler and FWT.
dent Earl (Bull) Shepard, said that
Cottrell
Seafarers who "the companies flatly refuse to dis
enroll in the pro cuss this and there exists the dead
gram are able to take any of the lock in our talks. The company
upgrading courses offered at the wants a unilateral right to tell a
Engineers School if they are at man when to go on and off the
least 19 years of age and have 18 payroll. Wages are not a basic
months of Q.M.E.D. watch stand issue. Conditions of employment
ing time in the engine department are."
plus six months experience as
The Baltimore strike began Oc
wiper or equivalent. The school
tober
12th, following a strike vote
offers qualified instruction in pre
by
the
membership. The three
paring for Third Assistant Engi
struck
tugboat
companies are the
neer, Temporary Third Assistant
Engineer, or Original Second En Balcer-Whiteley Towing Co., the
gineer's licenses.
Baltimore Towage and Lighterage
SIU engine department men Co., and the Curtis Bay Towing
who have the necessary require Co.
ments and who want to enroll in
The strikers are determined to
the. school can obtain additional
remain
out as long as necessary,
information and apply for the
though
they
v.'ilj continue to dock,
course at any SIU hall, or write
and
undock,
without pay, any ship
directly to SIU headquarters at
675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, certified by the Maritime Admin
N. Y., 11232. The telephone num istration as a military cargo vessel
bound for Viet Nam.
ber is HYacinth 9-6600.
105th Seafarer
Passes Engineers
License Exam
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Page Three
AFL-CIO Foreign Policies Reaffirmed
After Review By Executive Council
WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO Executive Council has unanimously re-endorsed the federatkm's
positions on foreign policy developed since the merger as "sound" and "justified by events."
The coiuicil's review of position statements and convention actions on international affairS'opened
its fall meeting here. The day- ^
long discussions on 19 (fifferent Economic Asisstance and Devel Trade Secretariats.
opment; Support Development of
The review of international af
items making up the AFL-CIO's Democracy and Effective Free fairs was placed on the meeting
comprehensive views on foreign Trade Unions in Africa, Latin docket at the request of Vice
policy brought the conclusion by America, etc.; Support the United President Walter P. Reuther, but
the council that labor's positions Nations; For National Defense, Reuther did not attend the session,
"have stood the test of time."
NATO, Disarmament and World wiring that he had to attend in
The three-day meeting also took Peace; For German National Re stead a meeting of the Auto
a detailed look at the results of unification in Freedom and a Free Workers executive board. Meany
the 1966 election and the makeup and Secure Berlin.
noted in reply to a query that
of the 90th Congress. Despite the
Changes Behind the Iron Cur Reuther had participated in the
difficulties posed by liberal losses, tain; "Peaceful Co-Existence," work of the council and all AFLthe council said, the accomplish East-West Trade; Free Trade Un CIO conventions that had adopted
ments of the 89th Congress must ion Exchanges with State Com the policy positions and had been
be both "protected and broad pany Unions; Recognition of Com • recorded as in support of all of
ened." (See Story P. 4.)
munist China and Admission to them.
He noted that Reuther had dif
The council also voted support UN; Sino-Soviet Differences; Viet
of strike and bargaining objectives Nam; Santo Domingo; For Peace fered with the majority of the
of a number of affiliates and dealt and Social Progress in the Middle council on the protest walkout by
with internal matters of charter East; Support Expanded Interna worker delegates to the ILO con
application and requests for finan tional Trade and Reciprocal Trade vention earlier this year, but that
Agreements; ILO; Build and was the only difference he was
cial aid.
Strengthen
ICFTU, ORIT and aware of.
On international affairs, the
council noted that tho AFL-CIO
has continually re-evaluated its At Washington Hearing
positions for the past 11 years and
"will continue to do so." It de
clared that "our judgment in all
cases will continue to rest upon
our unalterable devotion to free
dom for all men in all places at
all times."
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Spokesmen for the SIUNA told a public
Meany added that the review
produced the conclusion that there hearing conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine
has not been a single thing that Council in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 22, that they were opposed
the AFL-CIO has said in the past to the establishment of a new ^ within weeks, rather than the
11 years ''that we wouldn't say apprentice engineer rating for years proposed in the programs of
again." He reaffirmed that the seamen.
the licensed unions which have
policies have stood "the test of
The SIUNA presentation was requested these changes. . . .
time."
given by SIUNA President Paul
"Certainly, it would be far more
The positions and actions re Hall, SIUNA Vice President Wil in the national interest, and in the
viewed by the council included; liam W. Jordan, who is also presi interest of effective participation
Basic Intimate of International dent of the SIUNA Marine Fire of the merchant marine in the war
Crisis; Struggle Against Colonial men's Union on the West Coast, effort, if the Coast Guard were to
ism; Support for Programs of and Fred Farnen, secretary-treas support present programs for the
urer of the SIU-Great Lakes Dis upgrading of unlicensed engine
trict.
room personnel to licensed engin
The SIUNA position stated, eers' ratings rather than approve
"we of the SIUNA would consider programs which would threaten
any attempt to place any of these the effectiveness of, and create
apprentice engineers aboard any conflicts with, existing programs.
"Coast Guard recognition of
vessel having a collective bargain
ing agreement with any of our affi time spent as an apprentice engin
liated unions as an attempt to in eer could therefore lead only to a
BALTIMORE — Rusting and fringe upon our jurisdiction and downgrading of the enviable rec
ord of skill, efficiency and safety
listing badly, the former Cuban to violate our contracts."
The SIUNA stated, "That ap established by the present corps
freighter Ciudad de la Habana
(the ex-Canadian Challenger), proval by the Coast Guard of this of marine engineers and cause
which was struck by the SIU in new classification of apprentice deterioration in the productive
1957 and has remained at Balti engineer would serve only to quality of the American-flag fleet
more since 1958 without moving, foment jurisdictional disputes be while at the same time increasing
will be sold at public auction by tween the licensed and unlicensed its cost of operation," the union's
the U.S. Marshal on November unions and to precipitate possible statement concluded.
Following the hearing, SIU
tie-ups or delays of American-flag
29.
The Habana and seven other merchant ships at a time when President Paul Hall said, "the
freighters once owned by the SIU they are critically needed for the fundamental issue here is the pro
tection of the jobs and livelihoods
of Canada-'contracted Canadian Vietnam war emergency."
of
the unlicensed members of the
The union said that "it must be
National Steamship Company and
engine
department on all Ameri
recognized
that
the
largest
single
manned by Canadian Seafarers,
were struck in 1957 in a straight source of skilled, reliable and effic can-flag vessels.
"Any tampering with the pres
forward dispute over wages. Ca ient licensed engineers for the Am
nadian National then sold the erican-flag merchant fleet has trad ent ship personnel structure as
vessels to Flota Maritima Brown itionally been the pool of un suggested with the apprentice en
ing de Cuba which attempted to licensed engine room personnel gineer proposal, obviously threat
operate the ships on a Great Lakes coming up through the ranks from ens the security of unlicensed sea
to Cuba run with foreign scab wiper through various Q.M.E.D. men in general and unlicensed en
gine-room men in particular,"
ratings."
crews.
"Moreover," the union's state Hall said.
Seven of the vessels remained
Hall added that "aside from the
tied up in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ment continued, "it is estimated
However, in spite of the SIU that there are at least 2,000 skilled threat to unlicensed seamen's jobs
picketlines, a Cuban crew was unlicensed engine room men avail inherent in the proposal, it is ren
flown in which took the Habana able today, with years of experi dered even less judicious by the
to Baltimore where she was pick ence in Q.M.E.D. ratings, who fact that there are workable alter
eted by the SIU at the Maryland possess all of the necessary Coast natives that are of greater bene
Shipbuilding and Drydock Com Guard qualifications for an en fit to all concerned—the seamen
pany. Shipyard workers honored gineer's license; and the unions involved, management and gov
the SIU picketlines, refused to representing these men have pro ernment. It is hoped that this issue
touch the vessel, and she has re grams for upgrading such qualified can be resolved by the interested
met! to licensed engineers' ratings unions in the proper atmosphere." :
mained in Baltimore'ev?r since;
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SlUNA Declares Its Opposition
To Apprentico Cnglneer Rath^
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SEAFARERS LOG
J Legislative Gains Must Be Protected,
AFL-CiO Urges At Council Meeting
J
November 25, 1966
The Atlantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area
WASHINGTON—The accomplishments of the 89th Congress "must be both protected and broadThe strike by the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union against three tugboat
end," the AFL-CIO Executive Council declared, d ;spite the difficulties posed by the results of the
companies in the Baltimore area is one of the best examples of union
elections.
solved," the council declared.
by adoption of federal standards. solidarity that you will see. SIU Baltimore tugmen are determined to
Terming the 89th Congress
Commenting on the elections Meany acknowledged that the out stick this strike out until they win the same rights enjoyed by their "
the "most progressive" in his and the outlook for the 90th Con look for repeal of Section 14(b) fellow SIU tugmen in other cities. In addition, many other unions in
tory, the council said the laws gress at a press conference, AFL- of the Taft-Hartley Act was the Baltimore area have given their support to the strike and are helping
out in any way possible.
enacted must be safeguarded CIO President George Meany "pretty dim."
><S>especially "against the strangula made these points;
• The AFL-CIO is never satis
New York
as steward aboard the St. Christo
tion of inadequate appropria
• Organized labor may not fied with the status quo in terms
Twenty-eight
year
SlU-man,
pher, a ship that spent a good
tions."
"move as fast" in legislation terms of legislative and political pro
Dewey
Daughfrey
was
by
the
hall
while
shuttling about the Persian
Acknowledging that the elec as a result of the elections, "but grams.
recently
and
ran
into
some
old
Gulf.
Also happy to be stateside .
tion has made this job more dif we will keep moving."
• COPE did a good job in the
friends.
Dewey,
whose
last
ship
again
is
Joseph Robertson. Joe
ficult, the council pledged that or
• It will be more difficult to elections, but despite its efforts
was
the
Texas
sails
as
FOWT.
was
away
from the home port for
ganized labor will not "shirk" its get good legislation from the 90th "some of our members" did not
John
Flannery
enjoyed
his
last
five
months
going to and from ^
job in this regard. It noted that Congress.
vote for labor-endorsed candi ship, the Louisiana, on which he
Rotterdam
on
the Globe Carrier."
there is also unfinished business
• The AFL-CIO has lived with dates. A detailed analysis is now
sailed
A.
B.
John's
been
a
mem
He's
taking
a
little rest now but..
from the 89th Congress that adverse congresses before and de under way of the election results,
ber
of
the
SIU
for
26
years.
will
be
ready
soon
to ship again.
should be completed by the 90th ° spite the loss of liberal strength in especially in areas where large
Roland
Grigg
has
been
check
Tom
Stubb's
new
motorcycle is "•
Congress.
the new Congress there is "some numbers of union members live,
ing
the
boards
seeking
a
follow-up
getting
some
exercise.
Tommy
The election results, it said, thing to build on."
to determine why labor-backed
to
his
fine
trip
on
the
Bradford
hopes
that
this
one
will
last
longer "
have not changed the problems
• Organized labor is neither candidates did not get as high
Island.
than
his
previous
motorcycle,
^
that face the nation—poverty, pessimistic nor optimistic about a percentage of the votes as in
Arthur Ballu was with Dewey which enjoyed a life of just two .
racial discrimination, improved the new sessions starting in 1967, previous years.
Daughfrey on the S/T Texas.
education, inequities in labor laws and it will fight to implement ap
• Labor is concerned about Arthur is looking for a run to a months. He's a 12-year SlU-man who most recently sailed as oiler and the challenges posed by an propriations for programs adopted proposals to enact compulsory ar
nice
warm
climate
in
order
to
es
on
the Duval.
urban America. While some of by the 89th Congress, revive the bitration legislation. Meany re
cape
those
northeast
winters.
these problems have been amelio campaign for overhauling the un affirmed labor's historic opposi
Philadelphia
rated "none of them has been employment compensation system tion.
The City of Brotherly Love has
enjoyed some fair shipping of late.
To Keep Medicare Drug Costs Down
Raymond Kroupa registered at
the hall recently and chatted with
some Seafarer buddies. He's a
i 4-year SlU-er who last sailed in
the deck department of the Ames
Victory.
George Barnes intends to stay
Robertson
Klllegrew
on terra firma until after the holi
Baltimore
days, at which time he'll pack his
Activity
has
been lively for the
r 11 he high cost of prescription drugs and the that the drug industry "has sought ways to ease gear and get ready to ship out
past
two
weeks
with 8 ships paid
X move by the Johnson Administration to do the Government criticism of high drug prices paid again. George's last ship was the
off,
7
signed
on,
and 7 in-transit. ^
something about it have thrown the drug by Federal programs while urging Congress to Globe Carrier.
The
outlook
for
the
coming two-.,'
Dimas
Rivera,
a
23-year
SIU
industry into an uproar.
keep hands off the industry."
week period looks very good.
veteran
who
last
sailed
in
the
deck
The $3.4 billion-a-year prescription drug mar
One drug company was reported offering to
James M. Rogers who has beenket is heavily dominated by a few big manufac provide a 25 percent discount to the nation's department of the Alcoa Trader, sailing engine departmtent for 25 spent the summer months at home.
turers.
hospitals on all the company's prescription drugs I^mas is all ready to ship out years, paid off the Ames Victory
Some years ago the late Senator Estes Kefauver used by Medicare patients during their hospitaliza again.
about four months ago, and is
(D. Tenn.) exposed the fantastic "profits in pain tion. Part of the discount would be passed on to
back at the hall studying the board
Boston
now.
but legislation to take action a^nst die industry the -Federal Government.
Shipping activity out of BeanH. Arlinghaus, who has been ,
was watered down to become almost meaningless.
The company announced its discount in 300,- town port has been somewhat slow sailing deck for 22 years, recently,
Now the issue is rising again.
000 letters to doctors so the medical men would this past period, though we expect paid off the Alcoa Mariner fol
One reason is that under Medicare the pro prescribe the firm's drugs.
it to pick up in the coming one. lowing two Vietnam runs. He
grams will finance purchase of some $200 million
We've
had the pleasure of seeing took some time off before ship- '
To forestall Federal action, the drug manufac
in drugs next year. If, as many Congressmen pro
several veteran Seafarers around ping out as A.B. on the Sacra
turers are placing ads in Washington, New York the hall lately. Twenty-three year
pose, the financed drugs are extended from just
and Chicago newspapers and other publications. SlU-man Benjamin Bmidreau who mento bound for India.
in-hospital use to outcare use as well, it could
Jim McDonald, a 20-year SIU
They claim that while the cost of living has gone last shipped out on the Baltimore
mean that the Federal government would have
man
in the engine department, ,
up, prescription prices have actually dropped 9 as OS, enjoyed a vacation tour of
about a $400 million annual investment in the
has been around the hall waiting ..
percent from what is described as the "1957-59 Canada and Nova Scotia and is for a deck engineer's slot on a
cost of pharmaceuticals.
back in Boston now ready to ship. Calmar ship. His last ship was
base" price period.
Orders Inquiry
One Seafarer raring to beat it the Marymar. Jim commented •
The Senior Citizens decided to make its own
Recently, President Johnson ordered an imme study. It "found that the cost of average new out of Beantown in advance of a on how pleased he is with SIU
diate inquiry into the high cost of medical care. prescriptions had actually risen some 15 percent frigid New England winter is vacation and welfare benefits.
The study, now being conducted by the Depart during the period the Pharmaceutical Manufac Edward Killigrew. Ed's last ship
Puerto Rico
was the Transeastem on which he
ment of Health, Education and Welfare, will turers Association claims prescription prices sailed as A.B. Tropical weather is
Minimum wage rates in P.R.
cover drugs as well as hospital costs, doctors' fees dropped 9 percent."
more to Ed's liking than anything have lagged behind stateside
and other aspects of medical care.
else
and he's ready to grab the scales, and the prospect for equity
Price Conspiracy
A number of bills are being prepared for the
first foreign run that will bring has been dimmed by the forecast
Speaking on the Senate floor a few months ago. him some sunshine.
90th Congress to open, once again, to full public
of a U.S. Department of Labor,
Long
charged an international price conspiracy in
Family man John Kirias, passed official who stated that it might
exposure what is happening in the drug field.
Many of these proposals would require the use tetracycline, currently the most important anti some time at home wth his fam well be more than two years be-of the generic—or real—name rather than the biotic in this country and throughout the world. ily following a stint as oiler on fore they reach the level of the
brand name. Since the big drug manufacturers
He said it costs about one cent to produce a the Overseas Joyce. He's ready states.
The first shipment of oil ever
have spent millions of dollars on the brand name, tetracycline capsule and for years it has been to go again with the first job put
on the board.
refined
in the Virgin Islands sailed
they are fighting the proposal.
marketed to druggists for 30 cents a capsule and
from here for Perth Amboy, New
It is behind the brand name, however, that the consumers have had to pay 50 cents.
Norfolk
Jersey. The 175,000 barrels of
manufacturer is able to command such a fantastic
Long said that as a result of a Federd Trade
Norfolk has been enjoying some bunker fuel were refined at the,
price for his product. It would not be so easy Commission decision in 1963, which found three brisk shipping activity recently new $30 million Hess Oil Refinery
with the use of the generic name.
major drug manufacturers—American Cyanamidj with two sign-ons, two payoffs, from cnide oil brought from
Senator Russell Long (D. La.), chairman of the Pfizer and Bristol—^guilty of violating the anti and two ships in transit. The fu Venezuela.
So, Rafael Ramos put in an ex- ^
Senate Finance Committee and Majority Whip, trust laws, a number of smaller companies began ture also looks good. We're all
has spoken out strongly on the drug issue and is marketing tetracycline at much lower prices. They glad to learn that ChaiBe Jones is tended stay on the beach before
expected to lead a fight as soon as the 90th Con charged only five cents for the pill that cost a no longer hospitalized and has grabbing an oiler's job on the'
been feeling virgorous enough to Seatrain Louisiaiia. Ottver Flynn
gress opens.
penny to pr^uce.
catch up on some hunting, his also took some time off on tbe\
Long contends that under Medicare and wel
This is an example of what could be brought avorite pastime.
beach between runs on the San.
fare programs, alone, if the generic name were to public exposure if the Presidential study and
"It's great to be back," accord- Juan and then the Wanrior. The
used it would save the Federal government at Congress moves in this field as expected.
ng to Johnnie Hodges, a 16-year Bosun of the Maiden Creek, Alleast $100 million annually.
It would be the most decisive assault on the SlU-man who recently got back fonso Rivera, dropped by the hall
The National Council of Senior Citizens reports rising cost of medical care posslUe.
stateside after an 8-mQnth voyage recently to say hello,
Mew Investigation Set to Probe
Prise Gouging by Drug Compunies
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Page five
SEAFARERS LOG
•<$>-
The Gulf Coast
by Undsey Williams, Vice-President, Guif Area
Consideration of a new connecting waterway to be constructed
between the Mississippi River and the Mississippi River Gulf Out
let continues. No recommendation will be announced, however,
until a study is completed by the Louisiana Department of High
ways and the U.S. Corps of Engineers, according to Dock Board
President Harry X. Kelly.
Mobile
Under secretary of the Navy
Shipping is presently a bit slow
Robert H. B. Baldwin addressed
a Navy Day luncheon in New here and the prospects for the
Orleans recently and candidly coming month are slow also. One
commented on ship unloading tie- ship is laid up, the SS Alcoa
Roamer.
up in Saigon harbor.
Back after a six month trip to
Baldwin denied that cargo op
erations there were inept. In fact, Viet Nam on the Roswell Victory,
he asserted they were a "shipping Tommy Jenkins is currently on
miracle." He noted that earlier the beach relaxing. Tommy has
in the Viet Nam conflict it took sailed all steward dept. ratings Award for outstanding service to safety was presented to the Seafarers International Union at the
12,000 man hours to unload a from messman to chief ^steward.
He lives alone in Mobile since the recent meeting of the National Safety Council Congress in Chicago. In addition, SIU Safety Director
ship. Now, it takes just 750.
passing of his wife earlier this Joe Algina was awarded an individual citation for his efforts to promote safety at sea. At presenta
New Orleans
year. Ofha Biyars is at home in tion ceremonies above are (l-r): Harrison Tyler, ILA Local 19 President: Joe Leonard, ILA Safety Direc
Chief Steward Vic Romulo is Perdido, Ala., and intends to do tor; Jacob Gold, U.S. Dept. of Labor: Hurley Porter, ILA Local 19 Sec.: and SIU Safety Dir. Joe Algina.
taking a rest after making many a little deer and turkey shooting
before shipping again. Bryars
spent the last seven months as
oiler on the Alcoa Ranger down
in bauxite country. James Ham
mond recently piled off the Mt.
Washington Victory after thirteen
very warm months in the Persian
Gulf trade winds. He'll be taking
a trip to the New Orleans USPHS
CHICAGO—Recommendations made by the SIU Safety Department to insure the welfare of Sea
to get a thorough check-up before farers aboard vessels transporting toxic and combustible liquids in portable tanks have won the sup
registering again.
Roim^
Garza
Morris J. Danzey, one of four port of the U.S. Coast Guard Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection, New York.
Seafaring brothers (all SIU), re
In a paper presented at the of one of the tank containers at sea. Contact with this liquid,
a voyage down south on the Del
cently paid off on the intercoastal 54th National Safety Congress aboard. The containers were filled of its fumes, can cause severe lung
Mar. He plans a relaxing vaca
trailership, Panama. M.J. is mar and Exposition of the marine with tolylene diisocyanate. The damage, serious skin bums and
tion around the tables in Las
ried, makes his home with his wife section of the National Safety leak was discovered after one day harmful eye irritations.
Vegas and will be ready to go
in Mobile.
Council, C.G. Capt. William F.
again when he returns. FOWT
Chief electrician Ethmi M. Rea called for new regulations to
Anthony GaiTa got off the Del
Mercer, whose last ship, the Maid
Rio recently and has been loung en Creek plies the Puerto Rico assure that personnel on board
vessels are provided with complete
ing around the hall taking it easy,
run, is taking it easy for awhile at information as to characteristics
eating red beans and rice, and
his home in Mobile. Seafarer of the cargoes they are transport
wearing out the newspaper. Now,
James Bamett finished a couple ing and how to deal with them in
he says' he's ready for either a of trips to Japan as nite cook and
trip on one of the new Delta Line baker aboard the Ocean Anna. the event of fire, leakage or other
by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative
ships or a ship on the pineapple Jimmie is currently registered and emergency.
run. Tony lives in Gretna, La.
The Port of Los Angeles set a new record for handling general cargo
Fire Fighting Gear
watching the shipping board for
Harry Durecher last sailed as
during
the fiscal year ended June 30. For the first time, general cargo
some steward dept. action.
In addition he called for a tight shipments totalled more than 5 million tons. General cargo includes
assistant pantryman on the Del
ening of the present regulations all commodities except lumber, bulk oil or pipeline commodities. This
Homton
Sud. He is now scanning the
shipping board for another job.
Seafarer Roscoe Hampton said to assure that the vessel is carry category accounted for 5,394,031 tons of traffic out of the year's total
After making many a trip as Day that he will shortly be looking for ing the additional fire fighting
of 26,182,113 tons.
man on the Walter Rke, George a ship going to Viet Nam. He ships equipment that is necessary when
The total tonnage represents a 4 geles.
Ships in transit are the Geneva,
Hernandez has tired of the Ha in the engine dept. A. Plnchook, the combustible liquid is on board, per cent increase over the previ
waiian sugar run and is looking a deck dept. Seafarer, is taking a plus further clarification of regu ous year's. During the fiscal year Cities Service Norfolk, Perunar,
forward to a trip to South Amer shot at obtaining an AB's .tickets. lations pertaining to portable tanks just ended, 3,818 ships stopped by Ema Elizabeth, Oakland, Marymar, and the Steel Se^arar.
ica, preferably on the Dei Rio. Another deck dept. man again try and various types of toxic and the port.
Seafarers M. H. Beadey and
combustible
liquid
cargoes.
John "Monk" Kelty was in the ing for his AB ticket is J. A.
A number of new facilities in Byrd Gold are both headed for
Union Hall Cafeteria recently re Chestnut. This will be J. A.'s sec
Also present at the four-day Los Angeles have increased ship
galing his fellow Seafarers with ond time around and he's con meeting in Chicago.was SIU Safe ping capabilities. The $7.2 million Seattle, bound to pick up the Lyim
stories about the old days when
fident he'll come through a win ty Director Joseph Algina. The Indies terminal can berth six ships Victory for a trip to the Far East.
Electrician Beasley of New Or
the union hall was on Bienville St. ner.
SIU had previously recommended
y
leans has been an SIU man for
the posting of placards in the
^
7"
22 years. Brother Gold, also an
messrooms informing crewmemelectrician,
hails from Tampa,
bers of the type of cargo aboard,
Florida,
and
is a 13-year SIU
its special properties, instructions
member.
for dealing with them in case of
emergency and instructions for
Seattle
dealing with medical emergencies
Shipping out of Seattle is active
SAN FRANGISCOs—Voting has commenced as the SIUNA- arising from crewmembers con
for any and all ratings with no
affiliated Marine Cooks and Stewards Union—Pacific District tact with such chemicals.
letup in sight.
Carl Johnson is shooting for
began its two-monthi-long election of officers.
Protective Garments
Johnson
Hunt
Bosun's
spot on the Wayne Vic
The election is spread out
The constitutional positions to
In addition to new regulations simultaneously. The $1.3 million tory, while George Hayes is aim
over the 60-day period to assure be filled by the election's winners to assure the availability of prop
ing for a Calmar ship or one go
the possibility for every mem are as follows: Secretary-Treas er fire fighting equipment aboard Catalina terminal facilitates oper ing to Vietnam.
ber, whether active or retired, to urer, Assistant Secretaiy-Treas- any vessel transporting such car ations, as does newly-installed
equipment at Matson Line's ter
Wilmington
cast a ballot.
urer. Headquarters Dispatcher, goes, the SIU also called for the minal which permits consolidation
Shipping has been on the upVoting may be done by several three Headquarters Patrolmen, inclusion of protection garments of containerized shipments.
and-up
in this port with a good
such
as
special
fire
and
chemical
means. In San Francisco, mem Los Angeles Port Agent, New
outlook for the future. Any AB,
San Francisco
bers may vote manually. The mail York Port Agent, Honolulu Port resistant clothing and special
Shipping has been quite active FOWT, or electrician can easily
ballot is legitimate from all other Agent, Portland Port Agent, Seat breathing apparatus in case of
and will likely remain so in this ship out without any problem. All
ports. MCS men on vacation else tle Port Agent, as well as six accident.
ratings in all departments can ship
where in the country, as well as SIUNA convention delegates.
Injuries caused by toxic or com area.
out
of here without waiting too
Seafarers paid off this past pe
retired members anywhere, may
There are no ballot propositions bustible fumes escaping from
long.
apply for a mail ballot without to be voted on at this election. The leaky containers has become a riod on the Ocean Evelyn, SraAfter several week's vacation in
going to a port where the Union result is that this year's ballot is problem of growing importance traln New Jersey, Steel Vendor,
Europe,
Boh Hunt is back in town.
maintains an office. AH ballots the smallest in size in the Union's recently. In July of this year Couer D'Alene Victory, PMI
Bob
is
eager
to get back on the
sent by mail niust be postmarked history. However, the importance crewmembers of the SlU-con- Oceanic Faith, Rio Grande, Our
job
as
soon
as
a chief steward's
Lady
of
Peace,
Steel
Traveler,
not later than midnight, December of this election is as great as any tracted Fairland (sea-land) were
spot
hits
the
^ard.
Maiden
Victory,
and
the
Los
An
30, in order to be valid.
held in the past.
hospitalized, victims of a leakage
7;
SlU's Toxic Cargo Recommendations
Supported by C.G. Safety Officer
J
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The Pacific Coast
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Page Six
November 25, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
November 4 to November 17, 1966
QUESTION: What is your
favorite hangout or place of re
laxation in a foreign country.
P. Esteban: I enjoy going to
the Seamen's Club in Yokohama,
Japan very much.
A fellow can do a
lot, have a drink,
play billiards, rent
a room for the
night, get a hair
cut, or meet old
friends. They
have excellent
food and the
prices are very fair. A seaman can
always find something to do there.
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Lawrence O'Connell: Give me
Lisbon, either the Pennsylvania
Bar or the Esteril Casino. The
I Pennsylvania has
great food and
service, it's right
in the heart of
town and the
I prices are fair.
For $7.50youcan
get a ticket to the
Casino, good for two weeks. If
you don't gamble, relax and en
joy the floor shows.
Manuel Landron, Jr.: I like
Yokohama very much. The Scandia Restaurant is
I a very good place
for steak and in
addition, they
have an excellent
menu. You have
; to walk up a flight
of stairs to get
there. It's a small
place, but the
service is great and the prices are
reasonable.
Robert McLaughlin: I have al
ways enjoyed going to Manila.
j There are sev
eral nice spots,
but in particular,
a place called
Kicapo's. The
drinks are good
and the service
is exceptional. A
guy can have a
I friendly drink, sit
back, relax and enjoy looking at
ships in the harbor.
Deiotte Retires
Retired Seafarer Walter Deiotte
picked up his first regular month
ly $150 pension check recently
from SlU rep. Marvin Hauf at
the SlU hall in Norfolk. Deiotte
was employed for many years at
Gurtis Bay Shipyard in that city.
Richard De Fazi: I've always
enjoyed the Raffles Club in SingI apore. They have
excellent food,
drinks and service
and the prices
are reasonable.
The place is run
by the British
Government and
seamen are al* ways treated very
well there. The club also has a
dance floor and a movie theatre.
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Louis Mouton: Well, Singapore
has several places that I always
enjoyed visiting.
In particular I
would recom
mend the Texas
and the Washing
ton Bars. They
have fine
food,
drinks and lots of
local atmosphere.
There are a num
ber of other places in Singapore
in addition to those two, that I
have enjoyed visiting.
Cruise Ship
Safety Bill
Becomes Law
WASHINGTON — President
Johnson has signed a ship safety
bill providing safety and financial
responsibility standards for pas
senger vessels operating from
United States ports.
Specifically, passenger ships will
have to be fireproof if they are to
sail from the United States. The
law applies directly at Americanflag and foreign-flag vessels having
accommodations for fifty or more
passengers.
In addition, the. law. requires
that prospective passengers be no
tified of the safety standards on a
passenger ship and that this infor
mation also be included in the
company's advertising. Stiff fines
will slap companies for any in
fraction.
A company must establish fi
nancial security, by posting some
kind of bond or by having. insur
ance, proving it can cover any
judgment against it for death or
injuries. The financial commit
ment is set at $20,000 for each
passenger up to a total of 500;
$15,000 for the next 500; $10,000
for the next 500; and $500 above
that.
">
Also, the company must refund
the passengers his ticket money if
a ship fails to sail on its scheduled
voyage date.
Shipping companies have until
November, 1968, to meet the new
standards. Ships not up to stand
ard by then, and this includes
older ones heretofore exempt, will
be denied port clearance.
The bill represents a compro
mise measure created out of a
joint committee of the House and
Senate that had met to resolve the
differences between two separate
bills proposed by the two legisla
tive bodies.
Congressional concern for mar
itime safety, was prompted by the
burning and sinking of the cruise
ship Yarmouth Castle in Novem
ber, 1965, with the loss of 50
lives, and the fire at sea aboard
the Viking Princess a few months
later.
DECK DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
All
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville"'
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco ....
Seattle
Totals
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
REGISTERED on BEACH
Class A Class B Class C
3
2
1
61
37
22
1
4
4
21
19
8
3
4
0
3
7
5
0
1
1
3
2
1
29
22
7
33
10
11
7
5
5
33
17
42
22
23
13
228
143
121
Class A Class B
0
1
92
35
9
4
20
10
6
7
7
4
7
1
22
5
32
47
17
40
8
5
60
24
16
29
352
159
Class A Class B
25
5
278
76
26
11
92
25
22
14
11
14
12
4
92
16
167
77
131
104
210
0
82
0
43
5
1.001
351
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
2
73
46
7
2
16 •
19
3
6
8
6
0
2
16
8
37 .
25
11
31
2
7
27
19
14
7
252
151
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston ...'
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
To/als
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Class A Class B
4
0
65
13
6
2
13
13
6
1
3
2
0
5
10
1
34
24
17
6
7
7
42
13
12
8
97
224
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
3
3
1
• 39
38
23
6
5
3
13
18
7
2
4
1
6
4
4
1
3
2
3
10
7
9
26
21
20
9
23
6
1
13
30
20
41
1
16
30
147
135
189
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
10
2
166
146
>
13
5
79
35
'>
14
11
7
7
>
4
0
42
52
86
78
131
87
13
0
46
0
10
2
611
465
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B ^Class C
0
0
0
39
16
40
3
1
5
12
20
6
0
1
1
5
3
3
2
0
2
7
2
1
17
5
13
10
6
15
6
3
8
9
46
21
6
7
13
87
131
136
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
13
2
61
24
18
7
70
31
17
20
7
4
10
4
13
7
122
77
58
85
14
60
0
17
• 1
507
235
rStriking Workers Related Filthy Inhuman Conditions
Chiiago Packers'Strike Spurred
Famed American Novel 7he Jangle'
ne of the most influential books of the early were being brutally treated by the police. In the
Twentieth Century, "The Jungle," was course of gathering his story, Sinclair compiled a
largely the product of a bitter strike in huge amount of material on how the stockyards
and packinghouses of those days operated. Most
Chicago's stockyards sixty years ago.
Written by Upton Sinclair who covered the of the workers were immigrants who could not
strike in 1904 as a young Socialist newspaper speak English, but there was a nucleus of Ameri
writer and "muckraker," the novel grew out of can workers who had formed a union and it was
the story of life in the Chicago stockyards as told from them that Sinclair got most of<1 his informato Sinclair by workers in meat packing plants. tion.
"I would sit night after night, after their work,
Basically designed as a novel of protest against
in
their homes. Several would have gathered to
the exploitation of workers in the stockyards, its
most powerful impact was the discovering by the talk to me and I would ply them with questions.
American public of the way in which its steaks, Once they got started, they would talk very freely.
I got information, for instance, about the doping
its sausages and its canned meats were prepared
a story of shocking filth, dirt and unhygienic con of meat and the horrors that were perpetrated.
ditions that literally sickened millions of Ameri Oddly enough, when the book came out, the things
that concerned the public meat supply made the
cans.
Out of that novel, published in 1906, came an book successful because people who had money
investigation into the nation's stockyards during enough to buy meat were concerned with the
the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and out of kind of meat they were eating."
Although "The Jungle" eventually was pub
that investigation came the Pure Food and Drug
lished by Doubleday-Page, Sinclair had great diffi
Act of 1906.
The role of the stockyard strike of 1904 and culty in persuading publishers that his book was
the role of union men in giving Upton Sinclair the not a libelous concoction. In addition he found
material with which to write his powerful expose his book misrepresented in the newspapers which
was dramatically retold in a radio interview with went out of their way to excuse or deny what he
Sinclair—now a hearty 88—and Harry W. Flan- had written.
nery, AFL-CIO radio coordinator.
Sinclair, who recently left his California home
Flannery interviewed Sinclair in Rockville, to live in the East not far from the nation's capital,
Md., not too far from the Writer's birth place in lives a life fully as dramatic as the events described
Baltimore, Maryland.
in his books. Pulitzer Prize winner in 1942,
. Sinclair told him of how he had gone to Chi Sinclair r?m for Governor on the Democratic ticket
cago, representing a little four-page Socialist news not, too many yeans ago on his "EPIC Program—
paper, to cover a strike of stockyard workers who End Poverty in California,"
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SEAFARERS LOG
Georgia Governors' Standoff
To Be Ruled On By Court
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Georgia remained without a governor-elect as a three-judge federal
court wrestled with the legal problems raised by the failure of either
Democrat Lester G. Maddox or Republican Howard H. Callaway to
win a majority of the vote.
Maddox received slightly more than 47 percent of the vote in the
Nov. 8 election, Callaway slightly under. Former Gov. Ellis G. Arnall
received about 6 percent of the vote, write-ins from Georgians who
could not stomach either the extreme segregationism of Maddox or
the Gpldwater Republicanism of Callaway.
In most states, Maddox would have been the winner with a plurality.
But Georgia's constitution requires a majority vote to elect a governor
and throws the election into the legislature if no candidate has a
majority.
The American Civil Liberties Union blocked that procedure with a
motion for a court injunction against action by a malapportioned
legislature.
The federal court agreed that action by the legislature would be
unconstitutional and issued an order barring it. But the order did not
specify how the impasse should be solved.
The civil liberties organization has asked the court to permit a wideopen election in which any candidate might run. Callaway's support
ers have urged a runoff election limited to the two top candidates, with
write-ins barred. A group supporting write-in privileges in any runoff
argued that a Negro voter would be deprived of his rights if he were
forced to vote for a segregationist candidate. And Maddox has ex
pressed the hope that the choice of governor would be made by the
legislature.
Meanwhile Governor Carl E. Sanders said he will stay in office after
Jan. 10, the normal inauguration date for a new governor, if the issue
has not been settled by then.
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Major efforts for state collective bargaining statutes covering union
fire fighters are a necessity if they are to win improved pay, hours and
working conditions. President William D. Buck of the International
Association of Fire Fighters said in a network radio interview.
In addition. Buck reported the union's constitutional prohibition
against strikes, in effect since 1918, is scheduled for intensive review.
He said the formation of a high-level fact-finding and review commis
sion authorized by the union's recent convention is now under way.
The review group will include "representatives of organizations that
should know something about the fire fighting services in their com
munities" as well as union members. Buck said. His statements came
as he was interviewed on Labor News Conference, aired weekly over
the Mutual radio network.
"Arbitrary public officials" in some areas "must think we are still
back in the volunteer fire fighting days," Buck declared, and in some
cases "have dared us to strike, knowing that we would not." Collec
tive bargaining statutes, with built-in arbitration proceedings, have
given the fire fighters "some relief," he said.
The North Carolina AFL-CIO
has passed a strongly worded res
olution blasting the operators of
this year's State Fair for leasing a
booth to the Ku Klux Klan for a
"propaganda exhibit" that will be
guarded night and day by 12 po
lice officers. The convention said
it believed in free speech, but add
ed that public interest did not jus
tify a state exhibit by the Klan or
the large body of protective police.
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A record number of delegates
attending the New York State
AFL-CIO convention — 1,700 —
voted a $10,000 appropriation to
help promote organization of New
York farm workers. The resolu
tion, approving the drive, cited
"inhuman living conditions" and
"exploitation of the migrants by
the state's agricultural industry."
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For the second time in three
years, newspaper unions here have
struck the Toledo Blade and the
Toledo Times as a result of long
stalemates in contract negotia
tions. After months of futile talks
the Typographical Union struck
after a negotiating committee re
port that recounted unsuccessful
negotiations that began last May.
Shortly after, the Toledo News
paper Guild also voted to join the
strike with the Stereotypers join
ing the strike as it went into its
second week. Both newspapers,
shut down when all of the nine
newspaper unions employed by
them refused to cross picket lines.
A joint strike headquarters has
been set up and arrangements
have been made for picket trailers
and use of the portable picket
headquarters of the Toledo Area
AFL-CIO Council. In all, about
1,000 unionists are involved. Key
differences between the unions and
the Blade management are con
cerned with wages, duration of
contract, pensions, health and wel
fare, and working conditions in
general.
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Corporation profits continued to
rise sharply the third quarter of
1966 and records were again
smashed. The only major com
pany not joining the profit parade
in the third quarter was General
Motors. Big gainers were Alcoa,
B. R. Mallory, Magnavox, Penn
sylvania Railroad and Republic
Steel.
Musicians with the famed Phil
adelphia Orchestra who have been
on strike for seven weeks are seek
ing to settle the dispute by accept
ing management's salary offer and
a three-year contract if it includes
a lightened work schedule. Local
77 of the American Federation of
Musicians said acceptance of its
proposal could bring an immedi
ate halt to the strike.
"Foul Weather
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"We Want You." This was the inscription
on World War Two posters asking for
enlistees in this country's fight
against
tyranny.
In World War Two, in the Korean conflict,
in Vietnam, Seafarers have never hesitated,
either as members of the military, or as
members of the merchant fleet, to serve their
country during time of conflict.
However, despite the important role that
the U.S. merchant fleet plays in hauling
cargos vitally needed by our fighting troops
during times of need, it is often treated as
a long-forgotten relative after it is no longer
needed to haul military cargos.
In effect, the U.S. merchant marine is re
garded by the government as a foul weather
necessity and a fair weather expendable.
After the smoke has cleared. Uncle Sam
returns to his customary practice of scouting
the earth in search of foreign-flag vessels to
carry cargos ordinarily reserved for U.S.
flag ships.
In many cases, government agencies have
attempted to circumvent U.S. laws designed
to protect the U.S. merchant fleet. In partic
ular, government agencies have attempted to
circumvent the Caro Preference act, which
reserves 50 percent of Government aid
cargos for American flag ships.
Now, once again, during a time of con
flict, the U.S. merchant fleet is regarded by
the government as a sorely needed commod
ity to haul supplies to our troops fighting in
Viet Nam.
During peacetime, U.S. maritime labor
has acted as a prophet of doom. It has
warned the government that the condition
of our fleet was dropping below the danger
pKjint in meeting our economic and military
demands.
The response has in most cases been a
totally deaf ear to U.S. maritime, and a
come-and-get it attitude toward foreign flag
shipping in quest of U.S. cargos.
In Vietnam, the dye is once again cast.
The U.S. merchant marine is being asked to
give its all for Uncle Sam. To the best of its
ability it is doing so.
But it should be clear to all the govern
ment agencies involved with insuring that
the U.S. maintains a strong merchant fleet,
that pulling dilapidated World War Two
ships out of our reserve fleets is no answer
in meeting the economic and military ship
ping needs of this country.
The 90th Congress—A Tortoise Or A Hare
The American labor movement spear
headed much of the social and legislative
reform for which the 89th Congress won
its reputation as one of the "most progres
sive" in history. The 89th Congress will be
remembered for the passage of much longoverdue social legislation.
The 90th Congress, more conservative
and less liberal in outlook, is expected to
move more slowly and possibly even attempt
to back-track in some areas through its con
trol over the allocation of funds.
Although much important work has been
begun by the 89th Congress, much still re
mains to be done. Poverty, urban problems,
improved education, better health care, are
all areas in which vast improvement are
needed. New programs must be begun in
these and other areas. Programs already
begun must be improved. As it always has
in the past, the American labor movement
will be on the job as the "peoples lobby",
representing the needs and aspirations of all
the American people.
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SEAFARERS LOG
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These Seafarers are cranking in their lifeboat during training period at Mill Basin. Some 1,600 Seafarers have received a lifeboat ticket from the CG
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HIP safety has always been a matter of concern
to the SIU. Through, its Ship Safety Program,
it has stressed the position that the "only good ship
is a safe ship."
In addition, the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School
of Seamanship conducts courses in Lifeboat Training
which prepares Seafarers for the eventuality that they
may someday have to abandon their own ship, or go
to the aid of seamen on another stricken vessel.
The Lifeboat Training program also enables Sea
farers to obtain their AB's ticket, as a lifeboat en
dorsement is a necessity in order to achieve this
rating.
Many times each year,. the training received by
Seafarers at the SIU Lifeboat Training School is put
to the test during incidents of disaster and real
emergency, and has never yet failed to meet any
challenge presented by weather, fire at sea, accident,
or any combination of these.
The pictures on these pages show an SIU lifeboat
training class being tested by the Coast Guard for
their lifeboat knowledge and technique. By passing
this Coast Guard examination they received their
lifeboat tickets which every AB is required to have.
No one can tell however, when these and other
graduates of the SIU Lifeboat Training School will
meet the real test of their knowledge and skill. For
Seafarers aboard the Steel Navigator the test came
just recently, when they were called upon to man
the lifeboats and pull right up to the flaming tanker
Gulfstag to search for survivors of her crew who
might be in the water near the blazing vessel.
The SIU Lifeboat School was created to meet
the need for qualified lifeboatmen. Begun in Janu
ary, 1959, the school has graduated 166 classes
amounting to 1,685 men. Ninety-five percent of the
graduates passed the Coast Guard test, thereby geting official endorsement as holders of lifeboat-tickets.
The lifeboat school also helps men prepare for their
Coast Guard examinations qualifying them as ablebodied seamen. The Coast Guard requires that all
candidates for an AB rating must be qualified lifeboatmen.
Open to men sailing in all three shipboard depart
ments, the SIU Lifeboat School is located at Mill
Basin in Brooklyn. The course lasts a week and a
half. In that time the students are taught basic
knots, the basics of fire fighting
and prevention,
emergency signals and safety procedures. The focus
of the course is the lifeboat. The men learn about
lifeboat equipment, procedures for launching and
recovering, how to row and how to.take charge of
and direct a lifeboat crew. The school has several
lifeboats which are manned by the students. Other
teaching aids include reading material, schematics
of boats and training films.
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These men. are coiling down the boat fall line.
While D. Lasso receives instruction for cdxswain position, fellow crewmembers are laying on oars.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Page Nine
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Seafarer removes a plug in lifeboat.
Seafarers get expert instruction in class from Ami Bjornsson.
Test conductor R. Harrison at helm.
Seafarers are shown raising lifeboat during drill at Mill Basin.
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John Montaperto is graded by the Coast Guard examiner, Richard Harrison.
Equipment demonstration.
J. Aguilar hooks boat fall onto the release hook.
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Coast Guard Examiner Harrison leaves boat following test at Mill "Basin.
J. Aguilar gives coxswain commands.
Bow painter fastened to secure boat.
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SEAFARERS LOG
November 25, 1966
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Charles Furedi (left) of deck dept., studies his next move
during chess game with fellow deck hand Rufino Saray
while they wait for ship to pay off in Port Elizabeth.
Dave LeMarier of Steward
dept., enjoys some music
on a new transitor radio.
John Funk will take a crane
maintenance job on the
ship's next sea voyage.
Roy .McCance of engine
department gets a haircut
before leaving the vessel,
Deck hand James Galloway
takes time out for smoke
while waiting for payoff.
Among the Seafarers was
Joe Aragona who shipped
as an ordinary seaman.
Payoff time has arrived for Seafarers on Raphael Semmes. John Campbell
of deck dept., Carlos Gomez of engine dept., and Jim Stickney of engine
dept., (l-r) gather in the crew mess room of the Raphael Semmes.
SlU Representative Bill Hall goes over details of the voyage with
Bob Prideaux of the deck dept. Looking on are, M. L. Carroll, of
steward dept., and J. Stickney who ships in engine dept.
Felix Irving, who sailed in the engine department, di$cusses trip with patrolman at payoff, as
fellow crewmembers congregate in the background. The Raphael Semmes, owned by the SeaLand company, completed a trip to Europe. The payoff was held in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Members of the ship's steward department are ready to leave
ship, after o successful voyage. From left, Carlos Sy, Martin
Iturrino, and Carlos Mojica, who kept Seafarers wall fad,
�November 25, 1966
SE/AFARERS LOG
Page Eleven
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Democrats Still Maintain Majority
The Great Lakes
by
Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes
Conservative GOP Eiertion Gam
Cioud Congress'Legislative Oatlook
We are now approaching the end of the 1966 sailing season and
WASHINGTON—Although the Senate remains solidly Democratic and generally liberal despite
some of our ships are already laid up. The E. M. Fwd laid-up in Mil
waukee and the J. B. Ford in Buffalo. We also have several tentative Republican gains in the recent election, the balance of power in the 90th Congress will rest in the
dates for the Kinsman and Buckeye vessels, where the majority will House of Representatives where conservative Republicans scored substantial gains.
lay up in lower lake ports. Some of the larger fleets, like Boland, Reiss
The new Senate will be com 47 newly-elected Republican rep ress, if at a slower pace than dur
and Gartland, hope to run their
posed
of 64 Democrats and 36 resentatives are more conservative ing the last two years.
vessels as late as possible before the beach in Detroit are: Hmry
Republicans,
giving the Demo than the congressmen they re
On the state level. Republicans
the big freeze. The Ben W. Cal Bucciill, Joe Arnold, Bill Cowan,
crats
a
clear
majority.
Further placed. A combination of con now sit in more Governor's man
Leo
TIemey
and
Bill
Doyle,
all
of
vin will be the winter boat this
year, operating the coal run be whom sail in the steward's depart more, the 18 newly-elected Re servative Democrats and conserv sions than do Democrats. When
publicans are considered middle- ative Republicans voting together the victors in the recent election
tween Toledo and Detroit, and we ment.
of-the-roaders,
more liberal in out would outnumber the consistent take office the Republicans will
Buccilli
and
Arnold
made
a
tow
have received many letters from
than
the
mainstream
of Re liberals of both parties who won hold at least 25 gubernatorial
look
on
the
tug
Goode.
Cowan
is
off
seniority men requesting trans
publican
congressmen.
The
legis election.
his
boat
on
a
medical,
Tierney
posts and the Democrats 24. The
fers to that vessel.
just got back from Vietnam and lative outlook of the Senate there
The key to effective control of Governorship of Georgia is still in
The tanker Transbay, an A & G
Doyle is sitting around waiting fore is not significantly changed the new House seems now to rest doubt, because neither the Re
contracted ship, is still in the ship for the Transbay.
by the election.
on whether winning Republicans publican or the Democratic can
yard at Lorain, Ohio, and there is
Joe Salisbury hung up his golf
In the House however, although who campaigned as middle-of-the- didate polled a majority of the
a chance she might sail before the clubs for the year and took a job the party breakdown seems sim roaders choose to align themselves votes and the issue will probably
Seaway closes. According to com aboard the barge Malda. Joe says ilar, with the Democrats enjoying with the conservative coalition or have to be decided by the courts.
pany spokesmen, they will call a he is going to get an early start a 248 to 187 majority over the whether they intend to live up to
Of 33 Governors' chairs up for
crew sometime around November next spring so he can get into the Republicans, the legislative out their vows as moderates—advo grabs. Republican captured 10
29th and sail direct to Montreal. low 80's.
look is more clouded because the cating continued legislative prog- previously held by Democrats and
The Seaway is expected to stay
hung on to another dozen which
open on a day-to-day basis from
they previously held. The Demo
December 3rd on, depending on
crats on the other hand were able
weather.
to unseat only two Republican
Speaking about the St. Law
Governors, and held on to nine
rence Seaway, the Canadian ship
other state houses which they pre
ping industry and the Dominion
viously held.
Marine Association, an organiza
The legislative breakdown for
By Sidney Margolius
tion representing more than twenty
the
next two years therefore
Sometimes
repair
jobs
performed
by
high-pressure
Car repair frauds, and especially "bait" ads for
companies operating vessels on
stands
at:
the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence transmission repairs, are on the increase, a survey shops may not be satisfactory even at the final high
SENATE:
64 Democrats—36
price. An Akron car owner answered an ad for a
and Inland Waterways, submitted of current consumer problems by this department
Republicans.
transmission exchange at a flat price. The final bill
a proposal to the Canadian Gov finds.
HOUSE: 248 Democrats—187
was $129—more than double the advertised price.
In
the
survey,
made
among
Better
Business
Bu
ernment urging the elimination of
Republicans.
reaus, Legal Aid Societies and state legal authorities, But the transmission was worse than ever, and the
GOVERNORSHIPS: 25 Re
car buying and repair problems lead the hit parade repair company would not honor its six-month "guar
publicans
and 24 Democrats, with
of consumer complaints. (Among the other leaders antee."
the
state
of Georgia still unde
Another frequent "bargain" offer which often re
are installment-buying problems in general; easy
cided.
loans promoted by small-loan companies with result sults in excessive charges is bait ads for rebuilt motors.
ant garnishees and even bankruptcies, and a resurg One New York firm was found by the State Attorney
General to offer to install rebuilt motors for $109.
ence of food-freezer plans.)
For example. Franklin Thayer, General Counse But when customers came to pick up their cars they
of Denver Legal Aid, reports that auto and equipment were charged several hundred dollars more for work
they had not authorized. In some cases the bills came
sales head consumer problems in that area.
There are, also, continuing reports of excessive to more than the value of the cars. But when cus
charges for transmission repairs and engine overhaul, tomers refused to pay, the firms would not release
Cowan
BucciUl
with low-income and moderate-income families espe the cars and threatened to sell them at public auction.
There are no bargain car prices if you expect
cially
hit hard.
Seaway tolls. The Association
WASHINGTON — Because of
competent
work. The only way to keep down the
"Tiere
are
lots
of
troubles
with
used
car
'guaran
says that abolition of the Seaway
tolls is essential to the survival of tees' for old models sold 'as is' with assurance that cost is to take the best preventive possible care, and design changes, the Defense De
that nation's industry and agricul they are fine cars in good running condition," reports practice careful driving habits. When repairs are partment has withdrawn an offer
ture due to intensified competi Jasper Rowland, President of the Akron Better Busi required, you also need to know how to select a com to allow British bids on construc
tion of four minesweepers to cost
tion. The brief was filed in pro ness Bureau: "These people then have trouble with petent shop.
about
$20,000,000. American
With
proper
care,
an
automatic
transmission
should
test over the proposed 10 per cent bait transmission repairs, alley garages and finance
maritime
labor went on record as
last
50,000
to
75,000
miles
if
you
habitually
drive
in
boost in Seaway tolls currently companies
being
strongly
against British bids,
heavy
city
traffic,
and
100,000
or
more
if
most
of
You can't depend on exceptionally low prices ad
being debated.
contending
that
the ships should
your
driving
is
done
in
light
traffic.
vertised
for
overhauling
an
automatic
transmission,
The Association went on to say
rightly
be
built
in
American ship
But
you
can
damage
a
transmission
in
just
a
few
the
New
York
Better
Business
Bureau
warns.
Such
that stepped up drives for export
yards,
by
American
workers.
thousand
miles,
experts
warn,
by
fast
idling,
staying
offers
as
$59
or
$75
are
merely
bait
to
get
you
into
sales by the United States and
The
Department
of Defense,
in
"drive"
when
you
make
frequent
stops
in
heavy
the
shop.
You
then
find
yourself
charged
for
all
other economic heavyweights
however,
has
not
changed
their
traffic, and jack-rabbit starts.
makes it more urgent than ever to kinds of extras.
policy.
A
Pentagon
spokesman
Defective
or
worn-out
shock
absorbers
(after
25,In a case cited by G. K. Grimm, Vice President
return to Canada's historic policy
of toll-free waterways. (We would of Milwaukee Better Business Bureau, who puts auto 000 miles) also can cause transmission failures, said British shipbuilders instead
like to know who is carrying all repairs at the top of his complaint list, one repair as well as other problems, the Petroleum Division are being given the chance "to
of these exports. Certainly not firm advertised $40 for transmission repairs, but a of Greenbelt (Md.) Consumer Services advises. But compete for construction of $29,here, too, you need to beware of advertised cheap 400,000 worth of vessels in the
customer wound up paying $125.
American-flag ships!)
prices. High-quality shocks of the preferred multi- Navy's small ship procurement
In
California,
complaints
about
auto
repairs
have
To this date, the only SIU ship
value type usually cost $8.50 to $12 each, and should program.
that entered the Seaway this year led to the introduction of a bill in the state legislature be installed in pairs, these experts say.
The original minesweeper proj
to
require
auto
shops
to
register
with
the
State
Bureau
was the tanker Tran^y. She
ect
has been changed drastically,
In
choosing
a
repair
shop,
look
for
these
clues
to
of Repair Services, just as TV and radio repair dealers
came in empty and will probably
and
"the Navy wants to more
competence:
now must do. The bill was drafted with the aid of
leave empty.
closely
watch and supervise the
•
Does
the
shop
look
well
organized
and
clean?
experienced journeymen mechanics associated with
Many of our members have the Machinists' Automotive Legislative Committee.
• Does the shop use modem test equipment such building," the Pentagon said.
been inquiring about the new va
"The new design, together with
Shops also would be required to give customers as engine operation and vacuum guages, volt meters,
cation plan. Negotiations, I'm a written estimate of the work to be done, and an oscilloscope and a dynamometer which simulates road new equipment such as more ad
glad to say, have been going along itemized invoice for all parts and labor. The bill conditions (or at least band instruments)?
vanced low magnetic and acoustic
smoothly and we expect to have provides penalties for misleading advertising, charg
• Is the shop experienced in your make, or at minesweeping systems and the
all the mechanics worked out next ing for labor not performed and unnecessarily re least in the type of repair you require?
need for low noise . . . demand a
month. I cannot go into detail at placing good parts.
• Is there any tendency towards high-pressure much closer contact between the
t(iis time( However, just as soon
selling? (A good shop may recommend certain types technical departments of the
as the the trustees are named and
Unscrupulous Competition
of preventive maintenance such as lubrication and United States Navy and the ship
all necessary documents signed,
The bill also would protect scrupulous repairmen spark-plug regapping, but won't grasp the chance to builder than was envisaged" a De
we will have a full report ready from the competition of sharp operators and low- sell you something just because you ask whether you fense Department statement said.
for the membership.
The potential minesweeper con
quality work, Helen Nelson, California Consumer need it, such as new spark plugs.)
Does the service man diagnose carefully before tracts were part of a foreign ex
Herb Jacobs, SIU old-timer and Counsel points out.
change offset agreement accom
In addition to guarding against "bait" transmission le will say what the trouble is?
steward aboard the SS Lacka
• A union shop is a definite added safeguard be panying the British purchase of
wanna, stopped in the hall last ads, you need to be careful of any ads quoting bargain
week to say hello. Herb was off flat prices for brake linings and other jobs, the Akron cause the mechanics must go through a formal ap American-made Fill A aircraft.
The United Kingdom plans to buy
his ship on a leave of absence and BBB warns. The purported bargain may prove to prenticeship program plus additional training.
• And finally, what do other car owners think 50 of the new planes by 1970 at
is now going back to finish up' the be more costly than the charges made by responsible
of the shop?
a cost pf nearly $300,000,000,
season. Other SIU members on service companies.
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SEAFARERS LOG
51(1 Lifeboat Class No. 164
Novemhae aS» 1966^
Pachyderms Go 1st Class on Claiborne
Two Containerized Female Elephants
Take Trip Across the Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS—SIU crew members of the Claiborne (Gulf-Puerto Rico Lines) where startled
one morning recently by the arrival of two pachyderms. The elephants were perhaps the strangest
passengers ever to be carried by the Qaibome, what's more, it probably marked the first time that
elephants had been shipped as ^
containerized cargo.
The two elephants, named
Ruth and Eva, were being shipped
from New Orleans to San Juan,
Puerto Rico, where they will be
displayed for promotional pur
poses at a shopping center. Eva
is a teen-ager, only 16 years old.
She tips the scale at between 4,000
to 5,000 pounds. Ruth is a senior
citizen, being 85 years old, and
a resident of the U.S. since 1890,
when she was brought here for
the St. Louis World's Fair. Ruth
weighs between 6,000 and 7,000
The latest additions to the ranks of SlU lifeboat ticket holders pounds. (The totarweight of the
are shown after they successfully had' completed course at Harry lift was about 36,000 pounds).
Lundeberg School of Seamanship in New York City. In left to
Ruth is a Burma elephant.
right order, front, are: Donaciano Santiago, George McKenna, and Burma elephants have only four
William Schneider. Back row: Jose Torres, Winford Powell, Gor toes, while Indian elephants have
don Johnson and the instructor of the class. Ami Bjornsson. five. These animals came by
truck from the Sarasota, Fla.,
Animal Land, and were accom
panied by trainer Frank Dailey.
The trailer containing the ele Two strangers were seen recently walking along the New Orleans
phants was ventilated from the
waterfront. They were Ruth and Eva, two elephants on their way
top. When the animals were lifted
to
Puerto Rico. The pair were containerized for easy handling.
onto the ship, they were chained
to the floor in order to prevent
STEEL ABCHItECT^ (ftthmtan), ()c.
them from slipping from one side along with the ship's cargo.
; tober 30—Chairman, WUtiiim MacArthiu-;
When
the
ship
docked
at
Port
i
Secretary,
John A. Maalow. $104.25 in
to the other.
I ship's fund. Captain requests ship's deleEdward Henrera, bom October
Scott Walsh, born July 30,
Elizabeth,
ropes
were
fastened
to
The beasts were lifted aboard
I srate to contact Union about grettint; an
3, 1966, to the Edward Herreras, 1966, to the James Walshs, Jr., with a derrick operated by mem the stalls they were kept in and I ice cube machine since ice maker cannot
I
produce enough ice for three meals.: UoGalveston, Texas.
Superior, Wisconsin.
bers of the SlU-Iqland Boatmen's the horses were carried off the I tiop pitide that, company put (irayia:
American' currettCy^ inatead '6f ttivafeis
^
Union employed by the Whitman ship and placed on vans parked !i checks.
Crew request ice-cube makeri as
j
old
ice machine cannot produce enough
on the dock.
Destiny Denise Owens, bom Towing Co.
Montie V<MI Miller, born June
l ice for : three meaia. Deck cargo chains
A wide variety of animal life ! are a hazard and unsafe to all men going
28, 1966, to the John J. Millers, August 5, 1966, to the Charles B.
Recently a pair of $17,000
Vote of thanks to the ateward
Owens, Texas City, Texas.
Houston, Texas.
horses were among the cargo car has been carried in the past by i1 forward.
department for the fine meals, and a job
SlU-manned
ships.
Seafarers
who
ItyeJl
done.
,
ried by the SlU-manned Detroit
——
——
sailed
on
the
Delta
Lines
ship,
Del
Daniel E. McNeBage, bom Sep (Sea-Land) on a trip from Puerto
Lora Lee Snyder, bom Septem
ber 20, 1966, to the Edward Lee tember 30, 1966, to the John W. .Rico. The horses were en route Monte, a few years ago, have fond
to New York to perform in the memories of "Slipper," the seal.
Snyders, College Park, W. Vir McNellages, Mobile, Ala.
National
Horse Show in Madison The seal was found in Angola,
ginia.
Square
Garden.
A total of 24 West Africa, by fishermen and
John Trent, Jr., bom October
horses
were
unloaded
at Port brought back to America on the
Denward ^wn, born Febru 23, 1966, to the John E. Trents,
Elizabeth.
They
were
cared
for Del Monte. The seal was tumed
ary 9, 1966, to the Frederick Mobile, Ala.
by a handler who accompanied over to the New Orleans Zoo as
Browns, Camden, New Jersey.
a gift from the crew.
them on the voyage.
Lisa Ann Quinn, bom October.
The crew of the Robin Locksley
The animals were show horses
Kim Nichols, born September 23, 1966, to the Owen Quinns, who perform a variety of tricks. had the company of an ostrich a
" 20, 1966, to the Buster Nichols, Astona, New York.
The two $17,000 horses are jump few years ago. The bird departed
New Port Richey, Florida,.
ers, including one called . Black from the. ship in Brooklyn, for
Roxanne Annis, born October Mist, a 17-year-old veteran of a transportation to a game farm in ,
Denise Moore, bom March 25, 30, 1966, to the George E. Annis, number of horse shows. They the Catskill Mountains., Crew- tary, B. Eerebee. No beefs and hb dw1966, to the Euless E. Moores, Metairie, La.
were kept on the Detroit's deck members aboard the Robin Trent putcd OT reptnfed; by, depaftaieat dele^'
Orange, Texas.
had a zebra aboard back in 1952. to •serve' as •Bbip's'''weaah»en^
timers on board and an unusually good
A Penn ship once had a mascot steward department: l^erying
•'amoothly....
M
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called "Jocko," a small monkey •fMiffcella MosBihow^ bom Oc
.
who like to drink from a cup
tober 26, 1966, to the Joseph MoTRANSiBLOBE (Nu^n Waterb^^
November s-^Chalrtean.. E W. Pierc
while perched on a Seafarer's Secretary,
sakowskis, Philadelphia, Pa.
P. A. Stephen. ByeryUilj
shoulder. Another ship had a is running smooihly with no' .htefs C
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The Seafarers listed below have money due them from the com
disputed
OT.
Motion made that c^Or,;i
monkey with a penchant for wear ' on record protesting
the MSTS and Aim
Antonio Palmes III, bom Au
panies shown. Men whose names are listed should get in touch
ing an SIU T-shirt and cap. Most policy, of stationing military personpelic
gust 8, 1966, to the Antonio
thie ehip without adequate provisionsif
with the SIU at 10225 W. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich., as soon
of the crew thought he looked their maintenance, and quartere,.^ btb
Palmes, Baltimore, Md.
as possible.
than ship'# bbspitaii Motion made-r
pretty good. Another vessel re the
ship's--deles»t#.eee'U,E::tkw
^—
cently completed a trip to Puerto ;..pX;,(MWdS'::for.enUiw:#ew<.:.pjfiib.UMlO^
Name
Ames Sclh Rommo, bom Sep
Company
Amount
Rico with a load of cattle.
tember 6, 1966, to the Elias Ro
Edward Jensen
Reiss Steamship Co.
$17.28
meros, Lake Arthur, La.
Ronald Lawson
Reiss Steamship Co.
$17.28
Mohamed Mnsld
Reiss
Steamship
Co.
$22.34
Maris PCTiy, bom October 5,
D.
Pooley
Reiss Steamship Co.
$11.64
1966, to the Amold Perrys, New
Ronald Smith
Bedford, Massachusetts.
Reiss Steamship Co.
$17.28
Carmen Thompson Reiss Steamship Co.
$10.31
I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleaise *puf my
William Mazany
Dana Johnson, born August 10,
Huron Portland Cement Co.
$40.00
f 'name on your mailing list, ' fPniii
1966, to the Archie Johnsons, DuJoseph Sweeney
Huron Portland Cement Co,
$20.34
luth, Minnesota.
Edward Taylor
Huron Portland Cement Co.
$71.51
H. DIetz
Wyandotte Transportation Co.
$ 2.34
Adrimme Spawsaren, bom Oc
Ronald Shell
Wyandotte Transportation'Co.
$972.91,
tober 3, 1966, to the George F.
Mohamed Ahdulla American Steamship Co.
$ 9.15
riSpaargarens, Metairie, La.
Jack Such
American Steamship Co.
$11.22
James Lynch
Great Lakes Towing Co.
$ 1.50
Laura Lee Latour, bora August
Bruce Harrell
Great Lakes Towing Co.
$ 5.99
' 25, 1966, to the Charles B. La-
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SEAFARERS LOG
Page Thirteen
Coffee Time At New Orleans Hall
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Sixteen countries were visited by the crew of the SIU Pacific district contracted President Garfield,
"recently returned from an around-the-world cruise. The voyage, which ended Nov. 7, lasted almost
four months. Seven different countries were visited during one period of two weeks.
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"Chewing the fat' at a leisurely coffee break in the cafeteria of SlU's
New Orleans hall are (from left to right) J. Galliano, L. Suillot
and J. Sauldman. Many SlU halls provide cafeteria facilities.
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FINAL DEPARTURES
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Antonio Dominquez, 57: Pneu Surviving is his mother, Mrs.
monia claimed the life of Brother Grazia DeMarco and a sister,
Dominquez, Sept. Mrs. Honey Parisi of Linden12, in Jackson hurst, N.Y. Burial was in St.
Memorial Hospi Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale,
tal, Miami, Fla. New York.
He was a member
of the Steward
Herbert O'Nell, 51: A hemor
department and
rhage
proved fatal to Brother
joined the SIU in
O'Neil on Oct. 20,
the port of Tampa
in the USPHS
where he resided.
Hospital in Balti
Seafarer Dominquez was bom in
more. Born in
Cuba. He is survived by his wife,
Lowell,
Massa
Eugenia Dominquez, of Tampa.
chusetts,
he
join
'Burial was in Q)lon Cemetery,
ed
the
SIU
in
the
Tampa.
port
of
Norfolk.
——
He had made his
Ernest Bell, 63: A pulmonary
home
in Balti
ailment claimed the life of Sea
more.
A
member
of
the
Steward
farer Bell, Sept.
department,
O'Neil
sailed
as a
25, at the USPHS
cook.
He
was
employed
by
the
I '
*. * Hospital in Nor
Gallenthin
Barge
Lines.
Surviving
folk, Va. A mem
ber of the Deck is his wife, Helen, of Baltimore.
dep'hrtment, he Burial was in Oak Lawn Ceme
had sailed as a tery, Baltimore.
bosun. Bell was
born in Georgia
Joseph Sweeney, 68: Brother
and joined the un Sweeney died on Sept. 26, after a
ion in Norfolk, where he made
fall at his home in
his home.
Wilmington, Del
aware. A mem
Nicholas DeMarco, 45: Seafar
ber of the SIU
United Industrial
er DeMarco died August 20, in
Workers, he join
Brooklyn, N. Y.
ed the union in
A lifetime resiPhiladelphia.
dent of Brooklyn,
Born in Wilming
he joined the Un
ton, he was a life
ion in New York
and was a mem long resident of that city. Sweeney
ber of the Deck was employed as a ship fitter
department. Sea by the Wilson Marine Repair
farer DeMarco Terminal. He is survived by his
served with the wife, Charlotte, of Wilmington.
U.S. Navy for 26 months. His Burial was in the Cathedral Ceme
last ship was the Duke Victory. tery, Wilmington.
According to A.B. Isadore
Klinetsky, the ship's delegate,
the best ports of call were in
the Far East. Brother Klinetsky
has practically made an art of
foreign shopping, visiting depart
ment stores and
supermarkets in
every city he vis
its. He is particu
larly happy about
the world-wide
boom in super
markets.
The very best
shopping of the
Klinetsky
entire voyage, he
said, was in the Motomachi shopoins center of Tokyo, Hong Kong,
where he purchased a new watch.
Singapore is also a good shopping
port, he said.
In Hong Kong he also pur
chased plates with family portraits
painted on them. One of the
plates incorporated a picture of a
baby. "Is that your son?" bachelor
Klinetsky has been asked many
times. "No, that's me," he replies,
explaining that the portrait on the
plate is of himself as a baby.
He bought liqueurs and perfume
in France, and linen table cloths
in India.
Asked which was the crew's
favorite port, Klinetsky replied
Barcelona, Spain. It is a great city,
he said, both for good times and
shopping. And the prices are good
also. Klinetsky said that the Gar
field's major cargo was rubber,
liquor and military equipment.
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J. H. Maxey, meeting chairman
on the Hudson (Oriental Export
ers) reports the
Chief Mate and
Chief Engineer
are finishing the
repairs aboard the
ship. Maxey re
minded crewmembers to sign
for cots and re
turn them at the
®
completion of the
voyage. The ship left Calcutta and
will be paid off in Portland, Ore.,
Dec. 20, Maxey writes. A vote of
thanks was extended to Maxey for
a fine job as ship's delegate. T. K.
Lane will be the new ship's dele
gate. D. E. Edwards, meeting sec
retary, writes that Seafarers were
asked to pitch in a few coins to
build up the ship's treasury in case
of emergency. A balance of $1
from the last trip was reported.
A discussion was held aboard
the Transhatteras (Hudson) con
cerning the possi
bility of showing
movies, J. R.
Prestwood, meet
ing chairman, re
ports. Seafarers
also elected Phil
lip F. Payne as
ship's delegate, re
ports Meeting
Sheldrake
Secretary P. D.
Sheldrake. Logs and mail are ar
riving regularly and there are no
beefs or disputed overtime. Shel
drake informed the LOG. The
ship is heading for Bombay.
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Calm seas and a smooth voyage
for the Steel Apprentice (Isth
mian) as the ship
sails for a payoff
in New York,
Richard Cummings, meeting
chairman reports.
John Welkeski,
meeting secretary,
writes that the
„
.
ship's fund conCumnsmgs
^20. Wel
keski said that the crew was
warned to be on the alert for pick
pockets and con men when ashore.
Margaiito Boija
Your income tax refund check
is waiting for you. It is being held
by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP
Building, 450 Harrison Street, San
Francisco, Calif. 94105.
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Henry L. Baker
Please call home at once. Any
one knowing Henry L. Baker's
whereabouts, please call Mrs.
Mary Baker, collect, at 305-6834993.
William Cofone
Please contact your wife, Dor
othy Cofone, at 8805 Fifth Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y., as soon as pos
sible.
Charles E. Switzer
Your income tax refund check
is waiting for you. It is being held
by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP
Building, 450 Harrison Street, San
Francisco, Calif. 94105.
Seafarers on the Steel Voyager
had some free time in India, re
cently while wait
ing out a mon
soon. Meeting
Chairman James
Lennon reports a
good trip with
a co-operative
bunch of Seafar
ers. It takes a
good crew fo
Lennon
make a good ship
and Seafarers at the vessel's recent
New York payoff agreed there
were a fine bunch of men on the
last run. The Steel Voyager re
turned to New York via a coast
wise trip.
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We had the honor of a visit
from U.S. Congressman Raymond
Clevenger and
Democratic Can
didate for U.S.
Senate G. Mennen Williams on
October 11th. We
have Loren Sny
der back in this
Port after a stay
,. in the Milwaukee
Lapczynski Hospital. Frank
Lapczynskl just returned from St.
Mary's Hospital in Duluth after
having a bout with an ulcer.
Ernest Hnrd
Please contact Mrs. S. Smith,
1222 St. Roch St., New Orleans.
Phone: 947-8126. Wayne is there
^d is going into the service.
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Andre W. Deriger
Your income tax refund check
is waiting for you. It is being held
by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP
Building, 450 Harrison Street, San
Francisco, Calif. 94105.
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All! Nasroen
Your two income tax refund
checks are waiting for you. They
are being held by Jack Lynch,
Room 201, SUP Building, 450
Harrison Street, San Francisco,
Calif. 94105.
Eusebio Flores
Please contact your son, David
Flores, 25-11 34th St., Astoria,
Long Island, N. Y. 11103, as soon
as possible.
�SEAFARERS LOG
Page Fourteen
Is Hazard to U.S.
SIU-AGLIWD Meelings
New Orleans.Dec. 13—2:30 p.in.
Mobile
Dec. 14—2:30 p.m.
Wilmington .Dec. 19—2 p.m.
San Francisco
Dec. 21—2 p.m.
Seattle
Dec. 23—2
p.m.
New Yoric .. 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
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec;
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
5—2 p.m.
5—7 p.m.
5—1 p.m.
5-^7 p.m.
5—7 p.m.
5—7 p.m.
5—7 p.m.
•
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans . . . Dec. 13—7 p.m.
Mobile
Dec. 14—7 p.m.
New Voile
Dec. 5—7 p.m.
Philadelphia .. . Dec. 6—7 p.m.
Baltimore
Dec. 7—1 p.m.
^Houston
Dec. 12—7 p.m.
tMcetinc hcM at Labor Temple, Saalt
Stc. Marie. Mich.
• Meeting held at Labor Temple, New
port News.
t Mectinr held at Galreaton wharvea.
biRBCTORYof
UNION HALLS
SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial Workers
LETTERS
To The Editor!-i.i
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago .. . .Dec. 13—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie
i
Dec. 15—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo ... ..Dec. 14—7:30 p.m.
Duluth ... . .Dec. 16—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland . . .Dec. 16—7:30 p.m.
Toledo ... . .Dec. 16—^7:30 p.m.
Detroit ... . .Dec. 12—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee . .Dec. 12—^7:30 p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Oileans .. Dec. 12—5 p.m.
Mobile
Dec. 14—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.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Gal Tanner
VICE PRESIDENTS
Earl Shapard
Lindsay Williams
Al Tanner
Robert Matthews
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Kerr
HEADQUARTERS
675 4th Ave., Bklyn.
HY 9-6600
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ALPENA. Mich. ...
EL 4-3616
BALTIMORE. MD. . ... 1216 E. Baltimore St.
EA 7-4900
177 State St.
BOSTON. Mass. ...
Rl 2-0140
BUFFALO. N.Y. ... ... 735 Washington St.
TL 3-9259
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Baltimore
Dec. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
^Norfolk
Dec. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
Dec. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
To Thie Editor:
^ I would like to comment on
Edward P. Morgan's radio
broadcast which dealt with the
serious shortage of health man
power. Morgan wrote about the
selfish policies' of the American
Medical Association hierarchy
being damaging to the.health of
the American population. He
went on to say that if the AM A
were as concerned about hospitw wages as doctors' fees, hos
pitals wouldn't be so short
hand^.
I wonder how many LOG
readers are aware that the AMA
has deliberately created a doc
tor shortage in this country, to
insure fat fees from a desperate
public. There are too few med
ical schools and too few medical
students—-and that's the way
the AMA wants it.
.jenry" Klein
115 3rd St.
Tel. 622-1892
PHILADELPHIA. Pa
2604 S. 4th St.
DE 6-3818
PORT ARTHUR. Ter.
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
T flNANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Watere District makes specific provision for safeguardinK 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 memberahip. 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 mandgement 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 availijjle 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 conUined 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:
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
X contracts specify the wages and conditions under which -you work and live aboard
ship. Know your contract rlahta, 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 patrolnian
or other Union official, in yonr opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop
erly, contaid; the nearest SIU port agent.
EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS ifA}G. 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 establish^ policy has been
reaffirmed by membenhip action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu
tional porta. The responaibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which
consists of the Elxeeutive Board of tile Union. The Executive Board may delegate,
from among ita ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility.
PraismPri^e
fiy
M T« EdinNr;
As a native Californian and
a wprkingraan, I ami grateful
that the farm workers finally
seem tb be successfully union
izing. Helieve me, this is long
overdue, Cesar Chavez, di,rector of the AFL-CIO United
Farm Workers Organizing
Committee, is doing a great job.
The recent defeat of Pat Brown
by Republican Ronald Reagan
wUl, I think/ prove to be a
great setback for organized
,
bor in California and labor naUst
work hard in the next election
to bring more liberals into.
Office,
Jack LaMonica
November 25, 1966
;;-;Iocal^ hewspafif- 'that gives"^^^^^
the fact of this situation. The|
article points out that the poor|
pay bi^er prices for food be- ^
cause few supermarkets are
found in poor areas. In 1960,
the article said» housing that '
was dilapidated or lacked
plumbing was the lot of 25 per
cent of urban families with in
comes under $3,000 a year.
I think that city, state and
the federal government should
do all they can to set housing
standards, and perhaps even
taking a Step such as controlling
prices,
MifceBocsche
SacksWomen's
Supermarket Strikes
To The Editor:
I think all workingmen and
their families should be aware
of the role that their local su
permarkets have played in jack
ing up the price of food.
People are finally getting wise
to the fact that trading stamps^ ;
lottery gamesy the fantasricj
prices of some processed foods,;/
and Concealed price increases/
effected by reductions in com
tents of packages all take money
from their pockets,
I believe that if housewives
continue to picket supermarkets;-;
and if workingmen's families
keep writing letters to the su
permarket chains, we will see
a healthy reduction in food
prices,
G. Coidin
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Mitpes Boycott of
Antiunion Products .
UNFAIR
rtP-p mmmi
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. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
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Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Chlldcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
Work Shoes . . .
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
Statler
Men's Shoes . . .
Jannan, Johnson &
Murphy, Crestworth,
(Boot and Shoe Workers' Union)
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Di Giorgio Fruit Corp.
S and W Fine Foods
Treesweet
(National Farm Workers
Association)
To The Editon
My wife and I have started
our Christmas shopping, and
ooth of us carry the Log's Don't
Buy list with us. We both try to
make sure that none of the
Baltimore Luggage Co.
items we., buy are made by a ^1 Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Stariite luggage
company that dehii^ its empjo^
Starflite
luggage
ees
the
right
to
fair
wages
and
0oyeraihenf Shputdl
(International Leather Goods,
working cpndition^hrough un
Help Cut Prices
Plastics and Novelty Workers
ionization. TTiis is my duty as
Union)
a trade unionist. I hope my
To The EAtor:
fellow Seafarers, and all other
It is a well-known fact that
"HIS" brand men's clothes
trade unionists, boycott prod
the pbbf pay more for
Kavnee
Boyswcar, Judy Bond
uct manufactured by anti-union
housing than their moid w^
blouses,
Hanes
Knitwear, Randa
employers. -•
off fellow citizens. I have just
Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman
finished reading an article in my
A. £. Jackson
Brothers and Sewell Suits,
Wing Shirts
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America)
——R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official
Camels, Winston, Tempo,
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
Brandon, Cavalier and Salem
such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment
made
cigarettes
without supplying a receipt, or if a member ia required to make;, a payment and is
given fin official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make
(Tobacco
Workers
International
such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters.
Union)
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six
vt'
months in the SEIAFAIUStS 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 ihembership 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 or^n. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights
to which he is entitled, ^he should notify headquarters.
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIYITY 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
ohjectives,' 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 memberahip and the Union.
If at any time a Seafarer feds that any of, the above righto have been vldatcd,
or thst he hss been denied his constitntianal right of access to Union records or in
formation, he ehonld immediately notUr SIU President Pan! Hall at headquarters by
certified mail, return receipt
rseeipt rsqusstad.
Peavy Paper Mill Products
(United Papermakers and
Paperworkers Union)
—s—
Comet Rice Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
Antonio PereDl Miinettl & Sons
Ambassador, Eleven Cellars
Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti,
Calwa, F. I., Tribuno Vennouth,
Aristocrat, Yictor Hugo, A. R.
Morrow Wines and Brandies.
(National Farm Workers
Association^
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November 25, 1966
Page Fifteen
SEAFARERS LOG
I'
PORTS
o^the
World
CHITTAGONG
, • •. -v.. --v.:-.' •
C
HITTAGONG, a port that by its name
alone evokes an image of a city of beauty.
This incredibly beautiful port, on the right
bank of East Pakistan's Kamaphuli River, was
named by a victorious Buddhist King of Arakan in
the 10th Centuty, A.D. To commemorate the de
feat of a Muslim sultan, the Buddhist erected a
huge pillar with "Tsit—^Tse—Gong" inscribed
upon it, standing for the peaceful plea, "war shall
not be waged."
And peaceful Chittagong is, despite its growing
reputation as East Pakistan's busiest port, han
dling two million-plus tons of cargo annually, and
its growing population of more than 365,000.
Lush green meadows and forests abound in a
climate ideal for vacation land. The blue waters
of the Bay of Bengal, sunshine, forests and lakes
and rivers, ancient mosques, all convert this area
into a spectacle of tranquility and beauty. The
7th Century Chinese traveller-poet, Hiuan Tsang,
called Chittagong "a sleeping beauty emerging
from mists and water."
Just 94 miles from Chittagong stretches Cox's
Bazar, the longest unbroken beach in the world
that is ideal for swimming. The golden-silvery
strip spreads for 70 solid miles, unhampered by
sharks or jelly fish.
^
The region of the Chittagong Hill Tracts com
prises ten ranges of high hills separated by valleys
swathed with thick jungle vegetation and watered
by the many rivers which lace the area. Perhaps
more than any other area, this, the Chittagong
Hill Tracts, offers the most superlative natural
vistas of them all.
The independent nation of Pakistan itself was
carved in 1947 out of the territories that formed
the British Indian Empire. Two nations were born,
Pakistan and India. The division took place on
the basis of Hindu majority areas and Muslim
majority areas.
r
Throughout Pakistan, traditional costumes
show a defrnite Far Eastern influence in
the delicate fabrics and lavish embroidery.
Transportation in East Pakistan is often very basic in nature.
Here an ox-cart rumbles through the streets carrying a huge
load of jute to be milled into fiber for burlap and rope.
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Rice, grown in muddy, half submerged paddies is the principal food crop and makes up the chief staple of
the East Pakistan diet. Highly dependent on a proper balance of heavy rainfall and sunshine for proper
growth, the area's rice crop has been plagued in recent years by drought and much grain has been imported.
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The principal cities of East Pakistan are Chittagong,
Dacca, Syihet and Khulna. Street scene above is
typical of the older sections of East Pakistan cities.
SlU-manned Steel Navigator and other Isthmian Line ships are among the SlU-contracted vessels making
regular stops at Chittagong, East Pakistan. The main seaport of Pakistan's eastern province, Chittagong
handles over two million tons of cargo annually. The city has a population of over three million people.
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�Vol. XXVIIi
No. 24
SEAFARERSiiUMS
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
qhristmas ;Buuina;
Caution! \
T 11HE holiday season is traditionally a time for
X gathering together with our loved ones to
share the fruits of a year's labor. Big family
dinners and the exchanging of gifts has long been
an integral part of the holiday season in the
United States.
For Seafarers and their families, possibly more
than for most Americans, the giving of gifts to
family and friends is a chief way of showing affec' tion, because time and distance all too often make
it impossible for them to be together to share a
well-set table and the joyousness of the season.
During the holiday season, more than any
other time of year, it becomes obvious that the
United States is truly a land of plenty. Shop
windows are fairly bursting with goods for sale.
Advertising in the newspapers, television and radio
reaches its peak in giving advice, enticements
and entreaties to buy particular products. Package
designers out-dd themselves yeaf after year to
produce boxes more apt to sell the goods inside.
Wherever we go we are pressured to "buy":
There are many well-made, attractive, useful,
worthwhile and fairly priced goods on the market.
Unfortunately however, there are also many
shoddy, useless, high priced products being pushed
by American manufacturers who attempt to make
up for the poor quality and design, low utility
value and high price of these products through
the use of high-powered advertising, soft-sell,
hard-sell, and other devices. Besides enabling cer
tain manufacturers to sell shoddy merchandise to
people who do not really want or need it, these
advertising devices serve to boost already inflated
prices still higher.
Manufacturers spend billions yearly on adver
tising and packaging. In the end those billions
come out of the consumers' pockets and represent
hard-earned money which might be better spent
with the exercise of a bit of caution. Be sceptical
of advertising claims—they may be true but they
may not be. Be suspicious of gaudily packaged
products and inspect the contents of such pack
ages carefully. The box that gets thrown away
with the Christmas Avrappings, may be worth more
than the product inside. The difference of course
comes put of your pocket.
Before buying a gift, consider whether it is
really wanted and will be used and enjoyed by
the recipient. Moderately priced gifts that will
give great pleasure can also be attractive, and
represent money well-spent. Too many expensive
but basically useless gifts are forgotten the next
day and never thought of again.
Be wary of offers of loans for Christmas spend
ing. These short-term loans often come at high
interest rates which are seldom even mentioned
by the lender and almost never clearly explained
and outlined so that the actual interest rate can
be computed in advance. In the long run, such
loans can only reduce your buying power because
money paid in interest, which often almost equals
the amount of the loan itself, is lost forever. It
is much better to give less expensive gifts at
Christmastime than to become involved in pay
ments that will drain away income needed for
more important uses, such as clothing or educa
tion.
Another area in which caution should be ob
served is in charitable donations. Americans are
among the most generous people in the world
and traditionally give vast amounts of money to
charity to help share their good fortune with
others who are less fortunate. There are many
excellent, established, well-run charities which
carefully and scrupulously account for all dona
tions and see to it that they are used where they
are most needed. Unfortunately, the holiday sea
son also brings forth many slick operators seeking
a fast buck under the guise of charity. To be
sure your donation is not wasted, give only to
charities which you are certain are reputable.
When in doubt investigate before you part with
your cash.
Last but not least, look for the union label on
everything you buy this Christmas or at any other
time. The union label is your assurance that, you
are giving a quality product produced by union
craftsmen, enjoying decent wages and working
conditions. In addition, at Christmastime as at
all other times during the year, boycott all goods
manufactured or offered by those employers who
remain unfair to labor. Each issue of the log
carries a complete 'don't buy' list of products pro
duced by employers who have been found to be
unfair to their employees in denying them the
right of unionization and collective bargaining.
In this issue it can be found on page 14. Clip it
out for easy reference and refer to it when shop
ping. You can take action in the marketplace
this Christmas that will help make next Christmas
a better one for thousands of American workers
and their families,
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SIUNA STAFF OFFICERS LAUNCH NEW PHARMACIST MATE TRAINING FACILITY
12 SEATRAIN SHIPS CHARTERED BY MSTS FOR THREE YEARS
AFL-CIO FOREIGN POLICIES REAFFIRMED AFTER REVIEW BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
LEGISLATIVE GAINS MUST BE PROTECTED, AFL-CIO URGES AT COUNCIL MEETING
NEW INVESTIGATION SET TO PROBE PRICE GOUGING BY DRUG COMPANIES
SIU’S TOXIC CARGO RECOMMENDATIONS SUPPORTED BY C.G. SAFETY OFFICER
CHICAGO PACKERS’ STRIKE SPURRED FAMED AMERICAN NOVEL ‘THE JUNGLE’
FOR SAFETY AT SEA
RAPHAEL SEMMES PAYOFF
CONSERVATIVE GOP ELECTION GAINS CLOUD CONGRESS’ LEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK
TWO CONTAINERIZED FEMALE ELEPHANTS TAKE TRIP ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO
PORTS OF THE WORLD – CHITTAGONG
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1966
Periodicals
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Vol. XXVill
No. 25
SEAFARERSW LOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
/
MTD Calls Conference
On Legislation tor
Dec. 20 in Washington
Page 3
SiU Companies Get
10 Reserve Hoot
C-4s for Conversion
Page 2
Aii Hmds Safe
As Steel Designer is
RanuneJ in Manila
Page 2
Three More Seafarers
Licensed As Engineers;
Total Reaches 108
Page 3
SiU Welfare, Vacation
Benefits Tops
$75 Miiiien Mark
Page 3
Thanksgiving Day
At the SIU Halls
• Pages 8-9
Ports of the World
—Colorful San Juan • Page is
�Page Two
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SEAFARERS LOG
SlU-Contracted Companies Allocated
Ten Reserve Fleet C-4 Troopships
WASHEVGTON—SIU contracted companies will operate 10 of the 15 C-4 type reserve fleet troop
ships recently allocated by the Government for conversion to break bulk dry cargo and heavy
lift cargo ships for charter to MSTS to serve in the Vietnam sealift.
Of the SIU contracted com
three newly-allocated troopships pected to cost between $4 million
panies named by the Govern
to container vessels and make and $5.5 million, depending on
ment, Isthmian Lines and three ships of its present fleet the type of conversion.
Waterman Steamship were allo available for charter to MSTS
Commenting on the 15 recently
cated three ships each, Hudson within three months. Under terms released vessels. Acting Maritime
Waterways received two ships, of the exchange agreement, com Administrator James W. Gulick
and Consolidated Mariners and panies have one year to complete noted, "These are the best ships
Bulk Transport received one ship conversion of the troopships and left in the reserve fleet for con
each.
make them available for MSTS versions of this type and we shall
The 15 just-released vessels are charter. The new Isthmian ships be glad to have them in opera
part of a group of 25 troopships will become container vessels tion serving our nation, defense
offered by the Government to un- capable of transporting 400 stand and trade."
subsidized operators last August ard 20-foot containers and breakThe three ships allocated to
under the Ship Exchange Act. bulk in small end hatches by 10- Waterman are the Gen. M. B.
The 10 remaining vessels have ton booms. Containers will be Stewart, Gen. H. F. Hodges, and
been withheld at the request of handled by terminal cranes.
Gen. J. H. McRae. Isthmian will
the Navy pending completion of
Isthmian plans to use the con get the Gen. Stuart Heintzelman,
studies on the advisability of con tainerships after conversion in Gen. C. C. Ballou, and Gen. W.
verting them to containerships.
service from the East Coast to G. Hann. Hudson Waterways
Although only 25 C-4 type Hawaii.
gets the Marine Adder and Ma
troopships were slated for alloca
Conversion of the troopships rine Lynx; Consolidated Mariners
tion to American-flag commercial into commercial type heavy-lift the Gen. S. D. Sturgis; and Bulk
operators last August, the Mari breakbulk dry cargo ships is ex Transport the Marine Phoenix.
time Administration received bids
from 27 companies submitting
SlUNA-Affiliated Oil Workers Take Part
proposals to convert 87 C-4s.
The recently released World
War II built troopships are 523foot, 15,000-ton steamships with
a rated speed of 17 knots. Under
terms of the exchange, they will
be converted, equipped with
SAN FRANCISCO—A strike vote and boycott action against
heavy lift cargo handling gear of
Standard
Oil of California has been called for by a committee of
a type specified by the Navy De
unions,
including
the SIUNA-affiliated International Union of
partment, and are to be offered to
MSTS for charter after conver Petroleum Workers, who repre
contracts would be considered
sion.
sent the overwhelming majority terminated, opening the way for
Under present plans, conver of the giant company's employ
action against the compMny unless
sion of the two vessels allocated ees.
it
comes up with a satisfactory
to SlU-contracted Hudson Water
The strike vote and boycott ac offer before that time.
ways will include 200-ton booms tion was requested after company
The unions are seeking wage
and 50-ton rolling gantries. A representatives walked out on
increases,
a company financed
62-foot midbody will increase SIUNA-affiliated lUPW negotia
Health
and
Welfare Fund, in
cubic capacity of the vessels. tors because representatives of
creased
job
security,
the union
Dollies will be fitted for moving other Standard Oil employee un
shop,
and
elimination
of wage,
2Q0-ton lifts forward.
ions were present at the meeting. retirement and vacation inequities.
On all breakbulk conversions, Company negotiators also walked
Standard Oil of California has
plans call for some reduction in out of a session with the Rich
forced
unions representing its em
the number- of holds with a cor mond Lodge 824 of the Machin
ployees
to take boycott action sev
responding increase in their size. ists with a similar excuse.
eral
times
in recent years.
All will have heavy lift booms
The committee has also called
The
SIUNA-IUPW
declared
serving one or more of the large for a conference of all unions hav
holds with the remainder served ing contracts with major produc and enforced a boycott of Stand
by booms ranging from five to 25 ers of petroleum products for the ard of California products in
1962. In late 1964 the Oil, Chem
tons.
purposes of coordinating their col ical and Atomic Workers and
Isthmian plans to convert its lective bargaining efforts in cur
other unions declared a similar
rent negotiations as well as in boycott because of the firm's re
future contracts in the industry. fusal to match settlements in the
The
is to be held at rest of the oil industry. After
SEAFARERSmLOG Tulsa,conference
Oklahoma, on December three months the Company agreed
Dec. 9. 1966 • Vol. XXVIII, No. 25
17th and 18th.
to satisfactory terms and the boy
Official Publication of the
The initial meetings of the cott was cancelled.
Seafarers International Union
United Union Coordinating Com
The Unions' United Coordinat
of North America,
mittee discussed matters dealing ing Committee is composed of
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
primarily with Standard Oil nego representatives from the following
and Inland Waters District,
AFL-CIO
tiations, but future meetings will unions:
take up problems in the entire
Executive Board
SIUNA-affiliated International
PAUL HALL, President
industry.
Union of Petroleum Workers; Oil,
CAL TANNER
EARL SHEPARD
The unions representing Stand Chemical and Atomic Workers
Exec. Vice-Pree.
Vice-President
AL KERR
LINDSET WILLIAMS
ard Oil of California employees Local 1-561, Richmond and
Sec.-Treas.
Vice-President
had formed a United Coordinat 1-547, El Segundo; Machinists
ROBERT MATTHEWS
AL TANNER
Vice-President
Vice-President
ing Committee to end traditional Lodge 824; Operating Engineers
HERBERT BRAND
fragmentation of bargaining with in El Paso and Big Springs, Texas;
Director of Organieing and
Standard Oil of California and Petroleum Workers Union Local
Publications
had agreed that its affiliates should 1. in the San Francisco Bay area,
Managing Editor
Art Editor
MIKE POLLACK
BERNARD SEAMAN
permit other Standard Oil union and Local 9 in Sacramento;
Assistant Editor
representatives to attend bargain Western States Service Station
NATHAN SKYER
Staff Writers
ing sessions as observers.
PETER WEILL
Employees Union; Pipefitters
PBTBR WEISS
The SIUNA-IUPW and Mach Local 159, Richmond; Sheet
ED RUBBNSTEIN
inists' Lodge 824 announced plans Metal Workers Local 216 in Ala
to file
unfair labor practice meda and Contra Costa Counties;
Pibllshed biweskly at 810 Rhodt Island Avtnie
charges against the Company with Boilermakers Locals 317, Rich
N.E., Washington, 0. C. 20018 by tho Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Golf, Lakes
the National Labor Relations mond 351, El Segundo; Richmond
and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675
Foarth Avsnio, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel.
Board.
Carpenters Local 642; Interna
HYaelnth 9-6600. Socond class postage paid
at Wasblngton, D. C.
At the Los Angeles meeting of tional Brotherhood of Electrical
POSTMASTER'S ATTENTION: Form 3579
the union coordinating committee Workers Contra Costa County Lo
cards shocid be sent to Sufarcrs Intsrnatlonal
at which the strike vote and boy cal 302; Teamsters Locals 315,
UnlcB, Atlantic, Golf, LakH and Inland Waters
District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foirth Avcnio, Brook
cott action were asked, the com Contra Costa County and 986, Los
lyn, N.r. 11232.
mittee also urged a December 31 Angeles; and Operating Engineers
, IT
deadline after which Standard Oil Local 12, Los Angeles,
Jo/at West Coast Union Committee
Pians Action Against Standard Oil
•Hir
i
December 9, 1966
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
The recent release of C-4 type troopships from the U.S. reserve fleet
for conversion to break bulk dry cargo and heavy lift cargo ships comes
as a bit of good news both for the maritime industry and for the nation
as a whole. Although they are old. World War Il-built tonnage, they
will still serve to upgrade the American-flag merchant fleet somewhat
and will aid immensely in meeting the demands of the Vietnam sealift.
The release of the latest batch of reserve vessels also brings out an
other interesting fact however. When the Government announced last
August that 25 C-4 troopships would be released under the vessel ex
change program, bids were requested from American operators who
wanted to trade in older tonnage to get the C-4s for conversion.
Twenty-seven U.S.-flag companies responded, submitting proposals
to convert a total of 87 C-4s.
Since the cost of converting these vessels is estimated at between $4
million and $5.5 million depending on the type of conversion under
taken, it is obvious that U.S. operators are willing and even anxious
to invest in the upgrading and modernization of their fleets.
The SIU and other maritime unions have repeatedly called for a
new maritime policy through which the Government would live up to
its lawful responsibility of assuring the nation of a merchant marine
adequate to its trade and security needs. Such a policy would also as
sure American-flag operators of a reasonable return on the investment
of new capital in the industry.
A firm policy is needed, one that would end the vacillation and drift
which has characterized U.S. maritime policy in the past. Strict ad
herence to the intent of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act and of the
50-50 and Cargo Preference laws is essential.
Fulfillment by the Government of its obligations to maritime under
U.S. law would provide a healthy atmosphere in which the industry
could once again prosper and grow.
*
m
*
The recent action of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative
Organization in approving U.S. recommendations for more stringent
safety regulations applying to passenger vessels is an encouraging
development in the campaign supported by the SIU and other maritime
unions to stiffen the laws regulating such vessels.
The need for more stringent safety regulations was made over
whelmingly clear by the disastrous fires at sea that claimed the Lakonia,
Yarmouth Castle and Viking Princess—all old, foreign flag passenger
vessels—at a cost of almost 200 lives, many of them American.
None of these ships could have met U.S. safety standards, but since
they flew the flags of foreign nations they could call, if they wished, at
U.S. ports to take aboard American passengers.
Under prodding by various interested groups in the United States,
including American maritime labor. Congress acted to bar such vessels
from picking up passengers in U.S. ports unless they met U.S. safety
standards.
With these new safety standards in effect worldwide, perhaps we can
look forward to a day when there will be no more floating firetraps on
the high seas.
Steel Designer Severely Damaged
in Manila Mishap; No Seafarers Hurt
MANILA—No Seafarers were injured in a recent collision in
Manila harbor in which the SIU-manned Steel Designer suffered
extensive damage.
^
The Designer was leaving Ma
In a letter to the LOG, Sea nila on a voyage to Saigon late
farer Bob Clarke, who witnessed on the morning of October 26,
the collision from the Designer's Clarke said, when she was in
deck, described the incident.
volved in the collision with a
vessel identified as the Brookville.
The Designer was rammed on the
starboard side, opening a gash in
the Number 2 Hold from the deck
to well below the waterline.
Although the Designer took on
quite a bit of water in the Number
2 Hold, the vessel remained under
control and was in no danger of
sinking.
According to Seafarer Clarke,
"We took on water but were very
lucky that it was not in Number
3 Hold. Everyone said the ship
might have sunk if it were."
Cargo was discharged from the
Number 2 Hold and temporary
repairs were made at Manila. The
ship was then slated to proceed
to Hong Kong for permanent re
pairs.
Clarke commented that the
Designer crew has been on arti
Photo submitted to LOG by
cles for about three months now
crewmembers Bob Clarke and and with the collision and neces
Stanley Cieslak shows the exten sary time out for repairs it looks
sive damage suffered by Steel like the voyage will take about
Designer in Manila collision. The five-and-a-half months to com
man in picture was not identified. plete.
�December ^9, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Three
"7
SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans
Pay $75 Million In Benefits
Maritime Legislation to Be Discussed
MTD Caiis Legisiative Conference
For Dec. 20 in Nations Capitai
NEW YORK—SIU members and their dependents have col
lected a total of over $75.2 million in welfare and vacation benefits
since the inception of the Seafarers Welfare and Vacation Plans.
The $75.2 million total was
WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department will sponsor a special legis
transfusions, as well as surgical
reached at the end of October, and maternity benefits.
lative conference at the Statler-Hilton Hotel here on Tuesday, December 20th, it was announced
1966.
The $75,296,974.93 sum paid today by Paul HaU, president of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, and Teddy Gleason,
Since 1950, when the plan out in benefits under Welfare and president of the International ^
They added that they expected and prestige only by having the
was organized, over $30 mi
Vacation Plans since 1950 does Longshoremen's Association the principal attention to be di Maritime Administration removed
lion has been paid out in hospi
not represent the total assistance AFL-CIO and chairman of the rected to the possibility of having from commerce and reestablished
tal, death, disability, maternity, which Seafarers and their families MTD Martime Legislative Com
the maritime administration re as an independent agency.
dependent, optical and out-patient received from these plans. The mittee.
Meanwhile, Peter M. McOavin,
constituted as a completely inde
benefits.
total value of Welfare benefits is
executive
secretary treasurer of the
The Maritime Trades Depart
pendent and autonomous federal
The SIU Vacation Plan, which considerably higher, since the cost ment consists of 34 intemationa
MTD, announced that invitations
went into operation in February
of scholarship payments, meals, unions representing seven million agency.
to attend the conference have been
During the last session of Con sent to more then 500 representa
1952 has provided Seafarers with books, training facilities and medi members with 700,000 engaged in
gress, Maritime Labor, along with tives of labor, management and
more than $44.2 million in bene cal examinations for SIU members the maritime trades.
various segments of maritime the government, and that arrange
fits in the past 14 years.
and their dependents have not
Hall and Gleason said that the
been included in the $75 million purpose of the conference will be management, was successful in ments are being made for speakers
Pays For Hospital Expenses
having the maritime administra
figure.
to provide a forum in which rep- tion excluded from the new De from labor and the government, as
Since the Union Welfare Plan
well as from every segment of the
The Seafarers Welfare Plan is presentatives of Maritime Labor,
partment
of
Transportation
pro
was organized, a total of $5.4 mil
maritime
industry.
maintained entirely by employer the Maritime Industry, the Con
posed by President Johnson.
lion has been paid out to SIU contributions, based on man-days
McGavin
also noted that the
gress and the executive branch
members and their dependents for worked.
conference
will
signal the start of
However,
at
present
the
Mari
agencies of the government can
hospital expenses and $1.4 million
a
greatly
expanded
program of
time
Administration
remains
in
The Plan is administered by a express their views regarding the
for maternity costs.
MTD
activity
for
1967,
including
the
Department
of
Commerce,
and
Board of Trustees consisting of an need for new maritime legislation
it is the feeling of Maritime labor, the publication of an enlarged
The welfare plan has also paid equal number of Union and em during the forthcoming session oi
as well as a broad segment of the MTD monthly magazine and
out more than $2.5 million in out ployer representatives.
Congress.
industry, that the American Mer weekly luncheon meetings as
patient benefits and $6.7 million in
—/
disability benefits.
chant Marine, which has drasti well as a monthly seminar, in
cally declined since the end of which representatives of labor,
In addition, over $7 million in
World War II, can be restored to management and the government
dependents benefits has been paid
its
proper position of size, strength will be invited to participate.
out since the Welfare Plan was
established.
Death benefits to the surviv
ors of departed Seafarers have
WASHINGTON—A new right-wing drive to outlaw the union
amounted to more than $7.4 mil shop in additional states is under way, spurred by conservative
lion.
gains in a number of legislatures which the National Right to Work
Among typical medical serv Committee says has put "new
The election returns were hard
ices covered by the Welfare Plan steam" behind its campaign.
Three more Seafarers have passed the U.S. Coast Guard exam
ly dry before the full-time director
are hospital expenses, including
At a closed door meeting in of the Oklahoma "work" commit inations and hav^ been issued their engineer's licenses after attend
room, board and extras, blood
Oklahoma City, top officials of tee was in Washington for strategy ing the training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2,
L
the national "work" organization sessions with the national organ
<?>
met with the leadership of Okla- ization. And the visit was returned of the Marine Engineers Bene are 19 years of age or older and
homans for Right to Work, an or Nov. 22 at the Oklahoma City ficial Association. A total of have 18 months of QMED watch
108 Seafarers have now standing time in the engine depart
ganization which maintained its board meeting.
received engineer's licenses as a ment plus six months' experience
full-time headquarters even after
result of the joint program.
the state rejected a constitutional
as wiper or equivalent.
R-T-W Strategy
The joint SIU-MEBA District
The newly-licensed engineers
amendment to ban the union shop
The state "work" organization
2
upgrading
school offers Seafar
in
a
1964
referendum.
are
sailing
or
about
to
sail
in
engi
BALTIMORE —The SlU-Insaid it will concentrate on trying
ers and Engineers
neer's
berths
aboard
AmericanThe
"right-to-work"
coalition,
land Boatmen Union strike
to get a constitutional amendment
qualified
instruc
flag
ships.
ranging
from
conservative,
small
against three Baltimore tugboat
proposal through the legislature,
tion in preparing
Based on past experience, and
companies has entered its ninth businessmen to radical right ex but will resort to a petition cam
for their Third
tremist, was making noises also paign to place the issue on a the fact that the SIUNA affiliated
week.
Assistant E n g iMarine
Firemen
on
the
West
The two sides have not been in such perennial battlegrounds as referendum ballot if the legisla
neer,
Temporary
Coast
have
started
their
engineer's
face to face since Nov. 16th, when Idaho, New Mexico, Montana ture refuses to act. That's what
Third
Assistant
upgrading
program,
it
is
estimated
mutual confrontation with a Fed and Delaware. And the national happened several years back, re
Engineer
or Orig
that
the
SIU
will
supply
between
eral mediator lasted just one hour committee publicly identified as sulting in a massive battle between
inal
Second
Engi
400
and
500
licensed
engineers
before the companies walked out targets a group of big industrial a coalition of right-wing groups,
neer's
licenses
in
in
the
coming
year.
states
including
California,
New
Novak
on the Union committee.
the Chamber of Commerce and
either steam or
Those SIU men who passed
York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Mas the Farm Bureau on one hand,
According to SIU Vice Presi
their Coast Guard examinations motor vessel classifications.
sachusetts and Missouri.
and a coalition of labor, liberals,
dent Robert A. Matthews, who is
SIU engine department men
Negroes and small farmers in op
coordinating strike action with
Indiana Junked R-T-W
who have the necessary require
position.
SIU Vice President Earl "Bull"
ments and who want to enroll in
Indiana is the only northern in
Shepard, "The union is prepared
Despite
the
fact
that
union
the
school can obtain additional
dustrial state which ever suc
to meet anytime, anywhere, on
membership
in
the
state
is
rela
information
and apply for the
cumbed to a "right-to-work" law,
short notice even, to discuss the
tively
small,
voters
rejected
the
course
at
any
SIU hall or write
-1
and that was a short-lived experi
issues."
union
shop
ban
by
a
margin
of
directly
to
SIU
headquarters at
ment which was repealed early in
about 25,000 out of 720,000 votes
675
Fourth
Avenue,
Brooklyn,
1965.
Nor
does
the
"work"
com
Demand Tayoff Notice"
New York, 11232. The telephone
mittee claim a majority in any of cast.
The union's major demand , is
number is HYacinth 9-6600.
the big state legislatures.
Idaho Threat Revived
Cabrera
Schopfer
for the companies to provide 24'New right-to-work laws will
hour notice before layoff. "We're
The Republican sweep in Idaho this week and were licensed as
not
be passed overnight in these
fighting," explained Matthews,
SIU Xmas Parties
revived
the threat of "right-to- Third Assistant Engineers were:
states," the committee readily con
"for conditions to be as good here
work"
in
the
legislature
and
the
cedes. But it claims that the elec
Kuno Schopfer, 50, who has
Set for All Ports
in Baltimore as they are for our
tion returns and the failure of the State AFL-CIO predicts "a big sailed as a junior engineer, pump
SIU
members and their i
men working in Philadelphia for
9th Congress to repeal Taft- push" for a union shop ban. A man, FWT and electrician since
families
are reminded that
Curtis Bay."
iartley's Section 14(b) have group of supposedly "moderate" oining the SIU in New York nine
the traditional Christmas Day
With 160 tugboat personnel
Toosted "the long-range pros- Republicans in the State Senate years ago.
dinners and parties will be
idle, no tugboats in the Port of
jects" for outlawing what its holds the balance of power. The
Raoul Cabrera, 49, who has
i held again this year in all
Baltimore region are assisting in
iropaganda calls "the compulsory state's Republican governor-elect
)een a member of the SIU since
SIU ports.
any docking or undocking proce union shop." That's the phrase it has said he would sign a "work" 1953 and shipped out as an oiler,
Information regarding the
dures, except for SIU-IBU mem uses to describe the right of work bill if it should pass the legisla FWT and engine utility man.
time and place of the cele
bers, who continue to dock and ers and employers to negotiate a ture, but indicated he would not
The newly-licensed Second As
bration can be obtained from
undock, without pay, MARAD- union shop agreement.
seek its passage.
any SIU office.
sistant Engineer is:
certified military cargo vessels
Moving away from the defen
Idaho voters rejected "right-toStanley Novak, 36, who joined
Again this year, SIU repbound for Viet Nam.
sive at the congressional as well work" in a 1958 referendum in an the SIU in 1950 and sailed as a
I resentatives will visit Seafar
The three struck tugboat com as the legislature level, the "work" election year which saw proposi fireman-oiler, watertender.
ers in the hospitals to present
panies are the Baker-Whiteley committee claims that the election tions to outlaw the union shop de
i each of them with a $25 cash
Seafarers who enroll in the pro
Towing Co., the Baltimore Tow also "paved the way for serious feated by massive margins in Cali gram are eligible to apply for any
payment and a carton of
age and Lighterage Co., and the consideration of federal laws to fornia, Colorado, Ohio and Wash of the upgrading courses offered
i cigarettes.
Curtis Bay Towing Co.
restrict compulsory unionism."
ington.
at the Engineers School if they
Right
Begins New Campaign
For Legisiation Banning Union Shop
Sm Inland Boatmen
Maintain Firm Stand
In Baltimore Strike
3 More Seafarers Licensed
As Engineers; Total Now 108
�Page Four
^ World Maritime Nations Okay New
Passenger Ship Safety Measares
,0^ ^
World maritime nations meeting in London have approved broad safety measures against risks of
fire aboard passenger line and pleasure cruisers, despite total lack of support from a dozen nations
on hand from the Soviet bloc.
The conference of the Inter other safety recommendations as Yugoslavia, Cuba, Czechoslova
kia, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Algeria,
governmental Maritime Consul well.
Three congressional observers Ghana, India, Kuwait, and the
tative Organization, a United were among the 12-man U.S. dele United Arab Republic.
Nations agency, gave approval to gation headed by William K. Mil
Greece, Spain and India, each
new safety regulations based ler, director of the Office of Mari
with
a number of old ships regis
largely on proposals pressed for time Affairs in the Department of
tered
under their flags, voted
ward by the United States dele State.
against
every safety proposal.
gation.
The
congressmen
were
Repre
Representative
Garmatz termed
The new fire safety measures
sentatives
Garmatz
(D.,
Md.),
this
style
of
voting
"a callous and
for passenger ships define struc
chairman
of
the
House
Merchant
mercenary
approach
to the pas
tural, wiring, and fire prevention
Marine
and
Fisheries
Committee;
senger
and
cruise
ship
business."
standards on all ships, whether old
Clark
(D.,
Pa.)
also
of
the
Mer
The
U.S.
Congress,
he
asserted,
or new. The convention voted for
chant
Marine
committee;
and
Paul
"would
not
tolerate
such
indiffer
the recommendation that wiring
ence to safety at sea."
standards also be adopted by Rogers (D., Fla.).
The Communist bloc nations
However, Garmatz emphasized
freighters.
Also, the new law provides that that almost prevented passage of that he was "gratified that most
all new ships install automatic the new safety measures, urged member nations realize the im
closures for ventilation systems primarily by the U.S., did so by portance of modernizing their
and remote closure devices for abstaining from the vote, on which safety standards. Such actions
fire doors. A method of control a two-thirds majority was re clearly demonstrate their sense of
ling fire main pressure outside the quired. An abstention therefore responsibility and their sincere
engine room and a special alarm gave weight to the "no" votes.
desire to protect innocent passen
for crew quarters also were rec
The aligned Communist nations gers from the horror and the
were the Soviet Union, Poland, tragedy of a fire at sea."
ommended.
As a result of these incidents,
the 89th Congress passed legisla
tion barring from U.S. ports any
foreign-flag vessels failing to com
ply with the 1960 provisions of
the safety-of-life-at-sea conven
tion. The Congressional law goes
into effect after Nov. 2, 1968.
The latest IMCO gathering still
must resolve technical aspects of
AFL-CIO unions broke all recent yearly records for organiz
its regulations and is considering
ing success in fiscal 1966.
For the year ended last June 30, affiliated unions won 3,159
representation elections conducted by the National Labor Re
lations Board—the highest number in 13 years—and took part
in 5,461 elections, also the greatest number for the period.
The percentage of wins was 57.8, highest since fiscal 1956.
As a result, AFL-CIO unions were certified as bargaining
agents for 243,994 workers—the highest such number in seven
years.
The Soviet Union signed an
The fiscal 1966 figures were assembled from monthly NLRB
other giant shipbuilding order re
reports by the AFL-CIO Dept. of Organization, which noted
that they followed sharp gains in 1965 and 1964 in every
cently, this time with Communist
category—the number of elections, number won, percentage of
Poland, calling for the construc
elections won, and number of persons covered. In fiscal 1964,
tion and delivery of 45 vessels
affiliated unions had established a post-merger record for the
totalling 554,000 deadweight tons.
number of persons newly represented, and compiled the second
This contract alone, one of the
best score for the number of elections participated in and the
largest single peace-time contracts
number won, the analysis showed.
ever drawn for merchant ship
construction, is almost equal to
Organizing Department Director William L. Kircher said the
all the tonnage that is currently
record constituted "a three-year demonstration that AFL-CIO
being built by the United States
unions are organizing more, and are organizing more effectively."
on a commercial basis.
It brings to 606 the total num
ber of ships now on order by the
Soviet Union. The contract with
Poland will, in just four years,
SIU Bosun Renny Retires On Pension
add to the Russian fleet twenty dry
cargo ships, nine tankers, seven
ore carriers, and nine research
oceanographic ships.
At the present pace of its ship
building program, Russia may well
be able to control freight rates on
the high seas as well as to deter
mine the movement of the major
portion of world cargoes.
An^CIOOiyammg Gains in 1966
Cott^e 3-Year Saecess Pattern
) Poland To Build
45 Vessels For
Soviet Union
SlU Pension Benefits
increased to $175
Retired Seafarers are now re
ceiving monthly pension benefits
of $175 as a result of recent ac
tion by the Seafarers Pension Plan
Board of Trustees. The increase
in monthly pension benefits from
$150 to $175 became effective on
Oct. 1, 1966.
Since the inception of the plan,
approximately 1,400 Seafarers
have retired on SIU pensions.
Since its establishment, the pen
sion plan has paid out a total of
almost $7 million.
December 9, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
Seafarer Winston Renny (right) receives his first pension check
from New York Port Agent Leon Hall. Brother Renny, who
sailed Bosun, was born in British West Indies. He joined Sea
farers in 1938 in New York City, where he makes his home.
The Atlantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area
An answer to some critics who claim the labor movement is losing
its organizing momentum is supplied in the organizing totals of 1966
which show that AFL-CIO unions have broken all recent records for
organizing success.
Affiliated unions won a greater percentage of National Labor Relations Board elections this past ^
year than they had since 1956. tin, both on SIU pensions, stopped
by lately to see some old friends.
As a result, nearly a quarter-of-aHayes
sailed the deck department
million workers won the right of
for
a
solid
22 years. He says the
collective bargaining by joining
SIU
is
the
best thing that ever
the AFL-CIO ranks.
came his way, for without his
There remain many more areas SIU pension he "just wouldn't
for the labor movement to orga know what to do." Mutin sailed
nize, so this isn't any time to sit steadily in the steward department
back and relax. Thousands of for about 20 years until he retired.
workers remain exploited. They're Another Seafarer seen around the
not compensated for their skills Union lately is Paul Huggjns, who
as workers and need the protection sails in the engine department with
of a union to stop the unfair treat 22 years of experience behind him.
ment that they have been forced Recently, Huggins paid off the
to accept by unscrupulous em Alcoa Trader after returning from
ployers.
a run to the Persian Gulf. He's
New York
taking a few weeks off before
Just returned from Viet Nam hustling aboard the first ship to
off the Express Virginia is An come up.
tonio Diaz, who'll pass some time
Puerto Rico
on the beach before taking his
After
6
months on the Ellzanext ship. Harry "Happy" Harper,
bethport,
which
made two trips
who has been sailing SIU for 27
years, has been about the beach
these past few weeks following
pay off on the Western Hunter.
Boston
A number of seasoned SIU men
have been by the union hall lately.
Thomas Brennan, who last sailed
as AB on the R/V Anton Bruun,
was congratulated by the Brothers
on his marriage that took place
in Chile, one of the spots where
the Anton Bruun held over. Tom
my says that marriage is the best
contract he ever made. Messman
Munroe Hall last shipped on the
Norfolk and is now waiting for
what he's sure will be a very in
teresting trip on a research vessel.
Munroe is a 25-year SlU-er look
ing forward to the change of a
research expedition. William Stew
art, who last served as wiper on
the Keva Ideal, is waiting for his
FFD and he'll be ready to grab the
first wiper's job to hit the board.
Philadelphia
Happy to report that shipping
in the Port of Philadelphia has
picked up in the last 2 weeks and
we're hoping for the momentum to
be maintained.
Fred Israel, who has been with
the SIU for 21 years, just wound
up a few relaxing months at home
and is ready to go again, either as
bosun or AB.
C. Szymanski also passed some
time at home after his last stint
aboard the Lynfield Victory as
chief cook. He's registered and
ready to go again at any time.
Walter Cressman, who sails in
the black gang, will stay in port
for the holidays before shipping
out again.
William Sladko enjoyed the
summer months at home. He's
registered now and is looking for
a job as FWT aboard the Henry.
Baltimore
While shipping has been good
for the past two weeks, we're even
more optimistic about prospects
for the next two. Presently tied
up with new crews are the Almar,
the Losmar, the Ohio and the
Maine. There's no report yet on
when these'll crew. But during
the past two weeks things were
hopping as we paid off 5, signed
on 3, and had 3 ships in transit.
James H. Hayes and Nick Mu-
Harper
Diaz
to Okinawa, Bob Lasso is back on
the island, taking in some of the
Puerto Rico sunshine before ship
ping out again.
Julio Ruiz, just off the Alcoa
Runner, signed on almost immedi
ately for another voyage, this one
aboard the Falrland.
One of our neighboring islands,
St. Thomas, was the scene of some
supermarket picketing recently by
the "Let's Pay Less Committee,"
echoing those sentiments ex
pressed by statesiders.
The U.S. Congress in 1967 will
probably consider a Puerto Rico
Statehood bill. Justo Mendez,
chairman of the Statehood Repub
lican Party's executive committee,
has predicted that more than 20
Congressmen will sponsor the
statehood for Puerto Rio bill.
Norfolk
Although there have been no
payoffs or sign ons during the
past period, 10 ships have been in
transit.
Prescott Spinney, a SIU pen
sioner, is seen around the hall
daily shooting the bull with his
fellow Seafarers at the Union cafe
teria.
John Harris, a 19-year SIU man
who last shipped in the steward
department aboard the Duval, is
spending the holiday period with
his family and will be ready to
ship again shortly afterward.
Frank Shackelford's been sail
ing SIU for the past dozen years
and recently had an interesting
voyage as steward aboard the
Alice Brown, which he paid off
after its return from Viet Nam.
Frank's registered once more,
looking for another steward's job.
Another 12-year SIU man, Dal
las Newsome, was sailing as oiler
aboard the Globe Carrier when he
had to leave the ship for hospital
ization. Dallas' buddies are all
hoping for his speedy recovery.
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Derember 9, 1966
The Gulf Coast
by Lindsay Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
All candidates and issues backed by the Maritime Trades Council of
Greater New Orleans and Vicinity, AFL-CIO enjoyed overwhelming
success on November 8. Some examples: MTD-endorsed candidate
for Congress T. Hale Boggs outpaced his opponent 38,151 to 15,507;
MTD-endorsed candidate for New Orleans school board Robert C.
Smith polled 3,196 votes more
than was required to beat three Douglas is currently registered in
group three steward dept. Bean
opponents.
Constitutional amendments en spent quite a bit of time aboard
dorsed by MTD also showed the Alcoa Roamer traveling the
great strength in the New Orleans bauxite circuit.
area, all passing by substantial
New Orleans
margins. Of particular interest
Mickey Doyle, wife of Seafarer
was the amendment authorizing John Doyle, was the fashion star
the construction of a domed sta of the Thanksgiving Dinner at
dium in New Orleans to house the the Hall. John and the Mrs. with
recently acquired pro football their children were among the
team. It passed by over 80,000 many Seafarers sharing Thanks
votes in New Orleans, represent giving Day together at the hall.
ing a five to one margin.
Also, enjoying the Thanksgiving
feast
was pensioner Nib Lomsen.
Mobile
Lornsen
has enjoyed the holiday
Tommie Jenkins recently spent
meals
at
the hall since his retire
six months on Bloomfield's Rosment
ten
years
ago. He said every
woid Victory. Tommie thought it
thing was first class. His last ship
was the Del Mar on which he
sailed as AB. Sam Hurst, another
retired Seafarer, shared his day
with old friends around the
turkey. Hurst was last on the
Westchester as deck engineer.
Antoine Landry, relaxing with
his newspaper in the comfort of
one of the hall's lounge chairs,
said that he was planning to take
it easy for awhile before shipping
Swanson
Sbriglio
out again. His last ship was the
a good ship, but wants to see Alcoa Runner. After a bout with
what Mobile looks like for awhile. pneumonia, Paul Capo says he's
Nine months as oiler on the Al looking forward to another ship
coa Roamer is enough for Sea heading for Buenos Aires. Paul's
farer S. L. Gibson. Gibson intends last trip was on the Del Mar, on
to vacation with his family at which he sailed as bellboy.
Justin Wolff paid off on the Del
their home in upstate Alabama.
Norte,
where he was an AB, to
Ira W. Griggers will go into drydock to have a hernia repaired. take a long vacation with his wife
Griggers suffered his hernia on his and family. Wolff will be looking
last ship the Neva West where he for another Delta liner when he
was sailing AB. The Neva West finishes his vacation.
had just completed a four and
Houston
half month trip to Viet Nam.
A number of old-timers are
Griggers makes his home in Ever here on the beach. Sal Sbriglio of
green, Alabama.
the deck department just signed
Shipping prospects for the com off the TransErie and has set foot
ing month are on the slow down. on land to work out his income
The beach is now small, but ship taxes, after which he'll ship out
ping is low. The Alcoa Roamer is on another run.
laid up.
W. Kazouniz found his visit to
James E. Williams just finished India on the Trans Hartford
a trip on the York using his new fascinating. He's now on the
AB's ticket for the first time. Wil beach taking in some relaxation
liams received his new ticket in before looking for a ship on the
New Orleans four months ago. Viet Nam run.
After a long trip on the Neva
Virgil Swanson, who just com
West Jack Green is taking it easy pleted 14 months on the Transon the beach. Jack held down the hudson, is back home for the holi
FOWT billet on the Neva West. days and after a little time off
He is married and makes his he'll be looking for another grain
home in Mobile. James R. (Bean) run.
SlU Welfare Plan Clarifies Regulations
Governing Private Hospital Care
Because of several recent cases involving members' claims for
benefits arising out of confinement in private hospitals, the SlU
Welfare Plan wishes to clarify the rules governing payment of
such benefits.
The Welfare Plan regulations state that a Seafarer is to be re
imbursed from the Seafarers' Welfare Plan for confinements in
private hospitals under the following conditions:
• If he is not eligible for care at a USPHS facility.
• If he required emergency hospitalization and the USPHS,
after being duly notified of his confinement, denied liability or is
not responsible for the charges. In all cases, a Seafarer must notify
the nearest USPHS facility within 48 hours of the beginning of
his confinement.
• If he received emergency treatment at a hospital which did
not involve confinement.
Awareness of, and adherence to these regulations will assure
that all members will receive both the hospital care and the SlU
Welfare Plan coverage to which they are entitled.
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Five
Bght Additional Seafarer Veterans
Added to Growing Pension Roster
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Renny
Jensen
Farrow
Cuuningbam
Foster
Schenk
Eight new names were added to the growing list of Seafarers collecting an SIU pension. The new
comers to the pension ranks include: Winston Renny, Marius Jensen, Joe Farrow, CJiarles Cunning
ham, Crittenden Foster, Joseph Schenk, Albert Schwab and Leigh Facer.
Winston Renny was bom in
Engine department. He was bom and his wife, Nora, are residents
the British West Indies and re
in Austria and resides in Balti of Union City, N. J. He was em
sides in New York City where more with his wife, Mary. Schenk ployed as a bridgeman.
he joined the union. An AB, Ren- joined the SIU in Baltimore. His
Leigh Facer joined the union
ney was shipped as a bosun. His last ship was the BethFlor.
in the port of Detroit. He was
last vessel was the Warrior.
Schwab was employed by the born in Port Hope, Mich., and
Marius Jensen was a member of
N. Y. Central R. R. and joined lives there with his wife, Mary.
the Deck department. He joined
An AB, Facer sailed in the
the SIU in the port of New York.
the union in New York City. Born
Born in Weehawken, N. J., he SIU Great Lakes District.
in Denmark, he lives in Cumber
land, Md. Jensen last shipped on
the Seamar.
by Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes
Schwab
Facer
Joe Farrow sailed as chief cook
and chief steward and joined the
SIU in the port of Savannah. Bom
in Georgia, he lives in Columbus,
Ga. His last ship was the Portmar.
Charles Cunningham was born
in New Orleans and resides in
Hmite, La., with his wife, Susie.
He joined the union in Mobile
and sailed in the Engine depart
ment under various ratings. His
last vessel was the Neva West.
Crittenden Foster resides in
Pearisburg, Va. and joined the
union in the port of New York.
A native of Ohio, he shipped in
the Deck department as AB. His
last ship was the Yorkmar.
Joseph Schenk shipped' in the
SlU-UIW Stores Was
/ii Two Men NLRB
R^uvseatatioa Votes
The Duluth Board of Trade recently reported that for the first time
grain shipments from the twin ports have topped the 200-million bushel
mark.
The up-grading program is under way once more so we urge all
members with 6 months or over in the engine department and 12
months and over in the deck ^
department to contact the nearest ment Co. She laid up Nov. 23rd
SIU hall, after layup, to enroll in in Milwaukee.
The SlU-affiliated UIW Local
the program.
300
recently concluded contract
Ed Pierce, the director of the
negotiations
with its largest plant
School of Engineering and Navi
under
contract,
the Cinch Manu
gation, wishes to remind SIU
facturing
Co.
The
package is the
Great Lakes District men who
largest
ever
to
be
negotiated
be
plan to attend the school in Toledo
tween
the
Union
and
Cinch
and
to have the following material
was recently ratified by the mem
ready when they register:
bership.
1. The Coast Guard application
Buffalo
signed by the master and chief
Even in the final weeks of the
engineer (the application is avail
able at any Coast Guard office or shipping season, orders for crews
by writing to Ed Pierce directly). are continuing to come in, result
2. A letter from the company ing in a very active shipping pic
ture.
verifying time.
The winter storage fleet in Buf
3. A certified birth certificate.
falo
will total about 20 ships, so
The school will begin at 9 A.M.
of
course
those men who choose
on January 4th in Toledo, Ohio, at
to
stay
this
far north for the win
925 Summit Street.
ter months will certainly be pro
Ken Lund registered in Duluth vided with some work right
and shipped out as second cook through the year.
on the Joe Morrow. This is the
Frankfort
6th vessel of the year for busy
Ken.
The fight for severance pay due
Detroit
Ann Arbor No. 5 crewmembers
Great Lakes SIU members will continues. The National Railway
start collecting benefits from the Adjustment Board has set the next
new vacation plan in 1967. The hearing date for January 20.
first trustee meeting held in New
Just a couple of days after
York recently worked out the Thanksgiving, at a time when
qualifying rules and regulations.
many fellows were already out on
The new benefits will be paid by or planning a deer hunting trip,
the SIU Great Lakes District Va a severe snow and sleet storm
cation Fund from contributions showered the area, producing
made by the contracted companies scattered power failures and block
under terms of the 1965-68 collec ing carferry traffic to Frankfort.
tive bargaining agreements. At a Some schools, homes and busi
later date, SIU members will be nesses were without heat, but at
notified regarding their eligibility least it looks as if those deer will
for specific benefits.
be safe for another year.
BALTIMORE^The SlU-United Industrial Workers has won col
lective bargaining rights for 180
employees of two companies after
recent National Labor Relations
Board election victories.
Employees of the H. Klaff Co.,
who provides scrap service to
Baltimore area industrial plants,
chose the SlU-UIW as bargaining
agent over Teamsters Local No.
311 by a vote of 40 to 25. Six
ballots were challenged.
Employees of the H. Schwartz
Leather Co., Inc., of Edgewater,
N.J., voted for the SlU-UIW over
Leather Workers Union Local No.
27 by a vote of more than 2 to 1;
31 to 12, with 4 votes opposed to
any representation. Fifty employ
Chicago
ees will enjoy collective bargain
ing rights as a result of the elec
Exceptionally good weather en
joyed throughout this area for the
tion.
The H. Klaff Co. election took duration of the season made this a
)anner season for shipping.
place last May and the SIU United
One of the first ships to retire
Industrial Workers recently
signed a new pact with the com
or the '66 season was the EM
Ford of the Huron Portland Ce
pany.
Alpina
Plenty of jobs going begging
here this winter season. Even
though crews from Huron Port
land Cement's EM Ford and JB
Ford are layed up with us here.
There are still plenty of jobs avail
able.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Page Six
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A
T a hearing before the U.S.
Coast Guard November
22, SIUNA registered its
firm opposition to the proposed
establishment of an "apprentice
engineer's" rating aboard U.S.
fiag ships, which threatens the
jobs of American seamen, partic
ularly that of engine room per
sonnel.
The hearing was held in re
sponse to SIU demands for an
opportunity for all parties con
cerned to present their positions
after the Coast Guard proposed
the "apprentice engineer's" rat
ings as part of a suggested train
ing program to produce licensed
engineers, on the grounds that it
would help develop licensed
engineers to meet the needs of
the Viet Nam crisis.
The SIU attacked the appren
tice engineers plan as a threat
to the jobs of American seamen
and the jurisdiction of unli
censed unions. It cited its suc
cessful joint program with
MEBA, District 2 which has
produced well over 100 new
engineers since it began func
tioning earlier this year, as well
as upgrading approximately 50
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licensed engineers in the same
period. Under the apprentice
engineer's plan, it would take
a minimum of two years to pro
vide engineers.
Appearing for the SIU at the
hearing were SIUNA President
Paul Hall; Vice-President Wil
liam Jordan, who also heads the
SlU-affiliated Marine Firemen's
union, and Fred Famen, Secre
tary-Treasurer of the SIU Great
Lakes District. The text of the
SIU position as presented by
Vice-President Jordan is re
printed below.
At the hearing, Leon Berlage,
Secretary-Treasurer of MEBA
District 2 pointed to the success
of the joint SIU-MEBA District
2 training program and insisted
it was the best answer to the
problem of the engineers short
age. The MEBA District 2 posi
tion as presented by SecretaryTreasurer Berlage appears on
the adjoining page.
MEBA District 1 initiated the
apprentice engineer's proposal,
which was supported by the Na
tional Maritime Union, the Mas
ters, Mates and Pilots, and the
Steelworkers Union.
'mMi
partment on all Americanflag ships. Any tampering
initiated and supported the with the present ship person
apprentice engineer proposal nel structure, as suggested by
the apprentice engineer pro
which represents a clear dan posals obviously threatens the
ger to the jurisdiction of the security of unlicensed seamen
unlicensed unions, and, more in general and unlicensed en
specifically, poses a direct gine room men in particular."
threat to the jobs and security
Vice-President Jordan,
of the unlicensed seaman, the commenting on the appren
engine department men in tice engineer plan, said that
particular.
"the contention of District 1
Although the SIU opposes that licensed engineers would
the plan, the NMU has ac only do the work of licensed
cepted it. Therefore, while engineers and would not
the plan threatens the jobs touch the work of unlicensed
of all unlicensed seamen, it is men does not square with the
a most immediate threat to facts of engine department
members of the National life. Experienced engine room
Maritime Union because if men know there is an over
the proposal is approved it lap between the work of li
would be effective on vessels censed engineers and the un
under contract to MEBA Dis licensed men. ,
"For one example," Jordan
trict 1 whose jurisdiction
said, "licensed engineers fre
covers NMU-manned ships.
As SIU President Paul Hall quently do identical work per
pointed out following the formed by unlicensed junior
Coast Guard hearing, "The engineers and other un
fundarnental issue here is the licensed engine department
protection of the jobs and live personnel. Nothing can
lihoods of the unlicensed change this fact of shipboard
members of the engine de life."
DISTRICT 1SPUTS MEBA ON PROGRAM
To meet the shortage of li
censed engineers arising out
of the Viet Nam conflict,
MEBA District 2 and the
SIU Atlantic and Gulf Dis
trict established earlier this
year a jointly sponsored
training program that has
been successfully producing
licensed engineers from the
ranks of unlicensed engine de
partment personnel and up
grading the licenses of engine
officers. The program has en
abled vessels under contract
to the two unions to sail with
out delay.
At the Coast Guard hear
ing Nov. 22 on the proposed
plan to place an apprentice
engineer aboard all Ameri
can-flagships as a means of
producing more licensed engi
neers, MEBA District 2 re
affirmed its conviction that
its jointly operated program
with the SIU is the best
method of meeting the short
age for all parties concerned.
MEBA District 1, however.
Text of SIUNA POSITION AGAINST COAST GUARD PROPOSAL
Presented by WILLIAM JORDAN, VICE PRESIDENT OF SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF NORTH AMERICA; PRESIDENT OF MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION, SIUNA, AFL-CIO
The Marine Firemen and
other affiliated unions of the
SIUNA represent the unlicensed
personnel aboard over 500
American-flag deep sea vessels,
including many of those engaged
in the Vietnam sealift, and in
behalf of these men we are op
posing the changes which have
been requested in 46 CFR, parts
10, 11 and 12, relating to engine
room personnel, as set forth in
the Coast Guard's proposed rule
dated September 6, 1966.
These changes, according to
the September 6th notice, have
been requested by two unions
of licensed marine officers, as
well as one industry association.
It should be noted at this point,
however, that while one of the
licensed unions requesting the
changes is the Marine Engineers
Beneficial Association, the re
quest does not represent the
views of the entire MEBA mem
bership but is in fact being
strongly opposed by District 2
of the MEBA.
In any event, as we understand
the proposed changes, they call
upon the Coast Guard to ap
prove:
(a) The establishment of a
new merchant seaman's entry
rating for apprentice engineers.
(Part 12, Subpart 12.25)
(b) The employment of such
apprentice engineers aboard
ship, under the supervision of
the chief engineer, as part of
a two-year apprentice engineer
training program to be recog
nized by the Coast Guard as
qualifying time for a license as
temporary third assistant engi
neer. (Part 11, Subpart 11.10)
(c) The extension of the twoyear program, when the tempo
rary licensing program is termi
nated, to a three-year program
to be recognized as qualifying
time for a license as a third as
sistant engineer. (Part 10, Sub
part 10.10)
The SIUNA is strongly op
posed to all of these requested
changes for a number of reasons.
First, with respect to the es
tablishment of an apprentice
engineer's classification, as called
for in Part 12, Subpart 12.25,
it must be recognized that the
affiliates of the SIUNA, as well
as other unions of unlicensed
seamen, have established juris
dictions under law, as well as
collective bargaining agreements
governing the employment of
unlicensed seamen within these
jurisdictions.
Certainly, we of the SIUNA
would consider any attempt to
place any of these apprentice
engineers aboard any vessel hav
ing a collective bargaining agree
ment with any of our affiliated
unions as an attempt to infringe
upon our jurisdiction and to vio
late our contracts, and all of the
affiliated unions of the SIUNA
which are concerned with this
matter have, in fact, notified
their respectively contracted
shipping companies on all coasts
that they would consider any
attempt to place such apprentice
engineers aboard their con
tracted vessels as an infringement
of their jurisdiction and a viola
tion of their contractual agree
ments.
Thus it is evident that ap
proval by the Coast Guard of
this new classification of appren
tice engineer would serve only
to foment jurisdictional disputes
between the licensed and unli
censed unions and to precipitate
possible tie-ups or delays of
American-flag merchant ships at
a time when they are critically
needed for the Vietnam war
emergency.
Second, it must be recognized
that the largest single source
of skilled, reliable and efficient
licensed engineers for the Amer
ican-flag merchant fleet has tra
ditionally been the pool of un
licensed engine room personnel
coming up through the ranks
from wiper through the various
Q.M.E.D. ratings.
Moreover, it is estimated that
there are at least 2,000 skilled
unlicensed engine room men
available today, with years of
experience in Q.M.E.D. ratings,
who possess all of the necessary
Coast Guard qualifications for
an engineer's license, and the
unions representing these unli
censed men have programs for
upgrading such qualified men to
licensed engineers' ratings within
months, rather than the years
proposed in the programs of the
licensed unions which have re- .
quested these changes.
To cite a concrete example of
what I am talking about, I might
point to the marine engineers'
training school which is jointly
sponsored by the SIU Atlantic
and Gulf District and District 2
of the MEBA.
This school recognizes the
fact that in the past the chief
deterrents to the advancement of
unlicensed engine room person
nel to licensed engineers' ratings
have been the financial inability
of unlicensed men to support
their dependents while studying
ashore and the fear of these men
of losing their vested pension
rights in their unlicensed unions.
To overcome these two deter
rents the school has a subsistence
payment and pension-transfer
program which enables career
seamen to come ashore and
study for their engineers' licenses
without losing either their earn
ing ability or their pensioii bene
fits.
It seems obvious to us that
the programs proposed by the
licensed unions, which admit
tedly would not produce new
licensed engineers for at least
two years, and thus leaves their
effectiveness in meeting the
emergency demands of the Viet
nam crisis open to serious ques
tion, is really an ill-concealed
attempt by these licensed unions
to by-pass the pool of skilled un
licensed engine room personnel
already available in the unli
censed unions and to infiltrate
the jurisdictions of unlicensed
unions with new non-career sea
men selected by the licensed
unions.
The Coast Guard, by approv
ing these proposals, would be
participating with these licensed
unions in their plan to ignore the
available pool of skilled unli
censed seamen already in ex
istence in favor of a program
which would delay the creation
of new licensed engineers for at
least two years and thus dras
tically reduce the ability of the
merchant marine effectively to
serve the nation in this time of
need.
The apprentice engineer's en
dorsement as indicated in the
proposed rule changes, would
not authorize the holder to fill
any regular rating aboard ship.
Essentially, therefore, he would
be merely an observer and our
past experience with cadet engi
neers—even with their added
benefit of college training—has
convinced us that this type of
observational procedure results
only in the production of li
censed engineers weak in practi
cal working knowledge and op
erational experience.
Coast Guard recognition of
time spent as an apprentice en
gineer could therefore lead only
to a downgrading of the enviable
record of skill, efficiency and
safety established by the present
corps of marine engineers and
cause deterioration in the pro
ductive quality of the Americanflag fleet while at the same time
increasing its costs of operation.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Page Seven
Af£R4 Mr. 2 SUPPORTS JOINT TRAINING PROGRAM
WITH SlU AS BEST ANSWER TO ENGINEER SHORTAGE
MEBA, District 2 and the
Subject to the constitutions of
Seafarers International Union, the above organizations and to
Atlantic and Gulf District rec applicable laws, the following
ognize the current shortage of shall be the rules of the Joint
marine engineers during the Training Program:
Vietnam crisis. We also note
1. The requirements for SIU
that, in part, one of the reasons member applicants to the school
for this shortage is the failure
of any significant number of un
licensed men to obtain marine
engineers' licenses. The reason
AGREEMENT
for this slowness is because of
the concern on the part of the
unlicensed personnel of the loss shall be the same requirements
of their pension credits and lack as the United States Coast
of protection of seniority rights Guard's for obtaining original
in the event of shipping slow licenses.
downs. We are agreed that if
2. Seafarers who apply and
, these problems are met we will
are accepted to become students
then be in a better position to
in the Engineering School shall
encourage a significant number
be paid subsistence payments in
of upgradings from unlicensed
the amount of $110.00 per week
to licensed personnel. It is with while in training. It shall be the
the hope of assisting in answer responsibility of the SIU to meet
ing the engineer shortage in the this obligation. They shall also
Vietnam crisis as well as at be provided with meals and ho
tempting to establish rules for tel lodging.
avoiding such problems in the
3. Instructors in the school
future that these two unions shall be provided by and paid
have reached the following un for by MEBA District 2.
derstanding:
4. The location of the school
shall be at a place mutually
agreeable to both parties. The
cost of housing such school shall
be pro-rated between the two
unions.
5. The period of instruction
shall be up to ninety (90) days.
9. A joint Welfare Committee
is hereby established for the
purpose of guaranteeing contin
ued welfare benefit coverage
during the transition period from
unlicensed rating to shipping as
a licensed engineer.
between DISTRICT 2 MEBA and SIU
6. It shall be the responsibility
of the instructor to determine
at what point each student is to
take the U.S. Coast Guard ex
amination.
7. MEBA District 2 shall
waive its $1,000.00 initiation fee
for SIU members who graduate
from this Engineering School.
This rule shall apply for the
duration of the Vietnam crisis,
at which time this matter shall
be subject to review.
8. Seafarers shall not be re
quired to drop their SIU mem
bership and/or seniority classi
fication within the SIU unless
they desire to do so.
10. A joint Pension Commit
tee is hereby established for the
purpose of protecting the pen
sion credits accrued by unli
censed seamen. The rules gov
erning this matter shall be as
follows:
Upon his first engineer's as
signment, each graduate shall
have the option of notifying
District 2 MEBA of his desire
to protect his accrued benefits
in the SIU Pension Plan. If he
exercises such option, the fol
lowing rules shall be observed;
a. Upon collection of pension
plan payments from its contrac
tual employers, MEBA District
2 shall remit to the SIU Pension
Plan an amount equal to regular
SIU pension payments and shall
place the remaining amount into
its own plan as a supplemental
pension fund for all graduates
who ship as engineers.
b. Thereafter, upon the mem
ber's retirement, he shall receive
his full SIU pension payments
plus that fractional amount
which he has accumulated while
sailing as a licensed engineer.
11. SIU, A&G men who al
ready possess licenses and who
are not now sailing on them be
cause of questions relative to
their seniority, union member
ship, loss of pension credits, etc.,
shall be eligible for the benefits
of this program.
12. There is hereby created
a Joint Educational Committee
between the aforementioned or
ganizations. This committee's
responsibilities shall be the man
aging of this entire program as
outlined above and taking the
necessary steps to guarantee its
fulfillment.
Text of MEBA DIST. 2 POSITION ACAINST COAST GUARD PROPOSAL
Presented by LEON W. BERLAGE,. SECRETARY-TREASURER OF DISTRICT 2,
MARINE ENGINEERS BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, AFL-CIO
Let me say at the outset that
District 2 MEBA is opposed to
the proposed changes in 46 CFR
Part 10, 11 and 12 relating to
engineroom personnel as set
forth in the amended rules pro
posed in the document issued by
the US Coast Guard on Septem
ber 6, 1966.
We in District 2 MEBA are
sure that you have heard from
other sources the problems that
would arise if the proposed "ap
prentice engineer" program is
approved. While we acknowl
edge that there is a shortage of
licensed personnel to meet the
requirements of the Vietnam
sealift, and possibly of future
peacetime shipping, we would
like to point out that there is a
method whereby the shortage of
licensed marine engineers can
be alleviated without changing
the existing rules and without
creating the problems that would
be occasioned" by the proposed
"apprentice engineer" rating.
Since February 1966, District
2 MEBA and the SIU Atlantic
and Gulf District have been
working together in a joint pro
gram which is doing the job of
relieving the shortage of licensed
marine engineers by training for
licensed qualified men from the
SIU who have chosen the sea as
their profession. These men have
been trained and received their
licenses without any change in
the existing Coast Guard regula
tions. Further, our program is
financed solely by the industry,
with no cost to the Government
or the taxpayer.
As of today, November 22,
100 unlicensed men have ob
tained their original licenses
after studying at the District 2
MEBA School of Marine Engi
neering. This is virtually the
same number of men who grad
uated in 1966 from the United
States Merchant Marine Acad
emy at Kings Point, the largest
of the Federal and State Mari
time Colleges. At present, there
are 47 men attending the Dis
trict 2 MEBA school and 71
applicants awaiting entry. From
our experience to date, we are
convinced that the District 2
School can continue to produce
at least 15 to 25 new licenses
per month, and probably more.
We would like to point out fur
ther that these newly licensed
men are coming out of school
right now, when they are needed
for the Vietnam sealift. We will
not have to wait for two years or
longer to see the results of this
program.
Opponents of the joint Dis
trict 2-SIU, A & G program
have objected to our approach
on the ground that the average
age of the newly licensed men
will be too high. In our view,
the average age of the men with
new licenses is not too high, and
it will continue to go down a's
the program progresses. For the
record, we would like to note
that of the first 100 graduates
of the District 2 School the aver
age age was 41 years, that the
average age of the men presently
attending the school for new li
censes is 37 and the average age
of the applicants who are wait
ing to enter the school is 35.
From the figures cited above,
it should be clear that most of
the men who have already ob
tained their new licenses at the
School will be able to sail as li
censed engineers for at least 10
to 20 years. The men who come
up from the unlicensed ranks in
the future under our program
will also be available for many
years to come.
The unlicensed unions, by and
large, give the entry ratings
some training before these men
go to sea. After six months of
sailing experience, these men
are qualified for their first
QMED rating as firemen-watertender. Again, the unlicensed
unions, by and large, have pro
grams in which these entry
ratings receive training before
taking the Coast Guard exami
nation for their first QMED rat
ing. After another six months at
sea as firemen and watertender,
these men are qualified to sit for
their endorsement as oiler. Fol
lowing further training at the
union school, these men take
the Coast Guard examination
and, upon passing, receive the
next QMED rating. After an
other six months of seatime as
an oiler, these men are qualified
to sit for their original licenses
as 3rd assistant engineers. The
entire process can take a little
over two years under the present
regulations. By and large these
men are fully qualified to pre
pare for their licenses. Our ex
perience at the District 2 School
of Marine Engineering shows
that these men can be prepared
for their original licenses in
classroom sessions and field trips
in a period ranging from IVi to
3 months, depending upon the
individual's ability.
Under the upgrading ap
proach used by District 2 and
the SIU, a member of an unli
censed union can prepare for his
original license in a compara
tively short time while working
in the industry. If he fails to ob
tain his engineer's license, he
can still obtain advanced train
ing for such posts as junior
engineer, unlicensed deck engi
neer and electrician.
In summary, the approach
used by District 2 and SIU
serves all the needs of the in
dividual, the industry and the
unions involved. It is doubtful
whether any„ other approach
could be equally satisfactory.
Our experience proves that
licensed engineers, in substantial
numbers, can be developed from
the ranks of the unlicensed if
certain problems of" training,
pension credits and initiation
fees are resolved. Our program
in many respects parallels the
very successful program devel
oped by the Government to train
licensed merchant marine offi
cers in World War II, when men
came from the ranks of the li
censed and trained for licenses.
Since so many of the unlicensed
unions already have programs
for training their members for
QMED ratings, however, we
suggest that upgrading for offi-
cers' licenses should be handled
by the unions and the industry,
without Government interven
tion or cost.
Under our approach, the in
dustry enjoys the services of the
unlicensed man while he's pre
paring for his license, as well as
after he obtains his license. If
he fails to obtain a higher
QMED rating anywhere along
the line, or to obtain his license,
he is still available to the indus
try. In the proposed "apprentice
engineer" program, a man
would no longer be available to
the industry if he failed his li
censing exam.
Under the program developed
by District 2 and the SIU, the
man who advances from the
ranks to become a licensed engi
neer is guaranteed to have con
siderable practical experience in
his chosen craft. He will also
have had sufficient time in the
industry to decide whether he
wants to make a career of
sailing.
Finally, our approach permits
the man who wants to make a
career in the merchant marine
an opportunity to work his way
up as high as Chief Engineer, if
he has the ability and is willing
to obtain the training to do it.
Consequently, in all respects,
this system satisfies the needs
of the individual, the industry
and the union.
�December 9, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Eight
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at SlU Halls
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Among the ports holding
a Thanksgiving dinner for
the Seafarers, their fami^ lies, and invited guests,
was San Francisco. The
turkey went fast and the
turnout was large. Thanksgiving dinner is a tradi-tional event at SlU Halls
in ports around the nation.
a
m.
The families of pumpman John Faircloth and T ed May, oiler, attended dinner in Houston Hall.
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Tony Denddo (center) and family. Tony was
member of Steward dept., now on pension
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Among guests in Houston hall were Mr. and
Mrs. C. King. He is an official of ILA local 1331.
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John Zereis, who sails as bosun, enjoyed dinner with guests. John is an oldtimer with SlU.
Seafarer' Harold ArlTnghaus of Deck "mi famllt^^^eafar
^dlepartmeat.and guest enjoyed dinner, ura a»c} W^i^aTOOster
.>U
Hungry Seafarers and families kept things jumping in the Wilmington Hall.
' v'-i py'
Danny Balerio, who sails as a wiper, took his
family to enjoy turkey and all the trimmings..
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Page Nine
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Among the many families attending dinner in Mew York HalT Sharing a table are Nellie Rios, Anna Accurso,
was that of Seafarer F. T. DiCarlo of Steward department, and Tony Barnes who sails in Deck department,
Charles Ostasewski of the Deck dept., Danny Ellis, a guest,
and Mike Connor of the Engine dept., enjoyed turkey dinner.
JefF Davis and John Rondano, who sail in the Engine dept., Teddy Tobiassen of the Engine department came
came with guests, Mrs. H.Arlinghouse and Barbara Buchanan, with daughters, Jane Ann, 7, and Lorraine, 9.
Seated are Miss H. Haftgidimitriou, Angelo Roulis who sails
in Deck dept., C. Tsambis and A. Agapitos of Engine de^
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SEAFARERS LOG
December 9, 1966
r-:
J New National Group Forms
To Combat Extremist Threat
A new national organization has been formed to combat the "mer
chants of fear," extremist "hate" groups of the radical right and the
radical left.
An immediate target of the Institute for American Democracy will
be the John Birch Society and the interlocking directorate of extreme
right-wing groups in the Birch Society's orbit.
A committee of 48 prominent leaders in religion, public affairs, edu
cation, labor and business is sponsoring the institute. Its chairman is
Dr. Franklin H. Littel, president of Iowa Wesleyan College and a
Methodist clergyman who served in post-war Germany as a religious
adviser to the U.S. high commissioner.
* '
Dr. Littel told a Washington news conference that his experience in
Germany and elsewhere convinced him that extremists can't be dis
missed as harmless "kooks." Both the Communists and the radical right
leaders "are playing for keeps," he warned, adding that "they are
flesh eaters."
One of the tasks of the new institute, he said, will be to provide local
groups with facts to combat extremists who try to take over parentteacher associations, schools, town councils and library boards and who
seek to discredit religious, trade union and civic organizations.
He warned that the Birchers and the groups they dominate are en
gaged in a "lavishly financed effort to sell a predetermined set of fears
and prejudices to the American people."
In many communities, he noted, "extremists have made life miserable
for good citizens—through spying, nocturnal phone calls, economic and
social pressure, stonings, even bombings."
The institute's chief contribution, he said, will be the "full time,
day-in, day-out methodical correction of record, exposure of unworthy
tactics and focusing of the national conscience on local harassments in
the hope that gradually a greater measure of decency and dignity can
be restored to the American political dialogue."
Birch Society leaders can be found in key positions in dozens of
far right organizations, he said. Some of these groups "sound more
shrill than the Birchers and some play in a lower key, but they echo
-* versions f the Birch line, and their impact is cumulative."
Among the organizations he described as in the Birch 5k)ciety's
"orbit" were Let Freedom Ring, the Liberty Lobby, Americans for
Constitutional Action, American's Future Christian Crusade, Manion Forum, Dan Smoot Report, National Economic Council, Church
League of America and We the People.
Dr. Littel said he is a Republican but that the members of the
sponsoring committee include persons identified with both political
parties and with all major religions.
Auto Workers Pres. Walter P. Reuther and Clothing Workers
Pres. Jacob S. Potofsky are on the committee, as are Democratic
Senators Gale McGee of Wyoming and Frank Moss of Utah, and
Republican Sen. Clifford P. Case of New Jersey. Charles R. Baker is
the executive director, and the Institute for American Democracy has
set up a permanent office at 1330 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washing
ton, D.C. 20005.
The Locomotive Firemen and
The longest and possibly the
Enginemen have settled a basic most bitter strike to occur in the
contract with the nation's rail 20th Century, a six-year walkout
roads which provides for a 5 per by United Auto Workers Local
cent wage increase as well as 833 against the Kohler Co. of
other improvements.
Sheboygan, Wis., which resulted
A union negotiating committee in a dispute that took twelve years
is currently working out details, to settle, has finally come to a
such as exact contract wording, close.
with representatives of each rail
Kohler wound up the battle
line.
having to pay strikers a total of
The across-the-board pay raise $4.5 million, $3 million represent
is retroactive to August 12. Fire ing back pay and $1.5 million
men, engineers, hostlers and being a restoration of pension
hostler helpers also won an im rights. The money, which goes to
proved vacation plan and correc the National Labor Relations
tion of several inequities in holi Board for distribution to workers,
day pay.
is the largest amount ever collected
* * *
by the NLRB in settlement of an
The AFL-CIO's International unfair labor practice dispute, or in
Union of Operating Engineers will any similar settlement ever nego
offer on-the-job training for han tiated in the history of labor-man
dling heavy equipment to 80 agement relations.
* « *
youths in the Job Corps in Tennes
see. The Union will assist in the
The boycott against Sears, Roe
placement of trainees who com buck & Co.'s nationwide stores
plete the one-year program. Mem has been intensified by locals of
bers of Local 917 are to serve as the Retail Clerks in order to dis
instructors at the training center courage Christmas shopping at the
in Cherokee National Forest in retail outlets. The Executive Coun
Eastern Tennessee. The President cil of the AFL-CIO has stated re
of the lUOE, Hunter P. Wharton, cently that it was convinced the
cited two reasons for his Union's company was engaged in a calcu
involvement: The first, he said, lated and concerted effort to de
was its responsibility to help the prive employees of their rights to
less fortunate, and the second was union protection. The Council
the program's opening of a reser called on all union members and
voir of potential talent for the their friends to support the boy
cott.
Union.
"...And All Through The House..."
With people throughout the world pre
paring to celebrate the Christmas season, we
are once again reminded that the nature of
seafaring employment denies to Seafarers
the opportunity enjoyed by most other
workers to observe the holiday among their
families and friends.
This Christmas, as in the past, most Sea
farers will be aboard their ships plying the
seas of the world or in strange and distant
ports. They will have to be content with
thoughts of those they hold dear and look
ahead in the hopes that they can share to
gether the warmth of this holiday season
another time.
But men of the sea accept and adjust to
this condition of their employment. On the
eve of Christmas, Seafarers aboard ship will
prepare to observe the holiday in their own
way. They will attempt to capture a meas
ure of the festive spirit of the day and make
the ship as happy a place as possible under
the circumstances. They will improvise
Christmas decorations to grace the ships'
messrooms, as a reminder that even while
away at sea. Seafarers retain the spirit of
Christmas. On Christmas day they will ex
change greetings as they partake of holiday
fare prepared with special care and feeling.
Meanwhile, their Union brothers who
are ashore in SIU ports that day will observe
the occasion with their families and friends
at Christmas dinners which are a traditional
event in all SIU Union halls.
We join with them in extending to all
Union brothers at sea and ashore, and to
their families, the very warmest of greetings
for A Merry Christmas.
Soviets Plan for the Future
Possible Soviet domination of the world's
sea lanes in the near future came a step
closer recently when Russia signed a con
tract with Poland—a communist satellite, for
the construction of 45 vessels totalling 554,000 deadweight tons. This one Soviet order
is almost equivalent to the total tonnage
being built for the U.S. at this time.
While the U.S. fleet continues to deterio
rate at an ever-increasing rate, the Soviet
Union is building merchant ships at breakr
neck sp>eed. Even computations of total rel
ative tonnages are not indicative of the true
seriousness of the situation because the So
viet tonnage increase represents new, mod
em, fast vessels while the great bulk of
America's tonnage is already obsolete and
of marginal value in the highly competitive
world of commercial shipping.
This commercial challenge on the high
seas is too serious for the U.S. to continue
to ignore much longer. The possibility of
Soviet control over worldwide freight rates,
which it could exercise with the aid of the
huge merchant fleet it is presently building,
represents a threat to the economic future
of the United States as a trading nation.,
The U.S. must have a merchant fleet ade
quate to meet all its commercial and defense
needs, as called for in the 1936 Merchant
Marine Act. This means a large, fast, mod
ern fleet flying the American flag and manned
by American seamen. Time is growing short
for those Government agencies responsible
for enforcing the Merchant Marine Act to
acknowledge the nation's vital maritime
needs and to take action to avoid possible
disaster.
�December 9, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Eleven
V/
Comment On Civil Rights In AFL-CIO 'Federationist'
Stronger Labor, Civil Rights Links
Soon As Aid to U.S. Social Reform
The Pacific Coast
by Frank Orozak, West Coast Representative
A new contract has just been won by the SIU United Industrial
Workers—Pacific District, for SIU-UIW members in the Alaskan port
cities of Valdez, Kenai, Petersburg, Homer and Kodiak who are em
ployed by the North Star Terminal and Stevedoring Co., Amess
Terminal Inc., SeaLand, Alaska Steamship, and the City of Kodiak.
In addition, the UlW-Pacific
District won a 47-2 union repre in 1959 as a cook and baker.
sentation election at the Mountain Vesagas, who makes his home
Village Fish Co., Inc., in the Low here, found his visit to the Hall
a very pleasant one, during which
er Yukon region.
he swapped stories with some stillSan Francisco
active Seafarers.
Shipping here is very good, with
H. Alexanderian has just signed
many slots available for AB's Oil on the Columbia Victory as night
ers, FWT's, electricians, cooks, cook and baker.
and bakers.
Wilmington
Paying off for the past period
Wilmington shipping looks very
were the Rachel V, Alice Brown,
good
for the next couple of weeks
Ridgefield Victory, Jefferson City
and
we've
got plenty of jobs for
Victory, Burbank Victory, Colum
rated
men
in
all depar'ments.
bia Victory, Linfield Victory,
During
the
past few weeks, the
Young America, Cosmos Trader,
Citadel
Victory
paid off and signed
and Longview Victory.
on,
the
Transyork
paid off, and the
Crews signed aboard the Mai
den Victory, Northwestern Vic
tory, Ridgefield Victory, Burbank
Victory, Linfiield Victory, Young
America, Cosmos Trader, and the
Longview Victory.
Ships in transit were the Calmar, Penn Challenger, Trenton,
and Marymar.
Visiting the SIU Hall recently
was oldtimer G. J. Vesagas, a
SIU pensioner whose last ship was
Vesagas
Alexanderian
The labor and civil rights movements should strengthen their natural alliance in pursuit of social
and economic programs that will benefit all Americans.
This was the basic argument put forward by contributors to the November issue of the AFL-CIO
Federationist. The theme of the
32-page edition was "Equal described the close working alli He urged a Negro-labor-liberal co
Rights: To Realize the Promise." ance between civil rights groups alition to achieve progress. The
and labor in winning rights legis alternative, he warned, is social
The unemployed and lower- lation and on labor issues. He chaos.
income Negroes and whites all spelled out in detail labor's policy
• Nathaniel Goldfinger, direc
would benefit if unions and civil and program for eliminating the
tor
of the AFL-CIO Dept. of Re
rights groups united to fight for discrimination remaining in un
search, wrote on "Negroes and
full employment, adequate train ions.
Jobs" and analyzed the factors be
ing and more and better schools
hind the high unemployment rates
•
The
Workers
Defense
League
and housing, the writers agreed.
of New York City explained how of Negro adults and Negro teen
Professor Ray Marshall of the
it organized information on ap agers.
University of Texas declared that
prenticeship
opportunities and
• Walter G. Davis, newly-ap
if the labor and civil rights move
worked
closely
with unions in pointed director of the AFL-CIO
ments united behind common ob
jectives, they could become a pow placing Negro youths seeking to Dept. of Education, discussed the
erful force for the national good. learn a trade.
whole range of government proDivided, he warned, they would
• Whitney Young, Executive prams in his article, "Making
strengthen their common adver Director of the National Urban Equal Rights Laws Work."
saries.
League, detailed the wide range of
• Roy Wilkins, executive di
Bayard Rustin, a leading civil NUL programs aimed at opening rector of the National Association
rights strategist, wrote that the the doors of opportunity to mi for the Advancement of Colored
civil rights movement is at a cross norities.
People, wrote on "The NAACP
roads. He said the movement
and the New Strategy" aimed at
•
Rustin,
who
is
executive
di
must ally itself with labor and lib
the economic improvement of all
rector
of
the
A.
Philip
Randolph
erals to fight for the Freedom
lower
income groups, Negro and
Institute,
posed
the
choice
facing
Budget or else be led by the appeal
of "black power" into strife and a "Civil Rights at the Crossroads." white.
racial nightmare.
Other articles in the magazine
dealt with the moral basis of civil
riehts. the roles of organized labor
and civil rights groups in expand
Atlantic, Gulf & Inland Waters District
ing opportunities and making civil
From November 18 to December 1, 1966
rights laws work more effectively.
AFL-CIO President George
DECK DEPARTMENT
Meany, in an editorial on "Labor's
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Commitment" stated labor's po
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employment, accommodations, Norfolk
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ENGINE DEPARTMENT
—citizen—"the highest and most
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5
32
35
Randolph, president of the New Orleans
102
146
22
10
5
28
27
Houston
Sleeping Car Porters and an AFL- Wilmington
0
9
8
3
4
4
6
0
33
41
19
41
30
25
CIO vice president, criticized San Francisco ....
2
8
9
30
8
7
2
"black power" as a slogan that Seattle
398
644
143
158
143
211
164
cannot solve social and economic Totals
problems. He urged cooperation
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
between labor and civil rights
REGISTERED on BEACH
TOTAL
REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
groups in support of the Freedom
AH Groups
All
Groups
All
Groups
Budget and the goal of full em
Class
A Class B
Port
Class A Class B Class C
Class A Class B
ployment.
4
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DISPATCHERS REPORT
• Dr. Marshall traced "The
Roots of the Negro-Union Alli
ance." He proposed a variety of
approaches through which dis
crimination might be reduced
and opportunities expanded
through cooperative action by la
bor and civil rights groups.
• Donald Slaiman, director of
the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Dept.,
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
Totals
4
37
14
18
5
5
3
7
41
39
9
24
19
225
2
13
3
14
11
4
2
6
21
18
3
9
6
114
0
34
5
20
3
4
5
3
15
21
2
20
17
149
0
9
7
8
3
1
2
2
17
9
3
58
7
126
1
30
2
5
2
7
0
2
5
3
7
58
14
136
65
15
66
14
7
7
57
128
91
19
30
17
529
25
5
35
22
6
2
8
65
60
0
0
0
232
Beloit Victory paid off coastwise
and signed on intercoastal.
This year's SIU Thanksgiving
dinner was held at the Twin
Wheels Restaurant in Long Beach,
where SIU members attended in
large numbers along with their
families to participate in the holi
day celebration.
Guy Wbitehurst, who sailed
SIU for many years before retiring
on pension, has decided to spend
Christmas holidays in Acapuico,
Mexico.
Seattle
Northwest shipping is also
booming, with SIU members hav
ing choices of ships and runs. All
indications point to a continued
boom, so if any of you East and
Gulf Coasters are interested in
immediate shipping you should
consider hustling out to Seattle.
The Puget Sound Maritime Port
Council has officially opposed the
Apprentice Engineering Program
as proposed by the U.S. Coast
Guard and sent telegrams of pro
test to various government officials
as well as to Vice Admiral C. P.
Murphy.
The Maritime Port Council of
Portland & Vicinity has similarly
opposed the program and sent
wires to government officials, as
well as to the U.S. Coast Guard
commander.
Payoffs this last period were the
Lynn Victory, Santa Emilia, Over
seas Rose, Beaver Victory, and the
Longview Victory.
Sign ons included the Columbia
and the Oceanic Wave, while ships
in transit included the Anchorage,
Penmar, Seattle, and Walter Rice.
George H. Bryan, who has been
a SIU member for a solid quarterof-a-century, recently piled off the
Overseas Rose and immediately
took a chief steward's spot on the
Longview Victory. After a little
hunting outing, M. Dembrovrski is
ready to go again. He last shipped
on t!.e Transnortbem as steward
and has been a member of the
Union for over 20 years. John
Reed just completed a long trip
on the Vantage Progress.
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SEAFARERS
LOG
December 9, 1966
MONEY DUE
Isthmian Steamship Co. is holding checks for unclaimed wages
for the crewmembers of the Margarett Brown listed below. The
checks may be claimed by writing the Paymaster, c/o Isthmian
Steamship Co., 26 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Please indicate
your Social Security number, and the address where you would
like your check sent.
Name
Walter Brown
Egan D. Christiansen
Jay C. Cohen
James Crandall
Will Daniels
James Johnson
Walter McMillion
Robert J. Manthei
John Nouwen
Charles Paiford
George E. Paulson
Joe Petrone
Ronald Sutton
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Milton C. Hahrat, 54: Brother
Habrat died of a heart attack in
a San Francisco
hotel recently. A
member of the
union since 1947,
he was born in
Pittsburgh, and
lived there with
his family. He
joined the union
I in New York
City. He shipped in the Engine
Department .as a fireman-oilerwater tender. He was a veteran
of the Army.
Jack Caudle, 63, Capt. Caudle
died on Aug. 21 in Tidelands
Hospital, Harris
County, Texas,
from a hemor
rhage. A tugboat
• captain, he joined
the SIU in the
port of Houston,
where he lived
with his wife,
Marie. Born in
Texas, Capt. Caudle was an em
ployee of the G and H Towing Co.
Burial was in San Jacinto Memo
rial Cemetery, Houston, Texas.
Archie Lee Sawyer, 39: A heart
attack caused the death of Broth
er Sawyer. He
died in Albemarle
Hospital, Cam
den, N.C. Sawyer
was employed at
the Old Domin
ion Ship Yard in
Camden, where
he made his home
with his wife and
five children. He was born in
Columbia, N.C.
I•rf
Amount
$34.91
189.29
185.56
199.75
194.32
25.28
14.68
21.49
27.52
185.56
208.70
7.58
205.45
Rating
Chief Cook
Bosun
Oiler
Oiler
Third Cook
Cook/Baker
F.W.T.
OS.
F.W.T.
A.B.
UT/MM
A.B.
UT/MM
John W. Picou, 58: Heart dis
ease claimed the life of Brother
- • Picou. He shipped
out of New Or
leans in the stew
ard dept. He died
in USPHS Hospi
tal, New Orleans.
He lived with his
family in the town
of Metairie, La.
s He was born at
Head Island, La. He joined the
union in 1941, in New Orleans.
——
Edward Sawicki, 23: Brother
Sawicki died on Aug. 29, after
an automobile ac
cident, in West
Jersey Hospital,
Camden, N.J. He
• was a member of
the SIU United
Industrial Work
ers and employed
by the Hussmann
Refrigerator Co.
Born in Woodbury, N.J., he lived
in Blenheim, N.J. and joined the
union in Philadelphia. He is sur
vived by his mother, Mrs. Mar
guerite Sawicki.
George F. Blackmore, 70:
Brother Blackmore died as the
result of an acci
dental drowning
in Chelsea Creek,
Chelsea, Mass.
Born in Massa
chusetts, he re
sided in the town
of Everett, Mass.
A World War I
Navy veteran, he
sailed in the deck department, as
an AB. He joined the Union in
1945, in the Port of Boston.
Crew members aboard the Andrew Jackson (Waterman) celebrated a real American style Thanks
giving while in the Viet Nam war zone, thanks to the fine work of the Steward department. Ship
delegate L. A. Mhchell asked the Log to print part of the menu that was served aboard the S.S.
Andrew Jackson on ThanksgivMeeting chairman Frank Russo ran reports. According to P. Hen
ing Day in the port of Canrn aboard the Del Santos (Delta) re dricks, meeting secretary, the
Ranh Bay, Viet Nam, "to show
ports that a new steward department was extended
the other fellows around what
ship's delegate, a vote of thanks by the crew.
kind of lunch their friends hac
W. H, Newsom, Some disputed overtime, Hen
while they were in the war zone."
was elected by ac dricks writes, but the trip is a
Brother Mitchell,
clamation. A new smooth one.
who serves as
bunch of keys has
Chief Cook, re
been made up
ports that he.
A vote of thanks was extended
and given to the
Chief H. Ride
steward depart to the steward department on the
way, and the rest
Floridian (South
ment to lock up
Russo
of the Steward
crew quarters and
Atlantic and Car
department were messrooms. A resolution was also
ibbean) for their
I given a vote of passed to cut the noise in the
fine job, Tony
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thanks by the messroom during the meal hour.
) Aronlca, meeting
members The steward department. Brother
chairman, reports.
and officers for the fine meal. The Russo reports "is doing a fine job.
According to F.
Thanksgiving.Day dinner included
\ Alvarez, meeting
such appetizers as shrimp and oys
secretary, everySeafarers on the Steel Architect
ter cocktail, a choice of four main
thing is running
courses, including roast young tom (Isthmian) want American cur smoothly and there are no beefs
rency instead of
turkey, with giblet gravy, shrimp
travelers
checks reported by department delegates.
dressing and cranberry sauce, and
in foreign ports, The Chief Mate will see that the
baked smoked Virginia ham with
William MacAr galley screen is fixed, Alvarez re
pineapple sauce. Candied sweet
tbur, meeting ports. H. Miranda replaced Nick
yams, of course, were included in
chairman, writes Sabin as ship's delegate after the
the wide choice of vegetables.
as crewmembers latter resigned. Sabin was extended
Among dessert choices were
have had some a vote of thanks for his fine job.
pumpkin pie, mince meat pie and
trouble cashing
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fruit cake.
their checks. Jon
Two crewmembers on the
MacArtbur Maslow, meeting
Globe Explorer (Maritime Over
secretary, reports that the Union
seas) were hit by
Crewmembers on the Ridgefield has heen contacted regarding the
illness and acci
Victory (Columbia) will have some
need for another ice cube ma
dents recently.
protection from chine. The one on hand does not
Meeting Chair
hot climates with produce enough ice for three
man C. S. Jacks
the building of an meals. Ship's Delegate James
reports. Ray Asawning in the aft Santiago reported that the ship's
said was hospital
section of the treasury contains $104.25.
ized in Karachi
ship. Meeting
after an accident
Chairman Roy
The Jefferson City Victory
and pneumonia
Pierce writes. The
sidelined MaxweU
materials should (Victory Carriers) will have to get
• along without a McPbaii in Aden. Co-operation
arrive shortly.
R. Pierce
bosun for awhile, was excellent, F. J. Comndly,
Pierce said, and
since he was meeting clerk reports. The chief
Seafarers will begin work. A
hospitalized in cook and night baker gave a vote
unanimous vote of thanks was
Subic Bay. Two of thanks to the crew for their
given to the steward department.
V
other members of fine co-operation and Seafarers in
The payoff is scheduled for San
the crew were also retutrn gave a vote of thanks to
Francisco.
hospitalized, E. the Steward department for a job
Morris, meeting well done. Meeting Chairman
chairman,
writes. David Eby reports that there was
"Lots of oldtimers and an un
Clarke
Meeting
Secre some disputed overtime but no
usually good Steward department
make up the crew tary J. Calvert reports a total of beefs.
of the Coe Vic- $7.50 in the ship's fund. The ship
——
toiy, bound from will be paying off in San Francisco.
Everything is running smooth
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the Eastern Sea
ly on the Transglobe (Hudson) as
board to Japan
Seafarers on the Platte (Orien
the ship completes
and Viet Nam," tal Exporters) have plenty of good
its Viet Nam run,
F. Caspar, meet
reading matter on
E. W. Pierce,
ing chairman re
hand and in good
meeting chair
ports. The fine
order thanks to
man, reports. Red
^
chow is one reathe efforts of the
Dean, ship's del
son things are
wife of the Chief
egate, reports $28
running well with no major beefs,
Engineer, who
in the fund. The
Caspar writes. Maxie Katzoff has
^ sailed as ship's liSeafarers extend
been unanimously elected ship's
^ brarian. A vote of
ed their thanks to
E. Pierce
treasurer, R. Ferebee, meeting
< thanks was exSIU headquarters
secretary reported. His first job is
„
tended by crew- lor the overtime sheets and com
Corcoran
members to Mrs. munications. Meeting Secretary
to take charge of the receipt for
a ship's fund of $26.55, kept in Mary E. Booker for her efforts.
A. Stephen reports logs and
the captain's safe.
Meeting Chairman J. W. Corco- mail are coming in regularly.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Legislator Exposes
Maritime Plight
Unionists Have Role
In Political Action
To The Editor:
To The Editor:
I think Representative High
Lt Carey should be applauded
for exposing the deficiencies in
the U.S. merchant marine
brought about by years of official neglect on the part of U.S.
Government administrators.
I hope the resolution he \viil
introduce in the next session of
Congress calling for a national
conference on a modern mer
chant marine is a success. The
idea of including representatives
of maritime labor is a sound
one, I think.
Chet Alexander
^
I couldn't agree more with the
AFL-CIO Executive Council
declaring that the accomplish
ments of the 89th Congress
must be both protected and
broadened. I am sure that all
my fellow unionists feel the
same way.
1 think every member of the
AFL-CIO should do all he can
to further this aim. I myself am
a member of a local political
organization. Naturally, every
one can't become as involved as
I am in politics, but 1 do think
that we should all write our
Congressmen, telling them how
we feel about basic issues.
Julius Wylc
New Safety Law
Is Long Overdue
To The Editor:
Pharmacist Mate
School Praised
I read SIU vice president Bull
Shepard's column with great in
terest. To tell the truth, I was
unaware of the new safety law.
r think it's a major step as it
provides that U.S,-owned run
away vessels will have to come
up to U.S. maritime safety
standards.
I think that it's about time
our government took this step.
I hope this is just the beginning
of the government's setting and
enforcing maritime safety
standards.
Rudolf Tollefson
To The Editor:
I think that the starting of the
new Pharmacist Mate Training
School for SIU staff officers is a
great idea. It will provide the
men of some SlU-manned ships
with good medical protection,
which they haven't had since
the end of WW 11. I hope the
day will come when all Sea
farers can have this kind of
medical protection while at sea.
Jack Storey
LETTERS
To The Editor
Log 'Ports' Feature
Stirs Memories
To The Editor:
I docked at Port Swettenham
about three years ago and both
ered to visit the main city near
by, Kuala Lumpur. Your photo
graphic story on Kuala Lumpur
brought back to my memory
that visit which was so interest
ing. You're right.
There are
three ways to get from the port
to Kuala Lumpur, by taxi, bus,
or rail. The taxi cost is sky high
and a waste. The bus is maybe
one-tenth or less the cost of
taxi but ten times as dangerous.
The drivers are so careless on
the narrow winding roads 1
nearly got seasick on land! Best
bet is rail. Takes slightly longer,
is a few cents cheaper, but
worth your life in safety!
Chas. Hurik
Urges Support of
Kingsport Fund
To The Editor:
I've been following news
stories on the Kingsport Press
Strike in Tennessee. These men
on strike for 2'A years de.serve
support from the whole labor
movement. I admire their cour
age and strength. The Kingsport
Press Strikers Christmas Fund is
a good idea and a fine way for
the labor movement to show its
appreciation.
Johnny Thomas!
To The Editor;
New York City's air pollu
tion problem recently made
great headlines in all the papers.
Due to what they call "atmos
pheric inversion," the pollution
that is "normal" or safe collect
ed up to a deadly point instead
of being blown away by the
wind.
No individual then in New
York, as I was, will forget the
thickening of the air, the wateiy
eyes, and the dry, dirty feeling
in the throat. You kind of
walked around wondering how
bad it could get, while fearful
of whether or not you could
survive it.
U reminded me of a catastro
phe in Donora, Pa., some years
ago when 300 people died from
industrial fumes that collected
due to "atmospheric, inversion."
Imagine the same thing striking
New York! The death toll could
be staggering.
It's time for corporations and
industries to improve their op
erations .so as not to infect the
air with poisons.
After all, how criminal can
you get? Do they save money
and make higher profits this
way?
Paul Corem
S/ff Bosun Almost Swept Overboord
When Heavy Seas Swamp Deck
ever, su.stain injuries which hospitalized him.
According to erewmcmber•—
On his way down, according
William Cameron, the mishap
to Cameron, he passed the chief
occurred on a beautiful day,
officer and told him that the bosun
with a moderate sea and wind.
was almost knocked overboard.
The deck was dry enough to be
"Since he was going so fast, it
painted, and .some of the deck
hands were working aft of the seems that the only thing the mate
heard were the words 'bosun' and
midship house, while some were
'overboard.'
He turned pale as a
working up forward in the paint
ghost,
it
was
said
later, and almost
locker. Bosun Elderman was go
fainted."
Both
men
reached the
ing forward to get two cans of
main
deck
and
found
Billy Elderpaint from the paint locker, when
man, "wet as a rat" and bleeding
a sea hit the port bow, then cov
from a gash in the face. Had the
ered the entire deck. Elderman
gash been sustained a half-inch
grabbed the closest thing to him, a
to the left or right, it would have
No. 4 wing tank top.
cost the Bosun an eye. He was
Man Overboard?
helped to the hospital on the next
deck,
where the chief officer gave
As the sea hit him, he was be
ing watched from the bridge by
an A.B. "It happened so fast,"
said Cameron, "that when the sea
hit Elderman, the A.B. thought
for sure that Elderman was over
the side, since he could not see
anything but water rolling off the
deck. A split-second later he
grabbed a life ring to throw into
Constance Finnerfy, born No
the water, but meanwhile he kept
vember I, 1966. to the Robert F.
an eye on the deck below, still
Finnertys. Bedford, Ohio.
looking for Elderman. Sure
enough, he saw him on the deck,
^
Richard Brewer, born June 3,
but his legs were through the rails
1966, to the Jack Brewers, New
and he was bear-hugging the stan
Orleans, La.
chion. The sailor on the bridge
made a mad dash below to give
him a hand."
Michael Schlau, Jr., born Octo
ber II, 1966, to the Leonard A.
Schlaus, Jr., Buffalo, New York.
'
him first aid. Later, when things
calmed down, he was asked what
hurt him, and he replied "My arm,
my back, my leg, my head, my
knee and my shoulder." Someone
stopped him, saying. "In other
words, you hurt all over." Cor
rect, Elderman replied.
He was put ashore when the
National Defender reached Ma
dras, remaining in the hospital
for a week. He later joined the
ship when it sailed for the States.
At the payoff, Elderman said
he would enter a hospital for a
complete check-up and stay on
the beach for a while to recuper
ate.
SIU
ARRIVALS
Log Feature
Recalls OU Days
Of Sailing Barks
„
Orlando Hector, Jr., born Octo
ber 13. 1966. to the Orlando H.
Lopez's, Levittown, P. R.
—
Bobbie Ann DePlnto, born November 9. 1966, to the Pasquale
DePintos. Brooklyn, New York
...
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Tma Louise Huval, born Sep
tember I, 1966, to the Reeves
Huvals, Breaux Bridge, La.
.
Terri Renee Shaneyfelt, born
September 7. 1966, to the Gary N.
Shaneyfelts, Mobile, Ala.
Jennifer Wadsworth, born No
vember 14, 1966, to the Charles
Wadsworths, Milton, Fla.
^
Ettie Germaine Gibson, born
October 27, 1966, to the Isiah A.
Gibsons, Silsbee, Texas.
Neil Lindeman, born November
7, 1966. to the Larry A. Lindemans. Manistoe, Mich.
i
The Log's October 14 picture
story on Santos, Brazil, brought
Tad Aron Swackhammer, born
Jeffrey Leiand Bryant, born Oc
back many memories to Captain
September
10, 1966, to the Ed tober 29, 1966, to the Lloyd Br>'R. J. Peterson, who first encoun
tered Brazil's most active coffee ward Swackhammers, Houston, ants. Mobile, Ala.
Texas.
exporting port back in 1913, when
he served as boatswain on the
Melissa Ottelin, born July IS,
^
Teresa Ann Remy, born August
.sailing barque Dovenby.
1966, to the Charles J. Ottelins,
15, 1966, to the Robert J. Remeys. Cleveland, Ohio.
Relating his adventures as a
Castalia, Ohio.
young man in a letter to the Log,
Captain Peterson began "We
SalVdor Rueda, born October
Marilyn Lee Eckley, born Octo
sailed from Sheernes, London,
20, 1966. to the Juan Salvador
ber 10, 1966, to the Robert G.
with a load of cement and made
Ruedas, Yauco. P. R.
Eckleys,
Philipsbiirg, Pa.
a passage of 50 days, under a
captain who paced the poop on
Gordon Stecker, born October
Paul LaBorde, born September
his stiff legs. He, when once the
20, 1966. to the Vaughn E. Steckmate of a ship, had been knocked
16, 1966, to the Paul LaBordes,
ers. Dearborn Heights, Mich.
New Orleans, La.
down by a graybeard off the Horn,
and had both legs broken.
——
Joyce Brown, born November
"Many is the sailor that the
Whit Steven Williams, born Oc
yellow jacket killed in Santos," 17, 1966, to the Rafael Browns,
tober 28. 1966. to the Herbert
Ponce. P. R.
said Captain Peterson, recalling
Williams, Swan Quarter, N. C.
the not-so-good old days when yel
low fever decimated the popula
tions of warm countries. For that
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Editor,
rea.son, the captain continued,
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"before my time, it was hard to
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the sailing ships and the blue water
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sailors he encountered in Santos:
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with a youthful crew that had a
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band in the focsle and played
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to keep the captain awake. GwyI
give your former address below:
dor Ca.stle was there too, a queer
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VietSealift
To The Editor:
The Vietnam conflict in which
this nation is involved deserves
the attention of every Seafarer.
I saw action in World War II
and regret that I'm too old now
to enlist. There is ^mething I
can do. though, and that is to
participate in the Vietnam Sealift which brings vital supplies
to our soldiers stationed there.
Editor's Note: Contributions
to the kingsport Press Strikers
Christmas Fund may be sent
to; Union Label and Services
fTrade Dept., AFL-CIO Room
1402 AFL-CIO BIdg.; 815 16th
iSb. N:W„ Washington, DC.
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FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safetruardinK 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 adn^nistered 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 halis. 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:
Eari 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.
December 9, 1966
*
SanFrancisco Jan.
Seattle
Jan.
New York ..Jan.
Philadelphia Jan.
Baltimore . .Jan.
Detroit . .. .Jan.
Houston . . .Jan.
18—2:00 p.m.
20—2:00 p.m.
3—2:30p.m.
3- •2:30 p.m.
4- '2:30 p.m.
13- 2:30 p.m.
9—2:30 p.m.
Great
Detroit
Alpena
Buffalo
Lakes SIU Meetings
. . . .Dec. 19—2:00 p.m.
...Dec. 19—7:00 p.m.
. ... Dec. 19—7:00 p.m.
Chicago . ...Dec. 19—7:00 p.m.
Cleveland . .Dec. 19—7:00 p.m.
Duluth . . . . Dec. 19—7:00 p.m.
Frankfort . . Dec. 19—7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago . . . .Jan. 10—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie
Jan. 12—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
Jan. 11—7:30 p.m.
Duluth
Jan. 13—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland . . .Jan. 13—7:30 p.m.
Toledo .. ..Jan. 13—7:30 p.m.
Detroit . . ..Jan. 9—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee . .Jan. 9—7:30 p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans Jan. 10—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
Jan. 11—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Jan. 3—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore (licensed and
unlicensed) Jan. 4—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk ... .Jan. 5—5:00 p.m.
Houston .. .Jan. 9—5:00 p.m.
Railway Marine Region
Philadelphia
Jan. 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Baltimore
Jan. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
•Norfolk
Jan. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
Jan. 9—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
. -«k. 46- -'k
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans Jan. 10—7:00 p.m.
Mobile
Jan. 11—7:00 p.m.
New York . . Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia . Jan. 3—7:00 p.m.
Baltimore ...Jan. 4—7:00p.m.
^Houston . . .Jan. 9—7:00 p.m.
•t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sauit
Ste. Marie, Mich.
* Meeting held at Labor Temple, New
port News.
t Meeting held at Galveston wharves.
4
' • ,
DIRECTOItyoJ
DNIC»fHAlJUS
SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial Workers
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), Oc
tober 30—Chairman, Richard Cummings ;
Secretary, John Welkeski. $20.00 in ship's
fund. No beefs and no disputed OT re
ported. Vote of thanks to the steward
department for a job weil done, especially
the galley force for the good and well
prepared food they put out.
STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmdan). Octo
ber 9—Chairman, Robert A. Clarke; Sec-;
retarv. Eugene Sneil. $12.50 in ship's
fund. Donations accepted to build up
fund. No beefs reported by department
delegates,.
VICE PRESIDENTS
Lindsey Williams
Robert Matthews
UNBAm
TO LABOB
:
JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory
Carriers), October 30—Chairman, E. Mor
ris ; Secretary J. Calvert. Repairs of last
voyage still not completed. $7.60 in ship's
fund. Disputed OT in deck and engine
departments. Steward department re
ceived complaint about food not being
served properly. Motion made to bringpension plan up to par with the rest of
the other martime unions. Motion made
that union officials have at least one
month sea time for each current term-,
served, in order to know what is going,
on aboard the ships. Motion made that£
ship's crew be paid off and signed on by;
duly elected officials. Motion made that^^
appointed jobs around the Union halls bei;
held by dependent rank and file members.
REBECCA (Maritime Overseas). Octo
ber 23—Chairman Ofazio Farrara ; Secre
tary, D. Fitzpatrick. Motion made to aircondition ship when possible. Left Nor
folk with 90 days stores, and" swindled
into shuttle run. Company to be con- '
tacted about income tax if ship is out ;
after December 81, 1966.
RIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columbia),
October—Chairman, Raymdnd Pierce ;
Secretary, Frank 0. Airey. Disputed OT :
and other matters to be taken up ..withpatrolman. One naan missed ship in
STEEL EXECUTIVE (tsthmian), Oc-i
Yokohama. Vote of thanks to the steward
tober 30—Chairman, P. Seenyle; SeerI
idepartmCni for a job well dtine.
, tary,; Lacy J. Walker. , Ship's delegate!
reported that everything is in good older.|
laoprovement in food and service this trip. i
PRODUCER (Marine Carriers). OetoBrother
Lacy Walker was elected to serve f
ber 16—Chairman. Leon Luickey; Secre
as new ship's delegate.
, '
tary, Berry Tippnis. Brother I,eon Lackey
-was elected to serve as ship's delegate.
No beefja, reported by the department
DEL AIRES (Delta), October 30—
delegates.
(Dbairmah, Dexter A. L. Worrell; SecrO-~
tary, Junius Quinn. $1,60 in ship's fund; '
Matter of no launch service and restric- •
VOLUSIA tSuwannce), October 16-^
tion to the ship in Monrovia wili be taken
Chairman, Torsten Forsberg; Secretary,
up
with hoarding patrolman. Some dia- i
Eugene O, Salvador. All be^s have beeii
puted OT in each department. Vote of '
cleared and all is running smoothly.
thanks to the steward department for a;
Crewnsembers were requested to keep the
job well done.
; -;
messroom and pantry clean.
DIGEST
of SIU
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Cal Tanner
Earl Shepard
A! Tanner
41
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 SEAFARHJRS 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 cleariy 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,
nationai 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 poiitical 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 fcela 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 shonld immediately notify SIU President Psni Hall at headquarters by
certified mail, return receipt requested.
TRANSHUDSON (Hudaon Waterways),
November fr—Chairman, James Lee ; Sec
retary, R. Chriatensen. One wiper missed
ship in Okinawa. One -member rccomr
mended a 20-year bust out for retirement,
14 years sea time or 20 years with Union.
SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New Orleans Jan. 10—2:30 p.m.
Mobile
Jan. 11—2:30 p.m.
Wilmington .Jan. 16—2:00 p.m.
, 't
MEETINGS
PRODUCER (Marine Carrier), Novem
ber 10—Chairman, John Murphy ; Sccrc.
tary. Berry Tippins. Some disputed OT i
in steward department. Crew requested '
to keep laundry room and washing ma
chine clean.
DEL MAR (Delta), November 6-S
Chairman, Joseph McLaren ; Secretary V.
S. Alford, Jr. Everything Is running
smoothly. $386.00 in movie fund and
$26,40 in barbecue fund. Brother Mc
Laren resigned as ship's delegate and
Brother Alford. Jr., was elected to serve
• in his place.
, -3^ESTERNXOMEt/(:We8iern':Age^^ ^
SECRETARY-TREASURER
August 14—'Chairman. Alfred Hirsch
Al Kerr
Secretary. Thomas Lynch. $4,65 in ship's
HEADQUARTERS
675 4lh Ave., Bklvn.
fund. Six men missed ship in Subic Bay.
NY 9-6600
' • ANDREW- JACKSON •:i'W atort»van;).j'; and two men went to hospital. Chief
ALPENA, Mich. .
September li-—Chairman, E. P. iAchee:
127 River SI.
pumpman was asked to leave by depart
Secretary, H; Tlldgewny; $13.26 in ship's,
EL 4 3616
ment head. Chief steward was replaced
fund.
NO
beef#
Tvere
reported
by
depart#
in Bahrain; No beefs and no disputed OTi"
BALTIMORE, MD. .
1216 E. Balllmore Si.
ment
delegates^
Brother
;L.
A.
Mitchell;:;
EA 7-4900
was elected to serve |is ship's delegate.
BOSTON, Mass.
177 Stale St.
WESTERN COMET (Western Agency),
Suggestion was made to have all rooms
November 6—Chairman. Joe Wagner;
Rl 2-0140
sougeed and painted. Vote of thanks ex
BUFFALO, N.Y. .. ... 735 Washington St.
Secretary, Tommy Lynch. Brother Kari
tended to the steward department for a
Tteeiartfi was elected to serve a.s ship's
TL 3-9259
job well done.
CHICAGO, III. . .
delegate. Department delegates reported
9383 Ewinq Ave,
that everything is going along 0,K.
SA I 0733
VANTAGE PROGRESS (Pioneer Mari
CLEVELAND, Ohio
1420 W, 25th St.
time),
October
SO-.-r.Chairman.
J.
Lewis
;
MA 1-5450
Secretary; J. Reed. Disputed OT in deck- • ::WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metal); No4 :
DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave.
department. Brother B. Weinberg was i vember 20—Chairman', Don Horn; SeereVI 3-4741
elected
to. setve as ship's delegate. Vote • lary. James Mann. No beefs reported by |
DULUTH, Minn
312 W. 2nd St.
of thanks to thevstdward department;:' es# , deixirtment delegates. Ship .sailed short j
RA 2-4110
two flremen-watertenders
from Texas.'!
pecially crew messmah for his outstand
FRANKFORT, Mich.
P.O. Bo* 287
ing performance of serving meals. Com ;:;V6t6-of;:tliank3: to;:the:ste'a'a'r4;'department''I
415 Main Si,
for
a
job
well
done.
a
pany agent in Saigon is not forwdrdihg
EL 7-2441
personal mail and LOGS to the crew.
HOUSTON, Te*
5804 Canal St.
WA 8-3207
;:GQUER. D'ALENEfVlC'mRYi-NoveihS;
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
.2608 Pearl St.
ber'13—Chairman; P. S. HoMi; SecretairfIBERVILLE (Waterman), October 30— -^C, KemptwftSki.-?:: -BTOther: A.;:.W.. ^Spanraft:;EL 3 0987
JERSEY CITY, N.J. .. 99 Montgomery St.
'Chairmah;- ;;IR>mW': Sv: jScbroede •v:Sedrc('
was elected to serve as ship's delegate;'
tary, Robert E. Raffcrty; No beefs re i;.:No;rBsefS' and::ih<>:; disputed ''Ol' ;.aboard,v
HE 3-0104
MOBILE. Ala.
ported
by
department
delegates.
Brother
.. I South Lawrence St.
Pension plan was brought up and disr
Cliff Prevatt Was elected to serve as anip's
HE 2-1754
cus.sed. Dedicated one minute of silence
delegate. Discussion about food.
NEW ORLEANS, La.
630 Jackson Ave.
,.:to: the - late 'Sargf?. Hands, one, of the
Tel. 529-7546
Ugreateat friends the SJH ever had.
NORFOLK, Va
115 3rd SI.
Tel. 622-1892
WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Agen
LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), November
PHILADELPHIA, Pa
-...2604 S. 4th St.
cy), November S—Chairman, Arthur S.
1;:'M''#:Chairroau;¥LC;--'iBahick:f;-:;Secretary;-''
DE 6-3818
Tarnefl
:;';Secr,rtary>:;:;^MV;j;M;;''-YHaiReb)frii^^
-Frank
K. I.,ewis. One A.B. missing in
PORT ARTHUR, Te*
.1348 Seventh St.
$13.16 in ship'a fund. Beef about rusty
deck department and one Oiler and one '
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St.
wash water. Discussion about shortage
.r'Wiper.-Ymjsaingr-i
department
DO 2-4401
Motion maile that the *Union do
'•• something
' •n'eth.ijti'
SANTURCE. P.R.
.1313 Fernandez Juncos
about
a
retirement'
plan,
something
better
Stop 20
than
what
we
have.
•
•
Tel. 723-8594
MONTE (Dvlta), Octob«r 16—.
SEATTLE, Wash.
2505 First Avenue I Chairman, A. G. Eapenada; Secretary, A,
MA 3-4334 ? G- Espcneda. Ship's «lel4tfais raportad
McKEE SONS (.Amoraand Steamship),
ST. LOUIS. Mo.
805 Del Mar
everything is running smoothly.
November 17—Chnirwan, D. ComuierCE-l-1434
to
'cretgjy, R, Freaton. $2.90 in
hrisc
TAMPA, Fla. ...
312 Harrison St.
Tel. 229-2788
WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave.
834-2528
9-
'A. i. k- * -*• ""k
A
^^ <
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. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Cbildcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
-^1
A •
A
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture 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)
Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Starlite luggage
Starflite luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
•1T
vf
•vl
I
"HIS" brand men's clothes
Kavnec Boyswear, Judy Bond
blouses, Haiies Knitwear, Randa
Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman
Brothers and Sewell Suits,
Wing Shirts
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America)
i
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)
•%
/: A '-5
"tl
Comet Rice Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
:|!
Antonio Pefelli Minctti ft 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)
^•
5^;'
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» .J
, E;
PORTS
ofthe
SAN
World
SAN JUAN—Swimming, sun bathing, water
skiing, surfing, fishing, skin diving, snorkeling,
golfing, tennis, baseball, horse racing. The old and
the new.
All this is San Juan, Puerto Rico, a perfect
paradise on the northern part of an island sur
rounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the north and
by the Caribbean Sea on the south.
Average temperatures are in the high 70's, cre
ating a year-round spring-like atmosphere. Except
for hurricanes that occasionally intrude, weather
is basically ideal.
In San Juan itself, there are two unique sections
of the city, one delightfully old, the other bra
zenly new.
Modem San Juan is a thriving area laced with
broad thoroughfares lined with smart shops, exotic
restaurants, and unique new buildings.
Old San Juan offers an abrupt change of pace.
The feeling one has here is of distinctly belonging
to the very early part of the island's history. Streets
paved with bluish-colored stones are over 300
years old. Homes are one hundred or more years
old, fully furnished now as they were then. Several
churches go back a few centuries and possess
priceless works of religious art.
Shopping in Old San Juan is an experience quite
far removed from the bustle and boredom of a
modem department store. Here in the shopping
district are more than 400 shops with bargains to
be found at every one. Local handicrafts, antiques,
and unusual gifts of every variety are in plentiful
supply.
San Juan, old and new, has something to offer
everyone. Only a p)olar bear might be uncomfort
able in this semi-tropical paradise.
The Capitol Building in San Juan is where the Puerto Rico
Assembly meets. Since achieving the status of Commonwealth,
Puerto Rico has complete charge of its own internal affairs.
Modern hotels line the Caribbean sea
shores of the island-city of San Juan.
Causeway joins Puerto Rican Islands.
La Fortaleza is the historic executive mansion on San Juan.
Boat landing stage at left leads to ancient gate through
stone wall that once surrounded entire city of old San Juan.
-t
-' • •i I
t
1
Delta Line vessels like the Del Sud
(above) are among many SlU-manned
ships making regular calls at San Juan.
Hydroponic farming techniques are being tested to boost the
Island's food production. Crops are grown in gravel without
soil with the aid of mineral nutrients in chemical solutions.
li
•f
3
V
I
Industry, in the form of modern factories such as
the one pictured above, has been making inroads
on the Island's traditional agricultural economy.
Circular weighted nets are still used
to catch small fish. Frightened by
splash, they swim toward net's center.
Aerial view shows San Juan as it looks today. At bottom of
photo is the fortress of El Morro which is still in use to
day as part of military operations guarding the Caribbean.
1
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No. 25
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December 9
1966
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SIU-CONTRACTED COMPANIES ALLOCATED TEN RESERVE FLEET C-4 TROOPSHIPS
SIU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS PAY $75 MILLION IN BENEFITS
MTD CALLS LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE FOR DEC. 20 IN NATION’S CAPITAL
WORLD MARITIME NATIONS OKAY NEW PASSENGER SHIP SAFETY MEASURES
SIU OPPOSES C.G. THREAT TO MANNING SCALE IN PROPOSED “APPRENTICE ENGINEER” RATING
MEBA DIST. 2 SUPPORTS JOINT TRAINING PROGRAM WITH SIU AS BEST ANSWER TO ENGINEER SHORTAGE
NEW NATIONAL GROUP FORMS TO COMBAT EXTREMIST THREAT
STRONGER LABOR, CIVIL RIGHTS LINKS SEEN AS AID TO U.S. SOCIAL REFORM
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PORTS OF THE WORLD – SAN JUAN
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At Inquiry Into Loss of Morrell
SlU Lakes Distriet Questions CC
Great Lakes Inspection Procedures
V
CLEVELAND—The adequacy of Coast Guard inspection procedures for Great Lakes vessels
has been called into question by the SIU Great Lakes District, the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De
partment, and the survivors of four of the 28 crewmen who lost their lives in the recent sinking of
the ore carrier Daniel J. Mor- one questions T
;
I of. the at least a Coast Guard officer from
the adequacy
rell, which broke up and sank Coast Guard inspection."
outside the district where the sink
during a Great Lakes storm.
The 60-year-old Morrell was ing occurred.
A five-man Coast Guard Board owned by Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s
The attorney suggested that the
of Inquiry •^'tting in Cleveland subsidiary, Cambria Steamship Co. Coast Guard should be required
heard SIU attorney Victor G. The vessel split in two and sank to conduct a wide open investiga
Hanson charge that Coast Guard off Harbor Beach in Lake Huron tion that impounds all evidence,
investigations into such sinkings as during a storm on November 29. including the ship itself whenever
the Morrell this year, the Carl D. "Too often, these things are writ possible. A shipwreck should be
Bradley in 1958 and the Cedar- ten off as so-called 'acts of God,' " placed out of bounds to all salvage
ville in 1965 were "limited in the lawyer complained. "With all scavengers and divers, he said, in
depth and conclusion."
the investigative techniques avail cluding those of the owner-com
"What it boils down to at all able today, can you imagine an pany, but excepting designated
these inquiries," he said, "is that auto accident or an airplane crash agents of the government.
the company produces records at being written off simply as an 'act
The SIU representative made
testing that its vessel achieved of God?' " he said.
clear that basically he is not at
Coast Guard certification. But no
Such an inquiry, the attorney tacking the Coast Guard or the
contended, should be as diligent shipowners, but the standards un
and thorough as those conducted der which they operate.
by the Civil Aeronautics Board
"There are ships operating on
when an airliner crashes — with the Lakes that should not be sail
surveys and metal samplings from ing because they are too old and
the actual wrecks.
have not really been adequately
Attorneys at the hearing point inspected for fatigue," he pointed
ed out that while the Morrell broke out.
"Union attorneys don't want to
up in the storm, other ships on the
NEW YORK—David Dubin same lake made port safely.
see the shipowners put out of busi
sky, who escaped from Czarist
"What the Coast Guard is do ness. The men they represent earn
tyranny as a youth to become a ing," the SIU attorney declared, their livelihood from them.
leader of the American labor "is to have the Coast Guard in
"But what we've got to do is
movement, received the Freedom vestigate themselves in many in show that Great Lakes shipping,
Award of the International Rescue stances."
which is vital to the national in
Committee for having helped thou
As a result he wrote to the terest, is a marginal business need
sands escape from Nazi and Com Coast Guard commandaivt in ing federal subsidy. It costs $5
munist oppression.
Washington requesting that the in million to replace a Lakes vessel
AFL-CIO President George quiry board include a member by today's standards," he noted.
Meany, winner of last year's Free from outside the Coast Guard, "That's why so many old ones are
dom Award, led'a series of trib such as the Justice Department, or still running."
utes from notables in all walks
of life who crowded the ballroom
Company Slows Contract Talks
of the Americana Hotel.
SIU President Paul Hall is a
mejmbex of , th.e_Rescue jCpmmit- _
tee's Board of Trustees along with
other representatives of the Ameri
can labor movement.
The Freedom Award was pre
SAN FRANCISCO-^Members of the SIUNA-affiliated Inter
sented by Leo Cheme, chairman national Union of Petroleum Workers have voted overwhelmingly
of the board of the Rescue Com
mittee, which provides relief and to authorize the Union negotiating committee to take any action
rehabilitation services to demo necessary, including strike ac
cratic refugees on five continents. tion, to reach a settlement with had formed a United Coordinat
ing Committee to end traditional
Standard Oil of California.
fragmentation of bargaining with
The negotiating committee an Standard Oil of California and
nounced that some progress was had agreed that its affiliates should
SEAFARERl
made at meetings held earlier this permit other Standard Oil union
month with company representa representatives to attend bargain
Dec. 23. 1966 • Vol. XXVIII, No. 26
tives. However no agreement has ing sessions as observers.
OiBcUI Publication of the
been reached on many items
Seafarers International Union
The Union's United Coordinat
which
the Union considers of
of North America,
ing
Committee is composed of
prime importance. Among such
Atlantic, Gulf, Ijakes
representatives
from the following
and Inland Waters District,
"must" items are a Hospital, Med
AFLr-CIO
unions:
ical, IDental Plan, a substantial
Extentive Board
SIUNA-affiliated International
general wage increase, increased
PAUL HALL, President
Union
of Petroleum Workers; Oil,
shift
differential,
job
bid
system,
CAL TANNER
EARL SHEPARD
Exee. Vtee-PreM.
Vice-President
Chemical and Atomic Workers
union shop and other demands.
AL KERR
LINDBEY WILLIAMS
See.-Treat.
Viee-President
Further meetings are planned Local 1-561, Richmond and
1-547, EI Segundo; Machinists
ROBERT MATTHEWS
AL TANNER
for the end of the month.
Vice-President
Viee-President
Lodge 824; Operating Engineers
HERBERT BRAND
Negotiations between the lUPW
in El Paso and Big Springs, Texas;
Director of Organiting and
and
the Bakersfield Refinery are
Publications
Petroleum Workers Union Local
scheduled to resume soon. The
Managing Editor
Art Editor
1 in the San Francisco Bay area,
MIKE POLLACK
Bakersfield lUPW membership has
BERNARD SEAMAN
and
Local 9 in Sacramento;
Assistant Editor
also voted to give their negotiating Western States Service Station
NATHAN SKYER
Staff Writers
committee authorization to strike Employees Union; Pipefitters
PETER WEILL
if necessary.
PBTB WEISS
Local 159, Richmond; Sheet
ED RUBBNSTBIN
Meanwhile the Unions' United Metal Workers Local 216 in Ala
Coordinating Committee, a joint meda and Contra Costa Counties;
Pibliiiiid kIwHkly at 810 Rhode liland Annas
committee of unions representing Boilermakers Locals 317, Rich
H.E., Waiblniton, D. C. 20018 ky thi Ssafarera Intsrnatlsnal Union, Atlantic, Oalf, Lakes
Standard Oil of California em mond 351, El Segundo; Richmond
and Inland Waters Dlitrlst, AFL-CIO, 675
ployees, has agreed on a Health Carpenters Local 642; Interna
Foirth Annas, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel.
Hraslntk 9-6600. Second clan postage paid
and
Welfare agreement which tional Brotherhood of Electrical
at WaihlnptOB, D. C.
would
cover all unions. Further Workers Contra Costa County Lo
raSTHASTEI'S ATTE8TIDH: Fora 3579
sards shoald ks sent to Ssafarsrs International
boycott
action against Standard cal 302; Teamsters Locals 315,
Unloa, Atlantis, Oalf, Lakas and Inland Waters
Oil was also planned.
Oistrlst, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth Annas, Brook
Contra Costa County and 986, Los
lyn, H.r. 1123Z
. The unions representing Stand Angeles; and Operating Engineers
ard Oil of California employees Local 12, Los Angeles.
DubinskyHonored
By International
RescueCommittee
SlUNA M Workers Vote to Strike
Standard Oil of Calif., if Necessary
December 23, 1966
•t
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
As 1966 draws to a close, the legislative battle waged by the SIU
to have the Maritime Administration removed from the new Depart
ment of Transportation and set up as an independent agency stands
out clearly as one of the most important of the many moves we have
undertaken to breath some new life into the American maritime in
dustry.
Part of that fight has already been successful. Before creating the
new Transportation Department, the 89th Congress removed MARAD
from its jurisdiction. Legislation still pending before the new Con
gress calls for the establishment of MARAD as an independent agency,
and the SIU will continue to press for passage of this legislation.
The importance of the SIU struggle to have MARAD removed
from the Transportation Department has already been demonstrated
by the appointment of Alan k Boyd to head the new department. The
controversial Boyd Report, which has been rejected by U.S. maritime
labor, proves beyond a doubt that Boyd does not understand the prob
lems being faced by the nation's maritime industry and is not in sym
pathy with the preservation of a strong maritime industry as an
important factor in the nation's commercial and military strength.
This important struggle is however just one of many which the
SIU has waged in the past and will continue to wage in the future to
insure that the best interests of the U.S. maritime industry are repre
sented on the highest legislative and administrative levels of govern
ment. The SIU will continue its insistence that the provisions of the
1936 Merchant Marine Act be adhered to and will maintain strict
vigilance over any infraction of those provisions—including the Cargo
Preference and 50-50 Laws.
The SiU views its role in these matters as two-fold. First we must
carefully protect ""that to which maritime labor is entitled to under
laws presently on the books. This often involves seeing to it that
the intent of the laws is not circumvented through administrative
interpretation of the language of the laws.
Secondly, and possibly most importantly, the SIU will continually
press for additional legislation reform leading to the rejuvenation and
upgrading of the entire industry'. Our goal is a fleet of modern merchant
vessels adequate to meet all the commercial and defense needs of
the nation, manned by American seamen. We will not cease our efforts
and we will not be swayed from our purpose until this goal is achieved.
*
*
*
Encouraged by the strong showing made by conservative candidates
in several state legislatures during the recent elections, the National
Right to Work Committee is mounting a new drive to outlaw the
union shop in these states.
In several states, including some which have already voted on and
rejected so-called "right-to-work" legislation in the past, coalitionk are
being formed of conservatives, radical right groups, Chambers of
Commerce and Farm Bureaus. Opponents of the union shop are
getting their heads together for another all-out assault on this basic right
of labor in such states as Oklahoma, Idaho,-New Mexico,-Montana and Delaware.
With probably unwarranted optimism, they are even eyeing big
industrial states where labor is strong such as California, New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts and Missouri.
The "right-to-work" forces are determined, well organized and willing
to spend freely from the huge war chest at their disposal. As in the
past, they can be depended upon to use every trick in the book to
grind their anti-labor axe.
No matter what new slogans or gimmicks the anti-labor forces
dream up to make "right-to-work" laws seem palatable to the voters,
such laws remain what they always have been—a means by which
employers can increase their profits by weakening labor unions to the
point where they can bring back the low wages, poor working condi
tions and insecurity which the American labor movement's struggles
made a thing of the past.
Strikers' Wives Do Their Bit
While their husbands manned picket lines, wives of striking Balti
more SIU Boatmen wrapped Christmas presents for presentation
to children of striking IBU members who attended Christmas party.
For latest develppments in the tug strike sea story, on page 5i
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SEAF/IRERS
LOG
Page Three
Ford, Garmatz Vow Fight to Strengthen Maritime
IndependentAgemyNo. IGoaiin '67,
MTD Legislative Conferente Agrees
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—The creation of an independent maritime agency to strengthen U.S.
shipping emerged as the number one objective of all industry segments represented at the AFL-CIO
Maritime Trades Department's special legislative conference held here today. More than 300 rep
resentatives from labor and ^
management in every type of American merchant marine and effective merchant marine.
Ralph Casey, president of the
shipping and allied activity on said the Republicans would help
"rescue it from the Administra American Merchant Marine Insti
all coasts and the Great Lakes,
and government agencies attended tion's sea of inefficiency, delay tute, said that introduction of the
and waste."
two bills mentioned by Rep. Gar
the day-long session.
matz
"was an indispensable first
Ford said that the fact that the
Strong support for the Depart
step
toward
changing the present
U.S.
has
only
some
900
vessels,
ment's legislative program to
order
of
things."
two-thirds
of
which
are
obsolete,
achieve the independent agency
and an effective national maritime carrying less than nine per cent
policy in the forthcoming Con of our commerce, coupled with
gress was pledged by key Con the fact that the Russians, Scandi
gressional figures, including House navians and Japanese are "out
minority leader Gerald R. Ford building and out-trading us for
Thomas W. (Teddy) Gleason, President of the ILA and Chairman of (R-Mich.) and House Merchant cargoes is "disgraceful. We can
MTD Legislative Committee, calls Department's special legislative Marine Committee chairman Ed no longer call ourselves a mari
time nation," he said.
conference to order. At right is MTD President Paul Hall. ward Garmatz (D-Md.).
Ford reminded the conference
Thomas (Teddy) Gleason, presi
that
the House Republican Policy
dent of the International Long
Committee
has endorsed the con
shoremen's Association and chair
cept
"of
an
independent maritime
man of the MTD's maritime
administration,
free to grow as an
legislative committee, chaired the
entity,
free
of
Cornmerce
Depart
conference. The MTD is com
posed of 34 unions whose total ment domination." He added that
Rep. Edward Garmatz
membership is approximately 7 "we are committed to the develop
million members, 700,000 of ment of a broader, stronger mer
Four more Seafarers have passed the U.S. Coast Guard exami whom work in shipping and allied chant fleet."
Sustained support for the mer
chant
marine and Congressional
nations and have been issued their engineer's licenses after attend
Rep.
Garmatz
said
that
his
fields.
action
to
"get more U.S.-flag ships
ing the training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2
House
Merchant
Marine
Commit
Rep. Ford assured the confer
in
the
water"
through adequate
of the Marine Engineers Bene
tee
would
reintroduce
a
bill
to
ence participants that Republicans
appropriations
was
urged as essen
establish
an
independent
maritime
ficial Association. A total of
in the House would "continue to
tial
by
Archibald
E.
King, chair
agency and another which would
112 Seafarers have now received
man
of
the
American
Maritime
give Congress a chance to study
engineer's licenses as a result of
Association,
and
president
of
the adequacy of maritime budget
the joint program.
Isthmian
Lines.
requests before appropriations are
The newly-licensed engineers
MTD President Paul Hall ex
fixed.'
are sailing or about to sail in
pressed
the Department's appre
Garmatz,
who
led
the
success
engineer's berths aboard Ameri
ciation
to
all who had attended the
ful
fight
in
the
House
in
the
last
can-flag ships.
conference, and noted the crosssession
to
keep
the
Maritime
Ad
Those SIU men who passed
ministration out of the new De section of industry representation.
their Coast Guard examinations
partment
of Transportation, said He said that because of the uni
this week and were licensed as
Nielsen
MHcbeU
that
this
was
"merely a victory in fied purpose and action, ".we are
Third Assistant Engineers were:
a battle, and the war is far from awakening interest in the needs
or Original Second Engineer's li
of the industry in a way that the
won."
censes in either steam or motor
The ranking Republican mem industry has never before been
vessel classifications.
ber of the House Merchant Ma able to." Hall said that "the fight
SIU engine department men
rine
Committee, Rep. William to keep the Maritime Adminis
who have the necessary require
Mailliard
of California, and Rep. tration out of the Transportation
ments and who want to enroll in
Rep. Gerald Ford
•'^homas
Felly
(R-Wash.), both Department was a defensive fight
the school can obtain additional
strong
proponents
of strong U.S. to preserve the ground on which
support
measures
which
will
re
information and apply for the
shipping
and
shipbuilding
indus we stand," but tbat we must now
vive
the
merchant
marine
and
course at any SIU hall or write
directly to SIU headquarters at keep a rejuvenated merchant ma tries, spoke of the bi-partisan de push forward to achieve our ob
675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, rine strong and growing." The termination in the committee to jectives.
Hall expressed the "hope that
Mendez
New York, 11232. The telephone House minority leader deplored create an independent maritime
Jernigan
the
Administration will take a
the continuing shrinkage of the administration and to develop an
number is HYacinth 9-6600.
good look at the problems and
Partha Jernigan, 42, who joined
issues discussed here. Obviously
the Union in 1947 and sailed as
the Administration is not properly
an oiler, FWT and junior engi
informed or it wouldn't have
neer.
taken the steps that it did." He
Hector Mendez, 35, who was
noted that martiime labor and
born in Colombia and joined the
management, and the legislature,
Union in New Orleans. He has
have demonstrated that they are
been sailing as a pumpman, oiler
in total accord, but that the Exec
and FWT.
utive
branch denies them the op
The newly licensed Second As
portunity
and right to get their
sistant Engineers are:
views properly presented.
Walter W. Mitchell, 41, who
MTD Executive Secretary Peter
has been a member of the SIU
McGavin announced details of a
since 1953 and has sailed as an
stepped-up program of activity by
oiler and FWT.
the Department, including weekly
Sigwart Nielsen, 60, who has
legislative meetings and monthly
. been a member of the SIU for
maritime seminars.
18 years.
Others who addressed the con
Seafarers who enroll in the pro
ference were Edwin Hood, presi
gram are eligible to apply for any
dent of the Shipbuilders Council
of the upgrading courses offered
of America; Page Groton, director
at the Engineers School if they
the Boilermakers Iron Ship
are 19 years of age or older and
builders Council; Andrew Biemilhave 18 months of QMED watch
ler, AFL-CIO legislative director;
standing time in the engine depart
Jay Clark, president of the Com
ment plus six months' experience
mittee of American Steamship
as wiper or equivalent.
Lines; Richard Kurrus, general
The joint SIU-MEBA District
counsel
to the American Tramp
2 upgrading school offers Seafar
Shipowners Association; and Mar
ers and Engineers qualified in
struction in preparing for their Partial view of MTD Legislative Conference held in Washington attended by more than 300 repre vin Cole, general counsel to the
Third Assistant Engineer, Tem sentatives from maritime labor and management and government agencies. Peter McSavin, the MTD Committee of American Tanker
porary Third Assistant Engineer Executive Secretary-Treasurer is reporting to session on the Department's expanded activities. Owners.
112th Seafarer Passes CG
Exam for Engineer's License
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SEAFARERS LOG
'Apprentice Engineer' Rating, Threat
To Seamen's Jobs, Approved by C.G.
December 23, 1966
The Atlantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area]
jointly-sponsored with the SIU,
The tragic sinking of the ore carrier Daniel J. Morrell on Lake
was the best and most effective
method of meeting the licensed Huron, which took with it the lives of 28 seamen, is yet another such
episode which points to the growing necessity for greater ship safety
engineer shortage.
The SIU concern over the ap measures. The Great Lakes storm, which badly buffeted the Daniel
prentice rating was based on the J. Morrell until it split, churned up 65-mile-an-hour winds and 25-foot
view that any tampering with the waves. Since conditions such as these have long been a menace to
ship personnel structure was an shipping on the Lakes, ships using those waterways need communica
obvious threat to the security of tions and safety devices of a special nature. Since vigilance aboard
unlicensed in general and of en ship is vital, it would be particularly foolish to decrease manpower
on these vessels, for that would merely increase the safety harard.
gine room men in particular.
One positive note can be seen in the marine board of inquiry investi
SIU President Paul Hall said
that the Coast Guard ruling put gating the Morrell incident. Already a number of sugegstioris have
the agency in the position of cre been brought forth on ho,w shipping on the Great Lakes might be
ating jurisdictional disputes. He made safer.
cently to see some old friends and
stressed that "unlicensed seamen
New York
to register for a deck dept. slot
cannot surrender any of the job
Headquarters is decorated with on the first long trip to hit the
and jurisdictional rights which Christmas decorations from top to
they have struggled so long and so bottom and a lot of Seafarers have boards.
Baltimore
hard to obtain."
been by to see one another and to
Shipping out of the Port of Bal
share in the spirit of the season
timore this past period has been
Manuel Caldas checked the boards good, with 5 pay offs, 5 sign ons,
for a chief steward's position re
and 7 ships in transit. Prospects
cently. Manuel is an SIU veteran for the next two weeks look very
of 24 years whose last ship was good, too.
the Gateway City. Nick Nomlkos
A number of Seafarers have
also has served 24 years in the been by the hall recently to check
SIU. Nick now sails as chief stew the boards and chat with some of
WASHINGTON — The new ard and last sailed in that capacity their fellow Seafarers.
Richard M. Harp is waiting for
Environmental Science Services aboard the San Juan. Joe Sullivan
serves
up
chow
as
a
cook
in
the
another
run to the Far East after
Administration of the federal gov
steward
department,
which
he's
sailing
in
the steward department
ernment is scouting up and down
been
a
part
of
for
23
years.
Joe's
aboard
the
Hastings for 10
the East Coast seeking a site for
last
vessel
was
the
San
Francisco.
months.
He's
a
veteran of 20 years
its proposed multi-million dollar
Also
by
the
hall
lately
was
James
at
sea.
Hosea
N.
McBride just ac
oceanographic center.
Martin, a Seafarer for 20 years
cepted
the
chief
cook's
slot aboard
The ESSA is a new government
who sails FOW. His last vessel the Marymar. Hosea's been sail
agency combining weather, coast was the Steel Vendor.
ing since 1946. Coley F. Crockett,
and geodetic survey and other re
having just paid off the Raphael
Norfolk
lated bureaus such as sea research.
Semmes,
has acquired enough seaSites under consideration range
Will Beasley, a 14-year Seafarer
time
to
take
life a little easy after
from Maine to Florida, including whose last ship was the Lucille
sailing
in
the
deck department for
Maryland, South Carolina, New Bloomfield on the Viet Nam run,
20
years.
Coley's
grateful to the
York, Massachusetts and Penn says he had a good payoff with all
union
for
everything
it's done for
sylvania.
overtime settled in good fashion
him
during
that
time
and is look
The proposed oceanographic by Harvey Mumford. Will plans ing forward to a pleasant retire
by Fred Farnen,Seeretery-rreasurer,6reat Lakes
center will also serve as home base to ship out again right after the
ment.
From Duluth to Chicago, from Detroit to Montreal, sailors were for at least two oceanographic holidays.
Boston
Walter Butterton, 20 years with
talking about the sinking of the Daniel J. MorrelL The 60-year- vessels, making the availability of
Shipping out of Beantown has
old ore carrier, owned by Bethlehem Steel Corp., broke in two shipyard and ship repair facilities the SIU, last shipped on the Duval picked up a bit this period and it
and sank off Harbor Beach on November 29th, taking the lives a prime consideration in the selec to North Africa. Walt served her is expected to remain at a fair level
of all but one crewmember. This latest tragedy recalls to our tion of the eventual site. Another a solid 2 years as bos'n so is stay during the coming one. We've had
important consideration for locat ing on the beach until February
minds the sinking of the Carl
the pleasure of seeing a number of
ing the new center is the avail to enjoy a well-earned vacation.
the
lifeboats.
Of
the
12
men
in
Bradley in storm-swept Lake
veteran
Seafarers about the hall
William Grimes, who last
Michigan on November 18, 1958. the deck department, 65 percent ability of other research facilities.
recently.
Among them was George
The center will be part of the shipped on the Transyork on the
We wonder sometimes if the Coast must be Able Seamen and must
Hubner,
25
years in the SIU, who
Guard is really doing its job in have passed a test as a "qualified Institute for Oceanography, which Viet Nam run, has been a patient last shipped on the CS Miami as
carrying out the safety standards lifeboatman." When the Morrell conducts research programs on the at the USPHS hospital, Norfolk. AB. George recently spent a little
Wilfred Lachance also returned
under the laws governing marine broke in two, the Able Seamen physical characteristics of the
global
ocean,
the
sea
floor,
and
recently
from a voyage to Viet time with his family in Maine and
were
cut
off
from
the
lifeboats.
inspection. Immediately after the
is now ready to go and is looking
sinking of the Morrell, several No doubt this is one of the rea of the interaction among sea, land Nam as electrician aboard the forward to a long run. William
Maiden Victory. Wilfred, who is
ships were inspected for cracks in sons why no boats were lowered and atmosphere.
Construction
of
the
center
staying
home for the holidays, will Blakeley, also SIU for a quarter of
into
the
water.
The
lone
survivor
their hulls. One of them, the
a century, sails in the engine de
Edward Y. Townsend, sistership was quoted as saying he saw some which will employ more than 300 take any run after the first of the partment as FWT. Bill was home
of the Morrell, had her certificate crew members trying to lower the people on its research staff, will year.
Shipping has been very good in for a while, due to illness in the
removed for being unseaworthy. lifeboats. However, if these men represent a substantial increase in
ocean research facilities available Norfolk, improved oVer the previ family, but is now down at the
The Coast Guard appears too were not "qualified lifeboatmen,"
it would be extremely difficult, to U.S. scientists. In recent years ous period, with 3 payoffs, 2 sign hall looking for the first job to hit
lenient in its issuing of certificates.
many nations, including the ^viet ons, and 4 ships in transit. The the board. Edward O'Connell of
Take the case of the 44-year-old even under good conditions, for
the deck department was by to see
MV John A. Klfng and the 50- them to lower any lifeboat. The Union, have been stepping up outlook for the immediate future some buddies. Ed, who has been
year-old MV Raymond Reiss. Coast Guard fails to take into con their investigations of the world's is also good.
SIU for 23 years, spent some time
Philadelphia
Both of these vessels were coal sideration, when issuing manning oceans as a source of food, miner
at home with his family. He's
als, power and other resources
certificates,
the
fact
that
safety
burners and when converted to
Shipping out of the City of eager now for seatime and some
necessary to sustain continuing
standards
are
lowered
when
the
diesel, the Coast Guard reclassi
population and industrial expan Brotherly Love has been fairly money to pay his Christmas bills.
fied them " automated ships." At size of a crew is so drastically
good this past period and more of
reduced. *
sion.
the request of the company, the
the same is hoped for.
/Mrs. Cruikshank
Coast Guard issued manning cer
Comas Knight is an eager beav
SIU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS
tificates reducing the engine room
er, having registered and being all Dies in Washington
compliment to merely one unli
October 1 - October 31, 1966
ready to ship before the holidays.
Mrs. Florence C. Cruikshank,
censed crew member.
Comas
sails
as
an
oiler.
wife
of Nelson H. Cruikshank,
Amount
Number of
The Daniel J. Morrell was a
Robert Holt is registered too, who retired last year as director
Benefits
Paid
typical Lakes freighter, carrying a
but will be ready to go after the
$ 49,413.96 holidays have passed. Bob, who of the AFL-CIO Dept. of Social
4,761
crew of thirty-three, twenty-four Hospital Benefits . .
Security, died in Washington after
28
63,478.41 sailed as bosun, last shipped on the a short illness.
of whom were unlicensed seamen. Death Benefits . . . .
905
135,750.00 Producer.
On most Lake freighters the for Disabiiit/ Benefits .
Cruikshank had sailed as a
Joseph "Red" Townsend had member of the SIU's Great Lakes
ward end, or deck department, Maternit/ Benefits
28
5,442.70
consisting of 12 unlicensed men, Dependent Benefits
458
92,546.54 some bad luck for a while but his District.
fellow Seafarers are glad to see
Also surviving are a daughter,
has living quarters located in the Optical Benefits . . .
7,676.67
513
him
registered
to
ship
again
after
VIrs.
Alice M. Hoffman; two
forward part, or bow section of Out-Patient Benefits
23,512.00 he spent a long time on the beach brothers, Theodore A. Crane and
ZA79
the vessel. The engine department Vacation Benefits .
1,377
598,447.55 due to illness. Now FFD, Red is James B. Crane, and three grand
and steward's department live in
going to wait for a job on the children. Interment vyas private,
the after section or stern end of TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION
Petrochem as an AB.
with a memorial service to be held
the vessel, the same location as BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD
11,549
$976,267.83
Ed Kresas was by the hall re- at a later date.
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WASHINGTON — Admiral
Willard J. Smith, Coast Guard
commandant, announced on Dec.
8 his approval of proposed regula
tions to establish a rating of "aprentice engineer." At the same
time Admiral Smith accepted
completion of an additional type
of approved training program as
qualifying experience for an origi
nal third assistant engineer's li
cense.
The apprentice engineer pro
posal had been initiated by MEBA
on the grounds that it would help
meet the needs of the Viet Nam
crisis. The program calls for one
year of classroom training and
one year of shipboard work be
fore a man could sit for an origi
nal third assistant engineer's li
cense.
The Coast Guard announce
ment followed hearings held last
month on the apprentice engineer
proposal, which was supported by
the National Maritime Union, the
Steelworkers Union and the Mas
ters, Mates and Pilots. The Sea
farers International Union of
North America and its affiliated
seagoing unions, and MEBA Dis
trict 2 opposed the proposal.
In announcing approval of the
apprentice engineer plan, the
Coast Guard said the rating would
not be required by Coast Guard
certificates of inspection, but that
should the owner of a vessel "re
quest that an apprentice engineer
be included in the manning of the
particular vessel, these regulations
now permit a man holding such
endorsement to be signed on ship
ping articles."
The SIU, which was represented
at the hearings by President Paul
Hall, Vice-President William Jor
dan, who also heads the AIUaffiliated Marine Firemen's Union,
and SIU Great Lakes District Sec
retary-Treasurer Fred Famen, ob
jected to the establishment of an
apprentice engineer rating as a
threat to the jobs of unlicensed
American seamen, particularly
those of engine room personnel,
and to the jurisdiction of unli
censed unions.
The SIU cited its successful
joint program with MEBA Dis
trict 2 which has produced well
over 100 new engineers since it
began functioning earlier this year,
as well as upgrading approximate
ly 50 licensed engineers in the
same period. Under the appren
tice engineer plan it would take
a minimum of two years to pro
vide engineers.
MEBA District 2 maintained
that its engineer training program.
7
U. S. Seeks Site
Fer New Ocean
Research Center
�December 23, 1966
SEAFARERS
LOG
-yC
liri
Page Fire
Report Urges Enforcement of Reforms
The Gulf Coast
by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President. Gulf Area
Judge James C. Gulotta of The Orleans Parish Juvenile Court re
vived the 5th annual Community Service Award of the Greater New
Orleans AFL-CIO at the organization's Annual Christmas Party on
Decem^r 22 at the SIU New Orleans hall. The award is based on an
outstanding record of achievement in the area of community service.
Judge Gulotta is a member of ^
^
r^—
the board of directors of the Or for the Del Santos. Also waiting
leans Neighborhood Center and for the Dei Santos is Robert Kenof the Social Welfare Planning nedy. Recently on the Del Sol,
Council. He is also a member of he sailed as a bedroom steward.
the Association for Retarded Chil Raymond Lewis wants to wait
dren, chairman of the Pelican until after Christmas before look
Boys State Program of the Ameri ing for a job. Lewis finished a
can Legion, City of New Orleans trip recently on the Halcycm Pan
Mayor's Youth Study Committee, ther and is now going to take it
and has been appointed by the
Governor to the Louisiana Advis
ory Council on Research Centers
and Construction of Facilities for
Mentally Retarded.
Judge Gulotta received his
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947
from Tulane University and his
LL.B degree in 1949 from Tulane.
He is now instructor of a course in
Johns
Perry
law and social work at the Tulane
University School of Social Work. easy for awhile on vacation pay.
Chief Steward Clyde (Whitey)
New Orleans
Lanier completed a long trip on
Vincent J. Fitzgerald of the the Del Sud and is looking for
steward dept. has been lounging ward to some time on the beach.
in the hall, regaling old friends Whitey wants to be home with the
with sea stories of his last voyage. family and his many friends dur
ing the holiday season.
Fitzgerald recently made a four
month trip to Saigon on the Ocean
Mobile
Evelyn as pantryman. Fitz is
Shipping has been on the slow
ready to sail now "on anything bell while the beach remains
that floats." Seafarer George Lie- small. Laid up for a while is the
bers, crew cook on the Del Norte Alcoa Roamer.
for the last couple of months, was
Robert Broadus, piling off the
in the hall admiring the Christmas
Alcoa
Voyager where he served
decorations. He is now waiting
as AB for the past few months, is
currently registered but biding his
time before looking for another
billet. Last on the Alice Brown,
Wiiiiam D. Johns is relaxing on
the beach with his family. Johns
recently completed a four month
trip to Viet Nam. He intends to
spend some beach time at home
in Clanton, Alabama.
Murry Wilkerson plans to rus
BALTIMORE —The SlU-Inland Boatmen Union strike against tle up a couple of deer before the
three Baltimore tugboat companies season closes and before he be
gins to scan the board again.
has entered its eleventh week.
The union's major demand is Murry is back at his home in
for a contract equivalent to the Creola, Alabama, after a fast,
one enjoyed by the TBU in Phila hundred day trip to the Far East
delphia which provides for a 24- on the Loma Victory. Dawson
hour notice before layoff and the Perry recently underwent a hernia
placement of one cook aboard operation and is now convales
cing. His last ship was the Roseach tugboat.
weil Victory. Dawson has shipped
While negotiations for a while steward dept. for the last twenty
were at a complete halt, both years out of Gulf ports.
sides now are conducting periodic
bargaining sessions.
Off the Alcoa Commander on
Baltimore's Mayor Theodore R. which he had been bosun for the
McKeldin recently summoned last six months is Fredmick John
both the union and the companies son who has given up the bauxite
to city hall in order to discuss the run for the warm, but slightly
situation with the Maryland Port brisk. Mobile winter beach.
Authority.
Houstrm
The Mayor did not act as an
John Fediw, a deck man for
arbitrator but he received per many years, is eyeing the shipping
mission from both parties to have board for a vessel heading to
Dr. Leon Sachs sit in as an ob South America. John is justly
server. Dr. Sachs has served for proud of passing his Coast Guard
25 years as permanent arbitrator test for a new AB ticket. Seafarer
for the ILGWU and the Amalma- John D. Moore got off the Del
Mundo after five months to be
gated Clothing Workers.
home with his family for the
On Saturday, December 17, 200 Christmas holidays. Moore said
strikers along with their wives and that his vacation check will really
children held a day-long Christmas come in handy to take care of
party featuring musicians, magi Santa Claus. Mack Fortnes, hav
cians, entertainment and food. The ing a run of bad luck, had to
festivities were sponsored by the leave the Keva Ideal with a not
Baltimore Port Council of the fit for duty slip. All his friends
wish him a speedy recovery.
Maritime Trades Department.
SIU Boatmen's
Strike Continues
in Baltimore
Presidential Panel Charges Industry
With Xonfusion, Deception, Fraud'
WASHINGTON—American consumers often fail to get their money's worth in the marketplace
because of "confusion and ignorance, some deception and even fraud," according to a report by the
Consumer Advisory Council to President Johnson, whose release has been imexplainedly delayed
for over six months following its
completion last June, at which felt that the President's busy sched on consumer information about
ule may have been responsible for construction durability and safety
time it was submitted to the the delay in releasing the report.
features as the automobile manu
President.
facturers
now spend on advertis
Highlights of recommendations
In the just-released report, the made by the panel following its ing other, more subjective features
consumer panel proposes broad year-long study include:
of their products, competition in
reforms in a number of areas, in
the automobile market might be
• The automobOe Industry.— operating along somewhat differ
cluding the automobile industry,
health care, borrowing and credit, Many of the auto safety recom ent lines than is now the case."
and home maintenance and re mendations made by the panel
• Health services and care.—
have already been put into effect The report called for Federal en
pairs.
By a 9 to 3 vote the 12-member by Congress earlier this year de couragement of group practice ar
panel urged the creation of a new spite strenuous protests from the rangements by doctors, and the
Department of Consumers to pro industry. However the panel elimination of duplication and
tect the public interest against the called for a complete study of fragmentation of health services
warranties and guarantees cover under piecemeal arrangements.
abuses they cite.
No reasons were given for the ing new and used cars to make The panel also urged "more effec
long delay in releasing the report, sure that consumers know what tive training and use of allied and
but there was speculation that it they are really getting.
middle-professional health person
The report leveled heavy criti nel, thereby freeing physicians,
might have been held up because
its sharp criticism of business prac cism at automobile advertising, dentists and other professionals to
tices could have angered Ameri saying:
do the tasks for which they were
can business interests. It was also
"If as much money were spent trained."
Millions Still Live at Poverty Level
In Spite of Generai U, S. Affluence
B
ENEATH the chrome-plated facade of af
fluence that America reflects lie the pitted
scars of poverty. This shiny facade of
affluence is the image presented to the rest of
the world. All too often, the same image lulls
more fortunate Americans, isolated in their
middle class enclaves, into forgetting the plight
of less fortunate citizens.
Of the 47 million families in the U.S., 9.3
million-one-fifth of the total—earn less than
$3,000 a year. Five million of these live in
cities, 4.3 million live in the south, 6 million
have a family head with less than a 9th grade
education, 2 million are non-white (a percent
age far higher than the non-white percentage of
over-all population), 2.3 million have a woman
as family head, and 3.2 million have a family
head over 65.
In total numbers, there are 35 million who
are part of families earning less than $3,000.
The $3,000 figure is used only because, in sta
tistics, there has to be a cut-off somewhere. In
clude those who hover just above the official
poverty level and you come up with some 50
million members of poor families in the United
States. Twenty-two million are children.
Poverty is pervasive. It's in the cities and on
the farms, the mountainsides of Appalachia and
the dead one-industry towns of southern Illi
nois. It's in the rat-ridden flats of urban slums
and the tumble-down shacks of rural slums.
Are the poor the shiftless wretches many op
ponents of the war on poverty picture them to
be? Not at all. Fifty-two percent of the heads
of poor families work full-time. Sixty-four per
cent work at least part-time.
And what about the non-working poor?
Aren't they squeezing too much out of us good
taxpayers already?
According to the President's Council of Eco
nomic Advisors, only one-fiffh of the 35 million
official" poor receive any public assistance
payments at all, federal, state or local. Those
who do reqeive assistance, the Council said, "do
qot receive enough to enable them to live at
even a minimal income level." The average
welfare payment for a family with three chil
dren is $1.15 a day per person for food, shelter,
clothing and all other necessities.
These, then, are the poor. But no statistics
can impart the reality of their lives. Figures
only hint at the cruelty of the condition and the
massive size of the problem.
The facts show that the war on poverty can
be won. In only two years, important ground
has been gained. Millions of poor have been
given the skills, the services, the education and
—most of all—the hope and the opportunity
they need to improve their circumstances.
Following are the statistics of the fight to
eradicate poverty in America:
• More than eight million poor have been
served by one or another of the agencies en
gaged in the war on poverty.
• Poverty programs have operated in 2,791
of the 3,132 counties in the U.S.
• Nearly 1,000 Community Action Pro
grams—the heart of the war on poverty—are
functioning and reach into areas where 70 per
cent of the nation's poor live.
• The anti-poverty program provided work
and training opportunities for over 600,000
poor in 1966, with 365,000 in the Neighbor
hood Youth Corps alone.
It has established 172 legal services projects
in cities and villages, on Indian reservations,
and in migrant camps. These legal service pro
grams are now available to 700,000 poor fam
ilies. Thirty-seven of the 50 largest cities have
received legal services grants.
Operation Head Start, the first national child
development program, has reached over half-amillion poor children and their families in each
of the past two summers, and another 200,000
during the regular school year.
The war on poverty has recruited the largest
army of part and full-time volunteer Americans
in peacetime history. In Head Start alone, more
than 100,000 people have donated time and
talent.
More than 3,000 VISTA workers (Volun
teers in Service to America) have been recruit
ed, trained and. put to work in small neigh
borhoods.
There are more than 600 neighborhood so
cial service centers, of which 360 are urban
multi-purpose centers where a ran^ of services
is available to meet the total needs of the poor.
The 90th Congress will convene shortly. It
is hoped that the new Congress will follow in
the footsteps of the 89th Congress, and continue
to wage the war on poverty wherever it exists.
i'
�Pace Six
December 23, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
REPORT Atiantlc# Gulf A inland Watars Dfstrlct
Calif. High Schod Textbooks Distort DISPATCHERS
December 2 to December 15, 1966
DECK DEPARTMENT
Image of U.S. Labor, Study Rods
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
LOS ANGELES—Textbooks used by high school students here
give a distorted and unfavorable view of the American labor
movement, a study conducted at the University of California at
Los Angeles concludes.
that "in many ways the workers
The study, which confirms suffer more from a strike than
charges made by the Los Ange anyone else (and) strikes are
les County AFL-CIO, was made wasteful way of settling disputes,
by Will Scoggins, teacher and staff as war is a wasteful way of settling
member of UCLA's Institute of quarrels between nations."
Industrial Relations. He and other
Most of the texts, Scoggins said,
researchers studied 70 textbooks fail to show that often troubled
with 115 editions.
relations between management
A series of topics was selected and labor is a part of industrial
by the researchers, and each text democracy and that the strike is
book was studied to find how the an indispensable part of a free
topics were treated.
society.
For example, on the issue of
Organized labor was the prime
strikes, "in virtually every text advocate in the country for the
book analyzed, the emphasis on public school system, he says, but
violence is extremely pro most texts use the "great man
nounced . . ."
theory of history, ignore labor's
Without explaining the cause of role in creating the public school
the strike or possible provocative system and credit Horace Mann
actions by management or govern with almost single handedly found
ment, one typical text described ing the system.
the Pullman strike of 1894 by
There is little to indicate in any
saying:
historical area in the texts that
"When violence broke out dur "collective action or mass pres
ing the strike. President Cleveland sure may have often forced the
(over the protests of Governor 'great man' to act in a manner
Altgeld) sent federal troops to which is now considered great to
restore order, safeguard the mail, keep his elected office," the study
and protect interstate commerce." contends.
In the same text (West's Story
There are other drawbacks to
of Our Country, the author says the books, Scoggins found.
INQUIRING
OUESTION: Do you think it
important for man to get to the
moon?
Waiter Dunn: No. I really don't
see any reason for man going to
the moon. All that
money spent try
ing could be us^
better attempting
to get some place
on earth. We des
perately need bet
ter schools, better
housing facilities,
and better law en
forcement. We could wipe out
poverty if they would spend all
that money on the poor.
—4>—
Eugene Stanton: In one sense I
would have to say yes. If we
seriously want to
go out into space,
the moon will
have to be devel
oped as a way sta
tion. We might
eyen find new
forms of life up
there we don't
know about.
However, I think that we could
go a little, slower on the money
spending end.
Charles Bums: Yes. We have to
in the interest of national defense.
Sure, curiosity
plays a big part
also. We all
would like to
know just what's
up there. We'll be
on the moon
soon, for sure,
perhaps as early
IC as 1970. Eventually, but not in my generation
I think that we'll be exploring
Mars and Venus. We'll have to
let our children pioneer that space
aspect.
.1.
Leon J. Webb: They can go to
the moon if they want, but they
shouldn't be so
free with taxpayer
money. It can be
done through pri
vate enterprise if
they want to do
it badly enough.
Perhaps in ten
years they'll have
men walking
around even living there. Event
ually, you'll have Seafarers in
space. They're a natural to switch
to space cruising.
<|>
Sam Hurst: Sure, I think we
ought to go just to see what's up
there. The natural
curiosity of man
is the main drive
behind going to
the moon. I be
lieve we should
beat the Russians
up there for many
reasons, partly as
a matter of pride
and also for strategic military pur
poses. And I might add that I
am sure that we will be first.
Lanny Lebet: Whoever controls
the moon controls the world.
That's why it's
important for the
U.S. to be there
first. Therefore
the Government
should spend as
much money as
is necessary. It's
important for this
country and may
be for the entire free world. We
couldn't trust another country con
trolling ihe moon.
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
Totals
All Groups
Class A Class B
12
1
106
42
6
13
31
12
7
9
15
14
7
2
23
8
62
38
43
26
25
6
18
22
21
12
198
383
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
3
0
11
27
52
20
6
1
8
10
22
6
9
3
4
10
12
4
9
0
4
8
13
4
35
10
12
23 9
18
10
6
24
30
12
51
13
25
5 ^
232
172
125
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
All Groups
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco ,,..
Seattle
I'otals
Class A Class B
6
3
39
81
7
6
20
22
6
1
10
5
6
0
27
11
36
36
18
31
14
3
18
19
18
14
195
262
Class A Class B Class C
6
2
2
19
28
33
3
2
5
16
17
8
4
4
8
9
7
4
5
4
4
11
11
8
20
31
6
16
26
12
8
2
20
32
20
55
4
6
14
157
153
182
All Groups
Class A Class B
14
1
259
72
26
13
118
23
30
14
17
8
10
6
88
14
178
102
177
109
37
0
63
11
50
8
1,067
381
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
6
2
305
68
14
6
85
35
13
7
8
3
10
1
55
10
92
72
144
118
18
0
38
2
19
7
807
331
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Port
Class A Class B
Boston
0
1
New York
58
15
Philadelphia
12
5
Baltimore
24
14
Norfolk
6
10
Jacksonville
6
2
Tampa
3
1
Mobile
15
12
46
33
New Orleans
Houston
26
14
6
Wilmington
0
25
San Francisco ,,.,
5
19
3
Seattle
Totals
246
115
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B Clasat
2
3
3
41
3
18
6
2
4
13
12
5
6
6
8
4
2
3
8
5
3
8
5
6
27
15
23
8
9
12
4
0
19
23
6
68
13
13
15
163
84
184
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
10
1
147
25
19
8
60
35
14
25
6
3
6
2
52
15
123
65
103
57
0
22
43
14
23
2
628
252
eeanographers Score Pollution of Lakes
Human, Industrial Pollution Making
Great Lakes Old Before Their Time
When European explorers of North America first saw the Great Lakes, they were cold, clear,
deep and extremely pure. Such is no longer the case. Pollution of the waters of the Great Lakes has
taken its toll.
"No doubt the Great Lakes will
Eventually, the lake becomes a
In recent times, many econo
be here for a long time to come," marsh, is overrun by vegetation
mists have believed that the the scientists say. "They are not from surrounding areas and thus
Great Lakes region was likely to likely to dry up in the forseeable disappears.
become the fastest-growing region future. But it will be a tragic
A dramatic example of this,
of the United States because of the irony if one day we have to look scientists say, is Lake Zurich in
superabundance of water.
out over their vast waters and Switzerland. Its lower basin has
"Unfortunately, the forecast is reflect bitterly, with the Ancient gone from youth to old age in less
now troubled by a large question Mariner, that there is not a drop than a century.
mark," write oceanographers to drink."
Youth, Maturity, Old Age
Charles F. Powers and Andrew
Similar
rapid aging has been
Encourages
Plant
Life
Robertson in the current issue of
seen
in
Lake
Washington, Seattle,
Pollution does more than render
Scientific American. "Viability of
and
the
Yahara
lake chain in
this great water resource is by no water unclean. It also speeds up
Wisconsin.
Lake
Erie,
most pol
degeneration by encouraging the
means assured."
luted
of
the
Great
Lakes,
has spec
growth of plant life that adds
Lakes Have Life Cycles
tacular
growths
of
floating
algae,
to the accumlation of bottom de
Every lake eventually becomes posits. Eventually the lake, how a certain sign of advance age. Its
extinct through natural and phys ever deep, is entirely filled with volume of water is now too small
ical biological processes.
silt from its tributaries and with to dilute the pollutants effectively.
But pollution is accelerating plant debris.
"In addition to Lake Erie, the
these processes in the Great Lakes,
southern
end of Lake Michigan
As streams bring in nutrients,
the greatest reseiyoir of fresh such as phosphorus and nitrogen, las become seriously polluted," the
water on Earth.
plant and animal organisms arise. scientists said. The" main discharge
The two University of Michi Over thousands of years, organic into Lake Michigan comes from
gan oceanographers contend that deposits pile up on the lake bot the large industrial, complexes on
in less than 150 years man has tom. The lake becomes smaller the southern shores.
brought about changes in the and shallower. Its wafer becomes
Apart from the.,^puthern end,
Great Lakes that probably would warmer. Plants . take root in the most of the water ptJUkq Michi
have taken many centuries under bottom and gradually take over gan is still of reasonably,
'
more and more space.
quality, the scientists note.
natural conditions..
A
�December 2^1966
AFL-CIO Challenges License
Of Ohio Radio Station
The AFL-CIO has challenged the fitness of an Ohio radio station
to retain its license as a result of its refusal to correct inaccuracies
in a series of critical editorials or to allow the federation air time
in which to reply.
In a complaint to the Federal Communications Commission, the
AFL-CIO charged radio station WMRN, Marion, O* with fla^ant
violations of the government's "fairness doctrine" in denying a "dis
cussion of conflicting views on an issue of public importance" and
for failure to give the AFL-CIO an opportunity to reply to personal
attacks.
The complaint climaxed a two-month-long exchange during which
the AFL-CIO sought to prove by documentary evidence that editorial
statements critical of the federation were based on misinterpretations.
Each attempt to correct the record was rejected, the federation charged,
only to be followed by another editorial more critical of organized
labor and AFL-CIO leadership.
The complaint asked that an FCC hearing be held to consider
revoking or not renewing the station's license when it expires on Oct. 1,
1967. The letter to the FCC was signed by AFL-CIO Public Relations
Director Albert J. Zack.
The dispute began on Aug. 14 when a station editorial claimed
that Pres. George Meany had threatened Congress with political
retaliation if airline anti-strike legislation were enacted. The editorial
declared that when Meany urged Congress not to "pass legislation
that you will regret for the rest of your lives^' he was threatening the
constitutional rights of freely elected representatives. The editorial
accused Meany and other union leaders of exercising "dictatorial
power undeserved and unjustified in a free society."
The AFL-CIO responded by offering for the station's examination
a transcript of the question-and-answer period which followed the
Meany statement, in which he specifically ruled out political retalia
tion. Meany told reporters, the transcript showed, that his statement
was a caution to Congress of the long-range effect such legislation
could have on the nation and the threat it posed to our democratic
structure.
The station ignored the documentation and the request that the
"erroneous implication" be corrected. Instead, a second editorial was
broadcast that repeated the charge and accused the AFL-CIO of
speaking from "prejudiced interests."
The AFL-CIO again attempted to set the record straight and again
was ignored. Two weeks later the station broadcast a third editorial
assailing AFL-CIO personnel.
The editorial charged that the AFL-CIO's reaction to the editorials
was typical of labor. "If you can't argue issues, attack the individual.
If a congressman or senator votes contrary to what labor wants he is
not granted the courtesy of having a mind of his own, principles and
ethics of his own, he is supposed to do just what labor wants and that
is all," the editorial declared.
At this point the AFL-CIO abandoned its plea for editorial correc
tions and asked that the station provide air time under the provisions
of the "fairness doctrine" for a presentation of the federation reply.
When the station failed to respond, the complaint was filed with the
FCC.
The AFL-CIO bases its complaint on the "fairness doctrine" provi
sion requiring that where organizations or individuals are attacked or
controversial issues are aired, the station has an obligation to broadcast
opposing opinions. The doctrine is based on the principle that the
station owner has a public trust in using the airwaves and his license
requires that he serve the entire public, not himself alone.
An about-face by the Chicago
City College System on terms for
bargaining with the Cook County
College Teachers Union sent 648
striking teachers back to their
junior college classrooms after a
three-day walkout on eight cam
puses. Local 1600 of the Ameri
can Federation of Teachers agreed
not to strike or disrupt classes for
the system's 38,000 pupils so long
as good faith bargaining continues.
The College Board of Education
withdrew its demands for a nostrike pledge and its refusal to
negotiate a written contract. The
board committed itself, in writing,
to reach a collective bargaining
contract and not to exact any re
prisal of any sort against any fac
ulty member, against any clerk
or against any student who sup
ported the srtike.
•
•
*
The Clothing Workers have
given $100,000 and the Ladies
Garment Workers $50,000 for the
relief of victims of the recent
Page Seven
SEAFARERS LOG
floods that ravaged the Po and
Arno River valleys in Italy, offi
cers of the two unions announced.
The ACWA gift was the union's
second for the aid of Italian flood
sufferers—in 1951 it raised $30,000 for relief work when the Po
valley was flooded. The ILGWU
gift was presented by President
Louis Stulberg to Italian ConsulGeneral Vittorio Cordero di Montezemolo for transmission to Presi
dent Giuseppe Saragat of Italy.
*
*
*
General increases totaling up
to $33 a week over a three-year
period were won by the Washing
ton-Baltimore Newspaper Guild
in new contracts with the Wash
ington Post, locally owned morn
ing daily, and the afternoon Daily
News, a Scripps-Howard news
paper. Minimum pay for experi
enced employes in key classifica
tions will rise to $233 a week—
highest in any daily newspaper
contract—at the Post, and to $228
at the News.
"Medic!"
Domestic Cutback Poses Threat To Nation
Hints and predictions that the Adminis
tration is planning a massive cutback in
Great Society programs because of the drain
on the nation's resources caused by the con
flict in Viet Nam again bring to the fore a
question which has been brought up before
but never truly resolved—whether or not the
United States' economy can afford both the
Viet Nam conflict and the war on poverty.
The nation can afford to continue both
the war against Communist expansion
abroad and the war against poverty at home.
The truth is that the nation cannot afford
not to continue the struggle against both
evils.
Viet Nam war costs cannot be used as an
excuse for abandoning important Great So- ciety anti-poverty programs. Our produc
tive capacity is immense and our already
huge gross national product is expanding at
a record pace. It is our duty to use this
tremendous economic capacity to aid those,
both at home and abroad, who most need
our aid.
The anti-poverty programs were initiated
because of staggering inequities that became
increasingly evident within American society.
The vision of the Great Society gave mil
lions of Americans new hope for a better
future for themselves and their children.
That hope must be fulfilled. Economic fac
tors demonstrate that the Great Society need
not be abandoned, and moral considerations
indicate that it should not and must not be
abandoned.
The Hoffa Matter and Individual Rights
The recent decision of the U. S. Supreme
Court in relation to Jimmy Hoffa once more
highlights a matter that bears careful scru
tiny by the American people.
The SIU has never been in sympathy with
Hoffa and has on many occasions past and
present fought against him tooth and nail.
We voted for his and his union's expul
sion from the AFL-CIO, for which we have
no regrets.
Nevertheless, we cannot condone the
methods which were used by the Department
of Justice under Robert F. Kennedy to "get
him."
Although there undoubtedly is much for
which Hoffa could be called to account, the
methods employed by the Government in
this matter have a*t times taken on the aspect
of a personal vendetta in which many of the
basic guarantees of the United States Con
stitution in the realm of impartial justice and
the protections afforded by the Bill of Rights
have been ignored.
The Government's handling of the Hoffa
matter presents ramifications that go beyond
Hoffa and the Teamsters, and beyond the
American labor movement in general. The
Government's actions and the justifications
presented for those' actions represent a clear
and present danger for every American.
If basic American rights are to be ignored
in the case of one individual, then the basic
rights of all Americans have been weakened.
It does not matter whether we consider Hoffa
guilty or innocent of the charges made
against him. If we are to remain a nation both
governed by law and protected by law, the
same law must apply to everyone.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Decembop 23, 1966
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f'l
Bosun Max Wadlington^takes a final look at the forward deck area to make
sure that everything is shipshape before paying off. He praised his fellow SlU deck department men, saying they were cooperative and hardworking.
I-''-
John Nuss of the Steward Department (left) and W. Connor of the Deck Department watch as a load of stores for the galley is brought aboard for the
next trip. The crew praised the Stewards for the "good meals they made.
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Royal Glenmore, Utility Crewmembers of the S/S Henry line up at the deck railing, thinking of home, or, perhaps the next trip, as they E. Brecheen (top), C, CaMan, is carrying new wait for the paying off. All hands agreed that the trip was a good one from many points of view. The ports hill (center) and John Nuss
kitchenware into galley, that they visited were found to be very interesting, and no really important beefs were reported by delegates, are putting stores aboard.
Is
Leroy McClary of the Engine Depart
ment (left) and Hoyt Tanner discuss
their future plans in a passageway.
•i .
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.
Ricardo Sandi, O.S., passes the time
away before the paying off by examining machinery in the Engine Room.
Laurence Walonen of the Engine Department takes a final look at con
ditions in the Henry's Engine Room.
Members of the Henry's crew enjoying
a final meal in the Messroom include
Seafarers R. Sandi and M. Wadlington.
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Seafarers J. Spirto, S. Gopac, S. Sek and M. Marcelino chat in the galley.
Paynnaster (right) and Ricardo Sandi (left) watch M. Wadlington sign for pay.
�December 23, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Nine
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lasted fcsr ^
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air bec^ jflcreaisingly unfit to breathe
IKMsot^s gasses
thousands upon thpu^ti
i^ds ttf Chimneys and automobile exhausts slowlyH
tjrowded the life-giving oxygen from people's, lungsJ
4
temperature inversion had clapped a lid '
; tsvef the %y, maki
fresh air supply a:
X ^stagnhnt ^wer of human and industrial waste prod-''liCtSi • The. prppoihon of harmful waste products in •'
the air; ro^^uicWy from its normal 12 percent, past?^
the danger ppint of 50 percent, and up to 60.6 per^cent. Ah Air Pollution Emfergency was de>lared!
^ ahd drastic measures y^re being considered Vhen
Mother hfatpm fort^^^^
decided to spare the .city
fc ^hte^er gjhf and the temperature inversion lifted.
poisons gasseS which had gathered oyer the
U
guic^: dispersed so people could again breathe
|p
|®r'??i^hic^
12 percent polluted,
i
^
hot been so fortirnate in the
cities both in the ifnited Slates
Jn pecember 1953, New; York City mstained A
1temperature mVCTsion ihat killed 200 i»o-5'
id October 1946
polluted air of ^
.people and. made;']
X
three days, four thousand LonXf dpa|^4^ in a single week in i952—murdered by
X m|;^i|gh|^shot fit to breathe. In; Oecember 1962
a mass of stagnant, filthy air settled on the U.S.
eaMOrn I ^i^rd from Massachusetts to Virginia-:
'Had df l^>4n'tuiiat!ely di^rsed just in time, the
l:lh»ted |t®^ l*'?ght have isulfered one pf the ^
dpmi^tic disasters in its history.
Although Seafarers, who spend much of their time
breaking the clean air available for the most part
^
may not have the full
OTCtent of , the problem brdught home to them daU^^^
X; a% hfcr Ahtcficans do, what man has heeti doing
,.:;K;4.;^''4^'^'hfn^phcm:;f6r,man^
only be dc- „
i scribed as iouling his own nest. The air without
•which he cannot live for more than a few seconds
XXXXhas,;hc^;tiil^d^^
sewer. Into it pour the*
' smoky excrement of mtm's factories, furnaces, auto^ rhobdes—dusts and chemicals which can and do kill.
:aIwaysXb®sXnhd-..nl»A^
be
called upon to dispose of waste.-producls^ and cmi .
-process modest amounts without serious effects on
f: mankind. Trouble has been growing in recent years
I^ause the amount of pollutants being released into
X|
atmosphere have risen far above the 'modest"
„
Almost 8,000 communules comprising over 60
P , percent of the total U.S population are today facing
XXJ an air pollution problem. The problem manifests
X.. -itself in death's and permanent injuries in the form
of chronic respiratory diseases, including the commnn cold, chronic bronchitis, chronic constrictive
X^';-^^d^r^disea.se,;phltndh^.fiiup^
.X
-vS •asdtma-afid lung cancer. Emphysema, a disease once
restricted almost exclusively to miners forced to
:;r,.iX
5
^
•''1^
X
"X
Where do these poisons come from? Who are the
culprits? The truth is that each and every one of us
does our bit to pollute the air which we must then
breathe. From the time we get up in the morning
and turn up the furnace to warm the house we are
adding to the pollution of our air supply because
fire of almost any sort releases pollutants into the air.
majoritly of people in the U.S. are literally living
their lives at the bottom of a sewer that is shortening
the lives of themselves and their children. Yet they
do so without even complaining until what should be
a harmless combination of weather conditions makes
them gasp for breath and peer with stinging, swollen
eyes through an apparent twilight at midday.
Driving to work in our cars we become veritable
poison gas machines with a myriad of toxic gases
spewing from our exhausts. Getting rid of our gar
bage means fires which pollute the atmosphere. In
agriculture, crop dusts and sprays put poisonous
chemicals in our air. Evaporation of volatile pe
troleum products from open tanks is an offender.
There are more ways in which our air is being
polluted than we could possibly list here.
Air pollution can and must be controlled. Strong
air pollution control measures are sometimes expen
sive, but the technology is available and must be
enforced. Continued research will certainly develop
new ways of controlling air pollution, but we cannot
afford to wait for the ultimate solution—^time is
growing short. The public must demand and be
willing to share the cost of needed improvements.
Air pollution is already costing billions. In the long
run the cost of clean air would probably be much
less.
Although Congress has passed a federal Clean Air
Act, the prime impetus for air pollution control must
come on the community level. Large regional plans
must be drawn up to direct local action however, if
such action is to be effective.
Although we must all share some of the guilt for
polluting our atmosphere, some are bigger polluters
than others. In the past our huge industrial centers
have, along with the automobile, been principal
offenders. Anyone who visited Pittsburgh, Pa., not
too many years ago could touch, taste and smell
the results of air pollution created by the area's many
steel plants, where open hearth furnaces spewed dust
and gasses into the air day and night. Basic changes
in furnace design plus the addition of equipment
to remove pollutants before they escape into the
atmosphere did much to make Pittsburgh's air more
breathable. Still however, there is much to be done,
there as elsewhere.
tccentiy become second only to heart disease as a
cause of disability in the U.S.
The co.st& of air pollution have become staggering.
The fact is that although air pollution has become
Airplane crashes ancTdelays caused by low visibility
a nationwide problem, with our expanding industrial
at airports "socked-in" by smog take a toll in lives
capacity and ever-increasing automobile ownership
aa4 snoney. Medical costs brought about hy smogmaking our air more and more unfit to breathe,
aggravated diseases are immense. The poisonous
almost nothing has been done to see to it that we
cltehlicals pumped into the atmosphere damage crops,
don't simply poison ourselves out of existence. The
if Xdg^ttai!!^ timber,
cause rapid deteriOratioa ©f stone, metal and wOod buildings, weaken .
tiestroy
game animals and wildlife and corrode precision
Instruments and control systems. Millions are spehxp
—l.J
" y^rly on electricity for increased, lighting becau^X'^
of imog induced tiarkness. Par^^
because;
X pf ohr ^seht methc^
often serves to increase the amount of smog in
air.
Airborne pollutants are capable of doing this vast^
amount of damage because of the highly poisonous"^
dtid corrosive nature of the chemicals involved. The:
average smog that descends over a city or largefX
-region contains varying amounts of the following':
''X:X;'St®r.:didxide;4vhichXisf^
• Xtff tir suhoric acid which literally, eats aw^ay stoneX
^id": 3^ fluoride,
chlpOTO, hydrogen:
.XXS^bhldri^
oxides, ; hydr^ni,^^efX .ai^ll
•
Others.
Possibly Xhc most vivid picture one canXg^
extent of air pollution in our cities is from an airf liner. While flying over the countiyside the air is
f;-, relatively clear and vision Unobkti-ucted. In the dis-.X
liitance, however, the city cM be sCen
in a *
IvXhlkolcet of poisonous smog (smoke pollutants and fog|x flollution catiSed by ©missions from automobilp exX^lir smite (smoke pdhutants and haze). As the oit^j Rausls Ts one of fhe primary confributors fo smo.^
Sfeapprdaches thk pollbiiop inckeases aUti
to zero, which means, you're right in the, middle of ittp .|
A very few communities are already tackling the
problem. Los Angeles, faced with one of the worst
air pollution problems in the nation, has possibly
taken the most action. Automobiles not equipped
with exhaust purification devices have been banned,
open fires have been outlawed, factory smokestacks
are regulated and equipped with control apparatus.
Results of such action are being observed and further
action planned. A few other cities have also taken
some action.
To clean up the sewer of air under which we all
live, every American must demand action. We all
have much to lose if we don't demand action now.
large ct+tes ancl smaller cornpiuhities. "^^
intlusitti
smog culprlfs.
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SEAFARERS
December 23, 1966
LOC
To Aid U.S. Farm Workers
AFL'CIO Seeks to Close Loophole
Still Allowing Bracoro Importation
The Pacific Coast
by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative
A $10.4 million port capital improvement program extending from
the
present through the end of 1967 was approved last week by the
The AFL-CIO asked the Labor Dept. to end an Immigration Act loophole that allows foreign
Oakland Board of Port Commissioners.
farm workers to be brought into the United States for temporary harvest work.
A total of $2.1 million will be spent for moderization of a portion
Conditions of U.S. farm workers have improved greatly since the end of the bracero program two of the 14th Street pier in the outer harbor. This project will include
years ago eliminated the large- better alternatives are available,
Another important develop widening the pier apron to make
scale importation of foreign and thus inevitably restore cheap ment, Mayer said, is the growing it suitable for container traffic Rice 'Victor, Pecos, and the Elizafarm workers, union witnesses imported labor as a major source organization of farm workers into and for broad gauge container- bcthport.
Signing on were the Cosmos
testified at a Labor Dept. hearing. of manpower in our fields."
unions, now that "foreign strike handling cranes.
Trader,
Pecos, Achilles, Geneva
They cited evidence that there is
breakers are no longer available."
Another major expenditure in and the Tran^ork.
Gains
Emphasized
no shortage of domestic farm
Despite warnings that crops the program will be $2.6 million
Ships in transit this period were
Mayer stressed the gains that
workers when decent wages and
could not be harvested without for the construction of a 1,200 the Panama, Steel Flyer, Achilles,
had
come
to
U.S.
farm
workers
working conditions are offered.
imported labor, "not a single ma foot concrete wharf at the port's Geneva, and the Ames Victory.
If the Immigration Act loop since the end of the bracero pro jor crop failure occurred because Seventh Street Marine Terminal.
Oldtimer Charlie Bush, in retire
hole is not closed completely, gram.
of a lack of labor," he pointed
ment
since last summer, came by
An
estimated
80,000
to
100^San Francisco
AFL-CIO spokesmen urged, at
out.
the hall to say hello to the gang.
000
new
jobs
were
created
for
least the Labor Dept. should raise
Shipping has been quite active Charlie, who still longs for the
Napuk testified that although
the minimum wages employers U.S. workers, he said. Farm
and
is likely to remain so in the sea, finds the beach is "just plain
major improvements resulted from
must offer U.S. workers before wages rose an average of 15 per
Bay
Area,
especially for the AB's. boredom."
the end of the bracero program,
applying for the admission of alien cent in two years, with the biggest
Electricians,
OilerS and FWT's.
William M. Sing is waiting to
"much
higher
and
much
better
liv
gains in jobs formerly done by
labor.
Seafarers paid off this past pe catch any ship to the Far East.
ing and working conditions are
braceros. "U.S. workers flocked
Current standards, set by the to the crops when the higher desperately required" for U.S. riod. on the Express Virginia, Ex Brother Sing has been an SIU
secretary of labor on a state-by- wages were available," he noted. farm workers.
press Baltimore, Cosmos Trader, member for 17 years and sails in
state basis, range from $1.15 to
the Steward department. He and
$1.40 an hour. The Labor Dept.
his family reside in San Francisco.
hearings are to consider changes
Seattle
in the existing standards.
Shipping remains at an excel
Position Stated
lent height in the Seattle region
AFL-CIO Assistant Research
with all indications pointing to a
Director Frank Fembach and
continuation of this splendid ship
Arnold Mayer, legislative repre
One of the large oil companies, (Texaco) even is ping activity.
In America, even the poor have credit cards, or
sentative of the Meat Cutters and at least, the almost-poor, now that even discount sending credit cards to families in the mail, without
Payoffs during the past period
chairman of the AFL-CIO farm stores, department stores, and neighborhood stores any request on their part, even families who don't included the Anchorage, Oceanic
labor legislative subcommittee, offer them. Apparently, the finance industry feels own cars. The oil company is not merely offering
presented the federation's position. there is no reason why moderate-income families credit privileges at its service stations, but for other
Also testifying for an end to the should be exempt from paying extra fees for charge goods such as home workshops, typewriters, etc. The
use of alien labor was Kerry Na- accounts.
letter says, for example "You are now a possessor of
puk, research director of the Pack
But some astute working families are getting un a Texaco credit card. If you sign your name and
inghouse Workers.
easy about how much they do have to pay in hidden enter your number on the enclosed order form we
The biggest step toward ending fees for credit cards which allow you to charge will send you a hotjie workshop to be paid for later."
the importation of farm workers in various stores in your area.
Some people are obeying the company's instructions,
came in 1964, when Congress—
These area-wide credit cards usually are sponsored too, without checking prices and models elsewhere.
at the urging of labor and church by local banks or finance companies. By using one
You now can even charge your medical bills on
groups—refused to renew the bra of these cards you can charge virtually all your another credit plan, sponsored by the American
Fitton
cero program. Since then, smaller needs. You live now, pay later. "Forget about cash Health Credit Plan, Inc. You get a checkbook of
groups of foreign workers have when you shop", one big Eastern bank advertises. certificates. You fill these out and give them to the Tide, DeSoto, Western Hunter,
been admitted under a section of "Our credit card gives you charge privileges at thous doctor, pharmacist, etc., instead of paying cash. You Cosmos Mariner and Seattle.
Ships signing on were the Over
the immigration law that allows ands of stores."
get a bill from the plan for all the services you have
seas
Rose, Seattle, Santa Emelia,
temporary importation of workers
But there are a couple of catches. One is that charged. If you pay within 30 days, there is no
when the secretary of labor certi after a number of days of "free" credit—^usually 10 credit fee. If not, you pay that innocuous-sounding Longview Victory, Beaver Vic
fies the need and determines that to 30 days depending on the plan—you have to pay IV2 per cent a month.
tory, Oceanic Tide, DeSoto and
it would have no adverse effect a "carrying charge", generally VA or 1V2 per cent a
If you do need credit for a medical service it Western Hunter.
on U.S. workers.
We've had the following ships
month. This sounds very little. But it is really the would be less costly for all concerned if you make
The number of alien farm equivalent of a true annual interest rate of 15 or 18 your own arrangements with the doctor, dentist or in transit: The Elizahethport, and
workers dropped from 200,000 per cent a year. In comparison, the same banks pay druggist, and avoid using such a plan even if the the Calmar.
Oldtimers on the beach include
in the last year of the bracero you only 4-5 per cent on your savings deposited doctor suggests it.
Charles
F. Ries, who's just off the
program to 35,000 in 1965 and with them.
Elmer Roessner, one of the more candid business
Enid
Victory
following a four25,000 this year.
The other catch is that not only you, but the columnists, is especially concerned about experiments
and-a-half
month
run to Viet
As an alternative to complete store, pays a fee to the bank or finance company some food supermarkets are making with similar
Nam.
Charlie's
enjoying
a couple
sponsoring
the
credit
cards.
One
observant
reader,
credit
plans.
These
involve
either
a
Wi
per
cent
a
elimination of all foreign labor,
of
weeks
on
the
beach
before
month
service
charge,
or
a
fee
of
$1
a
month.
"The
Mr.
C.P.,
who
lives
in
California
and
has
watched
Fernbach proposed the following
grabbing
another
ship.
He's
been
the
spread
of
credit
cards
there,
warns
that
the
danger
is
quite
real,"
Roessner
warned.
"Families
standards that growers would have
to meet before they could apply stores pay 2 per cent to the bank sponsoring the are going through bankruptcy now at a, rate of more sailing SIU these past 11 years.
Lewis T. Fitton's last ship was
for admission of workers from credit cards. "Then the stores raise their prices on than 100,000 a year. If the food bill is added on top
the
Baltimore. He's been laid up
other countries to meet a labor all products by the 2 per cent, and most of our of the credit pyramid, the number of bankruptcies
on
the
beach unfit for duty but
people pay this extra charge whether they pay by may increase."
shortage:
Lewis,
SIU
for 16 years, is now
If you succumb to these various pressures to buy
• An hourly wage rate that check or cash or use the credit card," Mr. P. points
ready
for
any
Far East run.
almost everything on credit, you will find you have
would not be below $1.55 an hour out.
John S. B<»kamp is warming up
This
is
true.
If
there
is
no
such
thing
as
a
free
added
a
permanent
new
living
expense
for
the
fees.
in any state. Even this, Fernbach
after a jaunt on the Alaska run
noted, is "barely" above the pov lunch, there certainly is no such thing as free credit. Credit should be reserved for larger purchases, and
for Sealand Service by making
The
cash
customer
must
help
pay
the
cost
to
the
only
if
the
purchase
cannot
be
postponed
while
you
erty level.
his way to Santa Anita for a fling
store
for
offering
these
charge
accounts.
This
is
a
save
up
all
or
part
of
the
cost.
If
you
do
need
• A higher minimum rate in
at the horses. John, who has been
business
expense
added
to
the
price
of
the
goods
credit,
the
cheapest
way
to
get
it
still
is
to
borrow
states with better conditions. "In
you buy.
the cash from a low-cost source such as credit union SIU for 15 years, will enjoy the
states where minimum hourly
Mr. P., for one, is not taking this situation lying or commercial bank, and shop with the cash in hand. beach as long as the horses are
rates are established by collective
You also should read the small print in the agree kind to him.
bargaining—in California, for ex down. He reports that when he buys in stores offer
Wilmington
ample — the adverse-effect rate ing credit-card charge accounts, he demands a 2 per ment or contract you must sign for one of the new
cent
discount
for
paying
by
cash
or
check.
Most
retail credit cards, to see for what extra fees you may
During the past couple of weeks
should be at least equal to the
of
the
stores
will
give
it,
he
finds.
"But
you
must
be
liable.
Some
of
the
largest
plans
state
in
the
we
had the Del Alha, Hattieshurg
negotiated minimum," including
demand it."
agreement that df any amount due and payable is Victory, and the Fairport payoff.
fringes.
People who pay cash at charge-account stores cer referred for collection to an attorney, you agree to
• A weekly wage guarantee tainly should be entitled to a discount. Whether the pay an attorney's fee- of 20 per cent of the amount There were 9 ships in transit and
shipping has been booming. So
not less than $62 in any state.
store will give it, is another question. At one time, owed.
we're suffering a shortage of all
• Higher rates for farm jobs many stores customarily gave a discount for cash.
Another low-cost way to borrow in this time of ratings in all departments and it
that are "particularly hazardous Trade experts report that the practice of giving 10 rising interest rates is on your life insurance, if it is looks as if shipping will remain at
or arduous."
per cent off for cash on furniture has become a well- the kind that has cash value. Most policies issued a peak for the next several weeks.
Fernbach warned that "to do established practice injhe larger Southwestern cities. after 1939 state that you can borrow at 5 per cent
Oscar Rosenfelt is on the beach
There is another danger in the spreading use of (4 per cent on V.A, policies). This is a true 5 per after a trip on the John C. Oscar
less would further degrade em
ployment opportunities for Amer credit cards among even moderate-income families: cent per annum. Even though interest rates on loans plans to stay home for the holi
icans in agriculture, properly lead That is the risk of over-extending yourself, and also, generally have risen, the insurance companies can't days but he'll probably be talked
to the rejection of substandard neglecting price comparisons because of the ease of increase the loan rate stated in your policy. That's a into taking an oiler's job shortly
contract. This time it works in your favor.
after that.
farm jobs by Americans when charging through a credit card.
YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH
Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying
�[•mm '.^•'-
December 23, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
Lifeboat Class No. 165 Costs Off
The most recent graduating class of SlU lifeboatmen have just suc
cessfully taken the Coast Guard examination that has led to their
endorsement as lifeboatmen, necessary for getting a rating as AB.
Front row (l-r): Thomas E. Lipani, Ronald Glemser, A. B. Sandberg,
Louis A. Filippetti. Top row (l-r): Robert Caldwell, Klaus Ahmels,
Thomas Grimes, Robert J. Blackstock, Instructor Ami Bjornsson.
Edward Morales
Please contact your wife, Doris,
in Baltimore in regard to an urgent
matter as soon as you can.
Edward "Frenchy" Spalding
Please contact Stan Stashak,
3390 Magowan Drive, Santa
Rosa, Calif. 94505, as soon as
possible.
Sergio Anebola
Please contact Armand Cor
dova, 90 California St., Buffalo,
N. Y. 14213. He would like to
hear from you.
Thomas D. Weber
Please contact your wife, Mrs.
Delia H. Weber, at 2603 Dan St.,
National Hills, Augusta, Georgia
30904, as soon as possible in re
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Page Eleven
Storm Cracks Sapphire Cttas Hull;
SlU Crew Gets Ship Back to Port
"It sounded like a cannon going off." That's how Seafarer Abe Handleman described what was
the beginning of a four-day nightmare at sea for the crewmembers of the SlU-contracted Sapphire
Etta (Sapphire). The sound Brother Handleman described was that of the ship's hull cracking.
"It all started at 11:30 p.m. f
on November 14th," Seafarer
Handleman related to the Log,
"when the first crack in the hull
appeared. It didn't seem very
serious, as the crack started at the
deck railing, just forward of the
house, and extended down the
starboard side of the hull about
four feet."
"Twelve hours later, at 11:30
a.m. on the 15th," Handleman
said, "the Sapphire Etta cracked
again. This time she was in seri
ous trouble. The ship cracked in
several places; the main crack
started at the deck railing, for
ward of the house, extended to
the Bosun's foc'sle, then across a
passageway and into the messhall, Seafarer Abe Handleman (right) describes to a Log staff writer the
and ended at the deck below. The four-day ordeal that he and his shipmates aboard the SlU con
crack was entirely above the wa- tracted Sapphire Etta lived through during a North Atlantic storm.
terline."
Brother Handleman told the for five days. The crew, accord the friendliest anywhere."
Log that if the cargo were heavier, ing to Brother Handleman, had a
The trip from Belfast to Nor
the ship probably would have great time in Belfast, and one and folk took 12 days. From there the
taken water. Almost the entire all hated to leave. "It is a friendly ship went to Bayonne, New Jer
cargo consisted of empty wing city," said Handleman. It is un sey. After the last of the cargo
tanks for carrying aircraft fuel. fortunate that not more SIU ships was unloaded there, the Sapphire
"The Shapphire Etta was one- call at Belfast, Brother Handle- Etta was put into drydock for
and-a-half days out of Rotterdam, man said. "I had never been there complete repairs at the Todd Ship
bound for Norfolk, when she before, and the people are among yard, Fort Dwight, Brooklyn.
cracked the second time. The ship
was battling 75-foot waves and a
wind of 120 miles per hour,"
Handleman related.
The ship's commander. Captain
Kean, Handleman continued, im
mediately ordered that the ship
head for Belfast, Northern Ire
land, which lay 390 miles away.
Captain Kean went below to in
Daniel Robert Davis, bom Sep
Tanya Jackson, born October
spect the damage. Commenting 27, 1966, to the Bobby Jacksons, tember 18, 1966, to the Thomas
that he had never seen a ship New Orleans, La.
H. Davis, Crestview, Fla.
crack so badly, he returned to
the bridge, where he remained
Robert Paul Rodziczak, born
Mary Elizabeth Martin, born
until the vessel docked safely in a
October
2, 1966, to the Robert
Belfast shipyard.
November 19, 1966 to the James
Rodziczaks,
Cudahy, Wis.
Captain Kean ordered all hands A. Martins, New Orleans, La.
to carry life jackets, and com
Sean Patrick Kennedy, bom
mented that because of The tre
Humberto Saddy, born October November 30, 1966, to the Ger
mendous waves and terrific wind,
it would be a difficult task to 11, 1966, to the George Saddys, ald G. Kennedy, San Quentin,
Calif.
launch lifeboats if the ship went New Orleans, La.
down.
^
Handleman said that the crew
Keilie Sue Crowl, born April
Myla Shaweene Bell, bom Ocand officers all knew that if the 22, 1966, to the Francis W. tobr 5, 1966, to the James B.
ship took just one more severe Growls, Bay City, Mich.
Bells, Toledo, Ohio.
jolt she might break apart and go
down. The Chief Engineer, the
Williams Mays, born October
Veronica Victorine Hendricks,
First Engineer, the Bosun and an
20,
1966,
to
the
Albert
J.
Mays,
born
November 17, 1966, to the
Oiler welded braces across the
Corpus
Christi,
Texas.
Hendricks,
Mobile, Ala.
crack at a point below the Bosun's
foc'sle in an attempt to help pre
vent the crack from expanding.
Brenda Sanders, bom October
Gregory Hayes, bom October
"There was no panic among the 11, 1966, to the Daniel Sanders, 4, 1966, to the Eugene Hayes,
crew, and they all did the best LaFollette, Tenn.
Alpena, Mich.
they could to keep the ship mov
ing," Seafarer reported to the Log.
Cheryl Monique Hicks, born
Wilfredo Tellez, born October
The Sapphire Etta struggled on
through the waves and wind, limp 23, 1966, to the William Tellezs', October 27, 1966, to the Fred R.
Hicks, Jr., Virginia Beach, Va.
ing into Belfast harbor on the Playa Ponce, P. R.
18th, four days after the ship had
first cracked.
Bryan Thompson, born Novem
Jonathan Carl Baudoin, born
Upon arrival in the shipyard in
August 25, 1966. to the James ber 18, 1966, to the George P.
Belfast, live shipyard inspectors C. Baudoins, Sr., Abbeville, La. Thompsons, Virginia Beach, Va.
5oarded the vessel to look over
^
the damage. "You men are lucky
you are here," one of them com
Barbara Jane Neibert, born Oc
Brian Louis Smith, bom July 8,
mented to the crew.
1966, to the Adam H. Smiths, tober 3, 1966, to the Richard Neiberts, Chicago, Illinois.
Three new plates were riveted Muskegon Heights, Michigan.
n place on the starboard side of
the hull in the Belfast shipyard.
Karla Marie Ivey, born Septem
Brian Bertrand, born October
The crack in the Bosun's foc'sle, 14, 1966, to the Emmett Ber- ber 24, 1966, to the Huey R.
the passageway and messhall was trands, Nederland, Texas.
Iveys, Glostei; Miss.
welded, with no new plates being
^
put in. Altogether, "it was a very
Catherine Lipari, born October
Evelyn Pedraza, born October
»ood job," Seafarer Handleman
9, 1966, to the Ygnacio E. Pedra- 30, 1966, to the Antonio Liparis,
said.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The ship remained in the yard zas, Texas City, Texas.
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December 23, 1966
SEAFARERS L
U.S. Fails to Heed
Maritime Detline
To Hie Editw:
I thought the Log editorial in
the November 25th issue really
hit the nail on the head. For
years we have heard U.S. mari
time labor warn the federal gov
ernment again and again that
the condition of our merchant
marine fleet was falling below
the danger point in meeting our
economic and military demands.
Now, during the Vietnam
crisis, we are seeing the govern
ment pulling old World War II
freighters out of the mothball
fleet and pressing them into
service.
Why hasn't the government
listened in recent years? Con
gress has the power to revital
ize the merchant marine fleet
so that we could again be
counted as one of the great sea
faring nations of the world.
Jack Strobel
LETTERS
To The Editor
Test for Labor
In Year Ahead
To The Editor:
These are going to be hard
times for the labor movement,
I think. Our President is pre
paring his State of the Union
address to Congress right now.
Do you know what will be in
the speech? I think I do.
President Johnson, who was
solidly endorsed by organized
labor because of his Great So
ciety program, will be forced to
call for cuts in the war against
poverty, in the programs to
train men and women so they
can take their rightful place as
literate and skilled workers. He
will say that these cuts are
necessary because of the unex
pectedly high cost of the Viet
Nam war and because of the
space program.
I think that organized labor
and individual working men
should exert all the influence
they can at this time to prevent
such legislation, and hold the
president to his promise of cre
ating "The Great Society".
Walter Wamov
AFL'CIO Organizing
Fights Poverty
To The Editor
It was great to read that
AFL-CIO unions broke all re
cent yearly records for organ
izing success in 1966.
I am proud to be a member
of an AFL-CIO afliliated union.
I believe that only by present
ing a united front can Labor
succeed in consolidating gains
made in the area of social wel
fare, and to press for more in
the future. What with organ
ized big business, and right
wingers, all trying to do away
with recent gains in social wel
fare measures, we need the
AFL-CIO as the main spokes
man for the liberal cause. I
think we have a long way to go
before we make a real dent in
what is poverty on a really
massive scale. Millions of our
fellow working men live in real
ly sordid conditions. I think we
need the AFL-CIO to organize
them and to be their spokesman;
Curt Fogier
Thanks SlU For
fine Thanksgiving
To The Editor:
My family and I would like
to thank the SIU for the nice
dinner we enjoyed on Thanks
giving Day.
Mrs. Amund Pettersen
The importance of Seafarers speaking up at meetings was stressed aboard the Trenton (Sea-Land)
recently, Meeting Chairman Stephen Fulford reported. All crewmembers, especially new men,
should always feel free to express their opinions and ask for information pertaining to union matters,
Fulford writes. "The meetings
—
Seafarer Praises
are for their benefit," and active for his fine vittles, according to was carried by the other crewparticipation in meetings are Robert Callahan, Meeting Chair members attending the ships meet
SIU Pension Plan
welcome.
Fulford was elected man. Callahan was then appointed ing. The ship's fund totals $9.25.
To The Edit<Hr:
ship's delegate, with the job to new ship's delegate after a big No beefs and all departments were
I have been receiving my
rotate on each trip. A vote of vote of thanks to Estrada during reported as working well.
pension check for one year. It
thanks was ex his time on the job.
is the best thing that ever hap
tended to Francis
pened to me. The SIU is the
Seafarers on the Missouri
Speny for his fine
best thing that ever happened
Bosun Charles V. Majette has (Meadowbrook) were warned to
job as ship's dele
to the Great Lakes.
be on the alert
gate, Meeting done an outstanding job on the
Charles Hughson
against foreigners
Commander (Ma
Secretary J. L.
entering rooms
rine Carriers) ac
WhLsman informs.
while the ship is
cording to Julian
New delegates in
Enioys SIU
transiting
through
Dedlcatoria,
clude, J. Logan,
Xmas Dinners
the
Suez
Canal
Meeting
S
e
c
r
eFulford
deck; R. Smith,
area, according to
tary. Majette and
To The Editor:
engine, and J.
Meeting Secretary
his men "always
McCranie, steward. A fine Steward
Last year I spent Christmas
Maximo B u g awork
in
harmo
no
beefs
or
disputed
department,
on the beach, with my family.
wan. Blackle BusBugawan
ny,"
Dedicatoria
overtime
have
made
the
present
We all went down to the SIU
alockl
was elected
Dedlcatoria
writes.
The
Seavoyage
a
good
one
and
Seafarers
hall and had a wonderful time
f a r e r s also had to serve as ship's delegate, J. P.
are looking forward to a smooth
at the Christmas Day Dinner. I
praise for the Captain, R. C. Beuc- Abrams, Meeting Chairman
payoff in Elizabeth, N. J.
am looking forward to doing the
ler. Meeting Chairman James Mc- writes. The ship fund totals $6,
same thing again this year. I
Llnden
suggested that the gang Abrams informs. A repair list will
think this is a wonderful way
way
be
set
up with davits on the be submitted to department heads
Seafarers
on
the
Del
Mar
(Del
of injecting some real Yuletide
boat
deck
so
the gangway would shortly. No problems were re
ta)
should
be
enjoying
a
barbecue
cheer into Christmas, and I
be
easier
to
secure.
The proposal ported by delegates.
before
long,
ac
urge all my brothers who are
cording
to
Meet
not spending Christmas aboard
ing Chairman Jo
ship to do the same thing.
seph
McLaren.
C. H. Rlvlngton
Cre wmembers
have donated
Still Reads LOG
$26.40 toward a
The Seafarers listed below have money due them after sailing
barbecue fund, in
At Age of 80
on the ships shown. Men whose names are listed should get in
addition to the
To The Editor:
touch with SIU Headquarters, in person, or by mail, as soon as
Afford
$386 in the movie
I sailed in World War II, on
possible. The address is 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y.
fund. Everything
Bull Line ships. Since my re
11232. If you contact the Union by mail, please include your ;
is running smoothly, McLaren re
tirement in 1953, I have en
mailing
address.
ported. V. S. Afford, Jr. has been
joyed reading The Log. I hope
elected new ship's delegate. After
Sblp
: Name
Origin
to read it as long as I live. I
trips to South American ports, the
Hercules
Victory
Edward
Jensen
Disputed
overtime
am 80 years old, my wife is 85
ship is due in New Orleans for
Hercules
Victory
Robert
Smitb
Disputed
overtime
and we are happy in our old
a payoff, shortly before Christ
i James R. Boone
Natalie
One day's wages
age.
mas.
Frank
G.
Valerie
Natalie
One
day's wages
We moved on the 6th day of
Earl
H.
Beamer
Penn
Carrier
Disputed
overtime
October, this year, from my
Calvin
SmItb
Transwestern
Disputed
overtime
The
Saginaw
Victory
(Victory
son's house. He is a Baptist
Transwestern
Daniel
McLaren
Disputed
overtime
Carriers)
recently
completed
an
minister. His church is the First
Clyde Greeson
Transwestern
Disputed overtime
outstanding voy
Baptist Church, Detroit Lakes.
Tbomas
E. Hanson Valiant Hope
Transportation
age
with
a
payoff
Arthur Warder
Donald Kersbaw
Valiant Hope
Transportation
in Leonardo,
Warren Weiss
Niagara
Lodging
N. J. The fiveJames
Gleason
Seatrain
New
York
Disputed lodging
month
voyage
Right-wing Groups
allowance
produced no beefs
Mislead Public
Fred Patterson
Seatrain New York Disputed lodging
or outstanding
To The Editmr:
allowance
problems and de
Joseph L. Cbapeau Kent
Lodging
partment dele
There seems to be a rash of
Cyril Gautbler
Kent
Basch
Lodging
gates reported a
organizations in this country
Andrew
Lewis
Sea
Pioneer
Lodging
fine bunch of Sea
whose titles or names indicate
J. Walsb
Midlake
farers made up the crew. Ship's
Standby wages
the complete opposite of what
F. Staples
Midlake
Standby wages
delegate M. C. Duet, Deck dele
they actually represent. For in
D. Sbattuck
Midlake
gate A. Hernandez, J. Basch of
Standby wages
stance, the "National Right to
Ernest M. Bryant Penn Carrier
Retroactive wages and
the Engine department and W. C.
Work Committee."
Fisher
of
the
Steward
department
overtime
The title makes it seem as if
Carlos Ruiz
Bonanza
Wages
all did an outstanding job accord
there is an actual political cause
Wm. L. Robinson Bonanza
Wages
ing the crew's reports.
going to penult people to work.
Edgar
Lee
Falson
Alcoa
Master
Transportation allowance
The implication is that the right
Bobby
V.
Carter
Alcoa
Master
Transportation
allowance
to work does not exist.
Ray L. Coalson
Alcoa Master
Oysters
and
shrimps
are
new
Transportation
allowance
Of course, this is totally un
Jobn E. Butler
Alcoa Master
additions
to
the
menus
aboard
the
Transportation
allowance
true. If this group called itself
David J. Flynn
Alcoa Master
Transportation
allowance
Del
Norte
(Del
instead The Capitalist Society
C., Carlson
Rambam
wages
Retroactive
ta),
according
to
for Unionbusting, its title would
T. Bruce
Rambam
Retroactive wages
Ship's Delegate
be a more accurate indication
C.
Stevens
Rambam
Retroactive wages
Albert
Estrada.
of what the group stands for.
H.
Pruss
Rambam
Retroactive wages
Estrada reported
All the National Right to
C. ZIntz
Rambam
Retroactive wages
that everything
Work Commitee intends to do
G. Bertrand
Rambam
Retroactive wages
has been going
is destroy the ability of unions
J. Rose
Rambam
Retroactive wages
well in the three
to organize and to gather collec
C. Cummlngs
Rambam
Retroactive wages
departments.
tive bargaining strength. They
A. Samawl
Rambam
Retroactive wages
Estrada
Ship's treasurer
will be effective in this attempt
L. Amos '
Rambam
Retroactive wages
W. P. Kaiser
if they succeed in outlawing
J.
SmItb
Rambam
Retroactive wages
writes that a donation of $50 was
the union shop, a basic point
R. Vallotton
Rambam
Retroactive wages
made to Joseph Brooks of the
of union strength when defend
L. Cblldress
Rambam
Retroactive wages .
Steward department, who was
ing its position before employ
D. Jus TIan
Rambam
Retroactive wages
hospitalized in Rio. The ship's
ers. Let's beware of the Na
R. Cantu
Rambam
Retroactive wages
fund totals $249.05. The movie
tional Right to Work Commit
J. Saunders
Rambam
Retroactive wages
fund totals $658.35. Maurice
tee and other such groups
W. World
Rambam
Retroactive wages
Kramer reported the renting of
whose titles misrepresent their
E. M. McCay
Rambam
Retroactive wages
twenty movies for the trip, plus
devious intentions.
W.Neal
Rambam
Retroactive wages
two sound lamps. Deloss Harman
Hal Welsner
gave a vote of thanks to the cook
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�Dcrcmbcr 23, 1966
FINAL DEPARTURES
Daniel Covaney, 62; Brother
Covaney died on Aug. 30, at the
U.S.P.H.S. Hospi
tal, Staten Island,
N.Y., after a lung
ailment. He was
an SIU pensioner
at the time of his
death. Born in
New Jersey, he
resided in Jersey
City, N.J. with his
wife. A member of the RMR, he
joined the union in New York.
He was employed by the Penn
R. R. for almost 40 years. Surviv
ing is his wife. Burial was in
Arlington Cemetery, Kearny, N.J.
Steven A. Williams, 63: A heart
attack claimed the life of Brother
Williams, who
sailed in the stew
ard department.
His last ship was
the Maiden Vic
tory, on which he
sailed as utility
man. He died in
the U.S. Navy
Hospital, Danang,
Viet Nam. He resided in Roxbury, Mass. He is survived by
his wife, Louise and one child.
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Jessie W. Puckeft, 64: Brother
Puckett, who sailed as a steward
since he joined
the Union in
1944, died in a
California hospi
tal, after a long
illness. He died of
c om plications
caused by TB of
the lungs, chronic
bronchitis and
asthma. He joined the Union in
New York, and sailed out of Balti
more for many years. After he
became disabled, and retired as
an SIU pensioner, he returned to
his native California. He is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. Cath
erine Cobb, of Harbor City, Calif.
Harold Holmes, 56: Brother
Holmes died on Sept. 6 in Tampa
General Hospital,
Tampa, Fla. A
member of the
Engine depart
ment, Holmes
joined the SIU in
the port of New
York. Born in
M Ohio, he lived in
~ Tampa. An SIU
pensioner. Seafarer Holmes last
shipped on the Del Rio. Surviving
is a brother, Bertran Holmes, of
Fc-t Lauderdale, Fla. Burial was
in Garden of Memories, Tampa,
Fla.
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David Patrick Quinn, 27:
Brother Quinn died aboard ship,
just before the
vessel entered the
Por,t of New
York. He was
born in New Or
leans, where he
made his home
with his wife
Mary and their
son, David P.
Quinn, Jr. Quinn sailed in the
steward department as a messman.
He was a veteran of the Navy.
.1.
Cecil Leader, 72: Brother Lead
er, who for three years had been
an SIU pensioner,
passed away from
complications
arising from a
heart condition
and diabetes. He
had sailed in the
Steward Depart
ment for over 40
* years, many of
them for the Eastern Steamship
Co. He was one of the first men
to join the SIU when that com
pany was organized. He is sur
vived by a daughter, Alva Mae
Leader, 25.
Page Thirteen
SEAFARERS LOG
Glen R. Adams, 60: Brother
Adams passed away after being
hospitalized for
weeks with heart
trouble, at the
U. S. Naval Hos
pital in Duval
County, Fla. Born
in Vermont, he
resided with his
wife in Savannah,
Ga. His remains
are being returned to his native
New England for burial. An Army
veteran, he served from 1940 un
til 1945. Brother Adams sailed
as a steward.
Florentine Teigeiro, 62: Broth
er Teigeiro succumbed to lung
disease after an
illness of several
months. Retired
at the time of his
death, he had
sailed in the en
gine department
as an F. O .W.
Born in Spain, he
lived in the
United States for many years,
making his home in Baltimore.
He joined the SIU in 1941, in the
Port of Baltimore.
Extinguish Fire on Jefferson City Victory
Bosun and AB Praised by Captain
For Seamanship During Fire at Sea
Two SIU deck department men were praised in a letter of commendation by the ship's master of
the Jefferson City Victory for their "excellent judgment and seamanship ability aboard this vessel
during a fire at sea." The two men were Bosun Carl C. Olesen and John Chaplinsky, A.B.
A fire at sea, "that could have ^
turned into a disaster," accord
Having Some Cold Ones
ing to the ship's master. Captain
J. N. Admire, was brought under
control and finally extinguished by
the two men of the crew of the
SlU-manned Jefferson City Vic
tory.
Chaplinsky
Olesen
The incident began when the
galley stove suddenly burst into
flames. The fire was soon on the
verge of being out of control.
Olesen and Chaplinsky were in
the immediate vicinity when the
fire started. They sounded the
alarm to alert the crew. Then
the two men immediately pro
ceeded to get fire fighting equip
ment to battle the blaze. Their
efforts were successfu, and the fire
was finally put out.
Captain Admire said he was
"very happy with the SIU crew,"
and "would like to sail with these
men any time." The captain went
on to say that the men had consci
entiously studied the ship's fire
station bills, and consequently,
when the fire broke out, they knew
exactly where to get fire fighting
equipment.
The SIU has always been con
cerned with safety aboard ship.
Formal instruction in shipboard
safety practices are given at the
Harry Lundeberg School of Sea
manship and members are encour
aged to take this instruction.
The SIU also encourages ship
board safety drills, which are held
regularly aboard SlU-contracted
ships.
The Union has recently been
encouraging new Coast Guard
rules that would make the han
dling of dangerous cargo, especial
ly dangerous liquid cargo, safer.
The rules proposed would make
it mandatory that the crew be in
formed of the nature of the dan
gerous cargo, and that special in
struction and drills be held to en
able ship's crews to cope with any
emergency arising from sudden
combustion, leakage, or the spread
of potentially lethal fumes.
Swapping sea stories with each other over some cold beers in a bar
near the SIU hall in New Orleans are Seafarers (l-r) O. L. Arndt,
Charles Cassary, Larry Santa Anna and Trussell Beatrous. The Sea
farers are taking it easy while waiting for the next shipping call.
Hi-Ho Silver and Away Mystery
Adds Spite to Seafarer's Voyage
Thirteen million dollars worth of silver Arabian realis. That was
part of the cargo on the old Istmian ship, the Ensign Jones on a trip
that was Brother F. T. DiCarlo's first voyage as a Seafarer.
The year was 1945, and recently discharged Army veteran port of Ratstamura. The ship lay
DiCarlo boarded the Ensign at anchor in the shallow water
Jones in Philadelphia, where the port, while the silver was trans
ship took on the consignment of ferred to barges for the trip ashore.
Brother DiCarlo laughed as he
silver coins. He remembers the
remembered
the guard detail as
many armed
signed
to
guard
the millions of
guards, some of
dollars
worth
of
silver—one
man.
them manning
He
was,
however,
armed
with
a
machine guns,
rifle,
a
pistol,
a
sword
and
a
dag
that the Ameri
can-Arabian Oil ger.
Co. sent to guard
Apparently the lone Arabian
its silver, which guard missed something, for when
the firm was send the landed silver was tallied, one
ing to the King of box of coins was found to be
DiCarlo
Saudi Arabia as missing. The bargemen, says Di
royalties.
Carlo, were "worked over" by the
The silver was in the ship's Arabian police. They admitted
number two hold, between decks. that they had dumped the. box
The captain had an armed man overboard, hoping to retrieve it
watching the boxes of coins at all later. Divers were sent to the
times.
bottom, and the box of silver coins
The trip ended at the Arabian was retrieved.
�Pege Fourteen
December 23, 1966
SEAFARERS LOC
LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory OaijHCTB), November 13-~'Chiiirman, R' H.
Hyer, Secretary, W. C. Sink. $13.38 in
ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed
OT reported by department delegates.
i'WACOSTA (Sea-Land). November 17—
;• Chairman, C. El He; Secretary, Shonts.
J Some disputed OT in deck department,
otherwise no beefs were reported. Three
men missed ship, one in New York and
two in Jacksonville. Conaplnint about
food not beinjr properly seasoned. Ship's
dele^^ate resien^ New delegate to be
elected after payoff.
SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New Oileans Jan. 10—2:30 p.m.
MoMe
. .Jan. 11—2:30 p.m.
Wilmington .Jan. 16—2:00 p.m.
SanFranclsco Jan.
Seattle
Jan.
New York ..Jan.
Philadelphia Jan.
Baltimm-e ...Jan.
Detroit
Jan.
Houston ... .Jan.
18—2:00 p.m.
20—2:00 p.m.
3—^2:30 p.m.
3—^2:30 p.m.
4—2:30p.m.
13—2:30 p.m.
9—^2:30 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit
Jan. 16—2:00 p.m.
Alpena
Jan. 16—^7:00 p.m.
BufiFalo
Jan. 16—^7:00 p.m.
Chicago
Jan. 16—^7:00 p.m.
Cleveland ... Jan. 16—7:00 p.m.
Duluth
Jan. 16—7:00 p.m.
Frankfort .. .Jan. 16—^7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago ...; Jan. 10—7:30 p.m.
tSauIt Ste. Marie
Jan. 12—^7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
Jan. 11—7:30 p.m.
Duluth
Jan. 13—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland ...Jan. 13—7:30p.m.
Toledo
Jan. 13—7:30 p.m.
Detroit
Jan. 9—7:30 p.m.
MUwaukee ..Jan. 9—^7:30p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans Jan. 10—5:00 p.m:
Mohfle
Jan. 11—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Jan. 3—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore Gicensed and
unlicensed) Jan. 4—5:00 p.m.
Norfoik ....Jan. 5—5:00p.m.
Houston .. .Jan. 9—5:00 p.m.
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans Jan. 10—7:00 p.m.
Mobile
Jan. 11—7:00 p.m.
New York .. Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia .Jan. 3—7:00 p.m.
Baltimore ...Jan. 4—7:00p.m.
^Houston .. .Jan. 9—7:00 p.m.
t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Saolt
Ste. Marie. Mich.
* Meeting held at Labor Temple, New
port News.
t Meetinr 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 Shapard
Al Tannar
VICE PRESIDENTS
Lindsay Williams
Robert Matthews
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Kerr
HEAD9UARTERS
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.
Ri 2-0140
BUFFALO, N.Y
735 Washington St.
TL 3-9259
CHICAGO, III
9383 Ewing Ave.
SA 1-0733
CLEVELAND, Ohio
1420 W. 2Bth St.
MA 1-5450
DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave.
DULUTH, Minn
FRANKFORT. Mich
HOUSTON, Tex
JACKSONVILLE. Fla
JERSEY CITY, N.J
MOBILE, Ala
NEW ORLEANS, La
NORFOLK, Va
Railway Marine Re^on
Philadelphia
Jan. 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Baltimore
Jan. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
•Norfolk
Jan. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
Jan. 9—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
DBLAWARB (Bulk Transport), Octo
ber 7—Chairman, John Altatatt; Secre
tary, Charles Stambul. Chief electrician
was elected to serve as ship's delegate.
No beefs were reported by department
delegates. Discussion held about shipping
rules.
STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), November
20- Chairman, H. Pedersen; Secretary,
A. Rogers. Most repairs have been taken
care of. Other repairs that have been on
the list for some time were brought to
the attention of the Chief Mate. $4.00 in
ship's fund. Messrooms and quarters
should be sprayed for roaches.
RICE VICTORY (Isthmian), Novem
ber 28—Chairman, J. M. Fisher; Sec
retary, D. O. Coker. Ship sailed short
four men. Two men paid off under
mutual consent, one man dismissed, one
man sent to hospital and one man
missed ship in Seattle. Some disputed
OT in deck department. It was recom
mended that a new refrigerator be put
in the crew's messroom because present
one is always breaking down.
ANTINOUS (Waterman). October 23
—Chairman, Charles W. Little; Secre
tary, None. $13.00 in ship's fund. Some
disputed OT in deck and engine de
partments to be referred to boarding
patrolman. Brother C. W. Little was
elected to serve as ship's delegate. Chief
Engineer will repair water cooler aft
and to-see about engine department head
aft.
I FAIRPORT (Waterman), November
S 27—Chairman, J. SulUvan; Secretary,
' J. N. Riux. Ship's delegate reported that
there were no major beefs. He thanks
the crew for their cooperation in making
* his job easy. Discussion about repair
mt.
•
.
•.
DIOEST
of SIU
MEETINGS
TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com
mercial). October 28—Chairman, C. Gait;
Secretary, Larry Santa Ana. Ship's deleVI 3-4741 (jgate reported that there were no beefs,
312, W. 2nd St. ;and everything is running smoothly.
RA 2-4110
$25.20 in ship's fund and $280.00 in movie
P.O. Box 287 : fund. Crew requested to keep pantry and
415 Main St.
mesahali clean at all times.
EL 7-244!
5804 Canal St.
WA 8-3207
2608 Pearl SI.
EL 3-0987
99 Montgomery St.
HE 3-0104
South Lawrence St.
HE 2-1754
630 Jackson Ave.
f STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), NoIvember 11—Chairman, B. Davis; SecreJtary, G. Alexander. Captain is well sat.%isfied with tiie crew. Steward would like
clarification on Port of payoff where port
I time is concerned. It was suggested that ,
^something should be done about escaping ^
t'gas in engine room. Request made for
Tel. 529-7546 'new washing machine as old one needs
"frequent
repairs.
115 3rd St.
Tel. 622-1892
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
SEAHLE, 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
PHILADELPHIA, Pa
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:
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 ail SIU contracts are available in ail SIU hails. These
eontracta specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard
ship. Know your contract rights, us 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 haa 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
memberehip action at the September, 1960, meetinn in ail constltntionai ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which
consists of the ESxccntive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate,
tntm among its canks, CM individual to. carry out thla rasponsibUtty.
COMMANDER (Marine Carriers). November 13—Clmirman, James T. McLinden; Secretary, Julian
Dcdicatoria.
$9.25 in ship's fund.
MISSOURI (Meadowbrook Transport),
October 9—Chairman. J. R. Abroma;
Secretary, Maximo Bugawan. $6.00 in
ship's fund. Some of the repairs have
been taken care of and others were not.
No beefs reported by department dele
gates. Brother Blackie Busalocki was
elected to serve as new ship's delegate.
Members were warned about natives en
tering rooms while ship is in Suez Canal
and while ship is unloading in the next
jrnrt.
HENRY (American Bulk Carriers),
November 22—Chairman, J. Nuss; Sec
retary, L. Hargesheimer. Disputed OT to
be taken up with boarding patrolman.
Motion made that all tankers be referred
to as tankers regardless of cargo and that
all freight ships be referred to as freight
ships, regardless of cargo. A suitable
awning should be placed on board this
ship. Crew's washing machine should
either be repaired or replaced.
STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), No
vember 13—Chairman, Walter L. Comp-ton; Secretary, Brown Huazar. No beefs
reported by department delegates. Every
thing is running smoothly. $13.00 in
ship's fund.
DEL SANTOS (Delta), October SO—
Cbatrman, Frank Rosso; Secretary, Alton
R. Booth. Brother W. H, •Newst>m was
elected to serve as new ship's delegate.
Crew requested to keep longshoremen out
of, crew'a quarters and messrooms. Vote
of thanks was extended to the steward
department for a job well done.
TRANSNORTHERN (Hudson Water
ways), November 12—Chairman. Paul M.
McFhul; Secretary, Boyd H. Amsberry.
No beefs reported by department dele
gates. Steward department very happy
with the new galley range.
OCEANIC SPRAY (Trans-World). Noveinher 19—Chairman, Charles Hiekox;
Secretary, Lawrence A. Banks. Some
disputed OT in deck and engine depart
ments. Otherwise no beefs were reported.
Discussed repairing of washing machine
with the chief engineer. Ship's delegate
to see the captain about nnishing the job
of installing the awning aft. Discussion
about insurance, making it a standard
$4,000 with no division regardless of sea
time. Discussion about repairing decks in
crew's quarters and getting ship fumi
gated in Japan. Also discussed putting
another table in the messhall and a spe
cial table for the watch. All hands agreed
to.see the captain shout a sufficient draw
in Japan.
BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), November
13—Cbairman, G. J. McCarthy ; Secretery, R. W. Simpkins. No beefs and no
disputed OT reported by department dele
gates. Brother T. P. Deianey was elected
to serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of;
thanks to Brother G. J. iMcCarthy, out-s
going ship's delegate, for a job well done.Patrolman to be contacted about ordering
fresh jnilk in Ehzrope. Steward to put out
more silverware and crockery and glasses
for the crew.
-
WEST (Bloomfleld), November;;
Gftorers; Secretary, i
W* B. Morse. Restriction to ship beef
to 'w teken up with patrolman. Motion
made that ship be fumigated for roaches
and silverflsh. Vote of thanks to the
steward, galley crew and crew messmen
for an wcellent job. Vote of thanks to
the chief engineer for assisting crew with
overseas phone cails.
GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over
seas), November 13—Chairman, C. S.
Jacks; Secretary, David M. Ea>y. Some
disputed OT) in deck and engine depart
ments. .The chief cook and the night cook
and baker extended a vote of thanks to
MEEBI&tAC (Merrimac Transport),
the cfew for their aplehdid cooperation
during this trip. The crew in return gaVe , Octoter 2—Chairman, Edward Wagner ;
Smretary, Nicholas Hntgihilrios. Most of
a vote of; than ks'to the steward dcparfc-;
the repairs have been completed, Brother
ment for a job well done even though'
BatgSmisios was elected to serve as new
I they were short one or two men. There
ahips
delegate. Vote of thanks was exis no air conditioning in the crew's quart
^nded to the steward department for a
ters and crew cornplaiPs that it gets very
job well done. Vote of thanks to the r
hot .in: their- quarters- on this -iFar East
'run and wmeMijng''.should. hfe • ,-dbne;-:-to- steward for 3howlr.g,ijioviM, Everything (
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 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 ail Union hails. Ail members should obtain copies of this
constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any
member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or (Aligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well ss 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 thembership 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 EIGHTS. 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 haa 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 fa entitled, he should notify headquarters.
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITT DONATIONS. One of the basic riiffito of
Seafarers fa the right to pursue iegfaiative and political objectives which will serve
the best interests of themselves, their famQies and their Union. To achieve these
objectiv<.s, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was estebifahed. Donations to
SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which iegfaiative and
political aetivitiea are conducted for the benefit of tbe membership and the Union.
If at any tlms a Scafarar feds that any of tha abova ri^ta bavs batn' vidated,
or that IM has been denied bto conetltntlenal right ef aceeat to Union records or tafa
fermntton, he ebenU^ fanmediatdy notify SIU Preddent Pan! HnD at bendqaartere hr
etrtlied mO. retnm ireedpt remehted;
-
UNFAIR
TO LABOR
DO NOT BUY
Seafarers and their families are
urged to support a consumer boy
cott by trade unionists against
various companies whose products
are produced under non-union
conditions, or which are "unfair
to labor." (This listing carries the
name of the AFL-CIO unions in
volved, and will be amended from
time to time.)
Scars, Roebuck Company
Retail stores & products
(Retail Clerks)
Stifzel-Welier Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
"Cabin Still," W. L. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
^
KIngsport Press
"World Book," "Childcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
^
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
——
Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
Work Shoes ...
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
Statler
Men's Shoes . . .
Jarman, Johnson &
Murphy, Crestworth,
(Boot and Shoe Workers' Union)
Dl Giorgio Fnilt Corp.
S and W Fine Foods
Treesweet
(National Farm Workers
Association)
Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Starllte luggage
Starfllte luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
"HIS" brand men's clothes
Kay nee Boyswear, Judy Bond
blouses, Hanes Kultwear,-Rauda
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)
Peavy Paper Mill Products
(United Papermakers and
Paperworkers Union)
Comet Rice Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
Antonio Perelll MInetti & Sons
Ambassador, Eleven Cellara
Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti,
Calwa, F. I., Tribuno Yermoutli,
Aristocrat, Victor Hugo, A. R.
Morrow Wines and Brandies.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
�December 23, 1966
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Fifteen
'V.
Dr. Logue on
The SEAFARERS
HEALTH PROGRAM
The remarks on this page were
made by Dr. Joseph B. Logue,
Medical Director of the Seafarers
Welfare Plan, at the National Safe
ty Council's annual meeting, held
recently in Chicago. His comments
are reprinted here because they
point up the effectiveness of the
Seafarers medical program in pre
serving the health of Seafarers and
their families.
Dr. Logue became the Seafarers
Welfare Plan's first medical direc
tor in 1956, after serving as
Isthmian Steamship Company's
medical director. He retired from
the U.S. Navy as a Vice Admiral.
A surgeon. Dr. Logue did post
graduate work at the University of
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Gen
eral Hospital and the Mayo Clinic.
He also had been an instructor in
traumatic surgery at the Naval
Medical School in Washington,
D. C.
v.,
i Gsiil'liUK-> • '•
the study of breast cancer, state that early detection
MIGHT point out that the health of seamen
is certidnlv the most important factor in the progno
has long hecn a matter of prime concern to
sis.
This is true of arfv' cancer.
the Seafarer's International Union, since union
ofhcials ha\c known for many \ears that a healthy
In this regard, we phtn to add mammography fa
seaman is not only a safer seamen but a more ef
new method of X-ray studv of the breast for cancer)
ficient seaman and a better business risk, both from
to our :irm:imentarium, in detecting breast cancer.
the standpoint of the company which etnploys him
We routiiielv use pap smetus'in the etirly detection
aiid from the standpoint of the union, uhich is under
• of uterine cancer. The alarming increase in cancer of
a contractual obligation to provide able and ready
the lung makes it important for everyone to have a
seamen to its companies ami to sec to it' that the
chest \-rav at least once :i year.
ships of these companies are properly manned and
Tuberculosis is another tireti where early diagnosis
experience no sailing delays.
not onlv saves the patient from prolonged treatment,
Because of this concern for its members' health,
if not, life itself. Harly detection also serves to pre
and because it was felt by both union ^and shipping
vent him froiTi spretiding the disease to his family
company oHicials that the physical exatninaffons
shipmates and others. It is also essential that these
then being given to seamen were inadequate, the
Ciises be followeil Tor indefinite periods to guard
' .SI U ^ome TeaTs ago bcjdTr Rs'ehTrnTptrtTr-'the kterr
agam^a"relajwe^"br recTTffaTcl57
having diagnostic clinics established in the v icinity of
The most prevalent conditions in which we are
each union hall where seamen could obtain complete
able to accomplish prevemive and palliative medicine
and comprehensive examinations.
;ire in those cases of overweight, hypertension, and
Hv entuiilly. an agreement was negotiated betviecxi
diabetic cases, all of which are frequently associated.
the union and its contractevl shipping cimipanies to
These cases arc iulvised as to regime to follow, atid
establish such clinics through the Seafarers' Welfare
• if medical treatment is required, thev; are referred to
Plan ;md in April of
the first of these clinics
the public health service hospittd or. in the case of
was opencil in -Rrooklvn. adjacent to SIU head
•dependents, thev are referred to their local doctor.
quarters.
In manv instances however, our diagnostic examiSince thiit time, clinics have been established in
ntitions uncover conditions which are far from rou
every SIU shipping port on the .Athmtic and Cuilf
tine and which, although serious in nature might have
Coasts, while on the W.esi Coas't our alTilitited union
,gone unnoticed had not a rvmiine examination brought
has established clinics in four ports where they
them to light ea.rlv inGheir development while treat
examine our setimcn while we. through a reciprocal
ment was possible with an excellent expectation of
tirrangement. e.xiimine theirs.
success.
We also have two clinics in Pitcrto Rico, as well as In examinations of children, performed bv our
clinics in all shipping port^ on the Cireat 1 nkes—the
pediatric specia-lists. wc find, aside from routine dis
newest of the^e being in Chicago at U^l'l South
orders. vtirious tvpes of congenital deformities such
Nliehigan .Avenue.
as club feet, eye muscle imbalance (cross eyes) and
In toto we now have
clinics in operation and
others, which under proper care are correctible.
we have aKo. since the first clinic was opened, cxIn one partieular case an examination of a young
[Ainded the scope of our serv ices so that w e now probov tlisclosed a hip condition which, without tre:itvide ditignostic examinations for the depemlents of
ment. leails. to severe deformity. Today, thank.s to
Sea'ftirers. as well as Seafarers themselves, and also
pr.iMTipt vliagnosis aiul treatment, he .-is well vvith^ no
have, a blood bank which makes blood avaihible fv^r
discernible limp ;ind no pain.
members or their dependents in atiy hos|vital in the
f raHrn-lprt m - Tbesr -rs;:Tmiunrtrmxr^c^.scc That-theUnitevI Si.iies or Puerto RTco. ^ ^
^
children receive proper inoculations such as diph
The examinations at these clinics include, a com
theria. pivlio. tetanus, etc.
plete hisiorv. laboratqrv examination lurinalvsis. ,
We h,ive gynecologists to examine the women de
hemoglobin, routine serologv aiul other bloosl. vvork
pendents.
;nul screen each especially for cervical can-as requireiM; chest \-ray. electrocardiogrtiph. and a
cer
with
pap
smears, as well ;is other routine tests.
complete phvsical bv ;i competent sloctor. The fimlWe
tire
constantly
finding pathology of one type or
ings are summari/ei.1. and a caril given the.;se;iman
tmother.
noting when he was examined ami vvhen he is to
.lust ti few weeks tigo. we htid ti woman dependent
return. This carsi must be valid before a man can
who
hail an inllamtitory lesion of the outer breast
register for shipping.
which proveil to be tubercular.
If treatment is necessarv. the seaman is referred to
In conclusion. I wish to emphtisize that a "well
the public health service, and n.iust prpcitre a fit for
man
is ti stife man". Well not onlv' phvsically, but
duty letter before he can ship.
. .
free from worrv tibout his family left behind..
F'or the dependents ami- others, w.e. have a com
.A person who is sick, or in poor health is. well
prehensive insuriince |">laii (meslica^ A; surgical bene- •
known
to be accident, prone. This is due to lack of
tit I under which thev may be tresited at anv hospital
phvsictd
vigor, or tigilitv to cope with ordinarv emer
. facility of their choice.
gencies
that
a well m;m would retidily react to safely,
'• .Since the opening of our first clinic in .April. |d.s7
as
he
is
more
prone to be thinking about his own con
to .April. I'-bifi. we performed S.UI''2 exatninations
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pendents'hetilth program.-With this program.- a man
'it is generally accepted that .an aiinual physictd
c;m go to sea w ithout worrv' with a feeling of well
examination, thoroughlv done., is', one of the most
being that .while he is away, his family is adequately
impiirtani steps in preventive mcilicitie and safetv for_.
•:c;ired for in case of illness and. thus, he is a better
the pei.-son's health ;md welfare.
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SEAFARERS^LOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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precepts of free trade unionism have been chal
lenged. Let us look briefly at the nature of the
American labor movement.
The one word that best describes its day-to-day
operation is "practical." We deal with one problem
or one set of problems at a time. We avoid pre
conceived notions and we do not try to fit our
program into some theoretical, all-embracing struc
ture.
This down-to-earth, one thing at a time approach
is uniquely American. And it can be said, I think,
that this same pragmatic approach is a unique feature
of the American legislative system.
But this does not mean—as our friends overseas
sometimes say—that the United States or the Ameri
can labor movement has no basic principles, no
fundamental beliefs or no philosophical perspective.
All of us who are Americans know, almost in
stinctively, what our country stands for. We may
disagree on specific issues, but 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 move
ment. We also know, almost instinctively, what the
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tory to both sides.
This may sOund too simple to be true. But in
actual fact, something very much like this is what
actually happens. This is how the overwhelming
majority of the 150,000 labor-management contracts
now in force are negotiated.
In other words, the prevailing condition in unionmanagement relations is labor peace, based upon
agreements reached through collective bargaining.
This is due in part to the commonsense of the
employers. There was a time when some trade union
leaders failed to acknowledge this fact. They painted
every employer as a symbol of total selfishness. While
it is true that there are still many employers who fit
that description, it is also true that there are many
others who genuinely want to be fair and many more
who recognize that fair wages and working conditions
are the best way to build a productive workforce.
Bargains can be reached because each side has the
same general objective—a fair share from a prosper
ing enterprise. The union has no desire to take over
the enterprise from management. The union does
not want to abolish profits or dividends. The union
is seeking only what the workers believe is their fair
LABOR'S ROLE
Worthwhile reading for all
trade unionists is AFL-CIO
President Meany's explana
tion of the role of the union
movement, reprinted from a
recent issue of the Federationist
in a
FREE
SOCIETY
labor movement is and why. But this is not true,
unfortunately, among many Americans who are not
trade unionists. So a few lines of history may be
useful.
From the early years of the republic it was appar
ent to wage-earners that there was a need for collec
tive bargaining. Maybe they didn't use those words,
but they realized that workers had to stand together
in order to win fair terms of er.iployment and to
protect themselves against arbitrary and capricious
decisions by management.
By now, an overwhelmingly majority of the Amer
ican people also realize this fact. But it was not until
1935 that the right of workers to organize and bar
gain collectively was written into federal law—a law
that was unanimously upheld by the Supreme Court
two years later.
For more than a century before that time, workers
had been trying to organize—sometimes successfully,
but more often unsuccessfully—without any legal
protection and often in the face of government hos
tility. They persevered because they knew collective
bargaining was both necessary and right. They knew
it was necessary simply by their experience as work
ers. They knew it was rigbt because their instincts as
free Americans told them so.
So eventually, what was necessary and right be
came, 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. Now let's see
what is involved in collective bargaining.
There is nothing complicated about the basic idea.
The workeris get together and decide what they want
and what they need in the way of wages and work
ing condition^. They elect representatives to discuss
these proposals with the employer, who may have
other ideas. Then the two parties bargain until they
share, just as management is seeking a fair share for
those who have invested in the enterprise. Obviously,
then, a bargain is always possible, even when there
are great initial differences over what these shares
should be.
However, there is another factor that helps to
bring about the peaceful negotiation of good con
tracts. That 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 col
lective bargaining. It is the right to strike that gives
a union's spokesman some measure of equality at
the bargaining table. The word "strike" may never
be mentioned, and usually isn't, but both sides know
the right is there.
Let me emphasize a point I have made many
times. The right to strike is almost universally
accepted, in theory, as a fundamental right of free
workers. But it is not just a theoretical right. It is
an operating right. Anyone who says he believes in
the right to strike must accept the fact that strikes
will sometimes occur.
I have pointed out that the vast majority of
union-management contracts are negotiated peace
fully. But there are times when the differences—
and they may be honest differences—are too great
to be overcome by ordinary means. That is when
strikes take place.
Every strike, of course, is a form of economic
warfare; like all wars, it is wasteful, and some people
suffer from it. No one is happy about a strike—
least of all the strikers who bear the brunt of the
battle; And when a-strike affects the lives of persons
who are not directly involved, there is often an
outcry about the supposed damage that is being done
to the public interest.
Because they are conflicts, strikes makes head
lines while peaceful settlements often pass unmentioned. It is not surprising that many Americans
think that strikes are far more frequent, far bigger
and far longer than they are. Actually, in the last
20 years, there have been about 3,500 strikes each
year, as against the. 150,000 labor-management con
tracts in force. They have involved about a million
and a half workers each year—against a total nonfarm workforce of some 63 million—and have lasted
an average of about 12 days.
The time lost by strikes, all added together,
amounts to far less than two-tenths of one percent
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 alternative to the right
to strike which is consistent with a free society.
That is by far the most important basis for pre
serving a free labor movement strong enough to
strike if necessary, but it is not the only one.
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Without the right to strike, there would be no
strong labor movement in America.
Without a strong labor movement, wages would
be lower, consumer 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.
It seems to me that the right to strike—a right
that is so seldom exercised that it consumes far less
time than coffee breaks—is a small price to pay for
a prosperous, progressive and, above all, a free soci
ety.
Let me conclude with a few words about the other
role of the labor movement—the AFL-CIO's func
tion as the "people's lobby."
Trade unionists do not function solely to raise the
wages and improve the working conditions of their
members. True, that is their primary function. That
is what they were created to do. But many years
ago, the labor movement recognized that it had much
broader responsibilities. It recognized—as the AFLCIO has said for its foundation—that the best
interests of union members can be served only to the
extent that the best interests of all the American
people are served.
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 genera
tions.
We fight for civil rights, not just for ourselves but
for everyone.
We fight for ever-wider educational opportunities
freely available to all Americans, not just to our
children.
We want a better society in America. We are
committed to the endless pursuit of perfection. This
is our philosophy.
To be sure, there are those who disagree with us.
There are those who believe that t"he measures we
support, the proposals we advance, will not produce
the benefits we seek. They have every right to dis
agree. And the disagreements should be brought, in
the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, to the free market
place of ideas where the American people will make
a decision.
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For nearly 200 years, trade unions have contrib
uted to this marketplace of ideas. We believe our
contributions have been greater as our movement has
grown stronger. And we believe that the life of
every American, and the hopes of every child, are
brighter as a result.
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SIU LAKES DISTRICT QUESTIONS CG GREAT LAKES INSPECTION PROCEDURES
INDEPENDENT AGENCY NO. 1 GOAL IN ’67, MTD LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE AGREES
‘APPRENTICE ENGINEER’ RATING, THREAT TO SEAMEN’S JOBS, APPROVED BY C.G.
PRESIDENTIAL PANEL CHARGES INDUSTRY WITH ‘CONFUSION, DECEPTION, FRAUD’
MILLIONS STILL LIVE AT POVERTY LEVEL IN SPITE OF GENERAL U.S. AFFLUENCE
HUMAN, INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION MAKING GREAT LAKES OLD BEFORE THEIR TIME
AFL-CIO CHALLENGES LICENSE OF OHIO RADIO STATION
PHILADELPHIA PAYOFF
POLLUTION MENACE TO ALL
AFL-CIO SEEKS TO CLOSE LOOPHOLE STILL ALLOWING BRACERO IMPORTATION
STORM CRACKS SAPPHIRE ETTA’S HULL; SIU CREW GETS SHIP BACK TO PORT
BOSUN AND AB PRAISED BY CAPTAIN FOR SEAMENSHIP DURING FIRE AT SEA
DR. LOGUE ON THE SEAFARERS HEALTH PROGRAM
LABOR’S ROLE IN A FREE SOCIETY BY GEORGE MEANY
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1966
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SEAFARERS LOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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AFL CIO Urges
Congress Support
War on Poverty
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SEAFARERS LOG
Pa»e Two
AFL-CIO President Meany^s New Year*s Statement
Labor Pledges Continued Support
For War on Poverty During 1967
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
Representatives of maritime labor and management joined with
Government representatives at the recent Maritime Trades Depart
ment conference in Washington to pledge a continuing campaign to
make the Maritime Administration a separate and independent federal
agency.
The most effective way to begin the job is to give MARAD the
power to initiate policies designed to strengthen maritime—policies that
are designed with the special needs of maritime in mind and -which have
sufficient continuity not only to get the ball rolling but to keep it rolling
in the future.
This has, in the past, been the basic difficulty faced by the American
maritime industry. Planning, where it existed at all in the past,
consisted of shortsighted crisis-coverups at best, while at its worst it
amounted to nothing but total neglect. Maritime has been a poor
relation, whose interests were segmented between the Commerce De
partment, the Agriculture Department, the Defense Department, or
some other bureaucratic enclave which cared nothing for how the
maritime industry fared—at least until they needed maritime to pull
them out of some difficulty. Then they took a frenzied interest until
the crisis was passed—at which point they settled back into their
pre-crisis complacency to await the next crisis.
The bill which would establish an independent MARAD will be
introduced before the 90th Congress and the issue will be kept con
stantly before the nation's legislators and the American people until
favorable action is taken on the measure.
WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO will "exert every force" at its command in 1967 to prevent a
retreat in the war to abolish poverty and create equal opportunity or to weaken the effort in Viet
Nam to secure peace and freedom.
These were the twin themes Communist aggression. And by those millions of Americans who
sounded by AFL-CIO President so doing it is helping to assure its have yet to rise from poverty,
George Meanv in his New Year's own freedom, security and chances who are still denied full and equal
statement declaring that in 1967 for true peace as well."
opportunity. This America must
the trade union movement's ob
To paraphrase a motto out of not do."
jectives of peace, freedom and
Meany pledged that "we in the
labor history, Meany said, "a loss
progress are unchanged as is the
AFL-CIO
intend to exert every
"blend of hope and determination of freedom for one is the concern force at our command to prevent
of all."
that typifies America."
such a retreat. We are confident
On the domestic front, he that the great majority of Ameri
"Imoortant as the war in Viet
Nam is to the United States," stressed that "a retreat now," a cans share our objectives and our
Meanv said, "it is not and cannot failure to appropriate the funds determination that the struggle to
be the only war we wage. We needed to implement the new leg reach them must continue with
must as well wage war against islation "would dash the hopes of undiminished force."
povertv and injustice, ignorance
and discrimination."
In the last six years substantial
victories have been scored in the
war for nrogress at home "but it
is far from won," Meany noted,
addino; "In truth there is great
SAN FRANCISCO—The SIU nal. Inc., Sealand, Alaska Steam
danger now that America will
United Industrial Workers Union, ship Company and the city of
move backward."
He cited the attacks on the Pacific District, recently com Kodiak, Alaska. The new pact
Most people think of the American labor movement strictly in terms
fi"ht to overcome the nation's pleted contract negotiations win includes basic wage increases, of collective bargaining for the improvement of workers' wages, hours,
ning wage gains and other benefits rate time boosts of over 50 cents
social "nd economic problems and
and conditions of employment—and rightly so. These have been,
the calls for susncnsion of that for SIU-UIW members covered an hour, a 6-hour day and a big and still remain, the prime concern of American labor unions.
increase in skilled differential.
fight becaii.se of the war in Viet under two separate contracts, and
But, while wages, hours and working conditions remain the basic
Nam, and declared that those who has won representation rights for
In another contract negotiation
concern,
American labor unions are also performing many other
employees
of
another
firm
in
a
advocate this approach are "abthe SIU-UIW won new basic
National Labor Relations Board wage increases and other benefits important functions—dealing mainly with the health, welfare and
soliitelv wrong."
The United States is not faced, election.
for employees of the Alaska education of their membership.
Recently completed negotia Steamship Company covering em
Meanv stressed, with a "guns or
In many other ways as well, the labor movement goes about Us
butter" choice. The country h^s tions on one of the contracts ployees at Bethel, St. Michael, many important jobs quietly and efficiently without fanfare or pub
ample resources "to prosecute the covers SIU-UIW members at the Unalakleet, Nome, Kotzebue and licity and far from the bargaining table. The children of striking
.shooting war and still combat the North Star Terminal and Steve adjacent Alaskan areas. Since the employees of Kingsport Press in Tennessee had a merrier Christmas
shortcomings of our own .society." doring Company, Arness Termi- UIW first won bargaining rights this year because of the Christmas party, complete with turkey and
On the fighting in Viet Nam,
in 1961, the basic wage rate has toys, made possible by generous donations from the organized labor
the AFL-CTQ president strongly
movement. Many American servicemen spending Christmas far away
increased about 90 percent.
reaffirmed the "heartfelt support"
in Vietnam were able to talk to the folks back home because of a
The SIU-UIW also won new
of the federation to President
program organized by the Communications Workers Union in coopera
bargaining
rights for non-fisher tion with the USO and the Defense Department.
Johnson in his efforts to achieve
men employees of the Mountain
peace and freedom.
Through such varied activities, it becomes clear that the important
Village Fish Company, Inc., of
Meany stressed that "the stakes
role
played by the labor movement in American society is not limited
Mountain Village, Alaska, which
are far greater than South Viet
BALTIMORE
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The
SIU
In
Nam. Bv demonstrating its con
is located in the lower Yukon to what happens around the bargaining table. The labor movement
cern for freedom at so painful a land Boatmen's Union strike area. The one-sided vote in favor is a part of the American tradition, and the entire nation enjoys
price, the U.S. is preserving the against three tugboat companies of the SIU-UIW was 47-2.
the benefits of its service to the American people.
peace, freedom and opportunity here is entering its third month
for progress, of scores of other and no immediate settlement is in
small nations which otherwise sight.
The Union's major demand is
Congresswoman VMt§ SIU Ship
could have become victims of
for a contract that is equivalent
to the one enjoyed by the IBU
in Philadelphia which provides for
a 24 hour notice before layoff and
SEAEARER&jgXOG the placement of one cook aboard
each tugboat.
Jan. 6, 1967 •
Vol. XXIX, No. I
In addition to the 24 hour lay
Official Publication of the
off
notice, the Union is also seek
Seafarera International Union
ing
triple time after 12 hours; time
of North America,
Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes
and a half between 4 PM and 6
and Inland Waters District,
AM and the placement of one
AFL-CIO
cook aboard each tugboat.
Executive Board
According to SIU vice-president
PAUL HALL, President
Robert Mathews, morale among
GAL TANNEH
EARL SHEPARD
Exec. \tee-Pree.
Viee-Preeident
the 148 strikers is very high. Com
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LINDSET WILLIAMS
pany strike tactics have included
See.-Treae.
Viee-Preeident
ROBERT MATTHEWS
sending a letter to all striking tugVice-President
boatmen in which the union nego
HERBERT BRAND
tiating committee is downgraded.
Director of Organiting and
Publicatione
Mathews said that Union members
Managing Editor
mailed the letter right back to the
MIKE POLLACK
companies with angry notations
Assistant Editor
NATHAN SKYER
staff Writers
attached.
PETER WEILL
With tugboat personnel idle,
PETHI WBBS
no tugboats in the Port of Balti
ED RUBENSTHIN
more region are assisting in any
docking
or undocking procedures
Piklliliid kiEMkly at 810 Iksdt iilind Annss
H.E., WaikisftsB, D. C. 20018 ky tks Sssfarexcept
for
SIU-IBU members
m% IstirsstlsssI UsisR, Atlantis, Gslf, Last
who continue to dock and undock,
ud Inlasd Watsn Dlstrlst, AFL-CIA, 675
Fnrtk Ansss, BrtsklyR, 8.Y. 11232. Til.
without pay, MARAD-certified
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at WaiklRftM, D. C.
vessels bound for Viet Nam.
PaSTMAtlER'S ATTERTIOR: Fsra 3579
The three struck tugboat com When Congresswoman Leonor Sullivan (0-Mo.), a member of the House Merchant Marine Committee,
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Seafsfsn Istsmatlonal
panies are the Baker-Whitely Tow paid a visit recently to the SlU-contracted Delta Lines ship Del Norte, SIU vice-president Lindsey
UsIw. Atlytil. Gilt, laii and inland Watsn
ing Co., the Baltimore Towage Williams, SIU New Orleans port agent Buck Stevens and Delta Lines president J. W. Clark were on hand
S!MI y 11M2.
and Literage Co., and the Curtis to show her around. Left to right above are: Stevens, Congresswoman Sullivan, Williams and Clark.
For the complete story of the Missouri Congresswoman's visit to the SiU-manned vessel see page 11.
Bay Towing Co.
SlU Industrial Workers Union
Wins New West Coast Pacts
SIU Tugboatmen
Continue Strike
In Baltimore
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SEAFARERS
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LOG
First New U.S.-Flag Tankers Since Suez Crisis
SlU'Contracted Company Orders
Three New 37,000'ton Tankers
SIU President Paul Hall congratulates Seafarer James Byrnes (right),
first graduate of the joint SlU-AMO Deck Officer Training School.
Byrnes, who sailed with the SIU as carpenter, won his second mate's
license with the aid of training received at the upgrading school.
James Byrnes First to Upgrade
SIU Training School Graduate
Wins Second Mate's License
NEW YORK—SlU-contracted Maritime Overseas Corporation has placed a $34 million order
with the Bethlehem Steel Corp. for the construction of three brand new 37,000-ton tankers.
Still subject to Maritime Administration approval of construction and mortgage insurance appli
cations, the contract represents ^
the provisions of Title XI of the and have a beam of 90 feet. They
the first major order for Ameri Merchant Marine Act of 1936. are to be powered by 15,000
can-flag tankers for an inde The purpose of this section of the horsepower steam turbine engines
pendent (non-oil company Act was to spur new American- designed to give the vessels a serv
controlled) shipowner since the flag ship construction by providing ice speed of about 16'/2 knots.
Suez crisis of 1956.
guarantees for the investment.
In addition, the ships are slated
The keel for the first of the
Maritime Overseas and its af to be fully air conditioned
tankers is scheduled to be laid at filiates are seeking $8,512,500 in throughout.
Bethlehem's Sparrows Point, Federal construction loan guar
The order for the three tankers
Maryland yard next fall. Deliver antees for each ship and $9,931,has
given the Sparrows Point ship
ies are expected to begin late in 250 for mortgage insurance guar
yard
a shot in the arm at a time
1968.
antees. Construction loan insurance when there is no major ship con
Before construction work can usually covers 75 percent of the struction work going on for a pri
begin, however, the Maritime Ad total cost of the vessel and mort vate account. The last large com
ministration must approve appli gage insurance 87'/2 percent of a mercial vessel to be built there
cations for construction loan .ship's total cost. MARAD has not was delivered in October, 1966.
insurance and for mortgage insur yet acted on the request.
The Maritime Overseas order is
ance on the three vessels under
Intended for coa.stwise service, expected to provide employment
the tankers are to be single screw for many regular shipyard workers
vessels, with all tanks fullv coated in the area.
to prevent corrosion—which will
The tankers are to be of Beth
enable the vessels to cariy either lehem design, with tanks to be
crude oil or refined products.
coated with zinc or plastic to re
The ships will be 660 feet long duce bulkhead corrosion.
SIU, MEBA District 2
Issue UpgraiBng School
Achievement Report
NEW YORK—A special yearend report issued today by the
Seafarers International Union and
NEW YORK—Seafarer James Byrnes became the first man to District 2 Marine Engineers Bene
obtain his deck officer's license after preparing for his examina ficial Association, reveals that 188
tions at the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School for Seamanship in a seamen obtained original licenses
NEW YORK—The SIUNA-aflfiliated Staff Officers Association
training program jointly-spon- ^
or upgraded existing engineers' were lauded by SIU President Paul Hall recently for their pioneer
Seafarers can participate in the
licenses in 1966 after preparing efforts in bringing about a medical training program for ship's
sored by the Seafarers Interna
course of instruction at no cost to
tional Union and the American them.selves. They will be pro in a joint license training program pursers.
achieved by the SOA, Hall paid
Maritime Officers Union.
vided with meals, hotel lodgings operated by the two unions.
Addressing the membership tribute to SOA Secretary-Treas
Byrnes received his original and subsistence payments of $110
In a special "Achievement Re meeting of the SOA at New
urer Burt E. Lanpher as "one of
port," the unions noted that their
Second Mate license after com per week while in training.
York's Manhattan Hotel on Dec. the out.standing officers and ad
pleting the intensive course of
This in-training assistance is the jointly operated School of Marine 14, Hall told the more than 100 ministrators in maritime labor,"
study offered at the joint SIU- same as available to engine de Engineering prepared 113 un
assembled members that SOA He pointed to Lanpher's ability to
AMO school, and passing the partment Seafarers who are en licensed seamen from the SIU's
Pharmacist Mate Traning School enli.st the support of other mari
Coast Guard examinations with rolled in the union training pro Atlantic and Gulf Districts for
at
the U.S. Public Health Service time organizations and to success
flying colors.
gram to prepare engine depart original licenses as marine engi Ho.spital at Stapleton. Staten Is fully work on joint efforts with
A member of the SIU since ment men for their licensed engi neers. At the same time, 75 engi land, was the beginning of a new the other maritime segments. He
neers, members of District 2
1958, Byrnes, who is 42 years old, neers examination.
MEBA, raised their licenses after era in medical care for American stressed the need for such coop
had been shipping in the deck de
seamen.
In order to qualify for the train studying at the union school.
eration among maritime unions,
partment as carpenter. When the ing course. Seafarers must:
The SOA launched its training and cited the SOA and its leader
joint program for training deck
(The "Achievement Report" ap program on October 10, 1966, ship as an example of this type of
• Be nineteen years of age or
department Seafarers to sit for
pears
as a 16-page special supple on an experimental basis with a cooperation.
their deck officer's licenses was an over;
ment in this issue of the Seafarers starting class of 30 SOA pursers.
"Your fine organization has
• Have 24 months of watch Log. See centerfold.)
nounced, Byrnes made application
The
nine-month
course
is
expected
shown
steady growth and has
and was among the first group to standing time in the deck depart
to
graduate
its
first
class
next
made
remarkable
progress in the
With its 113 new licenses in
begin the course of study and ment and an AB endorsement
June.
In
all,
it
is
hoped
that
attainment
of
better
economic
1966,
the
joint
union
license
train
training when the classes were on their seamen's papers.
ing program is one of the principal about 100 pursers will be trained and social benefits," Hall told the
begun.
In addition to achieving its ob
sources of newly licensed engi in the medical program. The year-end meeting. "We are proud
Byrnes is shipping out on an jective of assisting qualified deck neers available to man the ships school is being conducted jointly of our association with you in the
department men to obtain their
AMO-contracted vessel.
of the American merchant fleet, by the Staff Officers Association SIUNA, and we are confident that
Byrnes was also one of the first deck officers licenses, the SIU which has been facing a shortage and the government.
your leadership will go a long way
Seafarers to obtain his AB ticket deck training program will help of licensed engineer officers ag
Citing the fact that the pharma toward helping to revitalize our
as a result of the training he re alleviate the shortage of deck offi gravated by the demands of the cist training program was only nation's maritime industry," Hall
ceived at the SIU Lifeboat School. cers arising out of demands made Viet Nam sealift.
i one of many accomplishments concluded.
In addition, he has obtained fire- on the American merchant ma
rine in the Viet Nam conflict.
fighting and radar licenses.
The reciprocal program between
"The Deck Officers' Training
School is fabulous," Byrnes said. the SIU and AMO gives deck men
"Without the training available at obtaining their licenses credits for
the Union school it would be al their pension and welfare benefits
most impossible to upgrade your built up as unlicensed seamen and
skills enough to get a mate's li is similar to the arrangement be
tween the SIU and MEBA District
cense."
The training program, iterated 2 for the upgrading of engine de
under a reciprocal agreement be partment members.
tween SIU and the American Mar
Seafarers interested in the pro
itime Officers, is the first of its gram can begin their course of
type in the maritime industry.
study at any time. Full details for
Applicants can begin receiving applications for the deck officers
instruction at any time. The pe training program can be obtained
riod of instruction will be deter at any SIU hall.
mined by each member's individ
Deck department men interest
ual ability and knowledge, and
ed
in preparing for their licenses
the instructors' satisfaction of his
should
make application at once
readiness to take the examinations.
at
any
SIU
hall or by writing di
The training program was in
rectly
to
SIU
headquarters at
stituted in line with the SIU's
objective of encouraging and as 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Members of the SlU-affiliated Staff Officers Association, assembled at their regular membership
sisting unlicensed personnel to up 11232. The telephone number is meeting at the Manhattan Hotel In New York City, heard SIU President Paul Hall praise the new SOA
Pharmacist Mate Training School as the beginning of a new era In medical care for U.S. seamen.
grade themselves.
HY. 9-6600.
Staff Officers Association Lauded
For New Pharmacist fi/iate's School
1
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January
SEAFARERS LOG
Five Additional Seafarer Veterans
Added to Growing Pension Roster
6,
1967
The Atlantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area j
The names of five additional Seafarers have been added to the list of those collecting a pen
sion from the SIU. The new additions to the growing list includes, Joaquin Maldonado, Stanley
This year's Christmas dinner celebrations held at SIU halls through
Leiand, Harry Peeler, James Walker and Leslie Dean.
out the country were well attended by Seafarers and their families.
and also sailed in the engine Not only was it a chance for all to enjoy Christmas dinner with their
•s
room under various ratings. Born union brothers; in many cases it was also an opportuntiy for old friends
in Puerto Rico, he resides in Ca- to renew their acquaintanceship in the true tradition of the brother
tano, P. R., with his wife, Maria. hood of the sea. Reunited again
look is bright. PhiUp Erch, 20were many Seafarers with their
Leiand joined
years SIU, was by the hall lately
loved ones, making the event an to register. Phil enjoyed his last
the SIU in the
port of Chicago,
occasion that, in a profession such run aboard the Long Beach. Frank
as seafaring, proved to be an espe Pasaluk has, been helping out with
and was employ
ed by the Great
cially joyful one.
the Viet Nam sealift operation.
Lakes Towing Co.
He's back Stateside for a rest fol
Boston
A native of Chi
lowing three trips to the combat
cago, Leiand re
Walker
Dean
Leiand
Feeler
area
aboard the Ames Victory.
The union recently received a
sides in that city.
He'll
be ready to go again soon.
letter
of
appreciation
and
thanks
James Walker joined the union Texas, Walker lives in Dallas. His
A member of
Maldonado
David
Backovitz, who sails stew
from
Leroy
Amero
of
Gloucester,
in the port of Galveston and was last vessel was the Alcoa Explorer. the Steward deard
department,
has registered and
Mass.,
who
is
a
member
of
the
Maldonado joined the union nartment. Peeler joined the SIU in
a member of the Deck department,
is
ready
also
to
ship, as is Ray
Atlantic
Fishermen's
Union,
an
sailing as bosun and AB. Born in in New York and was an AB New York. Born in Georgia, he
Obidos, 20-years SIU, who's seek
SlU-affiliate.
Mr.
Amero's
wife,
is a resident of Mereaux, La.
Maude, was gravely ill and an ap ing the first steward's job that
Leslie Dean sailed as a FWT in peal was made to the SIU mem comes along following his voyage
the Engine department. Born in bership for 10 pints of blood. aboard the Seamar.
Texas, he resides in Pasadena, Brothers quickly stepped forward
Texas. Dean joined the SIU in and the required amount was
Baltimore
New Orleans. His last ship was rushed to the hospital for Mrs.
The SlU-lnland Boatmen
the San Emilia.
Amero. She is, fortunately, now
Union's
tugboat strike may prove
"Caution: Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your
Retired Seafarers are now re on the road to recovery. Both she
to
be
the
longest in SIU history.
ceiving
monthly
pension
benefits
Health." It's printed on every pack of cigarettes produced in
and her husband thanked the SIU
Despite
certain
hardships created
of
$175
as
a
result
of
recent
ac
for its "kindness and cooperation"
the United States, and that phrase, "May Be," was a com
by
the
strike,
the
men have been
tion by the Seafarers Pension Plan in displaying the kind of spirit
promise which the tobacco in
at
a
high
peak
of
morale because
dustry managed to have in inhale the cigarette—that is, to Board of Trustees. The increase that is one of the great offshoots of solid feeling on the part of all
duplicate the behavior of the in monthly pension benefits from of union brotherhood.
cluded in the warning.
$150 to $175 became effective on
smoking
human being."
A number of oldtimers have in the just cause of their demands
One big reason the industry
The Tobacco Institute did not Oct. 1, 1966.
heen about the Beantown hall as well as faith in the men who
could push "May Be" was that
represent them at the negotiating
Since the inception of the plan, lately. Fred Rashid was by, bun
evidence pointing to a link be take the news lightly, reports Mr.
table.
The main contract provision
tween cigarette smoking and lung, Girsdansky. On the very day that approximately 1,400 Seafarers dled up in winter gear. Now that sought by the union provides for
disease was largely "statistical." Dr. Auerbach's paper was cited have retired on SIU pensions. the first snow has fallen, Fred is a 24-hour notice before layoff. At
in the press, the industry distrib Since its establishment, the pen anxious to ship out on the first
But no more!
uted a press release aimed at re sion plan has paid out a total of
opportunity that arises. He last present, the hiring system is a
New direct evidence that smok futing the findings of the study.
sailed as AB on Seatrain's Louisi cruel one, requiring each man to
almost $7 million.
ing causes lung disease—in this
The Institute pointed out that
ana and has been sailing SIU for report for work daily yet not guar
case emphysema (a disease in
people do not normally smoke
25 solid years. Another quarter- anteeing him a day's work.
which lung tissue hemorrhages, through holes in their throats.
of-a-century man stopped in, Ray
making it difficult to breathe)— Which is true. But from this, they
Pueno Rico
mond Davis. Ray last shipped on
was presently recently to the conr'uded that the smoke the
the Aldina as FWT. Since then,
With the anticipated establish
American Medical Association's beagles had inhaled was more con
he's spent some time at home with ment of 820 new factories in
annual meeting by Dr. Oscar centrated and, therefore, more
his family and is now sufficiently Puerto Rico during the next four
Auerbach of the East Orange. dangerous. Which does not neces
rested for shipping on a long run. years, more than 38,000 new jobs
New Jersey VA hospital, a veteran sarily follow.
Frank Bums also .spent some time will be created, according to a
lung disease researcher.
with his family during the holi forecast by the Puerto Rican gov
Dr. Auerbach and his associates
Using beagles in an experiment were careful in their experiment
NORFOLK — To attract the days. Frank, 10 years sailing SIU, ernment. The new factories will
designed to force the animals to to adjust the number of cigarettes
burgeoning containership business, last shipped as oiler on the Chilore represent an investment of about
inhale cigarette smoke. Dr. Auer consumed by the dogs for their
the Port of Norfolk plans con and plans to grab another job $714 million.
bach observed in the paper he de smaller body weight and size as
when the holidays are concluded.
struction
of some $5 million worth
A new $500,000 sea-going tug,
livered (co-authored hy Dr. E. compared with man. For example,
of
container
terminals
to
begin
the Borinquen, recently docked in
Cuyler Hammond and Lawrence no dog every smoked more than
Norfolk
San Juan to conclude its maiden
Garfinkel of the American Cancer 12 cigarettes per day, far less than within the coming weeks.
One
of
the
two
berths
is
sched
Shipping has been very good voyage from New Orleans. The
Society and the VA's David Kir- the number consumed by a large
uled
to
open
in
September
'67,
out of Norfolk and the outlook tug will work in San Juan harbor
man) that the dogs, like humans, percentage of .smoking humans.
and in ocean towing throughout
according
to
James
N.
Crumbley,
very quickly became accustomed
The Tobacco Institute also ob general manager of the Norfolk for the future is much of the same. the Caribbean and the Gulf of
A
number
of
Seafarers
of
long
to the smoke.
served that beagles are not people.
standing have been by to take ad Mexico. The 95-foot-long twin
The authors reported that "In However, as Mr. Gersdansky Port and Industrial Authority.
vantage of the activity. Cecil A. diesel engine tugboat is owned by
Studies
prepared
at
the
request
itially, the dogs showed high ex pointed out, beagles were used in
Jennette,
22-years SIU, enjoyed a the Porto Rico Lighterage Co.,
of
the
Authority
revealed
that
citability . . . coughing . . . red the experiment only because of
two-month
vacation at home fol which now has six tugs of this type
within
the
next
couple
of
years
ness and tearing of the eyes, and the similarity between their lung
lowing
his
jaunt as bos'n on the currently plowing the waves.
more
than
one
million
tons
of
con
sometimes nausea, vomiting and tissue and that of man. By the
dizziness. . . . After a week or Institute's logic, it would have tainer freight will be moving Alcoa Trader. He's now ready to
two, some showed evidence of lik been silly to send a monkey into through Norfolk annually. The shake hands with the first job to
ing cigarette smoking as indicated space because monkeys are not new facility will be an aid as well hit the boards. Ezekiel Daniels, U.S. Viet Blacklist
19-years SIU, has had a run of
by wagging of tail and jumping people and therefore, they would as a stimulus to such traffic.
into the smoking box voluntarily." not have similar reactions to con
Meanwhile, the SlU-contracted bad luck, having had to drop off Increases to 29 Ships
Which wouldn't be so bad, ex ditions of weightlessness!
Sea-Land Service, Inc., is having a the CS Baltimore as unfit for duty
WASHINGTON — The U.S.
cept that most of the ten beagles
But the Institute, not satisfied, container facility erected for it after serving her six. months as
oiler.
He's
ehtered
the
USPH
but
Government
blacklist of ships that
undergoing the test developed lung went on: "Meanwhile, it is appar by the Canton Company in Balti
as soon as he's FFD once more are trading with North Vietnam
changes that closely paralleled the ent that the vast majority of more.
he'll be ready to ship again. John
human disease, emphysema. Five smokers, including those who
Some maritime observers be
D.
Brown also got smacked by has grown to 29 with the recent
of the animals died before the 14- smoke heavily, go through life lieve that a rivalry is shaping up
month experiment was completed. without developing emphysema. between the ports of Norfolk and Lady Luck, having had to leave addition of another Polish vessel,
However, dogs in the control Also emphysema occurs in people Baltimore in regard to container "the CS Baltimore (as FWT) in the freighter Wieniawski.
Aruba where he was taken off, ill.
group — untouched by cigarette who have never smoked."
Polish-flag ships lead the list of
traffic. Companies that become After the holidays and a rest, John
smoke — showed no changes in
They forgot to mention the fact committed to one port, these ob
vessels which are ineligible to
their lungs.
that the U.S. death rate from the servers hold, will be doing so at says he'll be ready to go again. carry cargoes financed by the U.S.
In an article reporting the study, disease rose 5 times in ten years the expense of the other. Sea- Edward F. RIges is beginning his
Michael Girsandsky, science (1953-63). ,and that widespread Land Lines and SlU-contracted 14th year with the SIU. Ed last from American ports because of
writer for the American Cancer smoking in this country is only a Seatrain Lines carry the major shinped on the Alcoa Mariner as continued trade with North Viet
Society, reported that "There were little over 50 vears old. And no portion of the United States con AB, was unfit for duty following nam. There are presently 15
two important plus values to this one suggested that cigarette smok tainer trade. Both companies have an auto accident, but is now FFD Polish vessels on the list.
studv: (1) the beagle has air-tubes ing was the sole cause of em- a thriving coastal trade in the and raring to go.
The blacklist also includes 7
and lung tissue which are highly phvsema.
United States and SeaLand recent
Philadelpliia
British
ships, 4 Cypriot, 2 Greek
similar to those of human beings;
Meanwhile, "light up," cigar ly began trans-Atlantic trade be
and (2) tracheostomies made it ettes mav be hazardous to your tween American ports and Eu
Shipping has been very decent and 1 Maltese, according to the
necessary for the dogs actually to health!
rope.
out of Philly of late and the out Maritime Administration.
More Evidence Found Linking
Cigarettes With Lung Disease
Port of Norfolk
Plans to BuiU
Container Facility
�J«naai7 6, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Five
IMCG Report Cites New Fire^ Loadiine Rules
by Fred Farnen,Secretery-Treesurer,Great Lakes
Another sailing season came to an end here on the Great Lakes.
Except for a few vessels that operate year round, all major lakes ship
ping is now laid up and moored in their winter berths. 1966 was an
exceptional year for shipping and many of our contracted vessels
recorded new tonnage records. Total vessel passages recorded by the
Westcott Company in Detroit ^
during 1966 were 17,180. In 1965 Brother Ferris will not be fit for
the figure was 16,041 for an in duty until he gets a little more
crease of 1,139 passages. Ton rest.
Harold Haugen was also dis
nage is up again this year al
charged
from USPHS Hospital in
though the size of the Great Lakes
Detroit
for
the holidays.
fleet keeps dwindling each season.
John Swanson, one of our pen
Some Great- Lakes shipping au
thorities envision the day when sioners, was admitted to the Paul
there will be no more fit-out and Oliver Memorial Hospital in
lay up periods. Instead, ships of Frankfort on December 17 and
the future will leave the lakes is still confined there with a heart
before the freeze and return in the ailment.
Contract negotiations for the
spring of tne year. If any new
Ann
Arbor Railroad Company
vessels are built for the lakes
will
begin
on January 6 in Detroit.
trade, they will be 700 footers
capable of both lakes and ocean
Cleveland
travel.
The last ship to hit the port of
Detroit
Cleveland for lay up was the
The McArthur Lock is near Henry Platte, Jr., a ship that never
completion and will be able to hit this port during the regular
handle ships 700 feet long. With sailing season.
ever increasing talk of extending
Of the nine ships laying up in
the sailing season, it may be possi this area, five have storage car
ble some day to keep the lakes goes, thus assuring the men who
open year round. A half million spend the winter in this port of
dollars is presently being spent shifting and unloading work if
this year alone on the seaway they want it.
locks in Montreal in order to ex
As soon as the lay off came,
tend the seaway season by a cou some of the boys grabbed the first
ple of days. The improvements bus or plane to their homes in all
are designed to hasten the flow of parts of the country. Some have
newly formed ice around the locks, gone to the coast for a quick trip
and also to speed the flow of before the 1967 season opens on
water, which is more susceptible the Great Lakes again, which, ac
to freezing, when it moves at a cording to word around the ship
sluggish pace. The Canadian gov ping companies in this port, will
ernment will consider the possibil be as early as weather permits.
ity of an all new canal, with four
Some of the regulars who call
super-size locks 1200 feet long and
this
area home are starting to
about 110 feet wide. The new
check
in. They include Jim
canal would accommodate new
Thompson,
Clyde Raines, Paul
super-lakers designed for the
McMahon
and
quite a few others.
future. The last ship out of the
Hope
they
keep
coming in. The
Welland Canal was the Canadian
more
the
merrier.
flag vessel SS Leadale, which left
on Wednesday, December 14.
Buffalo
I would like to remind all of
A total of twelve ships makes
our brothers that they must get up the smallest storage winter
clinic cards prior to fitout in 1967. fleet in the port of Buffalo for
As you know, the SIU now has as far back as we can recall. This
clinics located in Duluth, Alpena, was a good part of the reason for
Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleve the small turnout for the Christ
land and Buffalo. All SIU halls mas dinner. However, those that
on the Great Lakes will be kept did attend were very pleased with
open diming the off season and it and complimented the Hotel
appointments can be made with no Lenox for its fine food and excel
trouble. If you get your clinic lent service.
card now, you will avoid the big
The last vessel to lay up here is
rush at spring fitout.
the Henry Steinbrenner which will
Frankfort
be finished on December 28. The
crews
off all the other ships were
The annual SIU Christmas din
ner was held in Frankfort on De able to get home to be with their
cember 19 and we had a large families and loved ones for the
holiday season.
turnout.
The office staff in the port of
Layup in Sturgeon Bay and
Manitowoc was completed on De Buffalo wishes to extend best
cember 12.
wishes to all for a happy and
Due to the Christmas holiday, prosperous New Year.
the Ann Arbor fleet operated one
boat. They also paid the crew
FOREIGN PAYOFF?
off on the other two vessels, and
LEAVE CLEAN SHIP
made up for the holiday by pay
Seafarers are reminded that
ing the crew off the MV Viking
when tbey leave a ship after
from midnight the 25th to mid
articles expire in a foreign port,
night the 26th. This is to be ex
the obligation to leave a clean
pected for the New Year holiday
ship for the neftt crew is the
too.
same as in any Stateside port.
Teresa Davis, cabinmaid on the
Attention to (tethils of houseMV Arthur K. Atkinson, was dis
keepitig and '^orts to leave
charged from the USPHS Hospi
quarters, mesarootns end other
tal in Detroit and will be fit Tor
duty the 31st of December.
Mdvin Ferris, carhandler, was
discharged from the USPHS Hos
pital to be home for Christmas.
United Nations' Ship Safety Unit
Marks Noteworthy Cains in 1966
NEW YORK—The 1966 year-end report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Maritime
Consultative Organization reflects the intensified efforts made during the year to protect shipboard
passengers against the danger of fire at sea.
In addition, the report deals ^ bination of measures for general mainly at relaxing present restric
with other important regula use in future new ship construc tions to take into account the
tory actions taken during the tion.
greater margin of safety made
year, most notably changes in reg
The worldwide adoption of possible by modern ship construc
ulations governing loadiine re more stringent fireproof standards tion techniques.
strictions on cargo vessels.
for ships was given additional im
Often called the Plimsoll line,
Worldwide concern over the petus by action taken in 1966 by after Samuel Plimsoll, the English
danger of fire at sea, especially the U.S. Congress to bar from man who first fought for its adop
aboard passenger vessels built be U.S. ports those passenger ships tion as a safety measure for sea
fore the enactment of current reg which do not meet U.S. ship men, the loadiine is the mark on
ulations in 1948 governing fire
safety standards. The proposed the hull above which the waterline
proof construction techniques, was new worldwide regulations would cannot come when the ship is
spurred mainly by two disastrous meet those standards.
loaded. Many seamen's lives were
fires—the burning of the cruise
lost before the adoption of loadLeadline Revisions
liner Lakonia in the North At
line
restrictions because greedy
New loadiine regulations, which
lantic in 1963 with a loss of 155
shipowners
loaded vessels so
lives and the Yarmouth Castle will come into effect one year
heavily
that
they
were no longer
after
being
accepted
by
15
major
last year with 89 deaths, many of
shipping
nations,
are
aimed
seaworthy.
them Americans.
A meeting of the IMCO Safetv
Committee in November, 1966
adopted many amendments to the
1960 Safety of Life at Sea Con
vention which were recommended
in May of 1966 at a special meet
ing in London. Representatives to
the May meeting in London in
by Frank Orozak, West Coast Representative
cluded the SIU, which gave its
full support to the proposed new
The National Right-to-Work Committee is making a renewed at
regulations.
tempt to impose compulsory open shop conditions on California work
ers as well as on workers in nine other states. TTie announcement to
Extensive Changes
The new rules call for extensive this effect comes from Reed Larson, the committee's executive viceimprovements in passenger ships president, and comes hard on the heels of conservative victories at
built before 1948 and for minor the polls last November. It conmodifications in many ships built stitutes a threat to the job security some easy shore time relaxing in
of every worker in this and in Southern California.
after that date.
Seattle
The changes, which will go into other states.
San Francisco
Shipping out of the Seattle area
force when they are accepted by
the 64 member nations of the
Shipping out of 'Fri.sco remains remains excellent and the pros
organization, call for improve very, very active. There's plenty pects are good for the future.
ments in structural protection of jobs available for AO's, oilers Payoffs this past period included
the Lucille Bloomfield, Margaret
against fire, in fire-detection and and bakers.
fire-fiehting equipment and in re
Paying off and signing on crews Brown, and the Steel Rover, while
strictions on the use of combus were the Steel Trader, Pecos, Fair- signing on was the Cosmos Marin
tible material in the living spaces port, Long Beach, Barre Victory, er. In transit were the Anchorage,
of ships. Other suggested improve Ames Victory, Fortmar, Los An Fortmar, Inger, Seattle, Seamar,
ments apply to wiring and venti geles, Elizabethport, Norberto and the San Francisco.
lation systems to reduce the dan Capay and the Antinous.
Oldtimers on the beach include
ger of electrical fires and the
We're happy to report that Albert Van Dyke, SIU 23 years,
spread of fires through ventilating Chief Cook F. Cerrano, who suf who's waiting for the right Group
duct.s.
fered from a serious hand infection No. 2 job after having shipped as
In addition, a special subcom and was laid up in the USPHSH hosun aboard the Western Planet.
mittee is presently studying vari for three weeks, is going to be Adolph Kubacki piled off the
ous systems of fire protection and FED shortly. J. J. Houlihan, a 14- Overseas Rose in order to spend
firefiehting in passenger ships to year SIU man, just received his the holidays ashore. Dolph has
decide on the best possible com vacation check and plans to pass been SIU for 15 years and plans
to take on another chief steward's
spot after the holidays. John J.
Seafarer Arthur Smith Retires
Quinter is waiting for the Manhat
tan, which is due in shortly. John,
a member of the SIU for a dozen
years, last shipped aboard the
Fenn Sailor as pumpman and is
on the beach for the holidays.
Wilmington
Shipping activity has been
booming here for the past couple
of weeks and there are plenty of
jobs for rated men in all depart
ments. The Steel Architect and the
American Victory paid off this
past period while nine ships were
through in transit.
We were glad to see John Russel, an SIU oldtimer and pensioner
from Houston, out here for the
holidays and enjoying the warm
Christmas weather. After the first
of the year, he's returning to the
Gulf area.
Seafarer Arthur A. Smith picked up his first regular monthly
Some well-known faces have
$175 pension check recently from SIU Vice President Lindsey
been back on the beach for short
Williams at the New Orleans hall. Smith, who makes his home Christmas vacations, after which
with his family in Gretna, La., last sailed aboard the M/V
they plan to ship almost imme
Pensacola, operated by New Orleans-based Coyle Lines, Inc. diately.
The Pacific Coast
�Page Six
Jmnmmry 6, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Conservation Group Notes Decline
Pollution, Land Fill Threaten
Fish Catch Along U.S. Coast
A drop of nearly 50 percent in the commercial-catch of 18
species of Atlantic Coast food, sport and bait fish in the past five
years may be due in large measure to man's destruction of coastal
marshes and pollution of coastal
The "babies" of most coastal
rivers, bays and harbors, accord
species
of fish get their start-in
ing to the American Littoral
Society.
The society, a national aquatic
conservation group with head
quarters at the federal Sandy
Hook Marine Laboratory in New
Jersey, bases its conclusion on
catch statistics of the U.S. Bureau
of Commercial Fisheries. The sta
tistics show a decline from 1,400
million pounds of fish in 1960 to
700 million pounds in 1965.
The greatest drop was in the
catch of menhaden. This fish is
never eaten by man but is used ex
tensively in the manufacture of
poultry feed and commercial oils
and has long been considered a
prime bait for many food and
game fish, ranging from striped
bass and bluefish, to tuna.
Other prime species showing a
downward trend from Maine to
Florida included fluke (summer
flounder), croaker, spot and porgy
(scup). Together they dropped
from an index level of 86 million
to 58 mililon pounds in the five
years.
Like the menhaden, these im
portant sport fish may be suffering
from a reduction in good breeding
grounds, the report said.
life in marshes or shallow bays
and inlets which provide them
with both protective shelter and
rich food. The society emphasizes
that these are the areas which have
been most subject to destruction
in the last decade by wholesale
draining and filling for housing,
industrial and waste dumping
sites.
The increasing load of all forms
of pollution emptying into coastal
bays and harbors is thought to be
another factor in some fish-stock
declines, although some species of
anadromous fish, which leave the
sea to spawn in the fresh or brack
ish waters of ocean tributaries,
appear to be on the over-all in
crease.
The report noted that coastal
fish abundance has always fluctu
ated, some species increasing and
others decreasing in any given
period. However, during the
1960-65 span the losses outnum
bered gains for what the society
branded "a net loss of fish stocks
of critical proportions, some of
which may be natural, but much
of which is thought to be caused
by man's activities."
THE IKQUlRDSfG SEAFARER
QUESTION: What do you con
sider the advantages of going to
sea as opposed to a job on the
beach? (Asked in the New Orleans
Hail.)
Vic Miorana: I've raised five
children while going to sea, so I
•
can .say there is a
financial value. I
get a chance to go
to South Amer
ica. Not many
landlubbers can
.f
do that whenever
they want. Travel
is part of the sea
man's job, while
people tied to an office or a desk
don't have the same advantage.
^
Eldea Araot: I like going to
sea. I have the ability to travel to
wherever 1 may
want to go and 1
find myself always
meeting different
and interesting
people. You meet
them on ships and
in foreign ports.
A lot of people
think seaman just
go to foreign ports. But seamen
also get to know a lot more about
the U.S.
^
Howard Menz: Going to sea
gives you a ch'ance to get away
from it all and be
by yourself to re
lax and think.
Shoreside work
ers seldom have
this opportunity
unless they take
a vacation and
then they usually
don't get entirely
away. The seafaring environment
has unique advantages: fresh, salt
' t.
air and well-balanced meals, to
name just a few.
James Bell: Travel,Travel, Trav
el! Travel overseas to strange
lands; travel all
over the United
States; and travel
off by yourself at
sea where you get
to know yourself.
A seaman also has
the advantage of
having his meals
and bunk sup
plied. Seamen probably develop
closer friendships than the average
shoresider. Also I get a chance to
read more and the pay is good.
^
lohfl. Hrolciiok: The pace of
work at sea is easier and more
relaxing than the
rat race pace of
shoreside jobs.
There is no con
fusion about who
is supposed to do
what. Most sea
men say that trav
el is the big ad
vantage of going
to sea. t agree. I especially like
South America.
<|>
Willie Walker: For me person
ally it allows me to make a decent
living. Seafaring
is also education
al, especially
through travel. I
recently made a
•voyage to Viet
Nam. Most peo
ple see Viet Nam
only through
newspaper or TV
reports. But there are many Sea
farers who have seen the Viet
Nam situation first batid.
December 16 to December 30, 1966
DKK DIPARTMrni
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
REGISTERED on BEACH
ui a
Port
Boston'
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans ......
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
Totals
Class A • Class B Class C
0
1
0
38
30
53
2
6
21
8
6
4
6
0
2
7
5
7
0
2
2
7
8
10
6
20
22
9
18
17
10
6
4
20
32
25
24
16
8
155
177
126
Class A Class B
6
1
50
83
2
11
36
13
8
11
7
11
7
1
35
10
58
17
17
31
7
16
42
23
30
7
163
377
Class A Class B
1
17
78
287
15
33
33
126
40
25
8
19
6
24
106
26
86
173
106
187
36
0
62
6
68
3
393
1,178
VIGINE DVARTMINT
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
5
1
63
36
10
2
7
16
7
2
7
2
0
5
17
14
50
30
29
18
7
12
14
47
3
21
270
155
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
2
2
0
35
43
22
0
0
3
8
10
7
6
2
2
8
3
5
4
0
4
8
10
8
5
21
28
8
16
5
7
9
7
43
15
29
7
21
14
155
168
114
SnWARD DfPARTMmr
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
1
8
65
5
1
12
12
3
8
12
5
5
0
7
35
26
49
25
17
7
3
17
31
18
10
273
110
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
0
1
1
30
37
6
0
4
2
10
8
9
8
1
1
4
6
1
0
1
2
5
7
11
6
16
21
22
12
7
0
4
11
55
18
14
5
16
21
143
70
170
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
7
1
87
204
22
1
92
31
10
18
6
7
14
1
27
58
117
69
133
133
22
1
31
1
26
7
750
376
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A CJIassB
7
2
152
34
20
7
70
33
19
27
11
7
10
2
75
15
144
72
108
58
23
0
35
1
27
5
701
263
Japan Leads World in Shipbailding,
Widens Gap tor lUh Straight Year
With statistics available for only the first 11 months of 1966, Japan has again emerged as the
world's largest shipbuilding nation for the 11th consecutive year.
For more than a decade now, while the United States has dropped steadily down the list of major
shipbuilding nations to its present
Present plans call for a 6,950
position in llth place, Japan has count for 47 percent of the en
tire
world's
launchings
this
year.
gross
ton vessel powered by a 10,year by year widened her margin
Last
year
Japan's
percentage
was
000
horsepower
nuclear engine
of leadership.
44 percent.
which is expected to be ready for
Figures recently released by
Meanwhile, Japan has changed service around 1971-72.
the Shipbuilders' Association of plans concerning construction of
The Japanese Government,
Japan, covering the first II its first nuclear powered ship. In which will subsidize about half
months of 1966, show that Jap stead of building a pure- research of the contruction costs of the
anese shipbuilders had booked vessel with nuclear powered en nuclear vessel, as it does for much
orders for over 9 million gross gines, a combination vessel is now of the Japanese merchant fleet,
tons. Of this, over 7 million tons being planned that can be used for hopes the atomic powered ship
are for delivery to foreign nations either oceanographic survey work will be a prototyj>e of future mer
and nearly 2 million tons are for or for commercial cargo carrying. chant ships.
Japanese shipowners.
In addition, it appears that
Japan will continue to lead the
SlU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS
world in shipbuilding for some
November 1 - November 30, 1966
time to come, because she is also
the world feeder in such categor
Number of
Amount
ies as orders received, the laying
leneflts
Paid
of keels, launching of vessels,
completions, tonnage, and the Hospital Reneflts
. .. 6,095
$ 63,254.76
backlog of work.
Death leneflts
39
98,737.30
If contracts being concluded in Disability leneflts
936
140,700.00
December are included in the
43
8,566.80
figures released, Japan will almost Maternity leneflts
certainly surpass the 10 million Dependent leneflts
484
97,870.69
gross ton yearly construction Optical leneflts
551
8,246.80
mark for the fint time in her his
... 3,774
28,896.00
tory.
. . . 1,454
614,748.07
Orders in calendar year 1965 Vacation leneflts
totaled slightly over 8 million
TOTAL VWARi, VACATION
gross tons.
Japan's 1966 launchings will ac MNiPITS PAID THIS PifllOO
19,87l
$1,061,020.42
�Janaary 6, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
American Indian Needs More
Govt. Aid To Improve His Lot
Chronic unemployment and poverty are still the lot of most Ameri
can Indians despite considerable progress in recent years, Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Robert L. Bennett reports in an article appearing in
the American Federationist.
Bennett, the first Indian to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs, writes
in the December issue of the AFL-CIO magazine of the special prob
lems faced by the nation's 550,000 Indians, especially the 380,000
living on reservations.
Over the years, Bennett notes, the American Indian has been treated
by the federal government in turn "as a conquered enemy, dangerous
insurgent, childlike incompetent and laggard partner."
In Bennett's view:
"The government has the same oLligation to the Indians of this
country that it has to the rest of its citizens; namely, that there be no
families living in destitution, no children deprived of the fullest educa
tional opportunity, no social or political discrimination and no fear
and mistrust left to mar the relationships between Indian citizens and
non-Indian citizens."
He suggests that the task ahead is to hasten the day of self-sufficiency
for America's Indians.
In this endeavor, Bennett says, employment assistance, industrial
development and improved educational opportunities all play important
parts.
As better schooling opportunities have been made available. "Indian
children rushed in like air into a vacuum," Bennett notes. Almost 95
percent of school-age children now are in school, a sharp contrast with
the situation a generation or two ago.
Tribes have developed tourist facilities to provide job opportunities,
new plants paying prevailing wages have been located on or near
reservations and public housing authorities have been established on
reservations, including 23 "do it together" projects where Indians have
built modem homes for themselves.
Vocational and on-the-job training have been greatly expanded in
recent years and some Indians have made the difficult transition from
reservation life to an urban society.
For those who cannot make the jump to a totally different environ
ment successfully, Bennett suggests, "both tribal and federal authorities
must seek ways to expand opportunities nearer at hand."
Bennett sees "no magic solutions to long-standing problems" but he
is convinced that "there are solutions."
In addition to the work of his own agency, he says, "there will be
closer liaison with other governmental agencies whose activities benefit
the Indians. . . . There will also be closer involvement with state and
local governments in areas with large Indian populations."
From the Indians themselves, Bennett writes, "leadership of the
highest order" is required to replace generations of federal paternalism
and Indian dependency.
The Clothing Workers have
launched a nationwide drive
against men's and boys' clothing
made in Hong Kong. Informa
tional picket lines and pamphlet
distribution have been established
in front of the Bamberger store in
Newark, N.J. and the May Com
pany store in downtown Los An
geles. The drive will be carried
to additional stores in other cities
which have either started to sell
clothing made in Hong Kong or
have increased their volume.
ACWA Vice President Howard
Samuel, head of the Union Label
Department, said a study showed
that imports have increased sharp
ly this year.
^
Same-day major election vic
tories were scored by the State,
County and Municipal Employees
among Department of Public
Works Employees in Detroit and
non-professional personnel of Rut
gers University, New Brunswick,
N.J. The Detroit election was
won by a 1,200 rqargin over a
coalition led by the Teamsters and
gave the AFL-CIO affiliate repre
sentation rights for a unit of 2,300
workers. TTie SCME had sought
one city-wide bargaining unit for
the department. But the Michigan
Labor Mediation Board overruled
a staff recommendation and
carved out a separate unit for
1,040 truck drivers and equipment
operators for which the Teamsters
won represoitation rights, 581344, in a second election.
A "catch-up" ranging up to
merely 30 cents an hour was won
by Local 1-128 of the Oil, Chem
ical and Atomic Workers for some
100 operating employees of the
Powerine Oil Company, Santa Fe
Springs, Calif., largest independ
ent refiner in the West, the union
has announced. Chairman Robert
M. Dempsey of the OCAW nego
tiating committee said that the un
ion had presented proposals re
flecting the average wages of eight
major oil companies in the area.
The first strike against the Ray
theon Company by members of
Local 1505, International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, ended
when the strikers ratified a threeyear agreement providing wage in
creases of 11 to 16 cents an hour
now, another 12 cents across the
board in the third year, and a
raise in company payments into
the pension fund. Raytheon man
agement also agreed to make lan
guage changes involving working
conditions, job classification, sen
iority and grievance procedure.
A|>
Some 17,000 plant, traffic and
accounting employees of the Mich
igan Bell Company have voted by
a 7-2 margin to ratify a new con
tract negotiated by the Communi
cations Workers after they had re
jected an earlier proposal. More
than 220,000 Bell System emoloyees represented by the CWA
have now ratified settlements
reached during the current series
of negotiations, the CWA said.
Page Seven
"Try This For Size!"
Oceans Away
Japan is winding up 1966 as the world's
greatest shipbuilding nation for the 11th
consecutive year. She leads the world in
almost every category of shipbuilding activ
ity, with enough backlog of work to make
her a pretty good bet to retain the ship
building crown next year. When the final
tally for 1966 is completed, it is estimated
that Japan will have passed the 10 million
gross ton yearly construction mark for the
first time.
Meanwhile, on this side of the Pacific,
ship construction is virtually at a standstill.
The United States stands in 11th place in
worldwide shipbuilding, behind such nations
as France, Poland and the Netherlands.
These figures ar« astounding considering
it is just over 20 years since the end of
World War II when the U.S. led the world
in shipbuilding and maritime activity. Only
10 years after the war's end, Japan was
already leading the world in shipbuilding
while the U.S. was rapidly fading out of the
maritime picture.
The reasons for this startling reversal
are many and varied. The primary reason,
however, is that the Japanese Government
has realized the importance of a strong marifirae industry to a manufacturing and trad
ing nation and did all in its power to foster
the growth of a strong, vital maritime indus
try.
The United States Government, on the
other hand, abandoned its maritime industry
almost immediately after the war and ex
cept for brief periods such as the Korean
War, the Suez Crisis and the present Viet
nam situation, has shown no interest in the
industry. U.S. maritime policy has been a
patchwork affair of expedient solutions. The
precepts of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act,
which was designed to assure the United
States a strong merchant marine adequate
to meet the nation's needs, have been ig
nored.
The SIU and other maritime unions have
been fighting to end U.S. maritime's decline
and to put us back in the worldwide maritime
'picture. We have met with some success,
but much more must be done before this
20-year trend can be reversed. The strug
gle must continue until worldwide maritime
statistics, which are presently badly out of
balance, begin to right themselves.
The 90th Congress?
With the 90th Congress getting ready to
convene, conservative, big-business and antilabor lobbyists are heading for Washington
in record numbers. Their aim is to seek
legislation handcuffing the labor movement,
rolling back and undermining the Great
Society and anti-poverty programs and
thwarting the liberal legislation which has
already been passed and yet remains to be
acted upon to alleviate many of the nation's
most pressing social needs.
Many bitter legislative battles will be
fought during the upcoming session of Con
gress. As it has always been in the past, the
labor movement will be in the forefront of
the struggle, upholding the best interests of
all of the American people against the many
special-interest groups who will be on hand
to serve nobody's interest but their own.
The American labor movement does not
intend to fight merely a holding action in
Washington during the 90th session of Con
gress. Certainly it will fight to prevent any
rollbacks of the progress made by the 89th
Congress. In addition, however, it will wage
a determined and constructive campaign for
new and expanded legislation.
�SEAFARERS LOG
Page Eig^t
SlU Representative Frank Boyne keeps In close contact
with union brothers who are here shown on fantail of the
SS Wild Ranger. The men are (I. to r.): Boyne: Glenn Doug
las, A.B.: Randy Cox, O.S.: and Vernon Adkison, also O.S.
A.B. James Watson puffs his pipe on deck
while SS Wild Ranger docks in Yokohama
and union brother Randy Cox, O.S., does
some thinking while surveying port scene.
SlU-contracted Coe Victory Is
tied to her moorings at North
Pier, Port of Yokohama, on De
cember 8, 1966. Port is pictur
esque, docks are kept spotless.
A sunny day on the deck of the SS Coe Victory brought
together (I. to r.) R. C. Thomas, Steward; Frank Boyne; Don
Bowtell, 3rd Assistant Engineer and former SlU man.
Kneeling are Red Wahl, 2nd Assistant Engineer, along with
Ken Mart, an electrician. All agreed ship was a good one.
JannarjT 6,
Broadside view of Waterman's SS Wild Ranger, December
9th, 1966, as she docked at the North Pier in the Port of
Yokohama, completing one end of voyage out of New
York City, home port for Seafarers manning the vessel.
Behind Ordinary Seaman Herbert "Frenchy" DeBoissiere
is Waterman's SS Andrew Jackson. She frequently vis
its Japan and plies often through Oriental waterways
on one of the world's most colorful seaway routes.
rr
Seafarers chat in Andrew Jackson messroom. They are
(I. to r.) Robert Lane, messman; Bob Mehrbrodt, O.S.
Dayman; Paul Dew, A.B.; and C. Kent, also an A.B.
SlU Representative Frank Boyne pays a visit to
Alvern Kelso, an oiler off the SS Choctaw, at Bluff
Hospital, Yokohama, to discuss ship's voyage.
A very busy man is SlU Representative Boyne.
Here is Frank pictured with three crewmembers
off the Steel Traveler in Yokohama. The crew,
(from I. to r.) includes Riversly Brown, wiper;
Ken Rose, A.B.: and Roy Mitchell, a crew messman who expressed a strong liking and admi
ration for Yokohama and the Oriental way of life.
These two' crewmen shown during their stay at
Bluff Hospital are on the road back to FFD, They
are, from left to right, R. C. Blair, 2nd pump off
the SS Connecticut, along with SlU Brother Alvern
Kelso, oiler off the SS Choctaw. Both had high
praise for Japanese hospitality as well fts their
comfort and care during a stay at Bluff Hospital.
Oiler Peter Oyer was interested in shopping for a new
{acket when he bunr^ped into these two Japanese vendors
who boa.rded ship in order to sell their wares. Here they
are haggling over price inside a passageway ab^rd
SS Andrew Jackson during second week of Decediber.
1967
�January 6
1967
SEAFARERS LOG
SPECIAL
SUPPLEMENT
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
Ucense Trammg and Upgrading Program
Jointly Operated by the
Seafarers International Union, AGLIW District
and
V-,'
District 2* Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
This report on the joint license training and upgrading program operated
by SlU and District 2 MEBA appears simultaneously in the SEAFARERS LOG
and DISTRICT 2 AAARINE ENGINEER, official organs of the two sponsoring unions.
nee again, this is an occasion to be proud of the determination
and performance of SIU members. In less than one year's time, 113
Seafarers have obtained licenses as ships' engineers after preparing
for their examinations at the School of Marine Engineeering jointly
sponsored by the SIU and District 2 MEBA. Many more SIU engine
department men are presently enrolled in the School, receiving instruc
tion that will enable them to sit for their licenses and to sail as engi
neering officers.
This unique school and what it is accomplishing is important to the
men themselves, to the SIU and to the nation. From the standpoint of
the Seafarers themselves, the manner in which they have upgraded
themselves is a convincing demonstration that the foc'sle is still a
major source of potential licensed officers. Provided with the protec
tion of the benefits they have earned as unlicensed seamen, the
record shows that men from the foc'sle can and will obtain their
licenses and perform creditably on the job.
The benefit to the union as a whole derives from the fact that by
helping to fill the need for licensed engineers aboard American-flag
vessels, these men have enabled SIU-MEBA District 2 jointly con
tracted ships to continue to sail on time.
And the national interest is served by the continued sailing on time
of these ships, particularly those engaged in the vital Viet Nam sealift.
The response to the license training program, first of its kind
to be offered anywhere, is most gratifying. We take special pride in
the manner in which these SIU engine department men have per
formed in school and subsequently in their new shipboard duties. The
example of those who have successfully completed the course should
inspire their union brothers to also take advantage of the opportunity
that this union training program affords to SIU members, their fam
ilies and the nation.
Finally, the jointly operated union school is an example of what
trade union cooperation can accomplish and contribute in the in
terests of the workers involved, and to the security of the industry
and the nation.
PAUL HALL, President
Seafarers International Union
little over a year ago, the shortage of licensed marine engineers
became more acute as a result of the impending breakout of ships for
the Viet Nam sealift. District 2 MEBA, like other unions, faced the
possilulity of delayed sailings, which posed a threat to the national
security and to the security of every District MEBA member and
all other ships' personnel.
Now, in January 1967, the picture has changed remarkably for
District 2. Because of the success of our joint training and upgrading
program—and our ability to provide opportunities for the graduates
of the maritime academies—our contracted ships have been able to
sail throughout the year without delays, and the Union has met its
contractual commitments.
In the relatively short period since the School of Marine Engi
neering was established. 75 District 2 members have raised their
licenses, and the flow of men taking advantage of the upgrading pro
gram continues. At the same time, 113 SIU members have obtained
original licenses under the program and have sailed as engineers
on District 2 ships.
District 2 is proud that we have been able to provide a means
through which our members can raise their licenses without hard
ship to themselves and their families. We have also been able to draw
qualified unlicensed men from the SIU into our ranks as engineers,
enabling us to cope with the Viet Nam crisis and to prepare for our
future peacetime requirements for new engineers.
The success of this program has been made possible by the
outstanding cooperation and support of the union's deep-sea member
ship. A great deal of credit also belongs to the quality of instruction
offered by the School of Marine Engineering and its exceptionally
qualified staff, many of whom are District 2 members.
We cannot stop now. The need for qualified engineers in all ratings
will continue well into the future. Our license upgrading program has
proved its worth. Every District 2 member is urged to make use of this
unusual opportunity to raise his license.
RAYMOND T. McKAY, President
District 2, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
�Edward Adunson
Age 21, 2nd Eng.
SS Trans Hartford
WilUam S. Allen
Age 34, 2nd Eng.
SS Rambam
Carl Anderson
Age 58, Chief Eng.
SS Manhattan
Robert V. Anderson
Age 37, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Designer
Michael Aversano
Age 32, 2nd Eng.
SS Connecticut
The individual photos on this and the following pages are of the SlU and District 2 MEBA members who got either original licenses
or upgraded licenses at the jointly operated training school. Captions give name, age, steam license obtained and first vessel
shipped on after obtaining license.
Joint Program Meets Need for Licensed Engineers
Otis C. Bailey Jr.
Age 41, 2nd Eng.
SS Panoceanic Faith
Thomas W. Barnes
Age 31, 3rd Eng.
SS Mt. Vernon Victory
James Bamette
Age 43, 3rd Eng.
SS Lynn Victory
J- he highly successful engineers' training program by
means of which the SIU and District 2, MEBA have been
meeting the needs of contracted vessels for licensed engi
neers points up the effectiveness of inter-union cooperation
in handling common maritime problems.
In late 1965, when the shortage of licensed engineers
became aggravated by the increasing demands of the Viet
Nam sealift, the SIU and District 2, MEBA began inten
sive discussions aimed at establishing a training program
through which unlicensed personnel could obtain engi
neers' licenses and licensed engineers could be trained for
raising their grade.
On January 3, the two unions signed an agreement
establishing the jointly-sponsored training program. The
program included the operation of a School of Marine En
gineering and other provisions^ for assisting both licensed
and unlicensed applicants to obtain and-upgrade licenses.
The agreement set a precedent in the maritime industry
because it not only provided for a program of study under
a staff of professional instructors, but also set up a pro
gram of subsistence payments for members of both organi
zations while they were attending the school.
Another of the precedent-setting features of the joint
union venture was a provision to give unlicensed SIU
members who obtained licenses under the program full
credit for all the pension benefits they had built up while
sailing unlicensed.
Alexander Becker
Age 37, 2nd Eng.
SS Sea Pioneer
This protection of pension credits had been one of the
principal obstacles to the development of joint union up
grading programs in the past. The success of the SIU and
District 2 MEBA in resolving this problem was widelyhailed throughout the industry as a pattern for licensing
and upgrading programs to help ease the chronic shortage
of licensed engineers in the American Merchant Marine.
Over a period of time, discussions had been held with
other unions to develop similar programs, but without suc
cess. As a result, the SIU-District 2 program became the
first, and so far the only, joifit union training program of
its kind.
Immediately after announcement of the program, appli
cations to attend the school began pouring in from the
members of both unions. Classes at the newly-established
School of Marine Engineering, located in Brooklyn, New
York, began on February 1, 1966.
The program's effectiveness in producing new licenses
and upgrading existing ones was soon demonstrated. On
March 4, two MEBA District 2 members, Charles Polsen
and Charles Mollard, upgraded their licenses to Second
Assistant Engineer after preparing for their examinations
at the school. The first SIU member to obtain a license
under the new program was Robert Anderson, 37, who
had been shipping as fireman, oiler and watertender. An
derson got his license on April 14 and almost immediately
obtained a Third Assistant Engineer's berth on the Steel
Edward Bender
Age 51, 1st Eng.
SS Steel Traveler
George W. Bertbold
Age 56, 2nd Eng.
SS Rio Grande
Raymond Btlle
Age 40, Chief Eng.
SS Yellowstone
Cfaristopber A. Bobbe
Age 41, 3rd Eng.
SS Geneva
GB Bone
Age 45, 2nd Eng.
SS Potmnac
Donald N. BowteO
Age 34, 2nd Eng.
SS Duke Victory
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Willfam C. Biskas
Age 49, 3nd Eng.
SS Albion Victory
James F. Black
Age 33, 3rd Eng.
SS TYanserie
�Sverre Breima
Age 52, 2nd Asst.
SS Ames Victory
Ira C. Bridges
Age 43, 2nd Eng.
SS U.S. Navigator
Roger Burke
Age 22, 2nd Eng.
SS Ema Elizabeth
Steve Brunstrom.
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
SS Cosmos Trader
David Buikes
Age 24, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Designer
Union School Produces 188 Licenses in 1966
Designer (Isthmian), for a voyage which began on April
21.
From that point on, the jointly sponsored school has
continued to produce licensed engineers from among the
unlicensed SIU personnel and to upgrade District 2 engi
neers to higher licenses. By the end of 1966, less than 9
months after Anderson got his license, the school had pro
duced a total of 188 licenses, 113 new licenses for SIU
members and 75 for District 2 members.
Of the SIU members, 72 had 3rd assistant's licenses, and
41 had obtained original licenses as Second Assistants.
Also by the end of 1966, 75 District 2 engineers had
upgraded their licenses, 22 to Chief Engineer, 11 to First
Assistant, and 42 to Second Assistant. These were all
steam licenses but a number of the men also obtained
diesel licenses in addition to their steam licenses.
As a result of the joint license program, plus the output
of the Merchant Marine Academies, ships manned by the
SIU and District 2 contracted companies were able to sail
without a single delay during the year, a highly significant
achievement in view of the heavy break-out of ships for
the Viet Nam Sealift. Thus, the unions were able to meet
their contractual committments. All their contracted vessels
sailed on time and the needs created by the Viet Nam con
flict were being satisfied in so far as these two organizations
were involved.
At this time, the STU-District 2 program and the
merchant marine academies are the only major sources of
new licenses for marine engineers. For example, for the
period of its operation in 1966, the STU-District 2 program
produced 113 new licenses. The United States Merchant
Marine Academy, the largest of the maritime colleges,
graduated 111 licensed engineers in 1966. The SIU-District 2 program will soon be augmented by the recentlyinstituted license training program of the SIU of North
America-affiliated Marine Firemen's Union on the West
Coast.
The SIU-District 2 program supplements the new engi
neers graduated by the Federal and state maritime
academies.
A good many academy graduates are District 2 members
and sail aboard the Union's contracted vessels in all
license categories. More graduates are expected to ship
with the union in 1967 and in future years.
Both the academies and the District 2-SIU joint train
ing program are vital sources of the new engineers who,
as the estimates indicate, are necessary to fill the demands
of American shipping, now and in the years ahead.
District 2 MEBA is on record that the best way to
answer the problem of the shortage of engineers is "by
keeping the academies, and expanding the type of up
grading program we have developed with the SIU."
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Douglas J. Burnett Jr.
Age 37, 2nd Eng.
SS Albion Victory
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Raoul Cabrera
Age 49, 3rd Eng.
SS Merrimac
Thomas W. Cmtcr
Age 44, 3rd Eng.
SS Mankato Victory
PbU Choi
Age 51, Chief Eng.
SS Baylor Victory
Robcit ChronowBid
Age 24, 2nd Eng.
Instructor at School
EUB W. Cottien
Age 39, 3rd Eng.
SS Jefferson City Victory
Charles Cunning^ram
Age 43, 2nd Eng.
SS Delaware
Age 24, 2nd Eng.
SS Long Linee
HOB^ D. Cnmn
Age 29, 3rd Eng.
SS Cosmos Trader
Walter Czemy
Age 22, 2nd Eng.
SS Asbury \icboiy
Leif K. Drien
Age 42, 3rd Eng.
SS St Christopher
Affircd O. Davis
Age 36, 3rd Eng.
SS Ocean Pioneet
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Howard B. Davis
Age 43, 2nd Eng.
SS Northwestern Victory
Walter F. Dawson
Age 39, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Artisan
Frederick Dieterle
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
SS Manhattan
Rkhard Dixon
Age 44, Chief Eng.
SS Cosmos Trader
Dennis D<dierty
Age 27, Chief Eng.
SS Long Lines
Lonnie B. Dooley
Age 42, 3rd Eng.
SS Bessemer Victory
George A. Ebberwein Jr.
Age 32, 3rd Eng.
SS Transyork
James Egbert
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Scientist
Charles W. Eschenbach
Age 39, 3rd Eng.
SS Hercules Victory
James M. Faust
Age 54, 2nd Eng.
SS Fairisle
Fred O. Fleiscbmann
Age 40, 2nd Eng.
SS Mankato Victory
Against the background of the Viet Nam conflict, the
great strength of the SIU-District 2 training, program is the
fact that it is producing newly-licensed men when and as
they are needed. This is a continuing source of new licenses
as ships are being bfoken out. Its results are evident every
day. The benefits of the SIU-District 2 program for the
nation as a whole were apparent in the remarks of former
Maritime Administrator Nicholas Johnson, made before
a special subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine
Committee on May 2. 1966 in which he said:
"Since upgrading is the only type of program which of
fers rapid results in the time frame which is established
by the Viet Nam sealift build-up, the Maritime Administra
tion prefers that the example given by District 2 MEBA, in
conjunction with the Atlantic and Gulf District of the SIU,
be followed by District 1 and the Pacific Coast District
of the MEBA."
The joint training program is not aimed exclusively at
meeting the needs of the Viet Nam conflict, however. It
is expected to help to satisfy the normal peacetime require
ments of the unions as well. Jobs as engineers for both the
newly-licensed men coming through the joint program as
well as for the present District 2 membership should be
' plentiful well into the future, even aside from those jobs
created by the Viet Nam crisis. First off, there is the
normal attrition resulting from men leaving the industry,
deaths and retirements on District 2 MEBA pensions. The
new provisions of the District 2 pension program, which
become effective in June 1968, are expected to result in
additional retirement applications among senior licensed
engineers, thus creating a demand for additional replace
ments. New jobs are also expected to result from additions
to the fleets under contract to District 2 MEBA and SIU.
The experience of 1966 has proved that the SIU and
District 2 MEBA were correct in reasoning that a large
number of new licenses could be produced from among the
unlicensed personnel if an attractive program was estab
lished. Protecting pension credits, providing the men at
tending the school with adequate subsistence allowances,
and tailoring the program to fit the needs of the students
have proved to be the essential elements of the program.
The unions were also correct in assuming that a large
number of District 2 members would upgrade their licenses
if a good school was established and provisions were made
to ease the financial burden of men attending the school.
As a result of these provisions, 75 engineers have upgraded
their licenses at the School of Marine tngineeringThe school has functioned so well that it rapidly began
to outgrow its facilities. Within a matter of months after
the program had started, plans were developed for ac
quiring larger and more adequate classroom and other
instruction facilities.
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Bobby Etbridge
Age 41, 2nd Asst.
SS U.S. Defender
Robert Gcddinci
Age 39, 2nd Eng.
SS Hudson
Robert GUIs
Age 43, Chief Eng.
SS Fortaleza
EmO J. Ghfer
Age 43, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Architect
Walter Flcishnuui
Age 44, 2nd Eng.
SS Bangor
Fired Goff
Age 52, 2nd Eng.
Waiting To Ship
George C. Foley Jr.
Age 42, 3rd Eng.
SS Rio Grande
Eneat Goidnlth
Age 51, Chief Eng.
SS Steel NavigatOT
�Robert Anderson (right), first SlU man to get license at
joint Union school, is congratulated by shipmate as he
takes over Third Engineer's job on SS Steel Designer.
Job performances by men who have .obtained original and upgraded licenses through joint Union
program have been acclaimed. Students' attentiveness to studies, as evidenced in class here, coupled
with practical engine room experience, has produced competent engineers.
School's Graduates Doing First-Rate on Job
he success of the program in producing 113 new engineers
in 1966 is only part of the story. Equally gratifying is the per
formance of the men who have obtained their original licenses
through the program.
Testimony to the professional skills and competence shown by
these new engineers is coming in from the companies in which
they're working. Ronald Spencer, director of the School of Marine
Engineering, has received letters from Marine Superintendents,
Port Engineers and Chief Engineers lauding the newly-licensed
engineers for their know-how and interest in their duties.
Typical of the comments which the school has received from
supervisory personnel in the industry who have evaluated the
performance of the new engineers are these:
"Mr. Charles Michaels has proven himself a most capable en
gineer and it is my pleasure to have him as an engineering officer."
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"Mr. Alfred O. Davis, who graduated from your school in June,
has shown and proven his ability as Tlurd Assistant Engineer. In
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addition to being a damned good engineer, he is also a fine ship
mate.
"This has been my first opportunity to sail with a School of
Marine Engineering graduate. All I can say is if all are as well
trained as Mr. Davis, this is one of the finest things to have hap
pened. Keep up the good work. We need good, trained engineers."
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"I would like to commend you for the fine job you are doing in
training unlicensed men for their original license.
"We have had Mr. Robert E. Poore as Third Assistant Engineer
since June 12th. He has performed ail of Ids assigned duties to our
complete satisfaction. He has shown an interest in his job and is
not afraid to ask questkms.
"I am looking forward to nMre of your graduates in the near
future."
(The originals of these and other letters testifying to the per
formance of the newly-licensed engineers are on file at the School
of Marine Enpneering.)
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Waiting To Ship
Ray Jakubowicz
Age 26, 1st Eng.
Waiting To Ship
Partha E. Jemigan
Age 42, 3rd Eng.
SS U.S. Builder
Lawrence Kenekcr Jr.
Age 43, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Designer
Brendan Kennedy
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
Waiting To l%ip
Jq^ J. Kennedy
A^ 40, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Vendor
Donald Hay
Finn Greddedt
Age 47, 1st Eng.
SS Monticello Victory
Patrick J. Grennan
Age 51, 3rd Eng.
SS Battle Creek
Age 38, Chief Eng.
Donald Keddy
Age 38, Chief Eng.
SS Steel Rover
John W. Keler Jr.
Age 38, 3rd Eng.
SS U.S. Adventurer
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�John Kimble
Age 22, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Seafarer
John Langus
Age 52, 1st Eng.
SS U.S. Mate
Michael J. Kindya
Age 26, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Vendor
Ellle H. Larrimore
Age 46, 3rd Eng.
^ Sea Pioneer
Cyril King
Age 50, 2nd Eng.
SS Montpelier Victory
Nlk<riaos Kostantas
Age 34, 2nd Eng.
SS Hans Isbrandtscn
Edward J. Krcha
Age 41, 3rd Eng.
SS Duke Victory
Kenneth G. Laughlin
Age 25, 3rd Eng.
SS Bangor
John Leydon
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Navigator
WilKam P. Logan
Age 34, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Advocate
Union Training Program Is Keyed
To Needs of individual Student
Records of SlU engine men are run through data
processing machines to determine availability of
qualified candidates for license training.
Nicholas Loizos
Age 51, Ist Eng.
Waiting To Ship
Endei Loosaar
Age 43, 3rd Eng.
SS St. Christopher
V>4lassroom work at the School of Marine Engi
neering is tailored to ht the needs of the students.
The classes are taught by the School's director
and by five instructors.
The courses run from 15 to 90 days, depend
ing on the background and needs of the individual
student. If a student has had relatively little
formal education and needs more time to prepare
for his license, he can remain at the school for
a longer period. There are generally about 60
SIU unlicensed men and 20 District 2 engineers
attending the school at all times.
Engineers can prepare for raises in grade to
Second, First or Chief Engineer, steam and/or
diesel. Unlicensed men can study for their orig
inal Second or Third's license, steam and/or
diesel.
Subjects offered include first aid, reciprocating
engines, fire tube boilers, auxiliary steam and
diesel, DC electricity, gas masks, mathematics,
Ai Maidondo
r\git 50, Chief Eng.
SS Sted Recorder
turbines, water tube boilers and steam generators,
AC electricity, refrigeration and air conditioning,
fire detection and protection systems, equipment
sketching and mechanical drafting.
Class hours are from 0930 to 1200 and from
1300 to 1530 Monday through Friday. Confer
ences with the director can be arranged.
The courses consist of lectures and demon
strations of shipboard equipment. Visual aids are
used extensively. Books are issued to the students
which they use in classroom study and homework.
Engine department equipment and machinery are
UB4^ in the course of classroom work.
The original books used at the school were
a set of 13 training manuals published by the
District 2 MEBA Safety and Education Plan.
New books have also been prepared by the staff
at the School of Marine Engineering and are now
being used,
hfeao J. hfelOBte
Age 46, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Admiral
Age 57, 3fd Eng.
SS U.S. Pilot
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Edward A. McConnick
Age 48, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Worker
Richwd Mesaris
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
Waiting To Ship
Jim McCue
Age 34, Chief Eng.
SS Achilles
Charles E. Michaels
Age 49, 3rd Eng.
SS Tucson Victory
Francis X. McGlone
Age 40, 3rd Eng.
SS Albion Victory
David S. McGrath
Age 26, 3rd Eng.
SS Delaware
Hector Mendez
Age 34, 3rd Eng.
SS Ocean Pioneer
Harry R. MitcheU Jr.
Age 26, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel King
Walter MitcheU
Age 40, 2nd Eng.
SS Rice Victory
Charles C. MoUard
Age 24, 2nd Eng.
Instructor at School
How to Apply for Training, Upgrading
To qualify for the training program, an SIU unlicensed engine
department man:
• Must be 19 years of age or older.
• Must have 18 months as a fireman, watertender, oiler, deck
engine mechanic, engine man or junior engineer, together with
six months as a wiper. (In many cases, credit will be given across
the board for non-watchstanding ratings above wiper, and for serv
ice in the US Navy and Coast Guard).
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School Director Ronald R. Spencer explains formula for solving pump capacity prob
lems. Teaching techniques used by instructors has enabled even those men with little
background I" math to master its practical shipboard application.
Newton Mount
Age 47, Chief Eng.
SS Bangor
James Mrozick
Age 30, 2nd Eng.
SS Thetis
Ernest E. MuBeii
Age 48, 3rd Eng.
SS Transyork
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To qualify for license upgrading, a District 2 MEBA engineer
must:
• Have twelve months of seatime on his existing license.
Complete information about the training program and any of
its features may be obtained from any SIU and District 2 MEBA
hall, or at headquarters of either union:
SIU headquarters: 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232.
Telephone: (Area Code 212) HYacinth 9-6600.
District 2 MEBA headquarters: 650 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn,
N.Y. 11232. Telephone. (Area Code 212) STerling 8-0209.
Raymond Murpio'
Age 46, Caiief Eng.
SS Ames Victory
Nathaniel Muse
Age 44, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Admiral
�A Major Soune
Of New Licenses
^he SIU-District 2 MEBA license training program and the merchant marine academies
are the major sources of new licenses for marine engineers. Following is the breakdown of
the number of new licenses issued in 1966 to graduates of the SIU-District 2 MEBA School
of Marine Engineering, the US Merchant Ma rine Academy at Kings Point, and the five state
maritime colleges:
SCHOOL
NUMBER OF ORIGINAL LICENSES-1966
SIU-District 2 MEBA school
113*
US Merchant Marine Academy
111
Maine Maritime Academy
79
NY State Maritime College
67
California Maritime Academy
31
Massachusetts AAaritime Academy
22
5
Texas Maritime Academy
* This figure does not include the 72 engineers who raised their licenses otter prepar
ing at the SlU-MEBA School of Marine Engineering.
Robert Roedel, 100th SlU man to receive engineers license after preparing at Union
Training School, shows his certificate to SlU President Paul Hall (right) and Ronald
Spencer (left), Director of jointly sponsored SlU-MEBA District 2 school.
MEBA District 2 President Raymond T. McKay is shown at his Union's
Headquarters during discussion of unique licensed training and upgrading
program jointly operated by District 2 and SlU.
Increase in Ucenses Seen
LS the jointly-sponsored licensed engineers' training program approaches
the completion of its first year of operation, plans are being mapped
to turn out an increased number of engineers in 1967.
The first year of operation of the School of Marine Engineering was
largely experimental in character, with emphasis on perfecting the training
techniques and establishing a well rounded program that would function
on a continuing basis.
Based on the overwhelming success achieved in 1966, coupled with
perfecting the training techniques and the addition of expanded classroom
and subsistence facilities, the total output of new licensed engineers is
expected to increase substantially in the coming year.
Added to the output of the SIU-District 2 training school program will
be that of the newly-instituted program established by the SlU-affiliated
Marine Firemen's Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, which has
already begun to train unlicensed engine room personnel for their licenses.
Although the MFOW program actually only got underway in the last
months of 1966, it has already produced four new licenses, and there
are approximately twenty more MFOW members who are jvesently train
ing to sit for their licenses.
Response during the first year of operation by SlU unlicensed Engine Department
men and MEBA District 2 members to the opportunity for license training and up
grading has necessitated plans for expanded school facilities.
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Students pursue studies seriously and diligently.
Class in photo works out ship board
engineering problem.
Among the many government and indust,-y repre
sentatives who have visited School was former Mari.
time Administrator Nicholas Johnson, shown
addressing class.
Students Aided by Liberal Cash, Subsistence Benefits
significant and unique aspect of the joint union training program is
that it places no burden upon the taxpayer, because it is self-sustaining
and does not involve any governmental funds.
Nor are there any costs or charges to the SIU and MEBA District 2
members attending the school. Members of both unions receive a wide
range of benefits throughout the period of their training.
Subsistence Provisions for SIU Members:
SIU members who are enrolled in the license training program are
provided with meals, lodging and subsistence payments of $110 a week
while in training. Tuition and books are provided at no cost to the man.
In addition:
• Pension benefits built up by Seafarers under the Seafarers Pension
Plan will be fully credited and protected and SIU pensions will be sup
plemented by the District 2, MEBA Pension Plan in approximately the
same amount.
• All welfare benefits will be covered and protected.
• Seafarers qualifying for their engineer's licenses and sailing aboard
District 2 MEBA contracted ships will not be required to pay the Dis
trict 2 MEBA $1,000 initiation fee so long as the Viet Nam conflict
continues. It shall be waived in its entirety.
• Seafarers will not be required to drop their SIU membership if
they do not wish to do so.
• SIU men who possess engineers' licenses in any rating and who
have not been sailing on their licenses because they have wished to
protect their SIU pension and welfare credits, are eligible for immedi
Visitors from US Merchant Marine
Academy are shown with instruc
tors and District 2 MEBA repre
sentatives during visit' to School.
From Ipft: Bob Chronowski, Robert
Lindmaric, instructors: Gerald Pennisi, District 2: Commander Charles
Reniclc. USMMA; Leon Berlage,
District 2; Jack Tiernan, President,
USMMA alumni; School Director
Ronald Spencer; Charles Mollard,
Chuck Polsen, instructors.
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ate shipping on their licenses with full protection of their pension and
welfare benefits, as well as protection of all other benefits and security
provided in the program.
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Subsistence Provisions for MEBA members:
District 2 engineers attending the school receive the following benefits:
Free tuition (tuition at commercial upgrading schools for comparable
programs average $150 for engineers going for Second's and First's
licenses and $250 for engineers studying for Chief's licenses); Qass B
wages at their present license grade (roughly from $600 to $800 a
month); full welfare, pension and vacation coverage; and one-way trans
portation, subject to the approval of the Director of the District 2 Safety
& Education Plan.
Wages are based on a 30-day month and are paid weekly. The check
comes-to 7 times the computed daily wage rate. Pension and welfare
contributions are also made for every day the engineer is at school. If
the engineer is on vacation when he attends the school, he does not get
vacation credits. If he is not on vacation, however, he gets vacation
credits. In that case, the vacation he earns while at school is payable
after he returns to sea.
The benefits paid to engineers attending the school come from funds
that used to be divided among the engineers on ships that were shorthanded. Since February 1, the operators have also been making wel
fare and pension contributions to the Plans for the missing engineers
when a ship sails short. In the past, no contributions were made to the
Plan in such circumstances.
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�Vaughn J. Nelson
Age 39, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Architect
Sigwart G. Nielsen
Age 60, 3rd Eng.
SS Rice Victory
Joe Nosamar
Age 45, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Seafarer
Stanley Novak
Age 35, 2nd Eng.
Waiting To Ship
Eilert Oben
Age 51, 1st Eng.
SS Sea Pioneer
William F. Oi^>enIiorst Jr.
Age 40, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Recorder
John L. O'Rourke
Age 41, 3rd Eng.
SS Northwestern Victory
John J. (FSuUivan
Age 46, Chief Eng.
SS Steel Director
Gordon J. Owen
Age 42, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Navigator
Thomas D. Owen
\ge 39, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Maker
District 2 Engineers Joe Pronack (left) and Don Keddy examine flame
safety lamp at Union school. Pronack got First Assistant's license
and Keddy Chief's license after preparing at School.
John F. Owens
Age 41, 2nd &ig.
SS Horidian
Chwles W. Palmer
Age 44, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Ai^rentice
Students at School follow instructor's lectures by taking notes, as shown in photo
above. Men sit for their license examinations when instructors consider that
they are adequately prepared.
Dkfc
Age 33, 2ttd Eng.
SS Sefana Vktoiy
HBMr K
Age 48, 3id ^
SSSkdrimrikr
Georgt
Age 39, Chief Eng.
SS lyfoii^ieliei'
�lb A. Pedersen
Age 38, 2nd Eng.
SS U.S. Pilot
Wallace Perdue Jr.
Age 40, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Advocate
Robert W. Perry
Age 34, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Age
Beyri Peterson
Age 50, 3rd Eng.
SS Bessemer Victory
James Pope
Age 40, 1st Eng.
SS U.S. Tourist
William H. Powell
Age 32, 3rd Eng.
SS Hudson
Harry Pilalis
Age 22, 3rd Eng-.
SS Beaver Victory
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Charles C. Pdsen
Age 24, 2nd Eng.
Instructor at School
Robert E. Poore
Age 27, 3rd Eng.
SS Achilles
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Joe Pronack
Age 24, 1st Eng.
SS Steel Rover
Men of All Ages Successful in License Program
O ne of the most notable features of the joint union operated license
training and upgrading program is the fact that it has enabled men
of virtually all ages to participate successfully in the course of instruction
and to obtain original and upgraded licenses. As the record points up, the
age of a man presents no obstacle if he is interested in taking advantage
of the opportunity offered by the program. And, as the record shows, the
older men are having as much success in the program as their
inger
shipmates. This is true of both unlicensed SIU members sitting for original
licenses and of District 2 MEBA engineers raising their licenses.
The point is that if a man is interested in upgrading, all he needs is
the willingness to try. The program provides him with the necessary
financial assistance so that he can concentrate on his training. Men attend
the school with shipmates and fellow union members in an atmosphere
designed to help them with their studies. The entire program is geared
to the man. At all time he is under the instruction and guidance of highly
competent and qualified instructors who themselves are licensed engineers.
Similarly, there's no fixed limit on the amopnt of time a man may spend
at the school preparing for his examination. Most of those who have par
ticipated in the program take about 90 days to get their licenses, but a
man may stay longer if he needs the time. The joint program boasts suc
cessful candidates of all ages ranging from those in their early 20s to those
in their 60s.
WnUMn W. Quin
Age 45, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel King
Rkhafd C. Ranly
Age 43, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Artisan
The youngest SIU member to obtain a license after preparing at the
school is Harry Pilalis, 23 years old, who is now sailing as a Third Assist
ant Engineer. Pilalis shipped as a fireman, oiler, watertender on SIU con
tracted ships before attending the school. He also had received instruc
tion in lifeboat training, for which he holds an endorsement, and in firefighting. The last ship he sailed on before attending the school was the
SS Penn Vanguard.
At the other end of the age scale is SIU member Siguard George Niel
sen, who obtained his Third Assistant Engineer's license at the age of 61.
Nielsen, who is an -SIU oldtimer, lives in Hoboken. N.J. He is married
and has four children. He sailed in all unlicensed engine department
ratings and had most recently been sailing as Chief Electrician. His last
vessel before going into the school was the SS Colorado.
The youngest District 2 MEBA member to upgrade after attending the
school is Edward Adamson, 21, who has just obtained his 2nd assistant's
license. Adamson graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy
in 1965 and sailed later as Third Assistant on the SS Transarctic. He
also holds a fire-fighting certificate. Adamson. who got his new license in
Decembe
cing a short vacation before going back to work.
The oluesi ...strict 2 engineer to raise his license after attending the
School of Marine Engineering is Carl Anderson, who got his license as
Chief Engineer at the age of 58. Anderson is now sailing on the SS Man
hattan.
Franklin F. Reid Jr.
Age 52, 2nd Eng.
SS Ema Elizabeth
Thomas J. Rejevich
Age 39, 3rd Eng.
SS Merrimac
Kemiefli R. Rentz
Age 27, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Director
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Fritz Rethemeyer
Age 41, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel King
Clyde Ricker
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
SS Manhattan
Robert E. Roedel
Age 27, 3rd Eng.
SS Sagamore Hill
George Rogers
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Scientist
Robert Riser
Age 40, Chief Eng.
SS Transwestern
Eugene V. Rockwell
Age 26, 3rd Eng.
SS Monticello Victorj
Adolpii J. Rodriquez
Age 37, 2nd Eng.
SS Yellowstone
Evenings find students busy studying and reviewing at quarters provided for SlU
members enrolled in training progam. Hitting the books (in photo here) are Seafarers
Louis Hopkins (seated) and Norm Wroten.
Lawrence B. Rowan
Age 38, 3rd Eng.
SS Cosmos Trader
Kenneth Sabd
Age 26, 2nd Eng.
Waiting To Ship
Federico Sanchez
Age 51, 2nd Eng.
SS East Point Victory
Thomas J. Scanlon
Age 33, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Flyer
Martin Scbnitzier
Age 42, Chief Eng.
SS Belgium Victory
Wlibert Scboepfer
Age 42, 2nd Eng.
SS Transerie
SlU member James Terry, who is preparing to sit for his Third
Engineer's license, is shown here in classroom working out a
problem assigned by instructors.
Kano G. Schopfcr
Age 50, 3rd Eng.
SS Cosmos Trader
Robert L. Scotti
Age 33, 3rd Eng.
SS Connecticut
Gcndd F. Shaffer
Age 40, 2nd Eng.
SS Platte
�William Sherwell
Age 24, 2nd Eng.
SS Hans Isbrandtsen
Robert W. Simmons
Age 31, 3rd Eng.
SS JeflFerson City Victory
Kenneth S. Singh
Age 39, 2nd Eng.
SS U.S. Explorer
Harry R. Singleton
Age 49, 2nd Eng.
SS Monticello Victory
Brian Skeels
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
Waiting To Ship
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Ed Skorupski
Age 36. 2nd Eng.
Waiting To Ship
John T. Skuba
Age 41, 3rd Eng.
SS Puerto Rico
Capt. William F. Rea, chief Coast Guard Marine Inspection Officers tor Port of
New York, swears in Robert Roedel as Third Engineer. Roedel was 100th gradu
ate of Union school to win original engineer's license.
r
The Foc'sle—A Gooil Background!
T,he SIU-District 2 license training program is based on the well-estab
Walter H. Skulski
Age 38, 3rd Eng.
^ SS Coeur D'Alene Victory
Albert Smith
Age 22, 2nd Eng.
Waiting To Ship
James Smith
Age 47, 3rd Eng.
SS Belgium Victory
Keitber Smith
Age 46, 2nd Eng.
Waiting To Ship
Rudolph Sura
Age 38, 1st Eng.
SS Connecticut
Antonio Tarquinio Jr.
Age 38, Chief Eng.
SS U.S. Builder
lished fact that men coming up from the foc'sle can develop the skills
to turn in a first-rate shipboard performance as marine engineers. The School
of Marine Engineering is designed to provide them with an opportunity to
obtain the training they need. It also prepares men from both foc'sle and
maritime academy backgrounds to sit for higher licenses.
Men who have upgraded from the foc'sle hold down jobs as Chief Engi
neers on all types of ships, including those with the most complex power
plants and machinery. While these men generally start with less formal theo
retical knowledge than the academy graduate, they can, with proper training
and serious study, move up in the key ratings, as the record of their ship
board job performances so well shows.
Men who came up from the foc'sle have been able to turn in excellent
performances on every type of ship, including the retrofits and the new auto
mated vessels.
Joseph Sojak
Age 43, 3rd Eng.
SS Rio Grande
Udo Strickmann
Age 38, 2nd Eng.
SS Hudson
Tim Sullivan
Age 38, Chief Eng.
SS Steel Chemist
�Sam Telech
Age 43, 3rd Eng.
SS Battle Creek
Evis Thibodeaux
Age 38, 2nd Eng.
SS Baylor Victory
Jesse TiUman
Age 50, Chief Eng.
Waiting To Ship
Eugene E. Thomas
Age 43, Chief Eng.
SS Henry
Terri Thompson
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
SS Puerto Rico
Herbert Valdson
Age 53, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Chemist
William Vance
Age 29, 2nd Eng.
SS U.S. Builder
Miquel Veiez
Age 56, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Director
Rocns Yeilinga
Age 58, 2nd Eng.
SS Thetis
a
Longjn Tybur
Age 36, 3rd Eng.
SS Beatrice Victory
Training and Upgrading at •
i. Allan Mat+son (right) applies for training in entry ratings at SlU's
Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship.
3. Having successfully completed training for entry rating, Mattson
shipped as Wiper, at which job he is shown here aboard an SlU vessel.
2. Determined to have a seafaring career. Mattson studies SlU manual
as part of preparation for entry rating.
SlU Trains Replacements
For Men Who Get Licenses
he joint license training progi^ has per
mitted the SIU and District 2 to sail their jointly
contracted ships without delays because of man
power shortages, despite the breakouts for the
Viet Nam sealift. It has also permitted the two
unions to man a munber of new ships over and
above die breakout vessels.
Obviously, however, a program which depends
on unlicensed manpower as Ae pool frtnn which
to produce licensed en^eers cannot function as
an isolated operaticm. The unlicensed men who
qualify for licenses have to be replaced. And that
is what is being done by the SIU through its
Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, which
trains men for both shipboard entry ratings and
for upgrading to QMTO ratings.
The SIU has also stepped up its recruiting pro
-am for entry ratings. In addition, the union has
circulated a large number ot training and upgrad
ing manuals to members interested in advancing
to QMED ratings. Copies the engineer training
manuals prepared by District 2 MEBA have also
been widely circulated among SIU members who
are preparing to go on to license training
By die beginnmg of 1967, 113 Seafarers had
left the rapks oi the unlicensed and sailed on dieir
�Richard Vincent
Age 34, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel Architect
Robert Vinneau
Age 24, 2nd Eng.
Waiting To Ship
Jerry Vlachos
Age 34. 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Recorder
Bjom Wagones
Age 54, 1st Eng.
SS Achilles
Bartholomew Walsh
Age 24, 2nd Eng.
SS Cape Catoche
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John Ward
Age 22, 2nd Eng..
SS U.S. Touri.st
William Weaver
Age 41, 2nd Eng.
SS Cottonwood Creek
Clinton Webb
Age 40, 2nd Eng.
SS Fairisle
William Weise
Age 43, 3rd Eng.
SS Potomac
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Charles Welch
Age 45, 3rd Eng.
SS U.S. Victory
iif.rii—WMiiw
Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship
W
ith joint SIU-District 2
MEBA license training and
upgrading program drawing men
from ranks of qualified Seafarers,
long-time SIU upgrading pro
grams continue to make available
trained engine department per
sonnel to fill the gap left by those
who have gone on for their li
censes. Training program at SIU's
Harry Lundeberg School of Sea
manship begins with preparation
of men for entry ratings, and con
tinues with upgrading courses for
engine room endorsements after
the man has acquired experience
at sea. Photo sequence here shows
Seafarer Allan Mattson from time
he applied for entry training at
Lundeberg School to present job
as FWT on SS Robin Goodfellow,
4. After Mattson got enough seatlme to qualify for endorse
ment, SIU representative encourages him to take upgrading
course at Lundeberg school.
5. At Lundeberg School, Mattson was taught functions of engine
room machinery. Here instructor explains workings of centrifugal
pump.
6. After completing course and obtaining his FWT endorsement
Mattson registers at Union hall In New York to ship in his new
rating.
new licenses, and another 60 are presently en
rolled in the School of Marine Engineering pre
paring for their licensing examination. Despite
* the loss of these men as FOW's, the number of
qtialified SIU members who were on the beach
w and available to ship on December 31, 1966
showed an increase over this classification of men
who were available at the beginning of 1966.
This increase in available manpower is all the
more significant in view of the additional drain on
- manpower created by the acquisition df 35 addi
tion^ ships by SIU contracted operators over the
number that have been reactivated because of
Viet Nam.
The SIU's ability to build its manpower reserve
can be traced to a number of factors—principally
an increase in the number of men in entry ratings
and changes in the shipping rules. The SIU has
established and maintained a replacement ratio
of 5 to 1 to offset the drainage on its qualified
licensed personnel and to increase the supply of
available qualified manpower to cope with normal
attrition and to meet the demands of vessel break
outs. This program and approach to manpower
needs for maritime was developed by the SIU at
the timft of the Korean war and has been main
tained by the SIU since.
7. In first job as FWT aboard SS Robin Goodfellow, Mattson is
shown here putting oil burner into register in ship's fire room.
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Gary Wbeaton
Age 25, 2nd Eng.
SS Fortaleza
Donald White
Age 44, 3rd Eng.
SS Steel King
Lewis Williainson
Age 55, 2rd Eng.
SS Steel Surveyor
Patrick Wilson
Age 34, Chief Eng.
Waiting To Ship
Joe Wing
Age 34, 1st Eng.
SS Pecos
Photos.of the following school
graduates were not available
at press time:
Frederick Barton
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
SS Cosmos Trader
WHUam Fisher
Age 23, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Flyer
Douglas StuteviUe
Age 22, 2nd Eng.
SS Ocean Pioneer
Kenneth Winters
Age 39, 2nd Eng.
SS Lynn Victory
James Young
Age 31, 3rd Eng.
SS Beaver Victory
The Staff of Instructors
Courses at the School of Marine Engineering are
tougftf by a faculty of professional engineers with mari
time experience. The teaching staff of the School is
as foUoim:
Ronald R. Spcaccr, flhrrler of
the School of Marine Fngmrrring
and Chief Instructor, Spencer is a
licensed professional engineer who
also holds a stationary engineer's
Charles C. MoUard, Senior Insdvctor. Mollard is a graduate of
the US Merchant Marine Acad
emy, Kings Point, with a Bachelor
of Marine Engineering degree. He
holds two marine licenses, 2nd
steam and 3rd diesel. A District 2
MEBA member, he has sailed with
Isthmian Lines Inc. and Oriental
Exporters.
license. He is licensed to teach in
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California. His experience includes 14 years of teaching
at the Strauss School of Marine En
gineering and the Atlantic Merchant
Marine Academy, where he taught
licensed and unlicensed personnel
both steam and diesel operations.
Prior to becoming director of the
union license training and upgrading
school. Spencer was for six years
a senior engineer with the Interna
tional Telephone and Telegraph
Company, where he worked as a
power plant specialist.
He has studied at the Newark
College of Engineering, the Univer
sity of the State of New York and
Cooper Union.
Joseph Zeschitz
Age 50, 3rd Eng.
Waiting To Ship
Dennis Zwkker
Age 47, 2nd Eng.
SS Steel Maker
Charies Wandand
Age 36, Chief Eng.
Waiting To Ship
Union Training Programs-Wiper to Chief Engineer
imong the SIU and District 2 MEBA
members who have attended the School of
Marine Engineering are many who over the
years have taken advantage of all the train
ing and upgrading programs that are offered
by the two unions.
Typical of the SIU members who have
benefitted from the various Seafarer training
programs is Robert Roedel, age 26, who also
had the distinction of being the 100th SIU
member to obtain his original license under
the joint union training program,
Roedel received his training in the entry
ratings at the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School
of Seamanship, which he completed in Feb
ruary 1962. After sailing as a wiper he
returned to the Harry Lundeberg School in
February 1964 for upgrading studies, upon
completing which he obtained endorsements
as fireman, oiler and watertender. Subse
quently, he took the lifeboat training course
Charles Polsen, Senior Instructor:
Robert ChronowskI, Senior InPolsen holds a Bachelor of Science stnictoR Chronowski is a graduate
degree in Marine Engineering from of the US Merchant Marine Acad
the. US Merchant Marine Academy, emy at Kings Point. He holds a de
at Kings Point. He holds a Second gree as a Bachelor of Science in
Assistant Engineer's license. Steam Marine Engineering. He also holds a
and Third diesel. A District 2 Second Assistant Engineer's license
MEBA member, he came ashore Steam and a Third Diesel. Chro
in 1966 to prepare and sit for his nowski. had been sailing as a 3rd
2nd's license. After receiving his assistant engineer until early last
license, he joined the staff at the year when he came ashore to raise
School of Marine Engineering.
his license and later joined the Staff
of the School of Marine Engineer
ing. He also as a member of Dis
trict 2 MEBA
conducted by the Harry Lundeberg School
and obtained a lifeboatman's ticket. He
then returned to sea and sailed in unlicensed
watchstanding ratings until he entered the
School of Marine Engineering. On October
17, he obtained his Third Assistant Engi
neer's license and subsequently shipped as
Third Assistant on the SS Sagamore Hill.
Among the District 2 MEBA members
who have taken advantage of other District
2 training programs is Don Keddy, who got
his Chief Engineer's license in June 1966
after attending the School of Marine Engi
neering. Keddy is now Chief on the SS Steel
Rover, Keddy had obtained his Second's
license in 1963 and his First's license in
1964 under provisions of an earlier District
2 MEBA program for upgrading which paid
the tuition costs of District 2 members up
grading their licenses at commercial marine
schools.
Robert F. Lindmark, Senior Instructon Lindmark's experience in
cludes sailing as an engineer aboard
District 2 contracted vessels oper
ated by Isthmian Lines Inc., Hud
son Waterways Corp. and St. Law
rence Carriers, Inc. A graduate, of
the US Merchant Marine Academy,
Kings Point, Lindmark holds a
Second Assistant Engineer's license
for steam vessels and a Third As
sistant engineer's license for diesel.
John Coffey, Junior Instmcton
Coffey teaches mechanical drafting
at the School of Marine Engineer
ing. A veteran of the US Navy, be
foimerly was employed by Todd
Shipyard Corporation.
�January 6, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Twenty-Five
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Seafarer Joe Paris! (I) of deck department relaxes during stay at hospital by lighting
up a cigarette and listening to some music. Brother Nevin Ellis (r), also deck, last
ihipped on Penn Explorer. He keeps up-to-date on seafaring by following the Log.
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SlU Reps. Al Bernstein and Luigi lovino visited USPHS Hospital, Staten Island,
New York City, to -check on welfare of union brothers and bring them holiday
greetings. Left to right are Bernstein, L. Cetriano, M. Battle, & SlU Rep. lovino.
Each year, just before
the Christmas holiday,
SIU representatives visit
Seafarers drydocked in
USPHS hospitals. They
bring Yuletide greetings
from all their Union
Brothers and distribute
cigarettes, cigars as well
as a Christmas bonus for
each hospitalized Sea
farer.
SlU Representative Bernstein chats with Red G. Ward, member of
steward's department of Inland Boatmen's Union, an SlU affiliate.
Bro. Ward looks forward to a fast recovery so he may return to sea.
Seafarer Max Fingerhut of the steward department swaps
stories with Ed Krantz of the Railroad Marine Region, an SIU
affiliate. The two men enjoyed being visited by SIU Reps.
Bernstein and lovino, who distributed a Christmas bonus
to all union members in dry dock during the holiday season.
Deck department member Wilhelm Larsen chats with SlU Rep.
Bernstein and an unidentified Seafarer about shipping conditions and
union benefits: Seafarer Larsen expects to be FED very soon.
Seafarer Victor Sanablia of the steward department: Nevin Ellis; SIU Rep. lovino;
and Ed Krantz, along with an USPHS hospital employee, enjoy the distribution of a
holiday bonus that comes the way of drydocked seafarer members every Christmas.
SIU Representative lovino gives holiday bonus to Seafarer Manuel Rial, who last sailed
on a Sea Land ship and is here shown lighting up a cigarette. Looking on are SIU
Rep. Bernstein and Chris Polichronakis, an oiler whose last ship was Sapphire Gladys.
J
�Jannary 6, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Twenty-Six
Bureau of Labor Statistics Cites Future Needs
U.S. Economy Must Grow 47o Yearly
To Halt Jobless Rise, Study Reveals
The Gulf Coast
by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
Eddie Sapir, state representative, is making a bid for the New
Orleans City Council seat recently vacated by the election of the
The nation's economy will have to grow by at least 4 percent a year through 1970 in order to incumbent to a judgeship. Sapir was unanimously endorsed for
election by the AFL-CIO of Greater New Orleans and Vicinity
keep the unemployment rate from rising, according to a Labor Dept. study.
Economists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and" other federal agencies take an educated when he ran for that office. In Baton Rouge, Eddie Sapir has been
one hundred percent for labor.
guess at the employment pat
Bosun Thomas Garrity is also
If the study's assumptions are dicted, contrasting with a postwar Sapir has been favorable to the
tern four years from now in accurate—and some have been
home
for the holidays and will
average increase of 1.3 percent. aims of labor and can be truly
the ELS study, "Projections questioned by union economists
.spend them with his wife Annie
A controversial estimate in the labelled a friend of labor. Mem
1970."
—the economy's course will be report places the annual produc bers should bear this in mind in at their home at the top of the
channel. Garrity was on the Del
It takes into account anticipated somewhere between the low
the coming election for Council Sol as bosun on her run to South
tivity
increase
for
the
total
private
growth in the work force, the ex growth rate of the late 1950's and
man "District B" oh January 28,
America.
pected increase in worker produc the more rapid expansion of re economy at 3.2 percent, made up 1967.
of a 5.5 productivity gain in agri
Steward Bemie Guarino piled
tivity, possible changes in hours cent years.
culture
and
2.9
percent
in
the
nonNew
Orleans
off
the Del Mar to take a wellof work and the consumer de
The high birth rate of the late
Seafarer Claude H. Fowler, an earned rest. Bernie served as
mand generated by an economy 1940's will be reflected in a rise farm sector.
This is the average for the 1957- AB with the Union for many Chief Steward on the Del Mar on
with an unemployment rate of in. the number of new workers
between 3 and 4 percent.
entering the labor market, the re 65 period, the study's authors years, is ready to ship on anything his last trip. He intends to stay
AFL-CIO Research Director port indicates, and the number note, and they qualify the esti that comes down the Mississippi. with the wife and kids through the
Nathaniel Goldfinger says union of new jobs that must be created mate with the comment that "the Fowler was recently riding the holiday season.
The holidays have kept the hall
economists consider the Labor to accommodate them.
trend of output per man-hour is Globe Traveler until he decided to
fairly
quiet.
Dept. estimates of the economy's
A rise in the labor force of the most difficult element to pro stay in New Orleans for the holi
growth potential and rate of pro nearly 2 percent a year is pre ject."
day.
Mobile
ductivity increase "on the con
Seafarer Clarence J. Nail has
servative side."
been
on the Gulf Area shipping
Goldfinger's view is that "the
scene
for the last twenty-five years.
rate of productivity advance will
His
last
billet was as chief steward
probably be greater than 3.2 per
on
the
trailership
Panama. He'll
cent a year if the economy main
be
board-watching
after the holi
tains high levels of employment."
days.
Chief
Cook
Stavros PeThe study forecasts a small rise
trantes
just
left
the
Beaver
Victory
By
Sidney
Margolius
in the number of manufacturing
after
making
a
few
runs
on
her to
jobs, but a decline in the percent
U.S. Senator William Proxmire (D., Wis.) has retired from the Senate in 1966, he told us that Viet Nam. Petrantes will stay on
age of factory jobs in relation announced that he will reintroduce the "truth-in- almost all elements of the finance industry except
the beach for a while with his
to the entire economy.
lending" bill which Paul Douglas of Illinois sought credit unions and mutual savings banks joined in family to celebrate the holidays.
In the blue collar fields, the for six years before he was defeated for re-election resistance; that while there had been some selfThen, to sea and salt air again.
largest job gain is anticipated in last November.
improvement in industries where other consumerthe construction industry, with "a
This proposed law has become more urgent than protection bills have been proposed, the only reaction
very substantial increase in con
ever
now that banks, as well as retailers, are actively of the finance industry was intensified opposition.
struction employment by 1970."
The bill has been opposed with special bitterness
promoting revolving credit plans that charge unknow
Basis for this prediction is "ris ing users V/i per cent a month on the declining by finance companies, car dealers and retailers. Some
ing state and local government balance. This is a true annual interest rate of 18 of their arguments are incredible.
needs, increased housing require per cent a year.
J. Gordon Dakins, Executive Vice President of
ments and expanding business in
the National Retail Merchants Association, called
The
new
bank
credit
card
plans
let
you
charge
vestment in plants," plus a lower
the proposal "unrealistic, misleading and dangerous."
productivity increase than for the anything at participating stores, even small items He declared that at best it would be meaningless to
you ordinarily pay cash for or wait to buy until you
economy as a whole.
do have the cash. If you don't realize how much the the average credit customer; at worst it would exag
Job Growth Varies
"service charge" amounts to, you will take on a gerate his idea of the cost of credit and tend to dis
Employment in mining is ex permanent new expense, as well as being led into courage its "informed use."
pected to continue its decline, impulse buying. That already is happening in Chi
Few laymen can accept the fact that interest rates
Nail
Fowler
though at a slower rate. Trans cago and other cities where banks and retailers are in excess of 6 per cent per year are the rule rather
portation, primarily air and truck pushing such "charge" plans.
than the exception," he advised his fellow merchants.
A steady in the Gulf area for
ing, may rise numerically, but
The chief feature of the truth-in-lending bill, "It would seem unwise to educate them at the cost of the last twenty years, Nicholas
decline as a percentage of the which retailers and lenders have been resisting to a serious set-back to the economy."
Mallette, is now relaxing with his
work force.
Another bitter opponent is the .National Consumer wife and family at home in
the death, is the proposed requirement that they tell
The biggest increases are an you the true annual interest rate they charge on Finance Association, a loan-company organization. Bayou La Batre. He was last on
ticipated in trade, in .state and installment plans and loans. If they did, you would Its executive vice-president, Carl Hawver, has de the Panama which plies the interlocal governments, and in services,
know what rate you were paying, and could easily clared that the public needs no help from the Gov coastal run. Nick sails in the deck
a broad category which includes compare rates among different lenders and dealers. ernment in handling its money. "The average Ameri department. Back from bauxite
business, professional, private ed
The main defense of lenders against disclosing can is a solid. God-fearing, bill-paving citizen who country and off the Alcoa Ranger,
ucational, medical and personal
handles his financial affairs much better than most deck man B. D. Thompson is
activities. About three-fourths of annual rates is that this would be "cumbersome," state governments and certainly better than the Fed
home for the Holidays. Thompson
the projected employment gain and for revolving charge accounts, even impossible. eral government." (God-fearing and bill-paying he
got off the Alcoa Ranger when she
But
at
the
original
hearings,
Edward
Gudemaii,
a
would be in these categories.
may be. But since the national debt increased 10 was laid up for regularly scheduled
former
Commerce
Department
official
and
a
long
Predicting continued high pro
per cent in the first half of this decade, while total
ductivity increases in communica time Sears executive, pointed out that credit ex consumer debts increased 40 per cent, a better man repairs.
Electrician Earl H. Fain has re
tions and public utilities, the tenders first determine on an annual basis what they ager he is not.)
cently
returned from Viet Nam.
want
to
charge.
From
there
(hey
work
backwards
Labor Dept. projection is that,
Dr. Hawver denies that consumers want credit He was there on the Noberfo
to
break
down
their
annual
rate,
and
tell
it
to
con
"although services provided by
costs stated in percentages: "Lots of Americans
these industries are expected to sumers in the form of a monthly percentage or dollar haven't figured 'simple annual interest' since they Capay during her last voyage. Earl
increase sharply, employment charge on the original balance. Thus, they should were in high school. They deal in hard cash. They makes his home in Louisville, Ala
would remain at about the 1965 be able to use predetermined charts providing a rea want to know how many dollars it's going to cost bama. Mobilian Herman T. Willevel and decline as a proportion sonable estimate of the annual rate for specific trans them to borrow dollars, that's what they get paid in." kerson was pumpman on the Penn
actions.
Challenger until illness forced him
of total employment."
According to him. the reason why some lenders to leave her. He has shipped out
They
can
do
it
in
Canada.
The
province
of
Al
Agricultural employment, the
state their interest fees as a monthly rather than as an
study anticipates, will continue its berta enacted a law requiring that all credit trans annual rate is that families handle their finances on a of the Gulf for over twenty years.
Houston
long-term decline. But the study actions state the annual interest rate. Officials then monthly basis; "they get paid once or twice i month
predicts that most of the drop will discussed with mathematicians and financial pub and their bills come in on a monthly basis."
Ray Threatt is ready to take the
be "among the self-emploved and lishers which math formula should be used by all
The way to help consumers is by more education, first long trip that hits the boards.
unpaid family workers, with the creditors so that rates would be comparable, and not more legislation, argues Dr. Hawver, pointing Threatt sails in the deck depart
numbers of wage and salary retail and loan clerks would not be required to make out that his association of loan companies has an ment. Seafarer Ernest Berwald
employees remaining relatively difficult computations. Recently, J. E. Mason, Al education program for developing better adult and has been on the beach for a cou
berta Supervisor of Consumer Credit, wrote me, student understanding of sound money management
stable."
ple of weeks and is in no hurry
"We
find the actuarial formula as recommended by and the wise use of credit."
The study bases its projections
to get back to sea. Ernie may
on "the assumption that there will mathematicians is most accurate, and publishers as
This, obviously, is much like the bartender insisting ship again now that Santa Claus
be no military engagements in sure us that this can be applied to produce rate charts that he be put in charge of curing alcoholics.
has come and gone. Chief Stew
Viet Nam or elsewhere in 1970." in much the same format as those presently in use by
Until we get a "truth-in-lending" law, your best ard L. P. Hagmann has shipped in
A continued slow decline in creditor employers."
j}olicy is to (1) reserve the use of credit to major the steward department out of the
In fact, Mr. Mason reports that credit associations )urchases for which you can't pay cash; (2) when Gulf area for many years. Hag
the workweek of three-tenths of
1 percent a year is projected to and grantors have cooperated in working out this you do need financing, borrow the cash yourself mann is now on the beach but is
continue, with most of it in the method.
from low-cost sources such as credit unions or local looking to the board waiting for
non-manufacturing sector of the
But the antagonisms of U.S. businessmen to "truth- banks; (3) borrow as little as you really need, and a chief steward's job heading for
economy.
Saigon.
in-lending" startled even Mr. Douglas. Before he (4) pay back as soon as you can.
YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH
Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying
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Jmnumty 6, 1967
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done and
doing for me.
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-'Btode; send the Log to my
#»dd i^preciate it veiy
if you would do th» for
Illii^ aia it is the only way duit
;i |^ Iceep up on the Union
^•':i|(wa.:
|r ; l liawsliecn in Korea for two
fHMtfis. I'm here on a 14lyilliiw^
as a radio4ctetype
| j<|llrator, and I plan on shipping
w^ the Uhkw as soon
i^^tny' tour is up..'
|iilr<fl1uttil[ you very tmich.
JotoiA.CiMnh
LETTERS
To The Editor
li^isolyieil Secrfdrer'
tt^TheWmn
We are indeed very grateful
and appreciative of the many
coiirtesits and benefits we have
received from mir tinion, the
SiMdarer&'Inie pension plan has
been a real bemfit and enable
us to live more comfortably,
and strengthens our fahh.
Both my wife Edith and myto^ Wjcae union members for
many years and are very proud
of it. We both are now dis
abled and diis pension is surely
a great benefit.
I just received notice of our
penaion rahe. Again, many
tiiaalts.
Best <-?ialM») to all, and a
Meiry Christmas and a H^py
Niwv Year*
Edmand H. JdtaMon
.*
SodfordH- 6r«rf#ltfl
f0rmPm»lhn
. iro^^Edtait ^ I would like to thanfc every
dAclal smd my Brother memare doing for
j«|almi^ Who would ever
auch a thhig 60 years
the.best of" .fiiiHittokil tidii c£. any nnfbn. ft.
s^ cdo^
since I
was iconidy rdieased from the
hoai^afftosn
Now
i»-hiwitoaf* •I.''.iiave • nothing to
fbnM ym
dabvery olLdto:
Work To Do Horo,
$oy$ Soafaror
to "Ihe Editor:
L wish I had been asked the
ipiestion by the Inquiring Sea
farer, "Do you think it is im
portant for man to get to the
moon?" I feel very strongly
about this.
I wish everyone in this coun
try could see what I saw when
I went ashore in Calcutta, India.
I saw men starving in the street.
Many of them were sitting
propped up on the sidewalk,
barely able to move. I will
never forget this sight as long as
I live. Is it moral for us and
Russia to spend billions to get
to the moon when people are
starving to death in Calcutta?
To be fair, our country's rec
ord of supplying food to hunery countries, mainly to India,
is wonderful. We have given
India wheat to the point that
our own stockpile is almost
gone. I think this is wonder
ful. I read in the paper last
week that now Russia is begin
ning to send her surplus wheat
to India, and will send half of
whatever we send.
I think Russia and the United
States should stop the stupid
race to see who can get a man
on the moon first, and spend
the money on helping India
with her agriculture, her manu
facturing and birth control
measures.
If Russia insists on carrying
(HI the race to the moon, I think
we should have the guts to say
"we have had it," and abandon
it unilaterally.
I would also like to point out
something very important.
Brother Sam Hurst, Brother
Cbarles Bums and Brother
Lanny Lebet all said that we
have to get to the moon "in the
interest of national defense."
Well, from what I have read
lately, military experts are
pretty much agreed that possmion of the moon would not
be a miUtary asset, and that
earffi-launched ICBM's are
more accurate than those that
c<mld be launched from the
moon, and that they are cheap
er and easier to launch.
The rac« to the moon is
mainly for propaganda value.
Really, who needs it? Space
exploration may yield some sci
entific advances, but I d<H)'t
think we earthlings are in a
position to take on the task at
this point.
Brother Walter Dunn
summed the udhole thing
much better than I could: "I
really don't see any reascm for
-man going to tito moon. All ffiat
money tpeta trying could be
mwd bettor attempting to get
aoitoe: platoro^ earth,"' - -
Page Twenty-Seven
Congresswoman Stresses Importante
Of Maritime at Shipboard Meeting
"On Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m., December 4, 1966, before a Special General Meeting we
had the unusual pleasure of having a lady address the membership—an extraordinary and very
special lady and a friend of the United Merchant Marine—the Honorable Congresswoman Leonor
K. Sullivan of the Third District
of Missouri and a member of the
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee." So wrote W. P.
Kaiser, Meeting Secretary aboard
the Del Norte (Delta), reporting
to the Log a truly extraordinary
meeting at sea. The crew was ad
dressed by the Honorable Leonor
K. Sullivan, a long-time member
of the House of Representatives
and a staunch champion of the
American Merchant Marine. Fol
lowing is Brother Kaiser's official
account of this very special meet
ing at sea:
"Mrs. Sullivan was escorted be
low and introduced to us by the
ship's Captain, James L. Cox.
Captain Cox, in introducing the ^
Honorable Congresswoman, told Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan is shaking hands with Peter Gon
us that for the past 14 years Mrs. zalez, Ship's Delegate. Included in the photo are (l-r): Peter
Sullivan has represented the Third Gonzalez: Harry B. Donnelley, Galley Delegate: Congresswoman
Congressional District of Missouri Sullivan; Leonard Bailey, Deck Delegate: Reuben Belletty, Topside
and had won her nomination in Steward Delegate: William Meehan, Waiters' and Messmen's Dele
1952 in a primary with seven rival gate, and, on the extreme right. Bob Callahan of deck department.
candidates. She was then elected
in November with a 50,(X)0 ma
Congresswoman Sullivan closed
jority over her opponent who had passengers aboard SlU-contracted
her
fine talk by asking for ques
ships
by
our
conduct
and
work
been elected to fill the seat left
tions
from the membership.
that
we
are
comparable
to
and
vacant when her husband, Con
Among
the questions asked was
better
than
the
best
in
our
field.
gressman John B. Sullivan, died
a query about American ships un
in office during his fourth term 'People who know us will fight
for our merchant fleet,' she said. der foreign flags, a question on
in the House.
"Mrs. Sullivan also reminded why we allow foreign ships to
"Captain Cox added that Mrs.
the men that rates for shipping carry more than 50 per cent of our
Sullivan is and has alwavs been a
most cargo are the same under Aid Cargo when the law says half
steadfast friend of our Merchant
U.S. flag and foreign flags, and is to he shipped by American
Marine.
that if exporters demand "Shipping ve.ssels, and a question about the
"Congresswoman Sullivan gave American," the brokers would reason for those collecting Social
a very informative and entertain comply. More work must he done Security not being allowed to earn
ing talk on the importance of en by the salesmen of the U. S. flag more than $ 1.200 a year tax free.
larging our United States merchant lines in selling the brokers; at the Mrs. Sullivan's answers to all ques
fleet; how vital the Merchant Ma same time they must not neglect tions were more than adequate.
rine is to our great country; how to contact constantly the producers
We thanked Congresswoman
our American ships play such an of export goods. If this is not
Sullivan for her wonderful talk
important role in the economy of done, we will lose more merchant
and felt honored in having such
the entire nation, not just influenc ships and will have to rely on
a friend in Congress on our side
ing the population of the coastal foreign flag lines. Mrs. Sullivan
sections, or of only those who said that we cannot allow this to for a greater United States mer
work in the maritime industries. happen and promised to do all she chant fleet. We sincerely wish that
Very few people in the inland sec could to promote a faster replace all Congressmen in Washington
tions of the country. Mrs. Sullivan ment program of our own fleet. felt as our friend Honorable Con
said, realize or know what "deep Russia, Mrs. Sullivan warned, ex gresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan
sea" ships are, much less recognize pects to double her merchant fleet with regard to our American Mer
their worth to all the nation. The within the next few years.
chant Marine.
Congresswoman pointed out that
very few citizens care what flag
flies over the ships that carry our
Lifeboat Class No. 166 Casts Off
products to ports throughout the
world. She said they really show
little interest because it is not
brought to their attention. She
said further that the exporters of
products made in our country rely
too much on brokers consigning
cargo and do not insist that the
brokers give the export business to
U. S. flagships whenever possible.
"Congresswoman Sullivan said
that complaints are made about
how much in subsidy it takes to
support American shipping, hut no
thought is given to the fact that
the men who sail them should have
the same standard of living that
is enjoyed throughout our nation.
"The present law states, she
said, that our Government Aid
Cargo should he carried on a
'fifty-fifty' basis, hut this usually
ends up as seventy five or more
per cent to a foreign ship and The latest group of Seafarer graduates of the two week course in
twenty five per cent for our ships lifeboatmanship pose for their class picture. They now have their
—most of the time less than seven lifeboatmen endorsements, necessary to qualify as an A.B. The course
is given at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, in Brooklyn,
teen per cent.
N.
Y. The graduates include (seated, l-r): James Hurst, Tronisio Marti
"Mrs. Sullivan urged that we
nez,
Pedro Castro and Jim Aguilar. Standing (l-r) are: John Carr, John
talk about our Merchant Marine
Atkinson,
Phil Legg, Wayne Kilough and Instructor Ami Bjornsson.
to all people and that we show
�Page Twenty-Eight
Jannary
SEAFARERS LOG
6,
1967
•KID VICW>« (<^8^4^
her 4—OnrirmM. W- W. tyw^. ~
tty;
Meeting Chairman J. Lewis, aboard the Vantage Progress (Vantage), explained to the crew
recently the importance of ships' meetings, and the responsibility of members to accept officers
jobs at these meetings. He also explained the duties of elected department delegates, writes Meeting
Secretary W. Todd. Ship's Dele
puted overtime reported, and a doors in passageways and to cut
gate Ben Weinberg requested smooth payoff is expected in San down on unnecessary noises at all
that all books be returned to Prancisco. The ship made Yoko times. A vote of thanks went to
the ship library. During a later hama, Nagoya, Kobe andTusan. all department delegates and to
portion of the meeting, the ques
the Steward Department "for a job
^^>
tion of missing books was
well done."
discussed by the
New officers were elected by
—
—
crew. The crew the crew of the James Davidson
Meeting
Chairman
V. S. Alford,
also discussed
(Buckeye), reports
Jr.
reports
that
the
Seafarers
on
how to celebrate
Joseph Pierce,
the
Del
Mar
voted
the Captain's up
Meeting S e c r etheir thanks to the
coming birthday.
tary. John MacChief Electrician
That old bugaboo,
\
^ Iver was elected
for a job well done
the laundry room,
J- D e c k Delegate.
during
the recent
also came under
The new Engine
voyage.
Depart
discussion.
The
Delegate is Joseph
Todd
ment
delegates
re
crew considered
Pierce, and the
port
a
few
hours
the placement of the new washing
Randan
Steward D.elegate
disputed overtime,
machine, as well as the removal of
is Bin Randall. A
otherwise, a very
sinks because of their obsolete and beef was brought up about the
Alford
good trip. Meet
malfunctioning condition, A vote consideration being extended to
of thanks went to Brother Pal Se-'farers sleeping in the Deck ing Secretary J. N. McLaren re
Conlev as Deck Department Dele hands' fo'c'les. when the deck ports $476.51 in the movie fund,
gate for a job well done last trip.
hands are called out. A motion •"hich will be raided in Houston to
concerning the same problem was buy new movies.
—
—
brought up. Sanitary conditions
A crew member of the Del in the Fireman's quarters were
Brother G. C. Hoffman, ship's
Santos (Delta) was hospitalized in also discussed. The Engine Deledelegate
aboard the Del Monte
Rio de Janeiro, "ate then reported that the Fire
(Delta) reports
reports Meeting men's Rooms have been cleaned
that everything is
Secretary J. R. up.
running smoothly,
Mina. The crew
^
Y
with no beefs rewishes Brother
Tn*
ported by depart
The John B. Waterman (Water
John H. Skinner a
ment
delegates.
rtSiijL speedy recovery. man) will set a new ship's record
He
proposed
a
for
crossing
the
^
request^
vote
of
thanks
to
Atlantic,
"if
Old
ill repairs was turn
all the brothers
Man Weather
ed in to the ship's
Mina
for making it
stays on our side,"
master. A vote of
Hoffman
a smooth trip.
I reports Meeting
thanks was extended to the Stew
Secretary Dick Brother Hoffman will see the Pa
ard Department by the rest of
Birmingham. trolman about getting extra room
the crew for a job well done.
<1 They expect to for three Oilers in the Engine De
make the trip partment, writes Meeting Secre
from
Le Havre to tary Albert G. Espeneda. The
Meeting Chairman E. Morris,
New York in crew requested a better grade of
aboard the Jefferson City Victory
(Victory Carriers) eight days. The crew is upset be meat from the ship's food com
reported to the cause someone is stealing the soap mittee. A vote of thanks was ex
Log that the ship's from the laundry room. In addi tended to the ship's department
rudder post sud tion. "the usual complaints were delegates and to the Steward De
denly started leak heard regarding the laundry room partment.
ing, with the aft and washing machine," reports
steering taking Birmingham. The midnight deck
Clifton G. McLellean was
water. The crew watch had a complaint regarding
elected
ship's delegate aboard the
bailed for about the condition of the crew's pantry
Beatrice Victory
seven hours until when they came on watch.
Kells
(Victory Carriers),
the drains were
writes Meeting
cleared. The crew recommended
Secretary
John
Sam W, McDonald was elected
that SIU ships carry de-watering
Dunne.
He
was
pumps and that all drains be ship's delegate at a special meet
asked
by
the
crew
ing held aboard
checked before each trip to see if
to check with the
tbe Enid Victory
they are clear. G. Kells was elect
Captain about re
(Columbia), writes
ed Secretary. He has promised to
ceiving
all mail
Meeting Secretary
send the Log pictures and story of
upon
arrival
in
Louis W. Pepper.
the trip. The Jefferson City Vic
port.
The
Stew
The Enid Vic
tory is bound for Saigon, and has
tory's Captain is ard Department reported that
called at many Far Eastern ports.
very cooperative there will be more than enough
The crew requested that an ice
with the crew ice for the crew, if they do not
machine be acquired for the Viet
Nam run.
in all respects, give it away to anyone else. The
Pepper
Brother Pepper crew voted that all hands will keep
reported. Some repairs from the the Messroom and the Recreation
The television set on the Steel last voyage were taken care of, Room clean.
^
Vendor (Isthmian) is in good while others are still pending.
A "round of applause" was ex
shape. Meeting There has been difficulty in the
Chairman Fred past of having cold water for the tended to the bosun and deck de
Shaia reports. The crew while in port due to foreign
partment on the
TV was checked laborers using the ship's supply.
Vantage Progress
(Pioneer) for the
in Long Beach, The Engine Department and the
vessel's ship-shape
Calif., Shaia Steward Department exchanged
look. Meeting
writes. Meeting quarters as requested by the
Secretary M. La- Master. The laundry room has
Chairman J.
Lewis writes. A
Borte reports ev been cleaned up as agreed, and
misuse
of
the
washing
machine
is
vote of thanks to
erything
has
been
LaBorte
running smooth being investigated. The crew is
the crew messman
ly, The ship's fund totals $15.33. placing cups, dishes and other
for
an outstand
Delaney
LaBorte reports that a discussion kitchenware in the sink after
ing job preparing
was held about the possibility of meals. It was decided that all men and serving meals was also ex
all future draws being made in standing watch will be served first tended, Lewis reports. B. Wein
"American green" instead of trav at meal times. Futhermore, coffee berg was elected ship's delegate,
eler's checks. All Logs and mail is will be made for all watchers. The meeting secretary J. Reed report
arriving regularly, no beefs or dis- crew voted to cease slamming ed.
<1,
— iti
StKMtanr.
ia
tttai. OWfir- awM «w *»
thank Brothar Bar]
(or hto w
niea latter In eonnaetion with tha withholdinc of trtm'n pay tor tranaportatkm.
Captain is now pnttins ont draws for
tha limit.
BBATRICK VICTOBT (Victory
lien), November 26—Chairman, Jota
S. Hanseor; Secretary, John Dnnne. No
beefs reported by department delesrato.
Brother Clifton G. McLellen was elected
to serve as ship's delcKsta.
STBBL ROVER (States Marine). No
vember 6—Chairman, Frank Van DUB«> ;
Secretary, F. Durham. $44.81 in ships
fund. Motion made that 16 years i»time
be required for retirement, resrardless of
mge. Brother D. L. Corvey was riected
to serve as ship's deleyate.
STEEL' ROVER (States Marine).
eembdr 17—Chairman, Staphan R. Manringer; Secretary, Frank Van I>ns^
$44.81 in ship's fund. Some dispuM OT
in deck department. Motion made thrt
Ameriimn money be given instead of
traveler's checks for draws. DiscuMlpn
to have patrolman check sign-on articles
before sign on.
EAGLE TRAVELER (Sea Transport),
December 10—Chairman, -W. A. Braler;
Secretary, None. Brother Lewis Hertzog
•was elected to serve as ship's delegate.
$14.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported
by department delegates. Motion made
to advise headquarters of the foreign
seamen aboard making donations in lieu
of dues, 'to a, qualified ramnber. Dfaei^
sion on this motion, and the water prob
lem.
TAKA (Waterman). December »8—
Chairman, W. Velasoves; Secretary. J.
Petrusewlcs. No beefs reported by departmrat delegates.
STEE!L CBDBMIST (Isthmian), Decem
ber 18—Chairman, S. Segree; Secretary,
B. Brinn. $1.60 left in ship's fund. No
beefs -were reported by department delegates. Motion made to have a new ice
box and new ice-cube machine installed
aboard ship.
DEL MAM (Delta), DecemW 24—
Chairman, Jweph V. Whalen, Jr.; Sec
retary, None. $16.00 in ship's fund. No
beefs reported by department detegates.
Brother Whalen was elected to s^e as
new ship's delegate.
DIGEST
of SIU
MEETINGS
MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car
riers), November 20—Chairman, William
Davey; Secretary, Werner M. Pedersen.
Ship's delegate reported that there are
no major beefs and ship is running
smoothly. $10.60 In ship's fund. Crew
request^ to ken> all people ont of pass
ageways while ship is in port. Vote of
thanks to crew for keeping messroom
and recreation room clean. Vote of
thanks to the steward department for a
job well done.
OUR LADY OF PEACHC (Liberty
Navigation 4k Trading), November 21—
Chairman, A. E. Moore; Secretarjv H.
CarmidiaeL Few hours diluted OT In
deck department to be taken up with
boarding patrolman at payoS. Everyr
thing seems to be shaping up fine -with
no beefs.
STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Novem
ber 87—Chairman, Robert J. Morgan;
Secretary, Donald E. Shattuek. $8.31 in
rill's fund. No beefs reported by depart
ment dri<^tes. Vote of t^nks egtmded
to the- steward department for the good
wretary, O. Farara. Ship's delegate's
was refused and he was reeteeted. Mo heeta reported by depart
ment dehmtes. Fine eoopemtion /rem
XaptaiBMmdea. $$6.00 in ship's fund.
Present blothes allowsnee not enough.
Motion taitim to either dmibke or triple
amount. Vote H tbnnka to the i-S watrik
for. eleanihg neswroom in momings-
pending. Motion nmdn to hnw
pantryman and gnlleymnn
al shipe as per old mnnnlng sMtK Vvtm
of thanks to aU detsgntw and stoward
department for n iob well donn.
ROBIN 8HBRWOOD (Moore-MeCo^
mack), December
Brook; Secretary, W. T. LimgforA CM>tain informed the ships ddegnte t^
crew was the beet he hss ever
with. Some dieputed OT in eteward depsrtmeot to he taken up with patrolman.
Vote of thanks extended to the eteward
department for a Job weU done.
HARTMAR (Calmar), Deeembm t—
Chairman. J. Slaven; Secretary, H. K.
Berg. Shipyard lodging allowanM beef
to 'K i^eJrVJ^hOT iWp is "in Baltimore.
Few houra disputed 4>T in deek
ment.
Discussion
about
better utiUsa*
UUetllM
A^SDwuomavras
msewsaw
J
tion of rooms on C-4t In order to have
two men to a foe'sle.
CANTIGNY (Citim Service), Decem
ber 4—Chairmkn, 3. S. MeRaa; Secre
tary. 3. M. Dalton. $10.00 in ship's fund.
Disputed OT in engine department. Mo
tion made to buy or rent voting maehinee
for use in all Union eieetions. Motion
made that headquarters notify the mem
bership of the progress made on tae
retirement plan. Discussed repairs for
next voyage.
VANTAGE PROGRB8S (Vantage),
November 20—Chairman, 3. Lewis; Sec
retary. W. Todd. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department dele
gates. Motion made that A. B. ^k
maintenance be put on. the shipe. This
motion was discoMsd aiid it was agreed
that O. S. deck maintenance are unable
to carry out the responsibility that the
job entails. It was suggested that a
voluntary donation be made to the ship s
fund to take care of future eotpenses.
Vote of thanks to Brother Fat Conley,
deck delegate, for a job well done.
ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa), Decem
ber 11—Chairman, Walter Wallace;
Secretary, Bryan Hines. No beefb re
ported by department delegatee Each
crewraember agreed to donate $1.00 for
repairs to TV. General discussion hrid
about keeping raessruom ilean, and to
have table tops refinished.
BANGOR (Bermuda}. December 17—
Chairman, William Robinson; Secretary,
Ernest Harris. No beefs and no dis
puted OT reported by department dele
gates. New washing machine needed for
crew. Need new reefer box in crew mess.
DEL SANTOS (Delta). December 4Chsirman. W. H. Newsom; Secretary,
J. R. Mina. No beefs reported by d*.
partment ddegates. Vote of thanks ex
tended to the steward department for a
job wdl drnie.
JEFFERSON CITT VICTORY (Vietory Carriers), December 12—Chairman,
JS. Morris; Secretary, G. Kdls. $7.60 In
ship's fund. Motion made that each
man donate $1.00 to ship's fund. Mo
beefs reported by dmmrtment driegatee.
Motion made ^t ' SIU pension plan
be the same as other maritime unions.
SEA SCOPE (Alpine), December 18
—Chsinnan, Geoige Smith; Secretary,
Arthur Shorten. No beets repmrted by
department delegates.
•
DEL MONTE (Delta), December S—
Chairman, Albmt G. Espeneda; Secre
tary, Albert G. Ihpeneda. Ship's dele
gate reported that everything ia runnihg
smoothly, and no beefs were reported
by department delegatee. Vote of thanks
to all brothers for making this a smooth
trip. Vote of thanks to the steward de
partment and ship's delegate. . $2.00 in
ship's fond. Discussion held about bet
ter grade of meats.
PBTBOCHEM (Valentine Chemieal),
November 27r-Chairmatt, Charles Gailagbar; Secretary, Chorlsu BeddL Beef
•with the Captain regarding coffee hrsek
for nsan on wateh. Best' about Captain
knocking gangway watriMs off la deep
water. Beef la deric deparimeat on room
allowance in Beaamimt Fayoff will ha
hdd up until patrolamn OMnaa ahoaad
in Beaumont and aaillta haafs, diaeuaaion about much neadad rapatra.
STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian). Novam-.
ber 27—Cbalrman, Fred ffltaia; Seeietanu
M. LaBorte. I16.SS ia ririp'a fund. Shipl
delegate reported ritat everything U
running imOottly with no beefs. Metfam
made to
tho taauanee of
travelers ehscks and make all draws in
Ammkmn money. Vote of thanks to tite
aidwatd dap^rtmant for. a job wril dona.
Mary Louise Warhola, bom No
vember 29, 1966, to the Paul Warholas. Middle Village, New York.
^
Rhonda Kay Ezeil, born De
cember 5, 1966, to the Aden
Ezells, Jr., Mobile, Ala.
^
Junia Ann Buxton, bom No
vember 18, 1966, to the V. W.
Buxtons, Orange, Texas.
Peter John Conrad, bora De
cember 15, 1966, to the G. H.
Conrads, Chicago, 111.
Tina Vikeli, bom November 28,
1966, to the Chester Vikells, Balti
more, Maryland.
Kristina ScUOcr, bom Novemt>cr 29, 1966, to the Addph Schillers, Alpena, Mich.
Danny Sfacey, bom September
30, 1966, to the Floyd Staceys,
Perdido, Ala.
Stephanie Noble, bom Novem
ber 22, 1966, to the George E.
Nobles, Virginia Beach, Va.
i
<I>
Michelle Boudreaux, born No
vember 11, 1966, to the Lemley
Boudreauxs, Texas City, Tex.
Marc & Michael German, born
November 28, 1966, to the John
E. Germans, Chesapeake, Va.
—i—
i
�Jmnnmry 6, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Seafarer Beams Radio Broadrast
At SlU Men Sailing the lakes
Page Twenty-Nine
FINAL DEPARTURES
Joseph Blank, 48: Brother Blank
succumbed to lung disease and
acute and chronic
bronchitis. Bom
in Baltimore, he
resided in Prichard, Ala., with his
wife and six chil-"T* A
Jren. An Army
veteran, he saw
service during
H
« World War 11.
Blank sailed in the Engine Depart
ment, as a Wiper.
dent of Mamou and is survived
by his wife and two daughters.
Seafarer Guillory shipped out of
the port of Houston. Burial was
in Mamou.
TOLEDO—Seafarers sailing on Lake Erie or living near Toledo have an opportunity to tune in
to radio station WPOS-FM, at 102.3 on the dial, and hear nightly Seafarer Paul Gosda's radio show,
"The Mariner."
Brother Gosda's one hour ^
igan can hear WPOS-FM in Tem
Jerome H. Jaskolsid, 62: Broth
program runs Monday through news in general.
WPOS-FM is a member of the perance. Monroe. EKindee. Blisser
Jaskolski suffered a sudden fatal
Friday from 11 p.m. to midnite. Maumee Valley Broadcasting As
field, Morenci, Hudson, Adrian,
heart attack
"The Mariner" is dedicated to the sociation of 7112 Angola Rd., Tecumseh, and Milan. Ohio can
^MR)lW
abroad the tug
tastes and interests of Great Lakes Holland, Ohio. Members of the pick up Brother Gosda in Archdr.
^ Manta, which was
sailors. Brother Gosda is right at Association agree not to carry ad bold. Stryker. Wauseon. Swanton,
tied up to the
home with his material, having vertising for alcoholic beverages, Holland, Whitehouse, Liberty
wharf of the Re
been an SIU member in the Great
tobacco, and worldly affairs. In Center, Grand Rapids. Waterville.
finery of Arbol
Lakes District for the past ten addition, they refuse to make spot Genoa. Oregon, and Elmore.
Grande,
Tampico.
Leon D. Carlton, 38: A sudden
years.
Also in Luckey, Bowling Green, heart attack claimed the life of
advertisements during Sunday
Mexico. He sailed
During this last year. Brother broadcasts.
Deshler, Hclgate, McComb, Fosas a Steward. He
Brother Carlton.
Gosda sailed as wheelsman aboard
resided
with his
WPOS-FM reaches towns in toria. Fremont, and North Balti
A tug boat cap
the Alpena. On "The Mariner"
Michigan as well as in Ohio. Mich more.
wife,
Helen,
in
Galveston,
Tex. In
tain. Carlton rehe reports on news of interest to
addition
to
his
wife,
he
is
survived
sided in New
seafarers, especially pertaining to
by a daughter, Mrs. Betty Jean
Castle. Del., with
the SIU, and plays a variety of
Shields.
his wife and three
music, as well.
young
children.
WPOS-FM, situated right in the
Born
in
Chesa
heart of the Toledo area, has
Manuel Rodriguez, 73: Brother
peake
City.
Md..
many listeners other than seafar
Rodriguez passed away, in St. Vin
he
joined
the
ers who are interested in Great
cent's hospital,
union in 1960. in the port of Phil
aire Drive. West Palm Beach,
Pascual E. Sim
Lakes ships. Great Lakes ports,
^
'
New York City,
adelphia.
life aboard vessels, and maritime
Please contact the SUP, in per Florida 33-.J6, at your first op
?
because of com
son or by mail, in order to get portunity.
plications brought
your income tax refund check.
Carl Biscup, 52: Brother Biscup
on by heart dis
The address is: Jack Lynch, Room
ease and chronic
died suddenly of a heart attack
Adrian Soto
201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison
while in port in
bronchitis. Born
Street, San Francisco, Calif.
Please contact your sister-inRas Tanuara. Sau
in Coruna, Spain.
94105.
law, Carmen Goday. Box 679,
di A r a b i a. He
Brother Rod
Bayamon, Puerto Rico or tele
sailed in the En
riguez resided in
^——
phone 785-2260.
gine
Department,
New
York
City.
Sailing in the
Charles Switzer
as a Deck Engi- Engine Department before his re
Please get your income tax re
«— /
neer. A resident tirement. Brother Rodriguez's rat
fund check from the SUP in San
Martin M. Sanchez, Jr.
^
of
Chester. Pa.. ing was FWT.
Brother "Skip" Wilcox learned Francisco. Contact Jack Lynch,
Pleanse contact your father at f
he lived there
a lesson about human behavior Room 201, SUP Building, 450 1250-34th Ave.. Oakland, Calif.
with his mother.
during a hurricane.at sea. Brother Harrison Street, San Francisco.
He joined the Union in 1941. in
WilUam W. Van Dyke, 45:
Wilcox, A.B., shipped out on the Calif. 94105.
the port of Boston.
Brother Van Dyke died of a heart
Alcoa Planter (Alcoa), for a sixCharles A. Bishop
attack in a Seattle
week trip to Venezuela in 1965.
hospital. Born in
Please contact your wife. Mar
Franklin H. Mcintosh
In the Gulf of
Justin J. Bonnie, 61: Brother
Oklahoma,
he regaret,
at
once
about
a
very
im
Mexico, the ship
Your papers from the Veteran's
Bonnie, who had sailed for over
r
€
sided
with
his
portant
matter.
Her
address
is
hit a hurricane, Administration have been found
40 years, died of
l*
family
in
Salt
1125
Marshell,
Port
Arthur.
"one of the worst on the Choctaw Victory. The
heart disease in a
^
Lake City. Utah.
I've ever seen," Ship's Delegate has forwarded Texas 77640. The phone number
Michigan hospi
Brother
Van
is
YU
5-7896.
according to them to Route 11, Box 109, Bratal. after a brief
Dyke
sailed
in
the
ham, Minn.
Brother Wilcox.
illness. A member
Engine Depart
He had just
of the Engine DeThomas G. Lyons
ment. as an FWT
come off duty at
p a r t m e n t. he
Engineer. His last
Please
write
to
your
sister.
Ve
Tom
Harris
Wilcox
the ship's wheel,
sailed as a FWT.
Connecticut (Con
Please contact your former ronica. at 2100 Deer Lake Ave.,
and was passing
Bonnie joined the necticut Transport. Inc.)
Ishpeming,
Mich.
49849.
as
soon
shipmate
on
the
Western
Clipper,
the officers' mess on the way to
Union in Detroit.
the foc'sle, when he saw a digni Ed Niemi, 10554 Fergus Road, as possible.
A widower, he lived in Wayne.
fied lady of about 60 trying to St. Charles, Mich., as soon as pos
Mich., near his brother. Clarence.
Stanley Buzalewski, 46: Broth
get a cup of coffee. "Tables, sible.
Abraham G. Murillo
^
er
Buzalewski succumbed to liver
dishes and chairs were flying all
^
Please contact your lawyers, I.
disease. He resid
Joseph
K.
Guillory,
53:
Seafarer
over the place" relates Wilcox,
Henry Lee Baker
Duke Avnet and Lee Vogelstein in Guillory. a member of the Stew
ed in San Francisbut the woman seemed not at all
Please contact your mother, Baltimore, immediately. Phone
co, where he
ard department,
concerned. "How are you weath
Mrs. Mary Baker, at 5327 Mobil- number is SA 7-8454.
passed away. He
died on August
ering the storm?" he asked her.
is
survived by his
29. in Mamou.
"Just fine," she replied, adding
sister.
Mrs. Flor
La.
Death
was
that she rather enjoyed it.
Mixing It Up On The Del Norte
ence Quinter of
fi
due
to
emphy
They began talking of other
Reading, Pa. He
sema. Brother
things. After five or ten minutes
sailed in the EnGuillory
was
born
of conversation between passenger
gine Department,
in Louisiana and
and seaman they both suddenly
as
a
Wiper.
An
Army veteran, he
joined the union
realized that they were next-door
saw
combat
service
during World
in the port of
neighbors in Edgewater, N.J., a
War
II.
Lake Charles. La. He was a resi
suburb of New York City.
Incredible as it may seem, this
1
is exactly the way it happened.
I
Seafarer Wilcox suddenly realized
Editor,
I
he was talking to his familiar
SEAFARERS LOG,
neighbor, Mrs. Bolger, principal
I
675 Fourth Ave.,
I
Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232
of Edgewater's George Washing
I
ton Grammar School. She was
I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my
I
vacationing, and had been aboard
name on your mailing list, (pririt information)
I
for a week. Both Mrs. Bolger and
I
Seaman Wilcox had been totally
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unaware of each other's presence
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aboard the Alcoa Planter, in rather
I
different capacities. She had never
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seen hifn in his active role as a
TO AVOID DUPHCATIONJ If you are an old *gbscribor and have a change I
seaman, and he had never seen her The Steward Department of the Dei Norte (Delta) received a vote
of addrMs. pteaM give your former address telowi
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aboard ship. "It was incredible, of thanks recently from a crew grateful for the well prepared
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our not recognizing each other," chow it served up. Shown here are steward dept. members (l-r)
Wilcox commented. Incredible, Harold Crane, Chief Steward, and Carl C. Jordan. Night Cook/Baker.
9
tJrtY
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They are removing a pot of stew from an automatic mixing machine.
but true.
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PERSONALS
SIU Man Fights
Hurricane And
Meets Neighbor
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�Scheduteof
Membership Meeting
SIU-AGLIWD Meeth^
New Oileans Jan. 10—2:30 p.m.
Mobile
Jan. 11—2:30 p.m.
Wilmington -Jan. 16—2:00 p;m.
San Francisco Jan. 18—2:00 p.m.
Seattle
Jan. 20—2:00 p.m.
New York . . Feb. 6—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Feb. 7—2:30 p.m.
Baltimore . . .Feb. 8—2:30 p.m.
Detroit
Jan. 13—2:30 p.m.
Houston . . . .Feb. 13—2:30 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit
Jan. 16—2:00 p.m.
Alpena
Jan. 16—7:00 p.m.
Buffalo
Jan. 16—7:00 p.m.
Chicago ... .Jan. 16—7:00 p.m.
Cleveland .. .Jan. 16—7:00 p.m.
Duluth
Jan. 16—7:00 p.m.
Frankfort ...Jan. 16—^7:00p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago .... Jan. 10—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie
Jan. 12—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
Jan. 11—7:30 p.m.
Duluth
Jan. 13—7:30 p.m.
Oevdand ...Jan. 13—7:30p.m.
Toledo
Jan. 13—7:30 p.m.
Detroit
Jan. 9—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee .. Feb. 13—7:30 p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans Jan. 10—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
Jan. 11—5:00 p.m.
Philadelplua Feb. 7—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore (h'censed and
unlicensed) Feb. 8—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk .... Feb. 9—5:00 p.m.
Houston .... Feb. 13—5:00 p.m.
RaOway Marine Region
Fhiladelpliia
Jan. 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Baltimore
Jan. 11—10a.m.&8p.m.
•Norfolk
Jan. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
Feb. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
JmnuMTT
SEAFARERS LOC
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United Industrie Workers
New Orleans Jan. 10—7:00 p.m.
Mobile ... .Jan. 11—7:00 p.m.
New York . . Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Feb. 7—7:00 p.m.
Baltimore . . . Feb. 8—7:00 p.m.
^Houston . . . Feb. 13—7:00 p.m.
tHeetinx held >t Labor Temple, Smalt
Ste. Marie. Mich.
• Mectinc held at Labor Temple. Newport New.
t Meeting held at Galreaton wharrea.
DIRECTORTof
UNION HALLS
SIU A+lantic, Gulf, Lalces
& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial Workers
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Cal Tannor
Earl Shepard
Al Tanner
VICE PRESIDENTS
Lindsay Williams
Robert Matthews
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Kerr
HEADQUARTERS
675 4th Ave., Bklyn.
HY 9-6600
127 River St.
ALPENA, Mich. ..
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BALTIMORE, MD.
EA 7-4900
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BUFFALO, N.Y. .
TL 3-9259
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St.
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HE 3-0104
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HE 2-1754
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NEW ORLEANS, La.
Tel. 529 7546
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SEAnLE, Wash.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo.
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.
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834-2528
High Sthogi Tmxtg
Distort Nogro Imago
TifTbeEaton
I found yom- article on how
high school texAooks distort the
role of the -American Igbor
movement very interesting. I
wonder how many Log readers
realize that the American Negro
has received evai worse treat
ment at the hands of the "edu
cators" who write our school
history books than has the labor
movement.
The 'Negro in American his
tory is largely ignmed, and
when he is discussed at all, it is
in a way that a usually distorted
and oftm downright untrue.
The Negro in the (Md South
is almost always pictured as
happy in his slavery, childishly
LETTERS
To The Editor
dependent
his master, care
free and, of course, loyal to the
system. Hie texts ignore the
many Moody slave uprisings, the
thousands of riavrs who fled
their "kind" masters and tried
to get away through the Under
ground Railroad and other
means, and even suicides.
The Negro is pictured as
standing by passively during the
Civil War when in actual fact
over 200,000 served in the Un
ion Army. Many o( them at
tained the hi^est military
honors. In fact, Negroes served
even in the Confederate Army
during the final months of the
War.
After the Civil War, tl»
Negro is ignored in most teids.
His fight to take his rightful
l^ce as a woriring
in a
free society, a iight fhat > rtllt
going on, is glossed
if
inenibyMied at aO. The cdnfrtbution <Kf tl» National Associai^
Ley tbe A^ncemen of Coh^
Pec^ and otMn chffi
cussed;^ in.it
discussed at alt,
/.
The cause oi the Americaa
working man and the cause of
the American Negro are irre
vocably intertwined. All tmion
men should realize this, and act
it. Getting back to the
subject of boMcs,' ^Seafarers with
children in school should take
the time and troubte to lodk at
them. If they are inadequate,
and distorted the history of
either the American labor
movement or the American Ne
gro, his dissatisfriction should
be voiced throu^ the schooTs
PTA or the local school board,
IS. PiftjL'Jkv
Afc
Anti'Oo^Oify fight
Must CpntiOao
lb Ihe Edllort
The Ammrican Lsdxm-Movdmeat bafl a nmjor {»rt in iopfluehcii^t the 89^ Congress to
pass the wortterfrfi ^iM leghh
latkm that it did I live in, a
working claw hdighborhood,
and 1 kimw from tkai hand ex
perience wfuu: «^y t>f the
Great Sodbiy
dcme.
• • My wifelsB^!i|;t^^ few
mothers whofrjl^i^rM^ thcfr
tofe m OpdrniiOili HeadstaH
nursery schoe^; ^IIB tells mo
that tife teadMdg#
great
and dtat the kidii
kids from pootm^i-lsin^ (tM?
fathers <rf nig^. f^f- diese faien*
flies, by the
|ae wm-king
men. wfacaie'
>ary
low because
betong
to unions)
great and
would at hmnd
In youir
said
that"flie
weiiBi initbMi
of stag^
became
tnci»a.siii^
within
tmrntioBedi in paM^
end of ftecc^huyba,
fr^ hi file 18^
apl^tiwa^. "R«d: Sumnier'^
•iBt'a!tjtte]df!al«^^
someti^:
6,
1967
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)
—4^—
Stitzei-Weiier Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
"Cabin Still," W. L. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
—4/—
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Cbildcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
—4^—
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
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Wbite Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
Work Shoes . . .
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
Statier
Men's Shoes . . .
Jarraan,, Johnson &
Murphy, Crestworth,
(Boot and Shoe Workers' Union)
r
— 4^ —
Di Giorgio Fruit Corp.
S and W Fine Foods
Treesweet
(National Farm Workers
Association)
—
Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Starlite luggage
Starfllte luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
"HIS" brand men's clothes
Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond
Mouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa
Tics, Boss Gloves, Richman
Brothers and Sewefi Suits,
Wing Shirts
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America)
—4^—
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The conotitutlon of the SIU Atlmntfe. Gulf. Lakei and
Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safesuardinK the membership's
money and Union finances.
The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every
three months by a rank and file auditinK committee elected by the membership. All
Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn.
TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU AUantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland
Watera District are administered in accordance with the proviaiona of varioiu 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:
Ekirl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board
17 Batteir 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 avaDable In all SIU holla. 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 righu prop
erly. eonUct the nearest SIU port'agent.
EDITORIAL POLICY—BBAFABERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained
from pnUiahing any article serving the prfiUcal purpoees ^ any In^idual Jn the
Union, officer or member. It has also rrfraln^ from imblishing sr^es dawmd
hsrmfid to the Union or its coUeetlve memtersh^ 'T^est^hed pon«v has ^
reaffirmed by membenhip aetkm at the Sq»teinber. i9<0. meadnin in >11
tional ports. The responsibility for LOO polW
ixiMj which
consists of the Bxeentive Board of the Union. The.BxeentiTS Bomd may dtlsgato.
fit« amoor ita ranks, on# indiWdnal to carry oat tUa • laspoaaiUlitro
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. TJnder no
circumetances should any member pay any money for any reason nnless 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 raqnired to make
such payment, this should immediately be reported to beadquartem.
CONSTITUTIONAL EIGHTS AND OBUGATIONS. The SIU publishw everr sU
months in the SSIAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of ita constitution. In addition,
copies ore available in all Union faalio. All menibeis should obtain eopies of this
constitution so as to familiariie themselvea with ita contents. Any time you fed any
member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any eonstitutkmal right or obli
gation by any methods such as dealing with ehargcs. trials, etc.. as well as oil other
details, then the member so affeeted shoold immediately notify beadquartero.
RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabUity-psnsion bene
fits have always been eneouraged to continue their unhm aetiTities, including attend
ance at membership meetings. Am) like all other SIU members at these Union meet
ings. they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file funethms. in
cluding service on rank-and-file eommltteeo. Because these oldtimers cannot take
shipboard employment, the naembership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol
icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dueo.
EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafaren are gnaranteed equal rlgfata in employment and
as members of the SIU. These rii^ are eleorly set forth in the SIU eonstitution
and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse
quently. no Seafarer may be diaerlminated against beesuse of nee. creed, edor,
national or gsographic origin. If any membsr fads that he is denied the eqnal rii^to
to which he is entitl^ be sbonld notify hasdqnartcrs.
SEAPARBRS POLITICAL ACTIVITT DONATIONS. One of the basic ^^Ifata of
Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objeetivas which
' , their fomilias and their Union. To aehim Saw
the best Intereots al tbei^lves,
objectives, the Seafarers PolHieal Activity Donatten was estshlisbed. Donations to
8PAD are entlreiy voluntary and eoostUntc the funds through which legislative and
pditieal aetlvitias are eondneted for the benefit of the msnbssaUp and the Union.
Seafarer fesis that amy al Ika shove righia have
If at any timo
•itngllMal right ef aceeos te Unieg
tr that he ha ~
SIU Ptisiiint Pad BoB at h
fermtlMo. ha
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)
. i
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Comet Rice Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
—4/—
Antonio Perelli MInetti & Sons
Ambansndor, Eleven Cellars
Red Rooster, Greystone, Gnasti,
Cdwn, F. I., Irtinmo VeraKNidi,
Aristocrat, Victor Hngo, A. RMonow Wines and Bnndks.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
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Playing Santa Claus to a group of Seafarer children
is SlU Representative Phil Re/er, on hand at the
Houston hall where Seafarers, their families, and
guests gathered in the spirit of one united family
to celebrate the Yuletide season. Santa Claus Reyer
had pleasure of giving gift to each and every child.
m
4.1-
Smiling Santa Claus must be having at least as
good a time as 15 jovial children caught in a
happy moment together at SlU New Orleans hall
Christmas celebration which featured an unforget
table banquet for Seafarers, their families, and
those guests lucky enough to join the festivities.
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Leroy Nicholas and his family enjoyed participating in
the party at the New Orleans union hall. Pictured along
with Leroy and his wife, Anna, are children: Dora, Roberta,
Jackie, Steven and Johnny. Three and two make a full house.
Christmas celebrants at- New Orleans union hall
also enjoyed the company of Seafarer Marco T.
Mora and family, which includes his wife, Alexis,
and their children, Rosa, Yalile, Zaida, and Vernor.
Guests at the Norfolk union hall in Virginia also
had a wonderful holiday party. Enjoying themselves
are Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Riggs with their son,
Jessie, along with family friend, Mrs. Singleton.
Two oldtimers and SlU pensioners (left) "Popeye"
Cronin and Guy Whitehurst swap stories at NA/ilmington union hall. Above, in New Orleans, Broth
er Derak Lamb parties with wife and daughter.
Seafarer Robert Farrugia joined celebrants at New
York hall, along with wife, Grace, and their tiny
tot daughter sitting pretty. Miss Roberta Far
rugia, who enjoyed the Christmas decorations.
A picture of enjoyment at the Norfolk holiday celebrations were Mrs. Ronald Wilkins,
her children, and guests of family, all of whom enjoyed the spirit of the occasion. The
Norfolk hall was fully decorated for the Christmas season with tinsel, holly wreaths, a
Christmas tree, and, of course, lots of good cheer which made the day complete for all.'
Tony Sambino of Sailor's Union of the Pacific entertains a lovely
group of children at the New York City hall. The kids include Jim
Conlon, Jim Croney, Tony Pelliccio, Barbara ConJon, and Marie ConIon. The spirit of Christmas is shown on the smiles on all their faces.
Whether or not these kids look like devils or angels is hard to decide!
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FOJt SEAFARERS IN ENGINE DEPARTMENT
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N the first year of the jointly-'operated SIUMEBA District 2 engineers training pro
gram, a total of 113 Seafarers have obtained
their licenses and greatly increased their earn
ing capabilities.
If you are 19 years of age or over and have
18 months of engine department watch stand
ing time as well as six months experience as
wiper or equivalent, you qualify to train for an
engineer's license, at no cost. You'll be pro
vided with meals, hotel lodging and subsistence
payments of $110 per week and you'll be able
to ship as engineer immediately upon obtaining
the license.
Period of instruction, ranging from 30 to 90
days, is determined by your own ability and
knowledge.
A reciprocal agreement with Marine Engi
neers Beneficial Association, District 2, pro
vides for your receiving full credit and com
plete protection for all pension benefits you
have built up under the SIU pension plan. In
addition, your SIU pension will be supplement
ed by the MEBA, District 2 pension plan in
approximately an equal amount while you're
sailing as engineer. Welfare benefits are also
completely covered.
In addition. Seafarers who sail aboard MEBA
District 2-contracted ships, upon obtaining their
licenses, will not be required to pay the MEBA
$1,000 initiation fee, and they will not be re
quired to drop their SIU membership if they
do not wish to do so.
Training at the School of Marine Engineering
operated by MEBA, EMstrict 2 and the SIU is
for qualified unlicensed personnel as well as
for licensed engineers seeking to upgrade.
Get details and applications at any SIU hall
or by writing to SIU headquarters, 675 Fourth
Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11232.
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LABOR PLEDGES CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR WAR ON POVERTY DURING 1967
SIU-CONTRACTED COMPANY ORDERS THREE NEW 37,000-TON TANKERS
UNITED NATIONS’ SHIP SAFETY UNI MARKS NOTEWORTHY GAINS IN 1966
POLLUTION, LAND FILL THREATEN FISH CATCH ALONG U.S. COAST
JAPAN LEADS WORLD IN SHIPBUILDING, WIDENS GAP FOR 11TH STRAIGHT YEAR
AMERICAN INDIAN NEEDS MORE GOVT. AID TO IMPROVE HOS LOT
SEAFARERS IN THE ORIENT
JOINT PROGRAM MEETS NEED FOR LICENSED ENGINEERS
A VISIT TO USPHS HOSPITALS
U.S. ECONOMY MUST GROW 4% YEARLY TO HALT JOBLESS RISE, STUDY REVEALS
CONGRESSWOMEAN STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF MARITIME AT SHIPBOARD MEETING
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SIXTH RATE
A nother year of decline for the U.S. merchant
fleet was marked as 1966 came to a close.
The year 1966 saw the U.S. fleet drop to a dismal
sixth place among world maritime naticms in the
number of ships afloat. The U.S. totals, which re
flect the number of privately-owned ships in use,
are an accurate barometer of the state of the U.S.
merchant fleet. According to a report issued by the
American Bureau of Shipping, countries such as
Great Britain, Liberia, Russia, Japan and Norway,
in that order, topped us in the number of ships
afloat in 1966. TTie report revealed that Great
Britain had 2,744 ships in use, Liberish, 1406;
Russia, 1360; Japan, 1353; Norway, 1342 and
The U. S., mired in sixth place with cmly 955
.privately-owned ships in use.
TTie Soviet fleet continues to grow, bringing
vyith it the threat of military and economic
dominance of the high seas. In addition, the
tiny nation of Liberia continues as a favorite
runaway-haven of U.S. flag ships, who cwitinue
to bolt the U.S.-flag for the tax advantages and
cheap labor offered by Liberian registry.
The ills that continue to plague the U.S.
maritime industry are not beyond the scope of solu
tion. An effort must now be made by the 90th
Congress to remedy those conditions which have
allowed the U.S.-fleet to drift to it's present state.
Tax loopholes which allow U.S.-shipowners to
register their ships in runaway havens such as
Liberia must be plugged. And foremost, funds
must be allocated which will insure the ascendance
of the U.S. to its rightful place among the world
maritime leaders.
The alternative is continued drift and decline—
bringing with it the abdication of our position as a
maritime nation able to meet our military and
economic needs.
GREAT
BRITAIN
LIBERIA
U.S.S.R.
JAPAN
NORWAY
UNITED
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The U.S. Labor Department
—Government's Trojan Horse
In The Trade Union Movement
Pages 7-10
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January 20, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Meany Comments on Johnson Alessoge to Congress
AFL-CIO Hails State of Union Talk
As Honest Appraisal of U. S. Needs
Report of
International President
by Paul Hail
The outlook for the American shipbuilding industry during 1967,
as contained in the 1966 year-end report of the Shipbuilders Council
of America, is encouraging as far as the nation's vital shipbuilding
industry is concerned, but shows little hope for any upswing in merchant
ship construction during the year before us.
Record peacetime construction of naval vessels, plus a high level of
ship conversion and alteration work to help meet the needs of the
Vietnam sealift, promise American shipyards enough work to allow
sizable investment in new facilities and modern equipment which will
help to keep American shipyards competitive in the world shipbuild
ing and ship repair market.
The deterioration of the nation's merchant fleet promises to continue
however, because, as the report notes, only 19 merchant ships of 1,000
gross tons or over are on order, whereas three or four times that
number are needed to deal effectively with the growing obsolescence
of the U.S. merchant fleet. The vessels slated to undergo conversion this
year will help improve the carrying capacity of our merchant fleet
for a limited time, but will not deal effectively with the fleet's grow
ing obsolescence because they are all World War Il-built ships pulled
out of the nation's reserve fleet that are already over 20 years old,
making them obsolete from the outset.
The Shipbuilders Council report predicts, however, that if the Ad
ministration continues to ignore the need for a new policy and program
to end the dangerous decline of the U.S. merchant fleet, the 90th Con
gress will have to take the initiative, because of a growing concern
among the nation's legislators that the deficiencies of our merchant
fleet pose a threat to the nation's economic and defense security.
The Save Our Shipping conference, sponsored by the AFL-CIO
Maritime Trades Department, was just one example of the work being
done by maritime labor to alert members of Congress of the danger in
which Administration neglect of maritime was placing the nation.
Maritime labor is determined to continue and increase this important
informational campaign in 1967. The MTD recently announced a
greatly expanded program of activities toward this end. This program
of activities includes publication of a new monthly digest-sized maga-'
zine, "Maritime," aimed at the development of greater public aware
ness of the plight of the U.S. merchant fleet. The publication will go to
some 60,000 government, labor, industry and civic leaders across the
country.
In addition, the MTD plans to conduct regular weekly legislative
meetings to spur support for proposed legislation which would benefit
the American maritime industry. Other weekly meetings are planned
to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between maritime labor,
management and government representatives which could result in a
better general understanding of the problems facing U.S. maritime today
and the importance to the nation of improving the maritime picture.
In-depth discussions of topics of vital concern to the industry will take
place at monthly seminars sponsored by the MTD.
Two important legislative goals have already been agreed upon for
the year before us. These are passage by the 90th Congress of legisla
tion making the Maritime Administration an independent agency, and
approval of a realistic national budget to permit a significant increase
in the amount of U.S. waterborne foreign commerce carried by
American-flag ships, and to support construction in U.S. yards of an
adequate number of vessels to achieve this purpose.
If 1966 can be described, as it has been, as a year of "defensive
action" by the maritime industry, during which a .successful fight
was waged to prevent the submersion of MARAD in the Department
of Transportation, 1967 will be characterized as the year when
American maritime moved on the offensive to promote positive govern
mental policies to finally reverse maritime's long decline and start
it on an upward track.
WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO praised President Johnson's State of the Union message as a
"candid and forthright" statement of the problems the nation faces and a "workable and achievable
program for meeting them.
grams, strengthened consumer pro based on "ability to pay," he con
Reserving until the next Exe tection, "immediate" improve tinued.
cutive Council meeting, labor's ments in social security benefits,
A greater tax increase levied
judgment on two specific pro a cleaner and more beautiful upon the "abnormally high profits
posals urged by Johnson, Feder America and "the full achievement of industry and business" would
ation President George Meany in of civil rights, including open hous insure that ability to pay is the
a statement praised the message ing."
"completely guiding principle," he
for "clearly and frankly" restating
said, and the AFL-CIO Executive
Goals of AFL-CIO
the fixed policy of the United
These have long been goals of Council would make the decision
States "to defend freedom wher
resting upon "the facts which will
ever it is under attack" and con the AFL-CIO "to which we are be developed in the Presidents
tinue "to pursue every possible committed and for which we will later message on the economy."
avenue toward just and enduring fight," Meany said.
Meany said that the AFL-CIO's
Noting that the President had attitude on the President's pro
peace."
The message to Congress, concluded that the "added, abnor posal of a new Dept. of Business
Meany said, "rightly emphasized" mal" cost of our defense of free and Labor, merging the existing
that the fulfillment of this policy, dom in Viet Nam "requires a tax and separate Depts. of Labor and
including fulfillment of our obli increase," Meany observed that Commerce, would be reached
gations in Viet Nam, "must not Johnson's request for a 6 percent "when the specific proposals are
and need not divert the nation surtax on corporate and individual made public."
from an intensified effort to over incomes included a proposed ex
Urging that Congress and the
emption for low-income families. public pursue a similar policy,
come domestic problems."
The federation president said
Johnson thus "correctly recog "avoiding hasty and informed
that "we hail" Johnson's call for nized, in part," a basic concept of judgements," the federation presi
action in the 90th Congress on the AFL-CIO—that even a war dent pointed out that the pro
"the innumerable difficulties of tax envisioning "a degree of sacri posed merger was "a matter of
cities," additional educational pro fice by all Americans" should be special interest to the labor move
ment."
The Labor Dept. was formed in
High Court Upholds TSAW Local 10
1913, he observed, "to eliminate
a form of second-class citizenship
for workers whose interests were
relegated to a bureau in the Dept.
of Commerce."
"We are fully confident that the
President has no intention of re
DETROIT—Local 10 of the SIUNA-affiliated Transportation turning to that concept," he said.
He also expressed specific sat
Services and Allied Workers won its 3-year legal fight to represent
isfaction
that Johnson had moved
some 1,800 drivers employed by the Checker Cab Company here,
to make more money available
when the U.S. Supreme Court de^
dined to review an appeal by the decisively won three consecutive for "badly-hit residential con
company to upset National Labor NLRB representation elections, in struction" and to cut abnormally
Relations Board and lower court cluding two against the Teamsters high interest rates about which
the AFL-CIO has long com
decisions granting TSAW Local 10 in Detroit.
plained.
TSAW
Local
10
was
organized
representation rights.
by
a
group
of
Checker
drivers
The Union has called upon the
company for an early meeting to after the company arbitrarily cut
negotiate a contract in the inter the schedule of earnings for its
ests of the employees, the taxi- drivers. More than J,200 drivers
riding public and the City of De originally petitioned the NLRB for
an election in 1962. Since that
troit.
The latest Supreme Court ruling time, the Union has carried the
climaxes a series of legal proceed election fight through all the pro
NEW YORK—The first of nine
ings during which TSAW Local 10 cedures of the NLRB in Detroit
and Washington, and through all sisterships being converted into
of the U.S. courts.
multipurpose cargo ships specially
An 8-1 decision by the Supreme designed to transport military car
EAFARERS^^LOG Court in an unrelated case three goes to the Far East has been
years ago paved the way for the placed into service by SlU-conJan. 20. 1967 • Vol. XXiX, No. 2
first of three hard-fought elections tracted Seatrain Lines.
Official Publication of the
won by Local 10 during a nineThe Seatrain Puerto Rico is a
Seafarers International Union
month period in 1964 and 1965.
formerly Government-owned T-2
of North America,
However, after the Union's rep tanker which underwent conver
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District,
resentation rights were finally cer sion at the Newport News Ship
AFL-CIO
tified by the NLRB in March of building and Drydock Company.
Executive Board
1965,
the company went into Three more ships of the same class
PAOT. HALL, President
court again to upset the results are also undergoing conversion
CAL TANNRI
EAW, SHEPARD
Exec. Viee-Pres.
Vice-President
and challenge the Labor Board's there.
AL KCRR
Lmnan WILLIAMS
action. The company's plea was
See.'Treae.
Vice-President
Three additional T-2 types are
ROBERT MATTHEWS
continually rejected in various undergoing conversion at the
Vice-President
U.S. courts, culminating in the re Maryland Shipbuilding and DryHERBERT BRAND
cent rejection of the company's dock Corp. in Baltimore, and two
Director of Organiting and
Publicatione
position by the nation's highest at the Savannah Machinery Foun
Managing Editor
court.
dry Corp. in Georgia. Cost of the
MIKE POLLACK
In calling for an early meeting conversions is almost $2 million
Aeoietant Editor
NATHAN SKTBR
Staff Writere
to negotiate a contract, TSAW per vessel.
PETER WEILL
Local 10 declared it was time for
The nine ships will be part of
Pvroi WEISS
the company to realistically face a 12-vessel fleet that will make
ED RUBBNSTBIN
up to its responsibilities and to up Seatrain's integrated cargo sys
meet
the legitimate and long tem for the Navy's Military Sea
Pikiriksd llvNkIr at no nsas liland Annss
N.E., Wiiklattsa, D. C. 2001S ky tks Stafarstanding needs of its workers and Transportation Service. Delivery
M latsraatlseal Ualsa, Atlaatle, Gilf, Lakes
their families.
aad lalaal Watsn DMrlst, AFL-CIO, 675
of the remaining eight vessels is
Fsartt Awaas, •rsfklya, H.V. 11232. Tel.
Checker Cab operates 900 cabs, expected at a rate of one a month,
NraslRlk 9-6600. lessad elan ocstais paM
Aerial view above shows the Seatrain Puerto Rico, first of nine
at Waskfaitss, 0. C.
which represent 70 percent of all according to the Company.
former
T-2 tankers being converted into special multipurpose cargo
PMTEAOTEI'S ATTENTION: Fsrai 3979
licensed cabs in Detroit. The
Seatrain was awarded a $105
cards skssld ke seat te Seafarsn Interaatlsaal
vessels
designed to transport military cargoes to the Far East
TSAW represents more than 8,000 million contract last year by
Natae, Atlaatis, Oalf, Lakes aad lalaad Waters
BMrtat, AFL-CIO, 675 Faartk ANaae, NrsskAFL-CIO taxicab workers with MSTS and three of the regular under a contract awarded to the SlU-contracted company last year
N.r. 11232.
contracts in the major cities of Seatrain fleet are already engaged by the Military Sea Transportation Service. The eight remaining
ships are expected to be ready for service at rate of one a month.
Chicago, St. Louis and San Diego. in the special military service.
Fax/ Viwkers in Detroit
Win 3-Year Checker Co. Battie
First of 9 New
Seatrain Vesseis
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Page Three
SEAFARERS LOG
Introduction of Bills Announced at MTD Meeting
Twelve Proposals to Aid Maritime
Outlined by Representative Garmatz
WASHINGTON—Twelve pieces of legislation aimed at finally reversing what he terms the
"suicide course of deterioration" of the American merchant marine, have been introduced before
the 90th Congress by Representative Edward A. Garmatz (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Merchant
Marine Committee.
face of the obvious needs of both FDL concept calls for the con
Garmatz announced the in the economy and the security of struction of a fleet of about 20
troduction of the measure in a the United States, how our fleet
high speed cargo vessels to be
speech presented last week in could be permitted to continue on loaded with military supplies and
Washington at a Legislative its present suicide course of de remain on the high seas constantly
Luncheon sponsored by the AFL- terioration."
for quick deployment to a troubleVoting on the new SlU Constitutional amendment at the Brooklyn
CIO Maritime Trades Department.
spot
anywhere in the world.
Emphasized Neglect
hall in New York City was brisk and heavy. Bosun Jesse Shonts
Among the bills introduced be
Garmatz commented that such
is shown after he's left the ballot booth where he marked the
The results of these hearings a fleet would be like the "Flying
fore Congress last week were mea
secret ballot. Here he's about to cast his vote into the box while
sures calling for the creation of "shockingly" emphasized the neg Dutchman"—would sail on for
SlU Balloting Committee member W. Cassidy, a Seafarer, looks on.
an independent Maritime Admin lect of the Federal Government— ever without ever reaching port
istration, legislation designed to in this and preceding Administra or contributing anything to the
spur the appropriation of funds for tions—in carrying out a concrete nation's commercial shipping
new American-flag merchant ship and constructive national mari needs.
construction, and a proposal de time policy, he said.
Noting that responsible sources
signed to encourage the replace
Commenting on his bill calling have estimated the cost of such
Seafarers began voting in all constitutional ports this week in a ment and modernization of the un- for the orderly replacement and vessels at between $30 and $40
subsidized segment of the fleet
modernization of merchant vessels, million per ship, he pointed out
secret referendum on proposed amendments to provisions of the through capital reserve funds.
he noted that this measure is of that such sums would produce
constitution governing delegates to the SIU International conven
Other legislation introduced last special importance because it is two or three times as many ves
tions.
cations of delegates to the Inter week would prevent foreign-built "designed to strengthen the unsub- sels for our merchant fleet, and
The proposed changes would national conventions, would or foreign-flag vessels from carry sidized segment of the merchant that these would have the merit
include elected union officers of require that of the three years sea- ing cargoes supposedly reserved marine, which makes up nearly not only of being instantly avail
able in the event of emergency
the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and time in American-flag ships re for U.S.-flag ships; consolidate and half of the seagoing fleet."
In essence, he said, this proposal but would also be continually use
Inland Waters Districts as mem quired of delegates at least one reenact certain U.S. shipping laws
bers of the union's delegation to year must be in a rated unlicensed to cut red-tape delays which pre would encourage the offshore, ful in our peacetime commerce.
He pointed to the high degree
SIUNA conventions, in addition capacity, other than an entry rat sently hamper U.S. merchant fleet coastwise and intercoastal and
modernization; require authoriza Great Lakes operators to replace of effectiveness with which the
to the rank and file delegates ing.
tion of MARAD budget requests their fleets through the develop U.S. merchant marine coordinated
elected by the union membership.
The Constitutional Amendment to assure that the maritime indus
ment of capital reserve funds. "In its efforts with military forces in
If carried, the amendments Committee Report recommended
try
receives
its
fair
share
of
the
conjunction
with existing law, it Operation Steel Pike last year dur
would become effective for con- that special meetings be held to
funds available; and authorization will encourage shipowners to get ing simulated military exercises
ventions coming after the next reg consider the report at all constitu
ular election of union officers, tional ports on January 3, 1967. for federal aid in the development rid of their costly and inefficient involving coordinated rapid land
of a nuclear powered merchant World War II tonnage in favor of ings of men and material far from
which takes place in 1968.
The Committee's report was con fleet.
highly productive new vessels and U.S. shores.
The proposed amendment curred at these meetings.
In introducing the new legis consequently (increase) taxable in
would affect Article X, Section 13
The committee then recom lation, much of which had already comes," he noted.
of the Union constitution. The mended that the proposed consti been introduced before the 89th
Among other important mari
amendment stipulates that "the tutional amendments be submitted Congress and on some of which time issues he brought up at the
followine officers upon their elec to the membership for a secret bal hearings have already been held, Maritime Trades Department leg
tion to office shall, during the term lot referendum.
Garmatz urged a "highest priority" islative luncheon. Representative
of their office, be delegates to all
The balloting will be conducted label for their enactment. "The Garmatz expressed criticism of
conventions of the Seafarers In at all constitutional ports from 760-page record of those hear the Fast Development Logistic
ternational Union of North Amer January 16th through January 27, ings," he declared, "is enough to Ship Program proposed last year
ica in the following order of pri 1967.
make anyone wonder how, in the by the Defense Department. The
Two more Seafarers have
ority: President; Eexecutive Vicepassed the U.S. Coast Guard
President; Vice-President in
examinations and have been is
charge of contracts and contract Alerts Public of Maritime Plight
sued
their engineer's licenses aft
enforcement; Secretary-Treasurer;
er
attending
the training school
Vice-President in charge of the
jointly
sponsored
by the SIU and
Atlantic Coast; Vice-President in
District 2 of the Marine Engi
charge of the Gulf Coast; VicePresident in charge of the Lakes
neers Beneficial Association. A
and Inland Waters; Headqu?rters
total of 115 Seafarers have now
Representatives, with priority to
received engineer's licenses as a
WASHINGTON—The Maritime Trade Department has published the first edition of a new
those with the greatest seniority
result of the joint program.
as a full book union member; Port monthly magazine, "Maritime." The 32-page digest-type publication is aimed at the development
The SIU men who passed their
Agents, with priority to those with of greater public awareness of the plight of the nation's merchant fleet.
Coast Guard examinations this
seniority as a full book union
The new MTD magazine will
week and were licensed as engi
member, and patrolman, with pri go to some 60,000 government, program, and invest reasonable Hall described the 1966 battle as neers were Eraser Fait, who re
ority to those with the greatest labor, industry and civic leaders sums to rebuild and revitalize our a "defensive fight," adding that ceived his Third Assistant Engi
seniority as a full book union across the country as part of an merchant marine," or else to doom "in 1967 we intend to move on neer's license and Kenneth Sanmember.
expanded program of MTD activi U.S. merchant shipping "to a cer the offensive."
ford, who received his Second As
The first issue of the new maga sistant Engineer's license.
In addition, amendments to ties. This expansion program in tain death."
Commenting on assessments of zine also includes analyses of mari
Article XIV, Section 3 of the cludes regular weekly legislative
constitution and Article XII, Sec meetings to coordinate activity on the outlook for the maritime in time prospects in 1967 by such
tion 1 have been proposed.
legislative bills of interest to the dustry in 1967, as represented in Congressional leaders as House
Under the proposed amend MTD and its affiliates; weekly articles in the new magazine by Minority Leader Gerald Ford
ment to Article XIV, Section 3 meetings to provide a forum for both labor and management. Hall (R-Mich.) and House Merchant
would read as follows: "As soon the exchange of ideas between noted that there is widespread Marine Committee Chairman Ed
as the President is advised as to maritime labor, management and agreement on two legislative goals ward Garmatz (D-Md.), and vari
the date and duly authorized num- government representatives; and —passage by the 90th Congress of ous spokesmen for the shipping
her of delegates to the Convention monthly seminars to permit in- legislation making the Maritime and shipbuilding industries.
The Maritime Trade Depart
of the Seafarers International Un- depth discussion of topics of vi Administration an independent
agency and approval of a "realis ment was established over 20 years
ion of North America, he shall tal concern to the industry.
communicate such facts to the
Much of the first issue of "Mari tic national budget" to permit a ago by a small group of unions af
Fait
Sanford
Port Agent of each port, together time" is given over to detailed as significant increase in the amount filiated with the AFL. Today, the
Fait, 46, has been sailing with
with recommendations as to gen sessments of the outlook for the of U.S. waterborne foreign com 34 national and international
merce carried by U.S.-flag ships unions affiliated with the MTD the SIU since 1955, serving in the
erally applicable rules for the elec maritime industry in 1967.
tion of officers, FOR THOSE
In a column in the first issue, and to support construction in have over 5.5 million members engine department. A native of
DELEGATES THAT MAY BE SIU President Paul Hall, who is U.S. yards of "an adequate num employed in maritime, in the Massachusetts, Fait joined the SIU
REOIRED IN ADDITION TO also President of the MTD, ber of vessels to achieve this pur transportation field, and in related in the port of Boston.
PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE warned that • the United States pose."
Sanford, 41, has sailed with the
industries. These affiliates repre
X, SECTION 13." (Amended por faces a "fateful choice" in 1967
Noting that in 1966 maritime sent a broad cross-section of the SIU as FOWT since joining the
tion in capital letters.)
on the nation's future as a mari labor, joined by segments of man trade union movement, including Union in 1947 in the port of Bal
agement, succeeded to block the almost 22,000 local, regional and timore. A native of Texas, San
The proposed amendments to time power.
Article XII, Section 1 of the con
The choice, Hall said, is either inclusion of MARAD in the new district organizations throughout ford now makes his home in Lou
isiana.
stitution which deals with qualifi- to "develop a reasonable national Department of Transportation, the United States and Canada.
Seafarers Begia Secret Balloting
On Constitational Amendments
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Two Additional
SIU Men Receive
Engineer Ratings
Publication of New Magazine 'Maritime'
Is Part of Expanded MTD Action Program
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January 20, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
To Prevent Collisions at Harbor Approaches
Ports of New York, Philadelphia
Getting Ship Traffir Safety Lanes
The Atlantic Coast
Seafarers and all trade unionists should keep a close eye on the
activities of the 90th Congress, for the recent election added a signifi
cant number of anti-labor spokesmen to the ranks of Congress who
represent a threat to the security of a number of liberal programs al
ready in motion and to the innovation of newly-needed ones.
The method of making your ^
views known on various issues, by ship R/V Bertha Ann as an AB
writing to a Congressman or a but had to leave due to his wife's
Senator, is not new. But it's as im illness. John is now waiting for
portant and effective a method of the first opportunity on the board.
Norfolk
communication today as it was
many years ago.
Norfolk has enjoyed fine port
activity lately with 2 payoffs, 2
New York
William McMuny of Fort sign-ons and 5 ships in transit. The
Worth, Texas who last sailed on outlook is also bright. Oldtimer
Sea Land's Ponce, is currently at Charles V. Majette, who's been
the upgrading school in New York SIU for 28 years, recently paid
eager to raise himself from wiper's off the Commander as bos'n, en
rating to FOW. He's hoping to joyed a fine Christmas on the
sail back soon to Viet Nam, where beach, and is looking forward to
he's already been on two previous shipping again soon. Another vetoccasions. Joe Arsenault was by ran, 23-year-man Joseph R. Rob
the hall, eager to take any job so ertson, was by the hall recently.
he can start to pay off his new His last ship was the Globe Car
rier, on which he sailed FWT. He
too is ready to go after enjoying
a shoreside Christmas. And Joseph
E. Woolford, 15 years with the
SIU, is registered now in Norfolk
and ready to ship out at any time.
Joe's last vessel was the Globe Ex
plorer, as AB.
WASHINGTON—To reduce the dangers of collision in the heavily congested waters leading to
major U.S. harbors, the Coast Guard has established the nation's first peacetime ocean sea lanes for
water-borne commerce entering and leaving the ports of New York and Philadelphia..
Studies are presently underr studies.
buffer zone similar to the center
way to establish similar sea
The new Sea Lane system con dividing strip on major highways.
lanes for the ports of Boston, sists basically of the establishment
Three two-way lanes have been
Norfolk and Miami. Studies of of two-way shipping lanes leading approved for the port of New
San Francisco are already com to the entrance of major harbors. York. A circle with a radius of
plete and other West Coast ports Inbound and outbound traffic will seven miles is to be established
are being considered for further be separated by a defined safety around the Ambrose Light Station
at the entrance to the harbor. The
approved Sea Lanes will fan out
from the outer edge of the circle.
One lane, for the use of North
Atlantic traffic, will extend due
east to the Nantucket Lightship.
A second will run southeasterly
for
South America, Africa and
by Frank Orozak, West Coast Representative
West Indies trade, and a third
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will be asked next week will go due south for Atlantic
to approve a resolution requesting that the Port of San Francisco be coastal shipping.
turned over to the city. A Board spokesman, as quoted in the press,
The inbound and outbound cor
maintains that the Port Authority should retain control of the port; ridors of each lane will taper
that areas not needed for shipping should be leased to private develop from a maximum width of 5 miles,
ers; and that money thus earned ^
to a minimum of 1 mile at the
should be used to expand the ship iced in transit this period were Ambrose Light entrance circle.
ping facilities. The city supervisors the Columbia, Steel Worker, San The dividing safety buffer zones
feel that if the City of San Fran Juan and Marymar.
Seafarers C. Roberts and Ch-'ries will taper from 3 miles to 1 mile
cisco takes over the port from the
over the same distance.
State of California, many long- W. Little both sailed as ABs
A similar arrangement, involv
overdue port improvement pro aboard the Selma Victory, headed ing two lanes, is being established
grams will be made possible. T^ey for the Far East. Roberts and leading to the entrance of Dela
charee that under the present ar Little both plan to sail steadily ware Bay, gateway to the port of
rangement the port hasn't pro during the coming months to make Philadelphia.
Flaherty
Woolford
up for the sizeable dents placed
gressed since 1902.
The
use
of
the
new
safety
traf
home in Georgia, where he lives
I attended a membership meet in their wallets by the Holiday
fic lanes is expected to reduce the with his wife. Joe last shipped on
Season.
An
oldtimer
also
heading
ing of the SIUNA—affiliated In
danger of collisions between the the President Adams as an OS but
ternational Petroleum Workers, for the Vietnam area is Seafarer
more than 25,000 vessels entering left her NFFD in Okinawa. Now
James
R.
Fagen,
who
landed
the
along with the United Union's Co
and leaving the port of New York FFD, Joe's eager to go. John Mcchief
steward's
slot
aboard
the
ordinating Committee in Rich
each year. Two such collisions Namee spent 6 months on the
mond last week. About 2,000 Brigham Victory.
which brought the problem to na beach tending his ailing mother.
Wilmington
members came out to hear the
tional attention were the Andrea John's last ship was the President
Union's Coordinating Committee
Shipping is booming in this port Doria-Stockholm crash and the
Garfield and he's ready to take
give its presentation of conditions with plenty of jobs for all ratings
Shalom-Stolt Dagali collision, both another run.
that exist between Standard Oil in all departments. The present
of which resulted in heavy loss
Boston
and the Unions' Committee. The outlook assures continued heavy
of
life.
membership voted to reject Stand shipping for some time to come.
Shipping was slow for a while
The new system is scheduled to but it should improve this period.
ard Oil's latest offer.
During the last period we paid
go into effect in April for New
Twenty-year veteran of the
off the Iberville, Canton Victory,
York and March for Philadelphia. SIU John Flaherty is ready to
Steel Seafarer, Seatrain Texas and
Although the Coast Guard has ship after signing off the Com
Albion Victory. The Albion laid
the
authority to establish such mander as AB and spending some
up for repairs right after payoff.
routes
and to recommend their use holiday time with his family. John
Charlie Kath, a 25-year SIU
under
a
regulation adopted by the Fancutt, 23 years an SIU member,
veteran, received his first pension
International
Safety of Life at Sea last shipped on the Hercules Vic
check during the Holidays. Char
Convention,
it
does not have the tory as an AB. He too was home
lie admits that after 25 years of
regular sailing at FOWT he'll need authority to enforce compliance. for a while but is now holding the
time to adjust to a life on the Foreign and domestic operators hall down for the first job to hit
beach, but he's eager to try. All are being requested to direct the the boards. And John Rubery, a
his old friends here wish him the masters of their ships to utilize solid quarter-of-a-century SIU
Roberts
Kath
card carrier, last took the research
best and hope to see him in the the approved routes.
Negotiations are continuing be hall regularly.
tween the C-H Refinery and the
Ray Austria, a 20-year SIU vet
SIU Christmas on the Lakes
SIUNA-affiliated Sugar Workers eran. was recently beached by the
Local 1, Crockett, California, with USPHS. Keeping busy on the
an expiration date of February 1st beach shouldn't be difficult for
on the old agreement. The Sugar Ray however, his many friends
Workers Union and the SIUNA note, because he has a 3-year-old
will present a fact-finding report son—and that's enough to keep
to management which calls for anybody busy.
joint employee-employer contribu
Seattle
tions to the Health and Welfare
Shipping
has
been excellent in
Fund, pensions and other benefits.
the port of Seattle during the past
San Francisco
period and promises to remain
Shipping has beeii very active brisk for some time. During this
this period and is likely to remain period we paid off the Anchorage,
so in the Bay area, especially for Manhattan, Oberlin Victory,
ABs, electricians, oilers, FWTs, Steel Vendor and Seattle. Signcooks and bakers.
ons included the Lucile BloomPayoffs this period included the field, Margaret Brown, Steel Rov
San Francisco, Mankato Victory, er and Anchorage. Serviced in
Andrew Jackson, Belgium Victory, transit were the Pennmar, Seattle
Bessmer Vicloiy, Bowling Green, and Anchorage.
Lynn Victory, Transnorthem,
Seafarer Pasquale DiNino is
Seafrain Texas, Steel Traveler, taking a short break on the beach
Brigham Victory and Selma Vic- here after making his first trip on Great Lakes Seafarer Robert Ullom, his wife, and daughter Debbie,
toiy.
his new AB endorsement. He says enjoyed festive SIU Christmas Dinner with fellow Great Lakes Sea
Signing on were the Andrew his only regret is that he did not farers and their families at the Hostess Restaurant in Frankfort,
Jackso^ American Pride, Lynn actively seek to upgrade himself Michigan. Completo dinner with all the fixings and plenty of good
Victory and Bowling Green. Serv sooner.
fellowship made it a Christmas to remember for everyone present.
The Pacific Coast
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by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area
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Philadelphia
Shipping's been just fair in
Philly but nonetheless we've had
the pleasure of seeing a lot of old
friends about the hall. Kenneth
Peden is registered to go. Ken is
seeking another Viet Nam run in
the engine department, similar to
his last haul aboard the Cuba Vlctory. Frank O'Koorian spent the
holidays at home and is ready to
go again on another run in the
steward dept. William Pussinsky
enters his 16th year as a seafarer.
(
Rep. Fogarty, 53,
House Veteran,
in Capital
Representative John E. Fogarty
(D-R.L), a long-time friend of
seamen and a staunch supporter
of progressive health legislation,
succumbed to a heart attack in his
Washington office just hours be
fore the 90th Congress was to
open. Representative Fogarty
would have been 54 in March.
In a telegram to his widow, Mrs.
Louise Fogarty, at their home in
Harmony, R. 1., AFL-CIO Presi
dent George Meany expressed his
'deep sense of sadness" at
Fogarty's death.
"I had known him from his ear
liest days in Washington and had
long admired his work which did
so much to build America's health
standards," Meany wired. "He
was a credit to the trade union
movement, to the Congress and to
his country."
Chairman of the Subcommittee
on Labor, Health, Education and
Welfare of the House Appropria
tions Committee and a long-stand
ing member of the Bricklayers
Union—serving as President of
Local 1 at the age of 23—Fogarty
was first elected to Congress at the
age of 27. During World War II
he enlisted in the Seabees and
served on Guarm
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Louise Fogarty and by a daughter,
Mary.
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SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Fire
U.S. Merchant Ship Construction Called 'Inadequate'
Term 'Boycott' Originatod
In 19th Century Novel
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NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y.—For organized labor the word "boy
cott" has a deeply personal meaning—a call to stand by other
workers in their times of trouble by refusing to give economic
support to enemies of the labor movement.
Yet, relatively few know the meaning of the word and almost
each generation of working men and women must rediscover for
itself how it got its start.
"Captain Boycott," written by Philip Rooney, an Irish author,
takes the reader back to the 19th century. It was a time when
absentee English landlords demanded fantastic rents from their
impoverished farmer tenants in Ireland and turned them out of
their homes when the rents were not paid.
Specifically, the story involves Captain Charles Boycott, a rackrent agent for the Earl of Erne who, more out of stupidity than
viciousness, refused to accept the reasonable rents that were offered
him and evicted his tenants.
In reply, the embattled Irish farm workers isolated Captain
Boycott in a way not only to hurt him economically, but to show
their utmost contempt for him.
"No man would save the Captain's crops," wrote Rooney. "No
one would drive his cart, the smith would not shoe his horses, the
laundress would not wash for him, the grocer would not supply
him with goods, the postman would not deliver his letters."
The device that the farmers used grew out of the advice of
Charles Stewart Parnell, the great Irish patriot, who had denounced
men who took over farms from which others had been evicted.
Such a man, he said, in words that still burn, should be left severely
alone "by putting him into a moral Coventry, by isolating him
from his kind as if he were a leper of old."
Captain Boycott did dare to face the isolation that had been
placed upon him. But he failed. He imported laborers. He guarded
them with British cavalry and infantry and constabularly. But he
could not face forever the "detestation" of the Irish farm workers.
In the end he was forced to return to England, defeated and
ruined. Behind him he left only the memory of his name, "a
dreaded word" in the English language.
U.S. Shipbuilders Hopeful for 1967,
But Cargo Vessel Orders Still Lag
United States shipbuilding and ship repair yards are looking forward to a somewhat better year in
1967 than previously, with the exception of one important area—a continuing inadequate volume of
new orders for American-flag merchant vessels.
In a year-end statement, Ed
on 25 C-4 type troopships that war capital expenditures for plant
win M. Hood, president of the are scheduled to be turned over improvements such as construc
Shipbuilders Council of Amer by the Government to ship oper tion of additional shipbuilding
ica, noted that only 19 merchant ators for conversion into merchant ways, rearrangement of existing
ships of 1,000 gross tons and over vessels at an estimated cost of facilities to achieve more efficient
had been ordered from American over $3 million each.
materials flow, and installation of
shipyards during 1966, and the
Among the brighter aspects of the most advanced material han
1967 picture looked no better, 1967 U.S. shipbuilding. Hood dling and steel fabricating equip
"whereas three or four times that points to an expected peak in post ment.
number are needed to deal with
the preponderance of overaged
vessels in the United States mer
chant marine."
Noting growing unrest among
the nation's legislators over the
state of the U.S. merchant marine.
Hood said that there are strong
indications that if the Adminis
by Fred Farnen,Secretery-T.''easurer,Great Lakes
tration fails to come forward with
a policy and program to deal with
After more than four years, the SIU Transportation Services and
the acumulated merchant marine Allied Workers has won it's fight to represent the Checker Cab
deficiencies, "the new Congress drivers in Detroit. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review
will take the initiative."
an appeal by the Checker Cab Company and, therefore, the com
Any corrective action that may pany must abide by the decision of the lower courts and the Na
result from Congressional action
would not have much effect during tional Labor Relations Board that time about two years ago in an
1967 however, he noted, because the SIU has the right to represent
attempt to provide adequate inof lengthy budgetary processes the drivers. This is indeed a grati hospital facilities for our men in
fying
victory
for
us
and
one
that
and appropriation procedures.
the area. Because the Chicago Ma
The bright side of the shipbuild was worth waiting for. The com rine Hospital provides only out
ing and ship repair picture for pany tried every trick in the book patient services, we entered into
1967 is made up mainly of a rec to discourage our efforts. We start an arrangement with the V.A. fa
ord peacetime volume of naval ed our organizing drive back in cility on Huron Street. This how
construction, a high level of sched 1961 and went through three rep ever has proved inadequate to
uled ship conversion and altera resentation elections and all kinds meet the needs of GLD seamen.
tion, and planned modifications of legal challenges before the Su We intend to confer with the
in the Polaris submarine fleet. He preme Court decision. Johnny AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De
pointed out however that the Po Weaver, secretary-treasurer of Lo partment in Washington for a co
laris program must await final de cal 10 SIU, is now laying the ordinated effort to bring about
velopment of the new Poseidon groundwork for forthcoming bar an adequate hospitalization system
missile, which is slated to replace gaining.
through which our members will
The Ben Calvin is now on the
the Polaris missile and make mod
be assured improved care in the
ifications necessary in the Polaris winter run plying between Detroit Chicago area.
submarines. This finalization of and Toledo, hauling coal to the
Cleveland
the Poseidon missile may not power plant at Great Lakes Steel.
Several
SIU
oldtimers
are
work
come this year.
Quite a few of the boys who
Regarding ship conversion and ing on this boat—including John usually spend the winter here have
alteration, private shipyards ex Rottaris, Johnnie Stevens and Joe headed for the Coast to get a
pect to start work during this year "The Shaver" Salisbury. The Cal trip in before the next season
vin is expected to operate until rolls around up here. Others, like
the latter part of February. The Jim Kepperley and James Kissick,
shipping outlook looks promising are working on the river in the
for the coming year. However, shifting crews unloading the stor
some observers predict that ship age grain ships in this area. Most
ping will decline somewhat later of the other members are taking
in the year.
advantage of their time off by go
The St. Lawrence Seaway broke ing to the SIU Clinic and getting
all existing tonnage records in their health cards to avoid the
The SIU Inland Boatmen Un 1966. Joseph H. McCann, Admin Spring rush. We advise all our
ion's strike against three port of istrator of the St. Lawrence Sea other members in this area to do
Baltimore tugboat companies has way Development Corporation, the same.
passed the 100-day mark with said the estimated 49.2 million
tons that moved through the Sea
Buffalo
negotiations still deadlocked.
way
this
past
season
was
the
"first
With the close of the shipping
The State of Maryland is
From the time that the United States were formed, the American
time in our eight year history we season, the port of Buffalo is now
threatening
to
invoke
a
state
, people have been proud of their nautical heritage. During the colonial
have exceeded the original esti
era, most English ships were built in America, and during the nine statute requiring a third or netural mate." McCann called the 1966 recruiting men for the 1967 sea
teenth century the U.S. was a foremost, if not the foremost maritime party to enter and settle the dis performance "about a break even son. We are presently keeping a
record of those who wish to sail in
pute.
nation.
the Spring and will begin to get
A telegram sent to the governor- prospect" and indicated it did
Recent years have seen a revival of a popular interest in all things elect, the attorney general of nothing to alter the touchy toll them going in the middle of Feb
nautical. To the delight of small craft builders and often to the dismay Maryland and the mayor of Balti question or the Seaway's mounting ruary.
of the Coast Guard—Americans took to the water. More and more more read, in part: "It has long debt.
Alpena
Americans are still becoming Sunday sailors.
Chicago
been the concept of this country
With
the
end
of the shipping
Not everybody has the means, or the inclination, to go to the sea that contract disputes, such as the
In the port of Chicago the
season
here,
we
can
truly say this
in ships. However, at least now everybody can look nautical.
existing dispute between the SlU- McKee Sons, of Boland SS Co.,
has
been
one
of
our
geratest
ship
The nautical look in clothing, especially for the weaker sex, has IBU and Curtis Bay Towing Co., the Chicago Trader and W. E.
ping
seasons
ever.
Our
annual
been gaining momentum during the past few seasons. Bell bottom Baker-Whiteley Towing Co. and Fitzgerald, both are of Gartland
slacks and pea jackets are becoming a common sight these days.
the Baltimore Towage and Light SS Co. laid up and are in the Christmas Dinner was held De
So, it was perhaps inevitable that the Seafarer look has spread from erage Co., be solved by the parties American Shipyard until the begin- cember 23, 1966, at the Grove
ningning of the '67 season. The Restaurant with 87 members and
the girl's to man's faithful friend, the dog. A recent ad for a doggie pursuant to the private process of
sailor suit really captures the salty tang of the sea. "For boys, the bell free collective bargaining. Con Mckee Sons and Chicago Trader their families present. We have a
bottom look, for girls, a pleated skirt."
gress . . . has seen fit to make this are in for'annual repairs but the few of the old standbys coming
Unbelievable as it may sound, sailor suits are being sold—for $18.50 a matter of national policy. . . . W. E. Fitzgerald, surprisingly, be- into the hall for their daily game
ng over 60 years old, is in for a of cards or just to chat a while.
—to fit "girl and boy doggies." The exclusive wool coveijngs from Organized labor in the State of
We would like to take this oppor
Dog Toggery collections feature white belts and anchor-and-star trim. Maryland is unalterably opposed bow thruster addition.
tunity to wish everyone a prosper
Regarding
USPHS
facilities
in
And there is more to be had for another $6: "And completing the to improper interference by the
ous
and happy New Year.
outfit, our tiny sailor cap with elastic chin strap."
the
Chicago
area,
we
spent
much
State
"
Latest Doggie FashionSailor Suits Featuring
His & Hers'Ensembles
SlU Boatmen
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SEAFARERS LOG
DISPATCHERS REPORT
Atlantic, Gulf A Inlond Waters District
December 31, 1966 to January 13, 1967
Question: When you come to an
SIU hall to ship out how do you
spend your time while waiting for
the shipping call?
Herwood Walters: I like to meet
my friends, get together for a chat
or a game of
cards, and talk
about some of the
voyages we made
together. You can
always meet new
friends at the hall.
I like to attend
the membership
meetings, so I can
keep up with the progress of the
SIU.
Eugene McCaiiley: I do a lot
of reading in the hall. It's my hob
by. Right now I'm
reading science
fiction. I like mys
tery novels and
science fiction
both. I see a lot
of magazines, too.
My favorite is the
Saturday Evening
Post. I like to
play cards too. Mostly, I play gin
rummy. No, I don't play poker.
APL Launches
ffrst of five
New Seamasters
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The
first in a series of five hieh-speed
cargo liners for SIU Pacific Dis
trict-contracted American Presi
dent Lines has been launched at
the Ingalls Shipyard here. The
572-foot vessel is named the Presi
dent Van Buren.
The new series of ships, desig
nated the Seamaster class by the
company, will represent a total
investment of $68 million.
The President Van Buren,
which was 70 percent completed
at the time of launching, is slated
for delivery in July. Construction
on the vessel began in January of
1966.
The keels of three sisterships
have already been laid—the Presi
dents Grant, Taft and Johnson.
The fifth vessel, to be called the
President Fillmore, will be begun
soon on the ways vacated by the
Van Buren.
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Among a number of new and
progressive design features an
nounced by the company as being
included in the new vessels is the
first commerical cargo vessel use
of high-tensile, low-alloy steel
throughout. Each vessel will have
a triple hatch arrangement and
. increased cargo handling gear at
each hold. The gear will have a
cargo lift capacity of 70 tons.
The new Seamaster class will
have a total capacity of 845,000
cubic feet, including refrigerated
space. The holds will also accom
modate 143 containers 20 feet
long and eight feet high.
The President Van Buren is
slated to join APL's AtlanticStrait service, from East and West
Coast ports to Southeast Asia.
However, the vessel will also be
adaptable to other routes, such as
transpacific and round-the-world.
Victor I>oca: I like to look up
old shipmates and talk about old
times. I usually
find some guys
I've sailed with.
I like to relax and
watch television.
I also try to keep
up with the union
and make sure
I'm fully inform
ed about all the
things I need to know.
Danny Butts, Jr.: I like to read
and I find a pretty good selection
in the Union's li
brary.
I prefer science
fiction. I watch
television and I
attend the mem
bership meeting
when held. Also,
I usually run into
some old friends
and we get together for a chat.
James Oehlenslagen I like to go
to the Port O'Call and have a
drink. The bar
tender there is
one of the best in
my opinion. It has
a nice atmosphere
and I can meet
some old friends.
We can always
shoot the breeze
about our voyages
together.
A1 Whltmcr: Some old buddy I
haven't seen in years usually pops
up and we have a
drink and renew
old acquaint
ances. I like to
keep up with
union news and
make sure I'm up
to date on all the
benefits and other
business.
Correction
DECK DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B CIsssC
2
2
1
68
24
32
7
2
2
6
10
22
15
12
12
8
9
8
3
2
2
19
7
1
-48
15
3
13
6
17
19
34
11
30
48
36
9
19
14
158
166
264
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
2
18
77
275
18
36
76
1
23
39
5
18
9
23
27
109
101
171
100
170
4
48
12
66
79
4
458
1053
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
Class A Class B
4
4
1
3
2
41
31
47
42
44
4
3
2
9
7
8
15
15
21
9
6
5
8
5
7
9
12
2
5
2
1
2
2
3
1
13
8
17
3
17
26
10
35
36
34
26
10
32
30
14
31
8
5
8
11
39
17
68
41
28
8
22
7
20
24'
173
202
246
200
208
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
3
6
206
87
30
5
3
65
19
15
6
5
11
1
55
20
80
115
70
95
10
20
49
10
75
10
690
381
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Port
Class A Class B
Boston
5
1
New York
62
33
Philadelphia
11
6
Baltimore
14
11
Norfolk
4
5
Jacksonville
9
5
Tampa
4
4
Mobile
18
12
24
New Orleans
40
Houston
42
35
19
20
Wilmington
San Francisco ....
31
31
Seattle
31
12
Totals
209
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
Totals
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
Port
Boston
New York .......
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco ....
Seattle
Totals
All Groups
Class A Class B
3
1
70
13
9
3
13
7
3
3
3
6
6
3
25
7
40
29 ...
15
14
10
4
30
12
6
15
108
242
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
1
5
2
12
50
35
1
5
1
15
5
25
7
7
5
7
10
4
2
2
1
20
2
1
10
15
25
8
15
7
10
20
5
65
25
2
15
10
5
201
180
81
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
3
6
26
150
30
12
38
1
20
27
7
10
10
2
20
74
85
150
60
95
19
5
7
45
30
5
297
580
Jobless Rate for Next 12 Months
Expected to Show No Improvement
WASHINGTON—The government's job experts looking out across 1967 see no improvement
ahead
in the unemployment situation. The jobless rate will edge upward and average 3.9 or 4
Due to an unfortunate er
percent, predicted Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
ror, Seafarer Jessie W. PuckUnemployment averaged 3.9 ^ the "have nots."
ett was listed in the Final De
lack these things. And there cer
percent
in 1966, falling to 3.7
partures column of the De
"We are closer to full employ tainly is not full employment for
percent in three months of the ment than we have been for many the Spanish-speaking, for Negroes,
cember 23, 1966, issue of the
year.
years," he said. "We do have full for the unskilled, and other
LOG. In actuality, Brother
"We see a level situation in employment for the majorities, groups, he added. In fact, Ross
Puckett is in excellent health
1967," Ross said at a press confer who have adequate training, ex pointed out, the 7.6 percent job
and is living in retirement at
ence. As the commissioner drew perience, connections and educa less rate for Negroes in December
his home in Baltimore with
the picture, the job record for tion."
1966 was unimproved from a year
1966
and
the
outlook
for
1967
But,
he
said,
there
certainly
is
earlier.
The jobless rate for white
aid of his SIU pension.
was a matter of the "haves" and not full employment for those who workers fell from 3.7 percent a
year ago to 3.3 percent in Decem
ber.
Ross asserted that over the long
run, an annual increase of 4.5 per
cent in the gross national product
—or the total output of goods and
services—would be necessary to
sustain full employment.
He said a rise in the jobless rate
in 1967 to 4.25 or 4.5 percent
would represent "a deterioration"
of the job situation.
Ross's comments came with a
jobs report for December which
also included a brief review of
1966. The December report listed
a seasonally adjusted jobless rate
of 3.8 percent, up a shade from
November's 3.7 percent. This was
within the 3.7 to 4.0 percent range
Artist's drawing shows the President Van Buren, first of 5 new Seamaster class cargoliners being built for 1966 and compared to 4.1 per
for SIU Pacific District-contracted American President Lines. Following delivery in July, the Van cent for December 1965.
Buren is expected to join APL's service between the U.S. West Coast and Southeast Asia. Her
The unemployed totaled 2.7
sisterships, all slated for launching during 1967, will be called the Grant, Taft, Johnson and Fillmore. million in December.
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MERICA today is approaching a major dilemma, one which requires
the attention and awareness of all segments of our society.
At what point does a strong, central government—^which in large
measure is essential to uniform social progress for all of its citizenry—get
carried away by its might, and begin to assume the character of a super-state
with unlimited power?
Right now, the proposed merger of the Departments of Commerce and
Labor into a super-department—the Department of Business and Labor—
as announced by the President in his State of the Union message on January
10, 1967, raises some serious questions.
Since its inception in 1913, the Department of Labor has supposedly had
as its purpose the protection of the interests of the working people of this
country. The proposed development of a Department of Business and Labor,
the details of which have not been made public, certainly points to the elimi
nation of the existing apparatus to protect the interests of American workers.
Even at best, the Department of Labor did not fully serve the purpose for
which it was established, so the rise of a new super-department in which
the specialized role of the Labor Department would be submerged is loaded
with dangers.
Does the super-department mean increased power for the Federal govern
ment and its agencies to interfere and meddle in the affairs of those within its
jurisdiction for whatever objectives they may have?
Does the trend toward bigness in government signify a corresponding
diminution of the rights and safeguards for the individual citizen under our
existing form of government?
These and similar questions readily pose themselves as matters requiring
careful consideration at all levels of our society.
There is in our nation today a growing concern over the increasing abuse
of due process and the callous disregard for fundamental rights and fair
play toward individuals on the part of the Federal government.
There are definite signs that the obligation to uphold our traditional concept
of democratic government is in many areas -being replaced by a determination
to use the broad powers of the Federal government in punitive expeditions
that ignore basic safeguards against the invasion of privacy, against entrap
ment, double jeopardy and other once-inviolable rights.
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Restraints on the abuse of power by Federal agencies in pursuing and harass
ing individual citizens are getting fuzzy indeed, and no section of our society
seeps to be immune.
'•'ertainly the American labor movement has not been spared the pain
of this Federal addiction to the uncurbed use of its power.
There are many cases in point.
Some have been openly discussed; others, for many reasons, are only the
subject of sub rosa comments and complaints.
The National Maritime Union has recently pointed to its experience with
Federal agencies. The NMU has just been named a defendant in a Depart
ment of Labor proceeding.
^ The NMU has publicly charged that this proceeding is the result of its
criticism of other agencies of the Federal government and key government
officers, including members of the Cabinet.
Significantly, the American labor movement called public attention to its
rising concern over super-sleuthing and meddling in internal union affairs by
Federal agencies, especially by the Labor Department, nearly two years ago.
On May 20, 1965, a special subcommittee of the AFL-CIO Executive
Council, which was named to study the administration of the Landrum-Griffin
Act, reported its findings.
The following day, on May 21, 1965, "The New York Times" reported that
AFL-CIO President George Meany "said that the Council believed the in
vestigatory policies of the Labor Department went 'far beyond' the require
ments of the law.
" Tn some cases, they amount to witch-hunting and harassment of unions
and the way they do their business', he declared."
The "Times" story continued: "The practices to which he objected, Mr.
Meany said, are these:
• "Investigations of unions against which no complaints have been filed.
• "Investigations of complaints have not been confined to the subject of
the complaints, but 'go fishing through the entire union structure' to try to
uncover union violations . . ."
The Landrum-Griffin Act is in itself bad. What is worse is the cover it
provides for the Labor Department to walk into unions on fishing expeditions,
to fabricate cases against unions in behalf of other agencies which lack lawful
authority to do so on their own.
It is this condition that makes of the Labor Department a Trojan Horse
which the Federal government can at will roll into the union movement.
Perhaps a classic example of this type of government harassment and un
warranted use of Federal power is the experience of the SlU and several
of its members in a recent case. This particular case, inspired and directed by
the Labor Department, extended over a four-year period, and was finally
abandoned by the Federal government because its punitive expedition was
frustrated in ^e courts.
In light of the trend toward super-government and the unbridled harassment
of men and organizations by Federal agencies, we think the story of this
experience of the SlU and its members is worth telling.
We believe it merits telling because it details the types of harassment and
flagrant abuse of Federal power that can affect not only the labor movement,
but all Americans, everywhere.
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about 8 p.m.
incident hap^^d
during a cuy^^i
to St.
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released,
corlett.
made.
This is how it all began.
This is the story from a Duluth newspaper in 1962 which was read
several days later by a Labor Department investigator at his office in
Minneapolis, and led to four years of persecution as described on the
following pages.
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SEAFARERS LOG
IKE trial in Duluth on the indictments chargLan ifum-Griffin violations began on
May 20, 1964, and was concluded on June
7, 1964. .
During tfie ourse of the trial. Government witnesses frequen ly changed testimony they had given
before the Fee jfal grand jury. Witnesses said they
had been ^"blillied" by Government attorneys
and charged^ at they had been "intimidated" and
threatened
es5 they testified against the SIU
defendants.
On various xcasions, efforts were made by the
U.S. attorneys to introduce a completely unrelated
labor dispute m the Great Lakes, which had in
volved the ^ejfarers International Union of Can
ada.
HE case inspired and directed by tlie Labor Department had its beginnings in an article which appeared in a Duluth, Minnesota newspaper
on October 2, 1962, a few days after Under Secretary of Labor W.
Willard Wirtz was sworn in as Secretary of the Department.
The article, which described an incident at the SIU hall in Duluth on
October 1, 1962, was seen several days later by Chris Pederson, a Labor
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Department investigator whose office was located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The incident at the SIU hall in Duluth involved a fight between several
SIU members, which had been reported to the local police by the SIU Port
Agent.
Although the Labor Department was not involved and no complaint had
been filed with the Department, Pederson thereupon went to Duluth, and
began a series of meetings and discussions with Charles Corlett and Edward
Jameros, two of the men involved in the incident at the SIU hall which had
been reported in the newspaper.
The result of his visit was that four SIU men were indicted by a Federal
grand jury in Minneapolis on July 17, 1963. The four men were Donald
Bensman, Waher Chipman, Lawrence Rice and Kevin Ryan.
The indictments, involving more than 20 counts, charged the men with
various violations of the Landrum-Griffin Act, alleging a conspiracy to deprive
union members of their rights and also alleging coercion and intimidation.
After months of investigations and interrogations of large numbers of SIU
representatives, and the issuance of subpoenas to SIU representatives and
members all over the country, a trial was set for Federal District Court in
Duluth on May 20, 1964.
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Significant was a comment by U.S. Attorney
Patrick J. Foley during the trial (Transcript, Page
1536), when he said: ". . . We seek not compas
sion, not forgiveness and not mercy..."
Later, Foley also stated (Transcript, Page
1545): "Well, I don't know much about this busi
ness except the Department of Justice drew up the
indictment and they seemed to think it was a pretty
good idea."
By the time the.trial neared its conclusion, only
20 counts of the original indictment remained, sev
eral having been withdrawn in pre-trial conferences
, and also during ther trial itself.
On Friday, June 5, 1964, the case went to the
jury.
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day afternoon, June 7.
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Two of the four men were acquitted by the jury
on all counts, while the other two, Chipman and
Rice, were convicted on one count each out of
the more than 20 counts in the original 1963
indictment.
Attorneys for the defendants immediately filed
an appeal.
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Testimony On Brawl Clianqed
Labor Department investigator Describes His Role
ffow Labor Department investigator Chris Pederson instigated the indictments is best told in his
own words. This is Pederson's complete testimony on June 3, 1964, in which he described his
activities in Duluth during the trial in Federal District Court. It is reprinted verbatim from the trial
transcript on Pages 1487 through 1498:
CHRIS PEDERSON, having been first duly sworn,
was examined and testified as follows;
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MR. FOLEY: May I have a moment, your Honor?
THE COURT: Yes.
By Mr. Abramson:
0 Your name is Chis Pederson, is that right?
A That's right.
Q And, Mr. Pederson, what is your occupation?
A I am a compliance officer with—
Q Speak up, please.
A Compliance officer with the office of Labor
Management, Welfare, Pension Reports of the United
States Department of Labor.
Q How long have you been so employed?
A Four and a half years.
Q And, generally, what are your duties, Mr.
Pederson?
A Well, we investigate violations of the Labor
Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
Q Is that commonly known as the LandrumGriffin Bill?
A Yes.
Q Or Act?
A Yes, it is.
Q What else?
A In addition to that we provide assistance to
unions in the preparation of the reports that are
required.
Q Now, what's your education?
A I completed four years of -college.
Q Where was that?
A Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota.
Q Where had you been assigned during the course
of your duties with the Department of Labor?
A Well, I've been with—I was previously em
ployed by Wage and Hour also of the Department of
La^r for three and a half years, but since going
with this organization I was in Minneapolis from
November, 1959, until April of 1963, at which time
I was transferred to Washington, D.C., and-T was
in Washington until I was reassigned to Minneapolis
approximately three weeks ago.
Q And have your duties been consistent or have
they been the same in the four and a half years you
have been connected with the Department of Lab<»in this capacity? .
A Well, my duties were different when I was in
Washington.
Q I understand.
A Than they have been in the field.
Q But in Minneapolis while you have been as
signed to the Minneapolis office, your duties have
generally been investigative in relation to the
Landrum-Griffin Bill, is that right?
A Yes.
Q Now, directing your attention to October of
1962, I think you have indicated that in that course
of time you were assigned to the Minneapolis office,
is that right?
A Yes.
Q Did you have occasion to investigate an in
cident which took place October 1, 1962, here in
Duluth in the SIU hall?
A Yes, J did.
Q And would you describe how that investigation
got under way?
A Well, I saw a copy of the Duluth paper for
October 2, 1962. I think I saw it about October 4th,
and in that newspaper was a short article which
mentioned that there had been—
MR. WEINBERG: Just a rninute. I object to any
reference to the substance of a newspaper article.
I assume the question called, it being initiated by some
formal act.
MR. ABRAMSON: Your Honor, we withdraw
that question.
By Mr. Abramson:
Q How was it you happened to see a newsp.>per
report of an incident up here, is that common practice
for the Department of Labor to survey the news
papers?
A We subscribe to the Duluth paper, yes, for
information which would pertain to the, law that we
administer.
Q Is that what initiated this investigation of Octo
ber 1 St event?
MR. WEINBERG: Just a minute, if the Court
please, unless counsel is attempting to bring out that a
newspaper article can instigate, and using the word
instigate in the legal sense of the word, an investiga
tion by government agencies, this would be entirely
hearsay and incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial.
THE COURT: Sustained. I suppose he can tell
how he happened to come up here to check into
this matter.
By Mr. Abramson:
0 Well, what course was your investigation? What ^ 1.'
course did it take then subsequent to what you have : T|
indicated?
MR. MILLER: Your Honor, I am going to object"
to that question because it is so indefinite. There is
no time, what he is investigating, no subject here
that he is pointing out. I object to it.
MR. ABRAMSON: Perhaps, your Honor, if the
reporter will read back your remarks and he can
take that as the question and answer that question.
(The Court's statement was read as follows:
"I suppose he can tell how he happened to come-"'
up here to check into this matter.")
By Mr. Abramson:
Q Can you answer that, Mr. Pederson?
A Well, I have to mention—
•
MR. MILLER: Well, your Honor, I believe the .
record, would you direct the court stenographer to
continue the reading of the question?
THE COURT: Read the rest, Mr. Reporter.
THE REPORTER: After the court's statement
was the following:
"By Mr. Abramson:
"QUESTION: Well, what course was your investi- /
gation? What course did it take then subsequent to
what you have indicated?"
THE COURT: We don't want you reciting any- '
thing from the press, the newspaper. We gather,
you came up here in connection with some duties 6f j
your office, that's what we are searching for.
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THE WITNESS: Yes.
MR. FOLEY: One moment, sir.
THE COURT: Then after that Mr. Miller made
an objection. Now, we won't have him reciting any-"
thing from the press, Mr. Miller, it's just whatever ^#55
he came up to perform, his duties in connection with
the United States Government by whom he is em- ^
ployed.
"
MR. MILLER: All right, your Honor.
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THE COURT: Do you have that in mind; have
you?
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THE WITNESS: Well, in the performance of my
duties I came to Duluth on October 9, 1962.
By Mr. Abramson:
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Q What did you then do when you got to Duluth
in relation to this event on October 9?
A I called Ed Jameros on the telephone, and 1.
said I was from the Department of Labor and I
would like to come over and talk to him.
Q What next happened?
A Then .1 called at his home and asked him
about—
Q Well, here, you went to the home of Mr.'
Jameros, did you?
A Yes.
Q You can answer that yes or no. Did you have
a discussion with him about the events of October 1,
1962?
A Yes.
Q And after your discussion with him, what did
you next do?
A Then I went over to see Mr. Corlett.
Q Now, what day was this you talked to Mr.
Corlett?
A This was the next day. This was October 10.
Q Where did you go see him?
A At his home.
Q And were you admitted in the home, I take it?
A Yes.
Q Who-else was there when you got there?
A His wife was also there.
Q About what time of day was it?
A Probably between eleven a.m. and one p.m.,
somewhere in there.
Q Did you identify yourself to him and his wife
as an investigator for the Department of Labor?
A Yes, I did.
Q And did you show to them any credentials
that you had?
A Yes, I did.
Q Did you then have a discussion with Mr.
Corlett relative to the events of October 1, 1962?
A Yes, I did. Yes.
Q And as best you can recall, would you relate
what you said to him and what he said to you?
MR. HANSON: Your Honor, I object to that ques
tion, it's hearsay, no proper foundation for impeach
ment in examination of Mr. Corlett. Mr. Corlett has
testified his best recollection and he has said that
there was a lot of leading questions presented to
him at various times, and I submit that just like
Mrs. Corlett, there was a lot of the matters that
Mr. Corlett may have stated on various occasions
that were done on the basis of hearsay, not his own
knowledge.
THE COURT: This man may testify to what- he
said in connection with the matters referred to as an
employee or officer of the Department of Labor of
the United States. So the objection to that extent
will be overruled.
By Mr. Abramson:
Q Go right ahead.
A Well, I asked Mr. Corlett about what had oc
curred at the union hall on October 1, 1962, and he
told—
Q Would you speak up, please, Mr. Pederson?
A This conversation took approximately one hour
and a number of things were discussed. He mentioned
that he and Mr. Jameros had gone to the union hall,
and while there a fight had resulted. He told me that
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the trouble stemmed from the questioning of the
activities of some of the union officials, and he also
mentioned that there was a problem because he had .
filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations
Board.
By Mr. Abramson:
Q Keep going. What next? And keep your voice
up, please, so we can hear you.
A Well, is there any particular phase?
Q Well, did you ask him who he had been in
volved in a fight with?
A Yes.
Q What did he tell you?
A He told, me that he had been in a fight with a
person he did not identify. He said that Mr. Jameros
had also been assaulted, and he described this man
as being six foot four, 280 pounds, but he did not
give the man's name. He also indicated that a friend
of his, Mr. Chipman, was present, but he stated that
Mr. Chipinan did not engage in any fight.
Q Did you have any further conversation with
him?
A He said that after the fight he had talked with
Mr. Bensman and Mr. Bensman had suggested that
he withdraw his complaint with the National Labor
Relation Board. He said that he planned on doing so.
And his wife was present and she-indicated that she
was opposed to his withdrawing this complaint. She
said that he should act like a man, something to
that effect, and should not back down.
MR. WEINBERG: Now, if , the Court please, we
are now getting hearsay on top of hearsay, and it is
objected to.
THE COURT: What's the motion now?
MR. WEINBERG: Move the answer be stricken.
THE COURT: That part may be stricken.
By Mr. Abramson:
Q Did Mr. Corlett say anything further that you
recall?
A Well, Mr. Corlett said that, to his wife, that—
MR. WEINBERG: I object to the discussion be
tween a third person who happens to be the wife and
an interview ffiat this man has been having with the
witness which we still claim is hearsay as far as the
defendents are concerned.
THE COURT: Sustained.
By Mr. Abramson:
Q What did he say to you, not to the wife now,
what did he say to you relative to anything further?
A He said to me that he did not want to say
anything because he was afraid. However, if I could
obtain a permit for him to carry a gun so that he
could feel that he would have protection, then he
would be willing to tell me in detail the occurrences
that took place on October 1.
Q What did you next do then?
A Then I contacted Tom Naylor, the County
Attorney, to see if he had the authority to grant
permission to carry a gun, and he referred me to the
municipal authorities, and I contacted Inspector
Barber of the Police Department, and he said that he
had—
MR. WEINBERG: Just a moment. I object to any
conversation as hearsay.
THE COURT: Sustained.
By Mr. Abramson:
Q Did you get a permit to have him carry a gun?
A No.
Q Did you later advise Mr. Corlett of this?
A Yes.
Q On what date was it, do you recall what date
it was you advised Mr. Corlett you couldn't get him
permission to carry a gun?
MR. WEINBERG: That last part of the question
assumes a fact that hasn't been testified. The answer
was no permit—
THE COURT: Divide your question, Mr. Abram
son.
MR. FOLEY: May we withdraw that question,
your Honor?
By Mr. Abramson:
Q When did you advise Mr. Corlett that you
could not obtain permission—
MR. WEINBERG: Objection, that last part—
By Mr. Abramson:
Q Or did not obtain permission .for this, to have
him carry a gun, that is?
A I talked to him on October 10, as I said, in
the late morning or early afternoon, and then I went
and contacted these other officials, and I am not
certain if I re-contacted him late that afternoon or
early the next morning, which would be October 11.
Q But the latest would be the next morning, the
11th?
A Yes. Yes.
MR. ABRAMSON: That's it. Thank you. Your
witness. Counsel.
MR. COURTNEY: May we have a moment for
a huddle?
THE COURT: Yes.
MR. WEINBERG: As a result of the huddle, the
signal is that there will be no cross examination.
MR. FOLEY: I might point out for the record,
your Honor, that I later gave to counsel a report
made as a result of Mr. Pederson's investigation if
they desire to look at that before this witness is
released.
MR. WEINBERG: We have no interest in it.
MR. ABRAMSON: Thank you very much.
(Witness excused.)
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SEAFARERS LOG
Jannarjr 20, 1967
Union files Protest with Wirtz
Court Appetris Win New Trio!
Shortly after the trial and conviction of the two SIU men, SIUNA President
Paul Hall formally complained to Labor Secretary Wirtz regarding the role
of Labor Department investigator Pederson in the entire Duluth matter.
In his letter on June 19, 1964, Hall called for censure of Pederson and
disavowal by the Department of Pederson's role in the case.
Several weeks later, on July 31, 1964, Secretary Wirtz answered Hall's
letter, saying that Pederson had "acted appropriately" and that his censure
was "unwarranted."
Meanwhile, attorneys for the two
men who had been convicted, filed
motions for new trials on August 11,
1964. Judge Donovan deferred sen
tence pending a hearing on the re
quests.
On October 5, 1964, motions for
new trials were denied, and on Decem
ber 16, 1964, sentence was passed,
with Chipman given an 18-month
sentence and Rice a year and a day.
Appeals were thereupon filed on be
half of the two men.
Fourteen months later, on February
28, 1966, the U.S. Clourt of Appeals
for the 8th Circuit, in St. Louis, Mis
souri, reversed the decision of the
District Court. The Court of Appeals
ordered a new trial for the two men.
Excerpts from Hall's Letter
To labor Secretary Wirtz:
"... Mr. Pederson testified during the course of this pro
ceeding as a government witness (copies of which testimony
are appended hereto). . . . Mr. Pederson testified that after
having read this article, he proceeded on October 9, 1962 to
Duluth, Minnesota and arranged a meeting with two indi
viduals alleged to have been parties to that incident. ... It
should be noted that both of these individuals subsequently
became cwmplainants in the criminal proceeding referred to
above.
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"According to Mr. Pederson, Mr. Corlett advised him that
he was having difficulties because of his having filed unfair
labor practice charges involving the Union with the National
Labor Relations Board. That a fight had occurred at the
Duluth hall, as a result of his filing, in which both he and
Jameros were involved. Mr. Corlett, he testified, at some
point during the discussion, told him that he was afraid to
discuss the matter any further. Mr. Corlett indicated that if
he, Mr. Pederson, could obtain a gun permit for him, he
would be willing to give Mr. Pederson further details with
respect to the October 1, 1962 occurrence. In this connection
it is most strange that Mr. Corlett, himself, unequivocally
denied having made such a request of Mr. Pedersen (See. FN
below). . . . This International Union's complaint with respect
to Mr. Pederson's conduct is obvious. To begin with, contrary
to the express provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting
and Disclosure Act of 1959, Mr. Pederson took it upon
himself to conduct an investigation, without complaint, of a
matter obviously arising under Title I of that Act. Title VI,
Section 601 (a), provides that the Secretary of Labor shall
have the power, when he believes it is necessary, to determine
whether persons have violated or are about to violate any
provisions of said Act but specifically excepts violations of
Title I and amendments thereto. As noted, Mr. Pederson's
investigation was occasioned not by any written complaint
under those titles of the Act under which you and your
Department have authority (i.e.. Titles II, III, IV, etc.) and it
is apparent that the matter in which he involved himself in
could not in any way be connected with such sections of the
Act. His intervention in this matter can only be described as
officious meddling, unrelated to his statutory duties, and we
are sure, contrary to the rules and regulations of your De
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U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Foley, the prosecutor in the 1964 Duluth trial,
reacted to the U.S. Court of Appeals' reversal of the District Court conviction
on April 8, 1966, in a letter to the attorney representing the two SIU men
for whom a new trial had been ordered. The text of his letter is as follows:
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"Further, in the course of this unwarranted, improper and
illegal investigation, Mr. Pederson placed himself beyond the
pale of his investigatory function by volunteering his services
to Mr. Corlett in trying to obtain a gun permit for the latter.
This activity certainly was not in connection wih his duties,
was uncalled for, and designed only to insure Mr. Corlett's
cooperation in the investigation. This misconduct compounded
itself when Mr. Pederson was requested to testify with respect
to these activities in connection with the above criminal
indictment. . . . Mr. Pederson's testimony had a substantial
effect in coloring and weighting the evidence therein and in
part resulted in a guilty verdict with respect to two of the
defendants on one count.
"It should be noted that of twenty counts of criminal activity
in the indictment, the four involved defendants were found in
nocent on eighteen of the counts. Two of the individuals were
found guilty of the formation of a conspiracy to obstruct
these complainants, but were not found guilty of any act
arising from such conspiracy. In that connection, Mr. Peder
son's testimony as to his activities relating to the state of
mind of the complainants added a necessary link in the chain
of circumstantial evidence relating to the conviction. Regard
less of the substance of Mr. Pederson's testimony, the very
authority of the position with which your Department has
clothed him created a false impression in the minds of the
jury and his testimony was given substantial coverage in the
Duluth newspapers. . . .
". . . Mr. Pederson exercised extreme bad judgment in con
nection with this entire affair and deserves ultimate censure.
"It is my belief that your Department will not condone or be
party to this activity and will take those steps necessary to
remedy such practices by its agents and representatives."
Dear Mr. Hall:
Your letter of June 19, 1964, calling for censure of Mr.
Chris Pederson, a Compliance Officer with the Office of
Labor-Management and Welfare-Pension Reports of this De
partment, has been carefully reviewed. We appreciate your
bringing this matter to our attention and have investigated it
fully. We believe that this investigation makes it clear that
Mr. Pederson acted appropriately in discharging his duties in
connection with the event referred to in your letter.
Let me assure you that this Department is most concerned
when allegations of misconduct on the part of employees are
made, but I am convinced from the information available to
me that censure of Mr. Pederson is unwarranted.
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Retrial
Dear Mr. Courtney:
You are to be commended for your temporary victory in
the Court of Appeals. Mr. Abramson and 1 both agree that
the Court erred in some small respects but that we would not
file a petition for certiorari, although we are satisfied that it
would undoubtedly be granted.
I wish to underscore the fact that I think your victory is
temporary for the reason that we are preparing to try Mr.
3ud Mr. Chipman at the May calendar in Duluth. I
believe that the gravity of the offense and the weight of the
evidence warrants a retrail. The Court implicitly agreed that
the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction. Accordingly, I look forward to seeing you and A1 Weinberg and our
eastern counterparts over a period of several weeks beginning
late in May. As you know, 1 am in no hurry when 1 try a lawsuit and because of some additional information which has
come to my attention, the next trial could last longer than the
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Except for the fact that 1 am disappointed, 1 realize that
you gentlemen should be commended for an excellent trial
and an excellent appeal. You made your record during the
trial for your appeal victory and I congratulate you. Unquestionably the great care and pains that you took during the
trial to protect your record and to establish your {>redicate for
the successful appeal bore fruit—so far.
Very truly yours,
MILES W. LORD
United States Attorney
[Signed] Patrick J. Foley
By: PATRICK J. FOLEY
Assistant United States Attorney
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But the new trial never tcx)k place.
Despite his letter warning that a new trial "could last longer than the last
one" and his statement that he now had "some additional information" for
the new trial "beginning late in May," Foley withdrew his case and moved
for disihissal.
Foley's withdrawal of the case obviously reflected the fact that he had never
had a case in the first place.
On May 17, 1966, Judge Donovan issued an order dismissing the indict
ments.
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Thus, the end was written to these four years of unwarranted, painful and
costly trial and tribulation—this was the end after four long years of hardship,
suffering, public humiliation and expense for four union men, their wives,
children and families..
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Only the highlights in this case hove been touched in this presentation.
There ore many other important aspects and factors involved in this matter,
not only the perversion of the Labor Department's function—which allows it
to serve as a Trojan Horse in the trade union movement on behalf of other
agencies of the Federal Government.
To fully understand the significance of this cose and its implications, an
examination in depth is required.
We believe such an examination is essential, in the interests of safeguard
ing the rights of individuals against the abuses of governmental power.
We believe that matters of this nature can only be explored properly by the
Congress of the United States.
For this reason, we are immediately submitting the facts of this case and
other pertinent information to the appropriate committees of the Congress.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Federal Legislation Needed
To Combat Air Pollution
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WASHINGTON—^The battle against air pollution can only be won
by a federal law "with teeth in it," an AFL-CIO spokesmen declarec
today in a network radio interview.
The causes and effects of air pollution cannot be contained within
state boundaries, said AFL-CIO Legislative Representative James F,
Doherty, and "any realistic approach to this problem would have to
be nationwide."
"Research has shown that air is located in sheds, somewhat similar
to the way that water is located in sheds," Doherty pointed out, anc
they ."may cover several states. If you are going to deal with the
pollutants in a particular airshed, you have to have some kind of re
gional approach."
For that reason, "the federal government has the major role, in the
sense that it has the major responsibility," he asserted, and it "can't
relegate this responsibility to 50 different (state) regulatory agencies.
Doherty's statements came as he was questioned by reporters on Labor
News Conference, a weekly public affairs feature on the Mutual Broad
casting System.
Knowledge about the causes and effects of air pollution and how to
control it is incomplete, he said, so "the important thing in the field
of air pollution is money for research and development."
Doherty suggested that the $186 million Congress authorized last
year to combat the problem is not a "significant amount—especially in
view of the problem" that exists. He noted that Sen. Edmund S. Muskie
(D-Me.) has announced he will hold hearings on air pollution problems
in some of the major cities during the 90th Congress. These, he said,
should provide a solid basis for new legislation.
He predicted that Congress would provide the kind of federal
authority that is needed. "Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat,
you breathe," he said, nothing further that the Air Pollution Control
Act of 1966 passed by unanimous vote in the Senate.
Reporters questioning Doherty on Labor News Conference were
Orr Kelly of the Washington Evening Star and James Millstone of the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
WASHINGTON—^The National Right to Work Committee has an
interim legislative program it would like Congress to adopt while
working towards a long-range goal of a federal law abolishing the union
shop. That goal, the committee observed in a press release, "may still
be several years away." Meanwhile, it would like Congress to pass laws:
• Ending the tax exemption on unions that have union shop
agreements.
• Prohibiting a union shop unless a state passes a law specifically
permitting it. At present, federal law allows workers and employers to
negotiate a union shop except where prohibited by state law.
• Repealing the union shop authorization Congress wrote into the
Railway Labor Act in 1951.
• Amending the National Labor Relations Act to abolish the
requirement that unions chosen by a majority of workers bargain for
all workers in the bargaining unit. Under the "work" committee's
plan, a union would represent only its own members.
"Labor Looks at the 89th Con
gress," a 92-page AFL-CIO legis
lative report covering the first and
second sessions, is now available
for distribution. The pamphlet,
prepared by the federation's Dept.
of Legislation, records the step-bystep action on major bills of inter
est to labor. Single copies are free;
additional copies are 15 cents each
or $13.50 for 100. Listed as Pub
lication No. 77H, it can be ordered
from the Pamphlet Division, AFLCIO Department of Publications,
815 16th St., N.W., Washington,
D. C. 20006.
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President George Meany has in
formed all affiliates that the AFLCIO has endorsed the 1967 March
of Dimes campaign and urged co
operation with the drive through
labor's community services pro
gram. "We are aware that the
March of Dimes is concerned with
the research, care and rehabilita
tion of children with birth de
fects," Meany said. "Our support
will help the March of Dimes
carry on its work."
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A portable pension program for
50,000 members of the Retail
Clerks in the supermarket, drug
store and discount chain fields has
been negotiated by nine Southern
California locals. Key trustees of
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the $50.4 million food pension
fund have approved the program.
The plan is considered the first of
its kind in the retail field. It skirts
"reciprocity" of pensions and in
stead, permits workers with quali
fied service time to transfer pen
sion credits if they change jobs
within the three funds. To qualify,
a worker must serve at least five
consecutive years under one of the
existing plans and at least 10 years
in all. The food pension fund,
established in 1957, now has about
1,500 pensioners. The drug fund
has $6.5 million on hand and 380
pensioners. The general sales pen
sion trust, created a couple of
years ago, has a fund of $250,000.
Five AFL-CIO unions and the
Metal Trades Department have
endorsed a training project under
which 1,200 unemployed persons
will be given instruction as pro
duction workers in metal plants.
The project will cost about $700,000 and w'!! be undertaken by the
American Metal Stamping Asso
ciation, Under Secretary of Labor
John F. Henning said in making
the. announcement. Approval of
the plan has been voiced by the
Sheet Metal Workers, Internation
al Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers, Machinists, Auto Workers and
Steelworkers.
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To breathe or not to breathe, that is the
question in many areas of the country. A
recent report on the level of air pollution in
New York City disclosed the fact that the
city has one of the most deadly air pollution
levels of any American metropolis.
Another study, financed by the (Jnited
States Public Health Service and released on
January 11, revealed that New York City's
borough of Staten Island has a higher death
rate from respiratory cancer in its northern
section than in its most southerly. Scientists
concluded that this is partly due to air pol
lution produced in New Jersey.
Sulfur dioxide, a highly poisonous gas, is
dangerously present in New York as it is in
other metropolitan areas. Carbon monoxide
too is present to such an extraordinary de-
gree in some areas that it effects the very
mental processes of those people, exposed.
It is said by some that if the standards of
the Food and Drug Administration were ap
plied to New York City air, the air would not
be permitted to be shipped through interstate
commerce . . .
All of these grotesque facts emerging from
one scientific study after another point to
one thing: The need exists for state and
federal controls to wipe out these atmospheric
threats to life. Devices that could clean the
air already exist. Those sources, parti
cularly industry, who are responsible for
pollution must adopt the use of these de
vices—if necessary, under stringent laws
meting out harsh penalties for failure to do so.
Another Good Reason
Alan S. Boyd, head of the new Depart
ment of Transportation, keeps giving the best
reasons possible why it was imperative that
the Maritime Administration not be included
under his jurisdiction and should instead be
set up as an independent agency.
Testifying before the Senate Commerce
Committee looking into the fitness of his
nomination to head the new cabinet-level
transportation department, Boyd suggested
that American ship operators be allowed to
purchase their equipment (ships) whereever
they can find it in the world without being,
as he puts it, "captives of the shipbuilding
market" in this country.
He suggests that the resulting "competi
tion" from foreign shipyards would bring
about price reductions in American yards
and American operators would soon return
to their native land with their ship orders.
He does not consider that foreign yards can
maintain their present "competitive prices"
because of a combination of substandard
wages and massive governmental aid and/or
support.
Experience has taught us that in a modem
economy reduced production costs result
from increased volume. To make American
shipyards more competitive with foreign
yards the "build American" requirements
should not be eliminated but should be en
forced more stringently. In addition, the
amounts of U.S. commerce reserved for
American-flag ships, built in U.S. yards and
manned by American seamen should be in
creased by law and those laws should be
strictly enforced.
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January 20, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
AnthLabor Forces Seen Rallying
For Concerted Campaign in 1967
WASHINGTON—Collective bargaining and the right of free trade unions to operate in our
society are expected to face serious tests in the upcoming 90th Congress.
Traditional anti-labor groups are already hard at work laying the groundwork for legislation,
viewing 1967 as the most prom
They had no such complaints
Work Week—^The Farm Bu
ising year in two decades for when Eisenhower appointees dom reau would make it illegal to estab
restricting the trade union move inated the board.
lish a shorter work-week "by
ment.
Far more sensational and head either legislative action or laborThe U.S. Chamber of Com line-catching are proposals in the management negotiations."
merce, the National Association area of national emergency strikes.
Farm Workers—^The Farm Bu
of Manufacturers, the National
What many liberal and labor reau would also make it a crime
Farm Bureau Federation and the representatives fear is that once for farm workers to strike during
National Right to Work Com the issue is open, anti-labor mem "critical" production or harvest
mittee all have their own plans.
bers of Congress could have a ing periods and also would set up
They have their friends in Con field-day. Following are some of roadblocks to collective bargain
gress, too, such as Senator Robert the other recommendations that ing by farm workers.
Griffin (R., Mich.), co-author of are being advanced and which
Recognition—Several anti-labor
the Landrum-Griffin Act, and labor may well have to grapple groups are urging legislation
Senator Carol Curtis (R., Nebr.) with during the 90th Congress.
which would make it illegal for an
who has long sought to curb or
Anti-Trust Laws—^This would employer to recognize a union on
ganized labor in the political edu place unions under the anti-trust the basis of a "card count" but
cation held.
laws of the nation in which the would require that the issue be
The Chamber of Commerce is age-old and discredited conspiracy decided by a secret ballot.
not only making proposals but it theory would be revived. One pro
Union Discipline—^This would
has assigned a staffer, Walter posal along this line, by the Farm remove from the union the right
Winco, to report on the activities Bureau, would make it a con to strengthen its effectiveness by
of the labor movement.
spiracy for unions to secure wage preventing unions from taking any
Wineo has prepared a three- increases "in excess of the gain in action against members who vio
part series for the Chamber's offi productivity."
late established union rules and
cial magazine. The Nation's Busi
Political Education—^This plan procedures.
ness, entitled "What To Do When would extend the Taft-Hartley
The Department of Labor esti
the Union Knocks." This is de Act and Federal Corrupt Practice mates that approximately 3.1 mil
signed to help the employer fight Act so that it would be illegal for lion workers will be involved in
unions.
unions to spend union treasury contract renewals in 1967. If any
A prime target of Wineo's arti funds in Federal, state or local of these negotiations result in a
cles is the National Labor Rela activities even for such citizenship dispute, anti-labor forces are ex
tions Board.
programs as registration drives pected to exploit it for the ulti
Working on the same theme is and getting out the vote.
mate impact on public opinion.
Griffin, who has now won a sixThey are seeking to develop a
Free Speech—^Their concern is
year term in the Senate.
not free speech for workers, but form of hysteria which was
He has announced that one of employers. The Taft-Hartley Act reached in 1947 when Taft-Hart
the first things he will do when gives an employer great latitude to ley was passed and in 1959 when
Congress opens in January is to express his opinions on unions Landrum-Griffin became law.
reintroduce legislation calling for and union leaders in strong, even
On the other hand, the major
the abolishment of NLRB. He intemperate language, as long as ity of the Senate is still considered
wants the function of the board his words do not in themselves pro-labor and labor's friends in
shifted to a 15-man labor court. contain threats of "reprisal or the House have a solid base. But
Both Griffin and the Chamber force or promise of benefit." Anti labor knows that in a hysterical
claim that NLRB rulings have, union groups say this restricts the atmosphere almost anything can
too often, been against business. freedom of employers.
happen.
YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH
Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying
By Sidney Margolius
Highest fees for credit are those charged by licensed
small loan companies. The people who pay them are
those who can least afford high rates—often people
already with debt troubles or medical bills.
The rates are fixed by various state laws at 2 to
3Viper cent a month—the equivalent of true annual
interest of 24 to 42 per cent. Most typical is 3 per
cent a month on loans ranging from $150 to $300 in
different states.
For example, in Illino-" the borrower pays 3 per
cent a month on the first $150 of a loan, 2 on the
next $150, and 1 between $300 and $800. In Michi
gan, the rate is VA per cent to $300, and 1 VA from
$300 to $1000.
As though such rates were not high enough, some
states permit the higher rate to continue on the lower
part of the loan while the borrower's payments first
pay off that part bearing the lowest interest rate.
Thus, in Michigan, if a man borrows $600 from a
loan company, his payments first go towards the $300
bearing interest at VA per cent, while the interest
continues at 2'/2 per cent on the bottom $300.
The justification usually given for the high rates
on small loans is an obsolete study dating back in
1907 by the Russell Sage Foundation. It recom
mended enactment of small-loan laws to make loans
available to people who had little security or collateral
and who might otherwise be forced to go to loan
sharks.
One of several fallacies is that such borrowers lack
collateral. Tlie fact is, the loan companies usually
do seek collateral. In Akron, for example, "although
many small-loan company advertisements speak of
'signature' loans, all those visited wanted security
such as a car or furniture," Ronald Karg reported in
a survey for the United Rubber Workers Union.
Loan companies have been campaigning at state
capitals with noticeable success to increase the
amounts they are permitted to lend. In general they
recently have traded a small reduction on the initial
part of a loan for the privilege of raising the maxi
mums they can lend to—for example—$1000 in
Michigan instead of $500; $1000 in Connecticut
from $600; $1000 in Indiana from $500; $800 in
West Virginia from $300, and so on. The new maxi
mums themselves contradict the old argument used
to justify high rates, that these are "small" loans.
Small-loan companies maintain active lobbies at
state capitals in addition to their national associations
which are fighting the "truth in lending" bill.
In one recent instance they were charged with be
ing a little too active, and in an illegal way. A Super
ior Court jury in Massachusetts convicted three loan
companies, six public relations employees and. an
executive vice-president, on charges that they at
tempted in 1962-63, to bribe two members of the
State Regulatory Board to forestall a proposed rate
reduction. The rate reduction was never made. The
previous year the Board had increased the maximum
loan limit from $1500 to $3000—one of the highest
maximums permitted in any state. (According to the
New York Times,) the companies convicted were
Beneficial Loan Corporation, Household Finance
and Liberty Loan Corporation.
Ironically, one of the public relations men is a
member of a committee of lenders and retailers work
ing with community agencies to develop financial
counseling services for over-extended debtors.
The Gulf Coast
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by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
The 4,500 members of Avondale Shipyards, Inc., will have an op
portunity to vote for union representation on January 26. The National
Labor Relations Board will conduct the election as agreed upon by
Avondale and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron
Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, AFL-CIO.
The union began its member go when the right billet comes
ship drive over three years ago. along. Seafarer John S. (Red)
By the early part of 1965 the un Burke liked his job as jjeward on
ion had a membership of approxi the Wingless Victory and was pre
mately 1,000 working at the pared to stay for another trip but
Avondale yard. According to a she laid up and Red is now scout
union complaint, it was about at ing the board to find a replace
ment equally as enjoyable as his
this time that Avondale began a
program of harassment against last ticket.
employees with union affiliation.
It's short runs for Seafarer Em
The NLRB has ordered reinstated
met Mayo. His last ship was the
with back pay those persons who Fortaleza. Mayo makes his home
had been hred because of union in Mobile with his sister. When
affiliation.
the Claiborne laid up for repairs,
The NLRB also required the Sam Henry lost a happy home
company to pledge they would not awav from home. Sam has sailed
interrogate employees because of
in the steward department out of
union activity or to threaten em- the Gulf for over twenty years and
n'oyees with loss of jobs if they says he feels he has twenty left.
joined the union.
Houston
New Orleans
B. Owens, a deck veteran of
Seafarer Augustin Diaz, last on
many years, is just off the Montthe Canton Victory, is among pelier Victory with an NFFD.
those Seafarers crowding the hall
Meanwhile W. T. Baker, also a
during the post-holiday rush to d"ck man with plenty of experi
ship out. Diaz, who ships as oiler, ence, is looking for a ship that's
makes his home in Tampa, Flor a good feeder, headed for a forida. Any cook's job looks good to eien port.
P. T, Martin. Martin last sailed
on the H. C. Blake.
AB Clay Thomas is looking at
the big board waiting for a chance
to grab a ship going to Viet Nam.
Thomas sailed on the Loma Vic
tory before settling on the beach
for a holiday r.;st. Fred (Sam)
Morris is looking for a long haul
to the Far East. Sam's last billet
Six newly compiled maps of the
was as messman on the Steel Age.
seabed
surrounding the Aleutian
He is now registered in steward
Islands
of Alaska show a jagged
department group three and is
and
tumbled
area of mile-high
ready and willing to ship out.
mountains,
two-mile-deep,
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mile-wide
canyons
and
vast
flat
is around the hall waiting for an
other cook's job running south. areas that suddenly soar to dizzy
Colston's last trip was on the Del ing heights only to fall as quickly
Campo on which he served as to new low points—all unseen and
previously unnoted beneath the
sea.
This new insight into the form
of the North Pacific and Bering
Sea is the result of 20 years of
study recently compiled and map
ped by the Environmental Science
Service Administration, Coast and
Geodetic Survey. The maps cover
an area of about 400,000 square
statute miles of seabed in a region
prone to violent and frequent
earthquake activity.
Foster
Among the new discoveries are
third cook. Nothing special, says a 6,500-foot peak and a sub
William J. Smith, just anything merged mountain ridge rising
moving.
4,260 feet above the sea floor.
In addition to revealing new dis
Mobile
coveries,
the recent data helped
Last on the American Victory,
locate
long-known
bottom features
deck man Mark B. Hairleson has
with
pinpoint
accuracy.
Among
finished his holiday stay on the
beach and is now looking to the these are the immense Aleutian
shipping board with interest. Hair Trench, which has a depth of over
leson makes his home in Warren- 25,000 feet; Murray Canyon, 12
ton, Florida, and has been a mem miles wide and almost three miles
ber of the union since its incep deep; Adak Canyon, eight miles
tion. Back after a three month wide and more than two miles
trip to India, Seafarer Floron Fos deep; Bowers Ridge—a submerged
ter has left the Globe Process to mountain range extending about
spend some time with his wife and 300 miles, which rises from flat
family. Foster makes his hime in areas more than two miles deep to
Mobile and has shipped in the within only 390 feet below sea
deck department from Gulf ports level.
Greater knowledge of this un
for over twenty years.
Electrician T. L. Moss spent six dersea zone will aid in understand
months on the Alcoa Commander ing earthquake activity in the area,
but is now spending his time on and may prove valuable to physi
the beach with his family in Mo cal and biological scientists, geobile. He is registered in group one physicists and commercial fisher
engine department and is ready to men.
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Jannarjr 20, 1967
express Thanks
for Pension Hike
T^fheEdltfHr:
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I have received my check
and I want to thank you and
the union for all you have done
for me. I wish you and the
SIU, as well as my former ship
mates, a happy new year.
Sam Knuckles
Noriina, N. C
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To The Editor:
May I express my sincere
thanks to my union brothers for
making it possible to increase
my pension check.
My appreciation to all of you.
May the very best come to all
my brothers and officials who
have helped in every way.
Charlies Gtddstein
j To The Editwr:
I have received your letter of
Dec. 9, some two weeks ago,
letting me know that at the
meeting of Dec. 7, the trustees
unanimously agreed to increase
my pension payment from the
present $150 per month to $175
per month.
This is a very generous pen
sion and I want to say thanks
for your letter. I further want
to express my gratitude for such
I a generous pension, to the adI ministrators, trustees and all the
I officials of the SIU, a great
i union.
Cari Lmsson
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To The Editor
SiU Welfare Plan
Comes In Handy
To The Editor:
i
;
;
j
I would like you to know-4
have received.my Seafarer's
Welfare Fund check.
It is v/ith heartfelt gratitude
that I wish to say many, many
thanks for your comfort and
assistance to both of us in the
past.
Thank you for your kind
offer of advice in helping with
personal affairs and again many
thanks and may God bless you.
, Sincerely,
Mrs. fobn Moran
J>aytona Beach, FlaV
Cites Air Pollution
As Urhan Menace
T6 TTie Edlitor;
I
occasion recently to
take a flight from New York
City to Houston. The plane took
off and as she lifted to a height
bf just one thousand feet she
was already penetrating a thick
srhog or haze which completely
clouded visibility, despite the
|fact that is was really a clear
' lay, as f later discovered. I
;6uld .see filthy air hanging like
death shro'td over Manhattan
[sland. • • ,
All this may seem remarkable
>ut I haven't said anything yet:
ess than five minutes out of
New York City, visibility from
the plane was unlimited! Obvi
ously air pollution is a bit out
of control. How soon before
:there"is;i:ifer'mbre^^
is just air?.
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fas Finest
Pension Plan
To The Editor:
The retroactive nature of the
increase in pension payments
was duly appreciated.
The future increase is also
appreciated and, while the ob
servation might be made that
the increase merely brings par
ity with the pension payments
of other maritime unions, as an
oldtimer and a pensioner of
SIU, I'd like to point out that
this is the only instance of par
ity these other unions have with
the Seafarers Pension Plan, as
in every other detail regarding
benefits we are far superior in
every respect and have been all
along the line.
The Seafarers for years have
had the finest pension coverage
in the maritime industry. The
Seafarers were the innovators of
such a plan for taking care of
their old-time membership and
were doing so before any other
maritime union even thought
about doing so. In fact, the
pension coverage of other marltime unions is only of recent
vintage in comparison with the
SIU and even at this late date
the benefits meted out to their
old-time membership in no way
compares to the generous na
ture of Seafarer Pension Bene
fits, and no old-time member of
-these unions is accorded the
swell treatment from all hands
in his capacity of retaining full
membership and privilege upon
retirement.
There are still only two methods of transportation around
these parts—a rj^e on the gravy
train as an SII^ member, and
that nickel ride on the Staten
Island ferry, both very enjoy
able tours,
}
Thanks for all the good read
ing during the past year. Aloiig
with Playboy Magazine, the
Log is my favorite material.
The reference to Playbov is not
due to senility; it is youthful
exuberance sparked by continu
ing association with the Sea
farers. Smooth sailing.
Art Lonias
To The Editor:
My many thanks and appre
ciation for the permanent in
crease of pension payments and
all the monthly checks of the
year 1966, received always on
time. May I wish you the best
of health and strength for the
New Year, and may God bless
you.
-I;;
Frank B. Vortkamf
Lauds Fight By
SIU Tugmen
To The Editon
For the past three months
I've been following Baltimore's
tugboat strike through the pages
of The Log. The Inland Boat
men Union's major demand, for
24-hour notice before layoff,
seems more than a reasonable
one. How the men have en
dured under the present primi
tive hiring fashion is beyond
me. The Baltimore tugboat
strike is undoubtedly creating
difficulties fjpr Baltimore ship
pers. But the tugboat owners
clearly created diffivultiesi for
the workmen for many years.
Strikes, especially long ones
.such as this, are never easy to
endure. I'm sure the Baltimore
. tugboat men, with right on their
K—.strength to do so.
George Brositan
Page Thirteen
Overseas Video Fare Includes
Hopalong Cassidy in Arabic
"TV is great on coastwise ships, but not much good on vessels bound for foreign ports." This was
the opinion of several Seafarers interviewed in the New York hall recently by the LOG. Most of the
Seafarers asked indicated that as far as television during trans-oceanic trips was concerned, they could
take it or leave it.
than we are," explained one man.
Watching foreign programs in
Seafarers that have shipped "Their programs are sent out on
the few places where reception is
on coastwise ships that had TV, different wave lengths," adother
possible is interesting at first, but
however, thought it was a real said.
the novelty soon wears off, most
boon. "It's really nice to watch
In some European ports, the Seafarers who had shared this ex
it at night, when there's nothing picture comes through, but not the perience agreed. Many of the
else to do," one Seafarer told the sound. Brother Landry had this programs are American produc
Log. Seafarer Jack Farrand ex experience in Holland. Most of
tions, dubbed in the local lan
plained to the Log that ships with the Seafarers asked agreed that it guage. Watching these familiar
TV sets can get reception only isn't much fun watching European
programs dubbed in strange lan
within 100 miles of land. "When programs without sound. One guages is a funny experience at
you're out more than 100 miles, sailor related that while a ship he
first, but the humor soon palls. In
you can't get much."
sailed on was in a German port, a very few places, where there
Most Seafarers found TV reception was completely impos are considerable number of Eng
watching in foreign ports disap sible. The company paid for a lish-speaking TV watchers, propointing. In most Far Eastern converter to be installed in the garms are broadcast with English
ports, the Log found, TV recep ship's TV set. It did no good, subtitles. One Seafarer remem
tion is impossible with the Ameri however, and reception was still bers watching Hopalong Cassidy
can-made sets on our ships. impossible. Some ports, of course, while sailing up the Persian Gulf.
"They're on a different circuit have no TV stations.
It was dubbed in Arabic, but had
English subtitles.
Sometimes reception on coast
wise ships becomes difficult. One
sea-going TV buff found that a
rotating antenna improves recep
tion considerably.
One statement that the Log
"Nothing has ever given me greater pleasure than the message
heard over and over was that mov
read by Mr. Gonzalez this afternoon when he presented to me the ies are far better entertainment
beautiful gold disk with the stones of all the months of the year for trans-oceanic ships.
and the engraving on the reThe crews of vessels on foreign
"You may be assured of my runs frequently chip in to rent
verse side. Thank you all for
continued interest in the Merchant films. Often, they acquire enough
this wonderful remembrance.
This was how Congresswoman Marine and of my work in the films to show a different one every
Congress to make the United day of the trip.
Leonor K. Sullivan (D., Mo.) o:
States Merchant Marine Fleet the
The Halcyon Panther (Halcyon)
St. Louis began a letter to the crew pride of the world.
has a Bell and Howell projector,
of the Del Norte (Delta).
"With best wishes for a Merry which is maintained and run by
It was her reaction to a cere
and
Happy Christmas and Blessed the Chief Electrician. He shows
mony earlier in the day of Dec
New
Year."
movies not once, but twice every
14, when Ship's Delegate Peter
A few days before Mrs. Sulli day.
Gonzalez had presented Mrs. Sul
Brother A. Larsen told the Log
van's talk, at a ship's meeting on
livan with a gold disk studded with
Nov. 27, the ship's Master, Cap that he was on a ship recently that
small stones, on behalf of the en
tire crew. Ten days earlier, on tain J. L. Cox, gave a talk entitled showed a different movie every
Dec. 4, Congresswoman Sullivan "An American Flag Merchant dav of a 16-day trip.
Brother Farrand said he had
had addressed the SIU crew at a Marine Second to None." He
ship's meeting, stressing the need stressed the important part the just been paid off the San Fran
for preserving and building up Merchant Marine and related in cisco (Sea-Land), which also has
dustries play in our economy, and a movie projector. He said that
America's Merchant Marine fleet.
the economic disaster that would regular showing of films "really
As he presented Mrs. Sullivan
with the gold disk. Brother Gon occur if our Merchant Fleet were breaks up the monotony of a long
voyage.
zalez read the following statement: allowed to deteriorate.
"Dear Honorable Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan,
"You are indeed a very good
Lifeboat Class No, 167 Graduates
friend to our Merchant Fleet.
We have enjoyed your presence
aboard and your fine talk to us.
We, the SIU crew, will feel most
honored by your acceptance of
this this small token as a souvenir
of the time spent aboard the S.S.
Del Norte. We truly wish that
your days, months and years will
out-sparkle with happiness the
many small stones in the little gold
disk. May the Almighty bless you
with every indulgence in your
good work for your people of
Missouri and our Merchant Fleet.
We all wish you a very Merry
Christmas and a most Happy New
Year.
"Thank you kindly, from the
S.S. Del Norte Crew: Peter Gon
zalez, Ship's Delegate and Engine
Delegate; Leonard Baily, Deck
Delegate; Harry B. Donnelly, Gal
ley Delegate; Reuben Belletty,
Topside Delegate; William Meeham, Waiters and Messmen Dele
gate; William P. Kaiser, Ship's
Secretary."
Congresswoman Sullivan's letter These Seafarers have spent ten days learning the ropes of lifeof thanks to the crew continued:
boatmanship under the tutelage of Instructor Ami Bjornsson, and
"This has been an excellent voy
have passed their Coast Guard examination leading to official en
age, made more pleasant by a very
dorsement as Lifeboatmen. In the front row (l-r) are: Walter Mosley,
fine Captain, excellent officers and
Rogelio
Gonzales. Leroy Pendergast and Bob Wambold. Standing
a helpful crew that all the passen
are (l-r): Hector Rosado, Jim McGrorty, George Papamanolis, Carl
gers have appreciated. May God
bless you all.
Lambert, Leonard Gersen and, on the extreme right. Ami Bjornsson.
Sea-Coil^ Congresswoman Sullivan
Given Memento by SIU Crewmen
�January 20, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
'Merry Christmas and Happy New Year'
Making the best of not being able to spend the holidays in their
home ports, these three Seafarers are having their own holiday cel
ebration in Panama. They are (l-r): Chief Bosun Glegario, Chief
Cook Angelo Reyes and Chief Steward Collins. Aboard the Amerigo
(Crest Overseas), on its way to Viet Nam, the trio sent their picture
to LOG with the message "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year."
FINAL DEPARTURES
Clande A. Brown, 61: Brother
Brown succumbed to liver dis
ease. He died in
his home in Balti
more. Sailing in
the Engine De
partment as a
Deck Engineer,
F.W.T. and Oiler,
he joined the
union in 1949 in
the port of New
York. Originally from California,
Brown made his home in Balti
more for the last 20 years. During
WWII he was aboard a vessel that
was torpedoed and sunk.
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Lucien Allaire, 59: Brother Al
laire died of heart disease in his
home in New Or
leans. Until Feb
ruary, 1966, he
sailed in the En
gine Department,
as an F.W.T. His
last ship was the
Del Alba (Delta).
Born in Montreal,
Canada, he joined
the union in 1948 in the port of
Norfolk. A widower, he is sur
vived by his brother, Adrien Al
laire.
Andrew J. Howard, 68: Brother
Howard, who had been retired on
an SIU disability
pension since
1962, died of
heart failure after
an illness of three
days. He died in
Georgeiana Hos
pital, in his home
town of Georgei
ana, Ala. Brother
Howard, who joined the union in
1944 in the port of Mobile, sailed
in the Engine Department as
F.W.T. and Deck Engineer. He
served in the Navy during World
I. He is survived by his wife,
Eva.
PERSONALS
Edward Jones, 70: Brother
Jones, a member of the Steward
department, died
on Aug. 16 in
Liverpool, Eng
land, while visit
ing friends. Jones
was born in Eng
land and joined
the union in the
port of New
York. He was a
resident of Union City, N. J.
Arthur Lee Williams, 58: Broth
er Williams died at his home in
Galveston. He
sailed as a deck
hand since 1928,
working for vari
ous shippers. For
the last few years
he sailed for the
G&HTowing
Co. He was proud
of the fact that he
could "master any ocean." He
is survived by his wife, Naomi
Rose.,
Robert Earl Hllette, 62: Broth
er Tillette succumbed to chronic
bronchitis, an ill
ness that he suf
fered from for the
last few years.
Born in North
C a ro 1 i n i a, he
made his home in
Baltimore, with
his wife, Clara.
He joined the
Union in that city. Tillette sailed
in the deck department, ending
his career as a mate.
Crewmembers of the Los An
geles (SeaLand) elected Delmar
Craig to serve as
Ship's Delegate,
reports Meeting
Secretary Ralph
H. Smith. At a
meeting chaired
by Frank Sullivan,
the men were
urged to move
away
from the
Sullivan
messhall tables af
ter they are finished eating, so the
messmen can clean up. The Sea
farers were also asked by the
Stewards to come in and eat
early on movie night, so the messmen can break the tables down in
time to see the movie. The Chief
William Clegg, born November
19, 1966, to the William J. Cleggs,
Scranton, Pa.
Gia Carol Smith, born Decem
ber 22, 1966, to the J. M. Smiths,
Pasadena, Texas.
Michael Daniels, bom Decem
ber 7, 1966, to the Edgar Daniels,
New Orleans, La.
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Paul Edward Garland, born
October 30, 1966, to the Paul E.
Garlands, John City, Tenn.
Junanne Sbultz, born December
11, 1966, to the Louis R. Shultzes,
Oregon, Ohio.
Gilbert Lucas, born October 11,
966, to the Lois G. Lucas,
Gretna, La.
Stacee Kay Violant, born Octo
ber 8, 1966, to the Joseph D.
Violants, Toledo, Ohio.
Wilfredo Molina, born Decem)er 16, 1966, to the Rafael V.
Molinas, Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
Marie Espada, born November
23, 1966, to the Generoso Espadas, Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Lilll Ann Militar, born Novem)er 12, 1966, to the Dioscoro Militars, San Francisco, California.
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SEAFARERS LOO,
675 Fourth Ave.,
j^Brooklyn, N.; Yr 11232:
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Please contact Mrs. Donald
Fancher, 33 High Street, Mont
rose, Pa., as soon as possible,
concerning your mother's illness.
Several crew members of the Del Alba (Delta), bound for Viet Nam, were so impressed by
the Christmas dinner prepared for them by the Ste ward Dept. that they independently sent copies
of the menu to the LOG. A vote of thanks was e xtended to Chief Steward J. E. Higgiits and to
the entire Steward Department
Seafarers who enjoy smoking
Engineer will be appraised of the
"for the great Christmas din unsatisfactory hot water situation. were happy when the captain of
ner," at a meeting chaired by
the Western Clip
Brother J. Howison, As an appetiz
per
(Western AM. R. Scott will replace H. Mir
er, the officers and men of the De
gency) ordered a
anda as Ship's Delegate of the
Alba had a choice of shrimp cock
fresh supply of
F 1o r i d i a n
tail or tomato juice cocktail. The
cigarettes in Subic
(S.A.C.A.L.), re
salads included Waldorf salac
Bay, according to
ports Meeting
potato salad, macaroni salad, let
a
report from
Secretary N. Satuce and tomato
Meeting
Secretary
bin. Miranda re
salad and combin
Hulsebus.
M.
ported to the crew
ation salad. Then
Fred Gentry,
.during a meeting
Gentry
came a choice of
meeting
chairman
held New Year's
four soups, and a
stated that the ship's fund of $33
Day
that
the
choice of many
Ship's handler is was raided for $20. The money
varieties of hot
Miranda
now supplying a was used for the purchase of a
bread. Entrees in
better
grade
fruit.
A vote of thanks ship's iron. Gentry informs that
cluded roast tom
was
given
to
the
Steward
Depart an AB was promoted to bosun.
turkey with gravy,
Howison
Seafarers had to get their own
ment
for
the
excellent
Thanks
dressing and cran
keys for the focsle doors and will
giving,
Christmas
and
New
Year's
berry sauce; pineapple glazed ham
be
reimbursed. Gentry reported to
with cherry sauce; roast prime rib dinners they provided. The crew
the
Log.
of beef, au jus; brisket of beef also thanked the steward dept.
with horseradish sauce; steamed "for a variety of balanced menus."
knockwurst with German style The crew was asked to keep the
S. A. DiMaggio, meeting chair
sauerkraut; and baked salmon with noise down in the passageways. man on the Trenton (SeaLand),
They
were
§lso
asked
to
flush
lemon butter sauce. A wide choice
reports that the
of almost every conceivable vege toilets after using.
crew had a fine
table, many with cheese sauce,
Christmas and the
went with the main course. Des
voyage has been a
"Please,
please,"
the
crew
of
serts included pumpkin pie, mince
pleasant one with
the
Citadel
Victory
(Waterman)
meat pie, dutch apple pie, sherno
beefs or dis
was exhorted at
ried fruit cake, and ice cream.
puted
overtime.
a recent meeting,
This was followed by Christmas
Stephen
Fulford
"take care of our
candy and mixed nuts. "All ex
remained
as
ship's
new ice cube mak
tras," according to the menu, were
delegate when the
er,
as
it
is
for
the
DiMaggio
donated either by the Master of
newly elected de
use
and
pleasure
the ship, M. J. Reynolds, or the
legate decided to leave the ship
of
all
hands."
Ac
Steward Department. The Ship's
cording to Meet at the pay off. Fulford, who also
Delegate, Brother Jim Howison,
ing Secretary J. served as meeting secretary, reattended a special safety meeting.
Dolan, the crew poted that a discussion was held
He relayed a message to the crew
Boland
members
were al pertaining to efforts to insure co
o leave all signs and posters put up
so
requested
to
return
cups
and operation in keeping the ship
before arrival in the Viet Nam
clean and the noise level down.
war zone intact until after leaving glasses to the pantry. J. B<dand Logs and mail have been arriving
the war zone. This is for the good was elected new Ship's Delegate
regularly.
of all members, as the bills outline by acclamation.
safety measures in case of enemy
attack or other emergency.
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" give your femier addrew ; "
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Felicia Albin, born November
7, 1966, to the Hugh L. Albins,
New Orleans, La.
Joseph Lowrey, born December
6, 1966, to the J. M. Lowreys,
Tampa, Fla,
Frederick Power, born Decem
ber 24, 1966, to the Joseph Pow
ers, Philadelphia, Pa.
Stephanie Bonefont, born De
cember 7, 1966, to the Jose D.
Bonefonts, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
Walter Robert Vlckery, bom
September 22, 1966, to the Walter
Vickerys, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rebecca Callahan, born March
4, 1966, to the George E. Callahans, St. Louis, Mo.
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SEAFARERS LOC
SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New Orleans Feb. 14—2:30 p.m.
Mobile
Feb. 15—2:30 p.m.
Wilmington . Feb. 10—2:00 p.m.
San Francisco Feb. 22—2:00 p.m.
Seattle
Feb. 24—2:00 p.m.
New York . . . Feb. 6—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia .Feb. 7—2:30 p.m.
Baltimore . . .Feb. 8—2:30 p.m.
Detroit
Feb. 10—2:30 p.m.
Houston .... Feb. 13—2:30 p.m.
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans Feb. 15—7:00 p.m.
Mobile
Feb. 15—7:00 p.m.
New York ..Feb. 6—7:00p.m.
Philadelphia . Feb. 7—7:00 p.m.
Baltimore . .Feb. 8—7:00 p.m.
^Houston ...Feb. 13—7:00p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit
Feb. 6—2:00 p.m.
Alpena
Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Buffalo
Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Chicago
Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Cleveland .. .Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Dulutb
Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Frankford ..Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
DiRECTORYof
UNION HAULS
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
fMcrtinr held at Labor Temple. Sanit
Ste. Marie. Mich.
* Mectinc held at Labor Temple, New
port Newi.
( Meeting held at GaWeaton whareea.
SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial Workers
PRESIDENT
Paul Hail
Chicago ... .Feb. 14—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie
Feb. 16—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
Feb. 15—7:30 p.m.
Dulutb
Feb. 17—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland . .. Feb. 17—7:30 p.m.
Toledo
Feb. 17—^7:30 p.m.
Detroit
Feb. 13—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee ..Feb. 13—7:30p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans Feb. 14—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
Feb. 15—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia . Feb. 7—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore Qicensed and
unlicensed) Feb. 8—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk .... Feb. 9—5:00 p.m.
Houston .... Feb. 9—5:00 p.m.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Cal Tannar
Earl Shapard
VICE PRESIDENTS
Lindsay Williams
Robart Malthaws
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Karr
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FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, .Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguardinsr the membership's
money and Union finances. The constitution reguires 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 post^ 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 Letween the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals
Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is:
Ekirl 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 ail SIU eontraeta are available in ail SIU hails. 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 ipatroiman
or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights prop
erly, contact the nearest SIU i>ort agent.
EDITORIAL POLICY—8BAFAREBS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained
from publishing any artlcie aerving 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 coiiective membership. This established policy has been
reaffirmed by membemhlp action at ^ September, 1960, meetings in ail
tionai ports. The responsibility for
consists of the Executive Board of
_ _
from among its lanka. one individual to carry out thia responaibiiity.
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7 (.olarine Garrier),.;
December 6—Chairman. H. DeKolIadoi^
Becretery, J. Merrick. $6.34 in ahip'a
fund. Few houra diapuM OT in deck
and engine deportment. Brother E.
Fielding resisrned as ship's delegate and
Brother M. Degollado was elected to serve
in hLs place. Delivery of mail to ship
is very poor.
JOPLIN VICTORY (MarinerCarricrs),
December 22—Chairman. Charley O'Brien.
No beefs reported by department dele
gates. Motion was made that porthole
fans be installed in every room on ship.
DIGEST
of SIU
SHIP
MEETINGS
-BAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land). Decem
ber-18—Chairmen, Richard Nelson; Sec
retary. Matthew F. Carroll. $93.00 in
movie fund. No beefs and no disputed
OT reported by department delegates.
STEEL ADVOCATE {Isthmian). De
cember 28—Chairman. Robert D. Brown ;
Secretary. R. . Bowman. Brother E. C.
Johnson 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 for Christmas Day dinner.
Good food all the way.
Page Fifteen
(Isthmian).!
eember 11—Chairman, Jack Nelson, Jr. f
Secretary. Floremicio S. Omega. Brother
Early Punch was elected to serve as new
ship's delegate. $12.39 in ship's fund.
No beefs and no disputed OT reported
by department delegates.
ANDREW JACKSON
(Waterman),
December 22—Chairman, E. Achee; Sec
retary, H.' Ridgcway. $12.25 in ship's
fund. Few hours disputed OT in ieck
department. Patrolman to be informed
about launch service in Cam Rahn Bay.
LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car
riers), December 7—Chairman. D. Bartlett; Secretary. J. Spence. No beefs
reported by department delegates. Rust,
etc. In water tanks to be taken care
of when ship is in drydock.
PLATTE (Bulk Transporters). Decem
ber 23—Chairman, Pete Jomides; Sec
retary. Duke Gardner. Brother Gardner
was elected to serve as ship's delegate.
Ship left in very bad condition by pre
vious crew. Ship needs new washing
machine and various repairs to be made.
CONNECTICUT (Oriental). December
19—Chairman. A. W. Morales; Secretary ,A. W. Morales. Brother Frank P. Sclurkees was elected to serve as ship' dele
gate to replace former brother who Was
hospitalized in Yokohama. General dbJ
cussion held (m various items.
AMERICAN PRIDE (American Sealanes), December ll—Chairman, B. G.
Williams; Secretary, W. H. Weatherford. No major beefs. Captain wishes
to give Crew a vote of thanks for their
performance of duties. Some disputed:
OT in steward department cleared upEverything is running smoothly.
LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land). December
4-^hairman, H. I. Pousson; Secretary,
B. H. Smith, Motion made to see patrol
man about rusty and salty water used
to take a bath and wash clothes with.;
Report Cites High Industrial Growth
InAreas WiHiNavigtAle Waterways
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—^The economic importance which a nav
igable waterway system can have on an otherwise relatively back
ward area of low industrial development and high unemployment
was noted in a recent Tennessee
have also shown a high growth
Valley report to President John
rate.
son.
The report concludes that the
The report concentrates on the economic growth of this region, as
effect of the waterway on the eco a result of the waterway and other
nomic growth of the seven-state public projects, "illustrates how a
Tennessee Valley region, in which public investment can help to re
a series of dams with locks has lease the energies and the capital
created a chain of lakes forming of the people to help themselves to
a channel navigable for commer new levels of economic achieve
cial tows, extending into a region ment."
of the U.S. that was previously
The report also examines the
landlocked—including sections of role of water transportation in the
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi entire nation's economic growth.
and Alabama.
It notes that counties adjoining the
In linking this region with the oceans. Great Lakes, and commer
inland waterway system serving 20 cially navigable rivers and canals
states, the Tennessee Valley water have over half the manufacturing
way has, directly or indirectly, cre employment and investment in the
ated an estimated total of over U.S. although they represent only
60,000 jobs and led to private in 20 percent of the counties. Waterdustrial investment of about $1.3 . front counties, the report pointed
billion—ail in an area where a out, also have higher levels of de
declining farm work force has velopment and income than the
posed a crucial need for non-farm national averages.
"In any regional development
jobs.
plan for stimulating private invest
The report notes that although ment and building basic industry,"
waterborne freight traffic has the report recommends, "a channel
grown immensely in the area since for water transportation should he
1945, other forms of transporta seriously considered if natural con
tion have not been harmed and ditions permit."
PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any offlciai
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 SBAFARE31S LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition,
copies are available in all Union halls. Ail 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 ail other
details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters.
RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabliity-penslon bene
fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend
ance at ihembership meetings. And like ail other SIU members at these Union meet
ings. they are encouraged to take an active role jn ail rank-and-file functions, in
cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oidtimera 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 haa negotiated with the employers. Conse
quently, no Seafarer maiy be discriminated against because of race, creed, color,
national or geographic orWn. If any member feels that be is denied the equal rights
to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters.
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rOdits of
Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve
the beat interests of thenuelves. their fsmiiles and their Unkm. To achieve these
ohjectivea, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to
SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and
p<SltieaI actlvitiea are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union.
T...e.«uu„ B-MSKSdiTSS
MxtUed nMil, retarn receipt rsqasstad.
DO NOT BUY
Seafarers and their families art
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. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
^
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Childcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
it
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 Fkniit Corp.
S and W Fine Foods
Treesweet
(National Farm Workers
Association)
— i/
Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Starlite luggage
Starflite luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
if —
"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)
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Camels, Winston, Tempo,
Brandon, Cavalier and Salem
cigarettes
(Tobacco Workers International
Union)
—if—
Peavy Paper Mill Products
(United Papermakers and
Paperworkers Union)
Comet Rice Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
if
Antonio Perelii Minetti & Sons
Ambassador, Eleven Cellars
Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti,
Calwa, F. I., Tribune Vennouth,
Aristocrat, Victor Hugo, A. R>
Morrow Wines and Brandies.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
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January 20
1967
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL
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AFL-CIO HAILS STATE OF UNION TALK AS HONEST APPRAISAL OF U.S. NEEDS
TWELVE PROPOSALS TO AID MARITIME OUTLINED BY REPRESENTATIVE GARMATZ
PORTS OF NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA GETTING SHIP TRAFFIC SAFETY LANES
REP. FOGARTY, 53, HOUSE VETERAN, DIES IN CAPITAL
U.S. SHIPBUILDERS HOPEFUL FOR 1967, BUT CARGO VESSEL ORDERS STILL LAG
JOBLESS RATE FOR NEXT 12 MONTHS EXPECTED TO SHOW NO IMPROVEMENT
THE U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT – GOVERNMENT’S TROJAN HORSE IN THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT
FEDERAL LEGISLATION NEEDED TO COMBAT AIR POLLUTION
ANTI-LABOR FORCES SEEN RALLYING FOR CONCERTED CAMPAIGN IN 1967
OVERSEAS VIDEO FARE INCLUDES HOPALONG CASSIDY IN ARABIC
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Misses Nation s Needs by Miie
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US-FlagShare of Foreign Trade
Drops to New Low of 8 Per Cent
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Page Two
February 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
U.S.-Flag Share Dropped to 8 Percent in 1965
Amerkan-Flag Portion o^Nation's
Foreign Cargoes Falls to New Low
WASHINGTON—The portion of U.S. foreign waterborne trade carried board American-flag
merchant ships dropped to a new low in 1965, continuing its steady decline since the end of World
War II despite the fact that the value of the nation's foreign waterborne trade was up in 1965 by
$1 million over the previous
68.4 percent. By 1955, however, waterborne trade during the past
year.
it had dropped to 23.5 percent year appears in the tanker seg
According to statistics re and continued to decline steeply ment of the fleet which actually
cently released by the Department to 11 percent in 1962, 9.9 per showed a slight increase—oneof Commerce, American-flag mer cent in 1964 and a mere 8 percent tenth of one percent—over 1964.
chant ships carried only 8 percent in 1965—the lowest point in over In 1965 a total of 5.9 percent, or
of the nation's waterborne foreign three decades.
9.2 million tons of cargoes, trav
trade in 1965 as opposed to the
A breakdown of the 1965 per eled in American-flag tankers as
9.9 percent it carried during 1964. formance of the various segments compared with 5.8 percent, or 8.2
Of the United State's 1965 total of the American-flag merchant million tons in 1964.
of 428.3 million tons of water- fleet as opposed to their 1964 per
Despite the declining share car
borne exports and imports, Amer formance shows that the combined ried by U.S.-flag vessels, the value
ican-flag merchant vessels carried totals of the U.S.-flag dry cargo of the Yiations waterborne trade
only 34.7 million tons. During carriers was down 2.7 percent. in 1965 was estimated at $32.6
1964, American-flag ships gar Of this, dry cargo liners showed a billion—an increase of $1 billion
nered 40.2 million tons out of the drop of almost 5 percent while over the 1964 trade of $31.6
total of 405.2 million tons.
dry cargo tramps declined by 3 billion.
The statistics point out clearly percent.
the catastrophic decline of Amer
The actual comparison of fig
ican-flag participation in the car ures shows that U.S.-flag ships
riage of U.S. foreign waterborne carried 9.3 percent of our watertrade and the extent to which borne foreign dry cargo trade,
governmental neglect of maritime amounting to 25.4 million tons;
has violated the intent of the 1936 as against 12 percent and 32 milMerchant Marine Act, which de ion tons during 1964. During 1965
The Seafarers International
creed that a substantial portion of dry cargo liners carried 23.4 per
Union
of North America last week
U.S. foreign trade be transported cent of this total, or 12.2 million
observed
the tenth anniversary of
aboard American-flag vessels.
tons; against 28.3 percent or 15.5
In 1935 U.S.-flag ships carried million tons in 1964. Dry cargo the death of its founder and first
31.7 percent of the nation's for tramps accounted for only 4.7 president, Harry Lundeberg, who
eign waterborne trade totals. In percent or 13.1 million tons in passed away January 28, 1957,
On November 1, 1938 Lunde
1945, because of war-generated 1965, against 7.7 percent or 16.2
berg, then secretary-treasurer of
cargoes and the wartime decima million tons in 1964.
tion of foreign nation's merchant
The only bright spot in the U.S.- the Sailors Union of the Pacific,
fleets, the U.S.-flag ration stood at flag participation in our foreign issued two charters setting up
separate Atlantic and Gulf Dis-
SiUNA Observes
Wth Anniversary of
Lundeberg's Passing
SlUNA Urges Probe of Labor Dep't,
Cites Its 'Trojan Horse' Activities
The Seafarers International Union of North America announced
today that it has called for a Congressional investigation of the
United States Department of Labor, charging that the Department
is serving on behalf of other ^
His activity ultimately provided
Federal agencies as a Trojan
the basis for a 1963 Federal grand
Horse-device within the trade jury indictment of four SIU men
union movement.
on more than 20 counts alleging
Paul Hall, president of the Sea various Landrum-Griffin Act vio
farers International Union, said lations.
the Labor Department was using
A jury trial in Duluth during
its investigatory powers under the May-June, 1964 resulted in ac
Harry Lundeberg
Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 "to quittal of two of the four men on
walk into unions on fishing ex all counts, and conviction of the tricts of the SIUNA.
peditions, to fabricate cases against other two on one count each out
The merging of these two dis
unions in behalf of other agencies of the more than 20 counts in the tricts in 1941 led to the present
which lack lawful authority to do original indictment.
day AGLIWD structure adopted
so on their own.
Appeals on behalf of the two by Seafarers in 1960.
The founding of the SIUNA
"It is this condition," Hall de convicted men won reversal of the
was
on October 14, 1938, when
clared, "that makes of the Labor convictions in February, 1966 and
Department a Trojan Horse which an order for a new trial. However, the American Federation of Labor
the Federal government can at despite warnings that he had addi convention in Houston issued a
will roll into the union move tional information for a lengthy charter to Lundeberg for the
new trial, the U.S. Attorney in formation of a new coast-to-coast
ment."
As an example, the SIU cited Duluth withdrew his case, and on seamen's union.
In the early days of the Union,
details of a case which started in May 17, 1966, an order was issued
it
was
Lundeberg who led the bat
October, 1962, when a Labor De by the trial judge in Duluth dis
tle
for
survival, which was punc
missing
the
indictments.
partment investigator at his office
Hall said withdrawal of the tuated by hard fights to organize,
in Minneapolis, Minnesota read
an article in a Duluth newspaper case obviously reflected the fact establish the union hiring hall, im
about a fist fight between several that the government "had never prove the shipboard and shoreside
seamen at the SIU union hall in had a case in the first place" and conditions of seamen and defeat
also called attention to a previous Communist attempts to dominate
Duluth.
Although the Labor Depart complaint by the Union to Secre the waterfront.
The SIUNA today numbers
ment was not involved, no com tary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz
some
75,000 members on all
plaint had been filed and the inci protesting the role of the* Labor
coasts
of
the U.S., Canada and the
Department
in
the
entire
Duluth
dent had been reported to the
Caribbean, with representation
local police in Duluth by the SIU matter.
The SIU President said protests among seamen, fishermen, boat-^
Port Agent, the Labor Depart
ment investigator went to Duluth, regarding similar activities by the men, marine workers and in allied
visited the homes of some of those Labor Department had been pub fields.
Lundeberg was born in Norway
involved in the incident and suc licly aired nearly two years ago by
ceeded in instigating a criminal the AFL-CIO Executive Council, on May 25, 1901. He is survived
proceeding." The investigator also and cited recent charges by the by his widow, Ida, and their three
sought to obtain a gun permit for National Maritime Union that the children, Cunnar,. Alette, and
(Continued on page 5)
Erik.
one of the individuals he visited.
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
Increasing numbers of legislators, maritime trade unionists and
maritime industry representatives are joining maritime labor in voicing
strong criticism of the Fast Deployment Logistic Ship concept being
pushed by the Defense Department.
It is of the utmost importance that all sectors of the industry, in
addition to legislators concerned with strengthening America's maritime
capability, voice their opposition to the FDL concept and work to
gether to assure that it is defeated and dropped from the planning
boards. There is no doubt that the estimated $800 million re
quired to put such a plan into operation would be much better spent
in expanding and modernizing our present merchant fleet.
The FDL concept has rightly been described as economically un
sound. The same amount of money it would take to put 20 or less
of these vessels on the high seas would be sufficient to provide more
than 100 modern vessels for our commercial merchant fleet under
our present subsidy system.
Unlike the FDL ships, which would cruise the high seas for years
on end fully loaded with military supplies, never touching port and
never contributing anything to the U.S. economy, commercial vessels
financed with this money would play an active role in U.S. commerce,
make the U.S. more competitive in world trade, provide jobs for
American seamen and shipyard workers, and contribute to an improved
balance of payments picture. They would do all this and still be avail
able in an emergency to carry military cargoes anywhere in the world
the instant they are needed and in much greater quantity than the
few FDL ships could possibly manage.
The FDL proposal has also been called philosophically unsound
with good reason, because it is based on several serious misconcep
tions.
One of these basic misconceptions is that massive sea transport
ability is no longer necessary for U.S. military defense needs.
Proponents of military airlift have been trying to convince the
American people of this for years, but the present situation in Viet
nam, where 98 percent of our military supplies and personnel arrive
by ship, should completely shatter this view.
Another serious misconception, which the FDL proponents how
ever voice as a proven fact, is that American shipyards are not
capable of constructing modern vessels at competitive prices.
This is certainly untrue. The basic problem being faced by Ameri
can shipyards is that they do not get enough orders because of the
backward and inadequate ship construction program pursued by the
government. If the government would actively pursue a shipbuilding
program adequate for the nation's needs, shipyards would be able to
retain more highly skilled shipyard workers and modernize their
equipment and shipbuilding procedures in line with mass production
techniques.
The nation's shipbuilding facilities have suffered a steady deteriora
tion for the same reason that the merchant fleet has continued to
decline—Governmental neglect of the nation's maritime needs has
meant that not nearly enough ships have been ordered and built in
recent years.
It is ironic that the FDL program would only serve to worsen this
situation. The huge amounts of money necessary for its develop
ment and construction would certainly lead to a reduction in our al
ready inadequate shipbuilding program, which would put both the
shipbuilding industry and the maritime industry in an even worse posi
tion than at present. As the U.S. maritime picture grows even worse,
more and more cargoes are lost to foreign-flag vessels in a vicious circle
of decay that could lead to the complete loss of our maritime capability.
This would be one of the worst disasters ever to overtake the United
States—and it is already in the making.
Seafarer Meets Spaceman
Seafarer George Annis (left) was photographing dignitaries attend
ing the Annual Mental Health Association meeting in New Orleans
recently when he spotted U.S. Astronaut Scott Carpenter among the
guests. Annis, an admirer of the space program's intrepid pio
neers, took the opportunity to introduce.himself to the Commander,
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SEAFARERS LOG
Page Three
Short-Sighted U.S. Policy Continues
Four More Seafarers
Win Engineer Ratings
Proposed 1968 Maritime Budget
Hit as Inadequate tor US Needs
WASHINGTON—President Johnson's budget request for maritime appropriations for Fiscal Year
Four more Seafarers have passed the U.S. Coast Guard exami
1968, which is a virtual repetition of the inadequate and short-sighted maritime budgetary requests
nations and have been issued their engineer's licenses after attend
ing the training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of past years, has come under severe attack from all segments of the American maritime industry
including maritime labor, man- ^
of the Marine Engineers Bene S>the plight of maritime or the dan ceived and wasteful by all seg
Oliver L. Lee, 62, joined the agement, and shipbuilders.
ficial Association. A total o:
ger to national security involved ments of the industry.
SIU in 1949 in the port of Tampa.
The new appropriations re in allowing its steady decline to
119 Seafarers have now receivec
A native of the State of Florida,
Furthermore, the Administra
engineer's licenses as a result oi' Lee sailed with the SIU as fire quest, calls for a construction dif continue, maritime was completely
tion
has stated its intention to
ferential subsidy funds to cover ignored in the President's budget
the joint program.
man, oiler, watertender.
discontinue
operations of the pro
The newly-licensed engineers
Norman E. Wroton, Jr., 36, the building of just 13 new mer message to Congress, which made totype nuclear powered freighter
chant
ships
during
fiscal
1968,
are sailing or are about to sail in has been a member of the SIU
no reference at all to the Ameri Savannah. The Administration
exactly
the
same
number
as
dur
can
maritime industry.
since 1948. A native of Virginia,
announced that the nuclear ves
ing
fiscal
1967—a
number
which
Maritime
industry criticism of sel would be laid up in August
Wroton joined the Union in the
all segments of the industry agree the Administration's new budge
port of Norfolk.
because "continued operation was
SIU engine department men is totally inadequate for the na tary requests was particularly vo not feasible against over-all finan
who have the necessary require tion's needs.
cal in other areas as well. The cial needs of the country."
The amount requested for op President's request for appropria
ments and who want to enroll in
Represents No Increase
the school can obtain additional erating differential subsidies during tions to construct five of the De
fiscal
1968
also
shows
no
appreci
Acting
Maritime Administrator
information and apply for the
fense Department's controversial
able
increase
in
the
aid
already
James
W.
Gulick made clear that
course at any SIU hall or write
Fast Deployment Logistic ships at
provided
to
maritime
in
the
pre
the
fiscal
1968 maritime budget
directly to SIU headquarters at
an estimated cost of $40 million
vious
fiscal
budget.
request,
which
on paper appears
675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn,
Wroton
Lee
each was greeted with strong op
New York, 11232. The telephone
In addition to the budgetary re position. The FDL concept has to be slightly higher than the fiscal
engineer's berths aboard Ameri number is HYacinth 9-6600.
quests, which take no notice of already been branded as ill-con- 1967 request, in reality represents
can-flag ships.
no increase. He pointed out that
The SIU men who passed their
the apparent increase, which oc
Coast Guard examinations this
curs in the areas of operating and
week and were licensed as engi
construction differential subsidies,
neers were Thomas Stratford, Wil
actually represents "catch-up"
liam Condon, Jr. and Oliver L.
items an J reprogramming of pre
Lee, who received their Third
viously appropriated funds, and
Assistant Engineer's licenses; and
"does not mean we are engaged
WASHINGTON—The continuing decline of the American merchant marine, which has reached in any brand-new program."
Norman E. Wroton, Jr., who re
ceived his Second Assistant Engi the point where the American-flag fleet is so sm all it can only haul a tiny 8 percent of the nation's
Commenting on the fiscal 1968
neer's license.
waterborne foreign trade, was sharply scored by Senator William Proxmire (D-Wis.) who spoke last
maritime appropriations request,
Thomas Stratford, 33, has been week at a regular weekly legisla- ^
SIU President Paul Hall noted
Another speaker, Thomas E. tary cargoes in American-flag that the effects of the proposed
sailing with the SIU since 1952 tive meeting of the Maritime
Stakem, senior vice president of ships.
budget for shipping and shipbuild
Trades Department.
• Transportation of at least 50 . ing were "practically zero" and
SlU-contracted Delta Steamship
Noting that the "competitive Lines, proposed five steps to as percent of all Government-gener that the basic problem—lack of a
disadvantage" of the U.S.-flag
sure the future of the U.S. as a ated cargoes aboard American-flag definitive, long-range national pol
merchant marine is "immense,
ships.
icy for strengthening the Ameri
the Senator, who heads the Joint great maritime power. He pro
• Transportation of 50 percent can merchant marine — still re
posed:
Economic Committee of Congress,
of all commercial cargoes on es
• Legislation assigning control sential foreign trade routes aboard mained.
praised efforts being made by the
'Liability-Laden'
MTD and others to strengthen of maritime appropriations to the American-flag ships.
the merchant fleet by convincing House Merchant Marine Commit
Calling the Fast Deployment
Representative Paul G. Rogers
the Congress and the White House tee.
Logistic Ship program a "liability(D-Fla.)
contrasted
the
decline
of
Stratford
Condon
• Creation of an independent the American merchant marine laden" undertaking "with no ap
that a stronger maritime is a na
Maritime
Administration.
tional
necessity.
with the rapid growth of the Soviet parent benefit or value to our
in the engine department, first as
country," he noted that the FDL
•
Transportation
of
all
mili
merchant fleet.
an electrician and then as fireman,
Proxmire indicated that a
ships
would represent direct com
oiler, watertender.
greater participation by Americanpetition by the Department of De
William Condon, Jr., 56, has flag vessels in our waterborne for Mishap Claims Crew of Five
fense with the privately-owned
been a member of the SIU since eign trade is of the utmost impor
merchant fleet, which has the dual
1951. A native of Philadelphia, tance even if only to improve the
function
under the law to serve
Condon joined the SIU in that nation's balance of payments di
the
nation's
commercial and na
port and last sailed with the Union lemma. Restrictions on capital
tional
defense
needs.
as FWT.
movements and other measures
Another
sharp
attack on the
might not be necessary, he in
President's
maritime
budget re
ferred, if the merchant fleet were
VANCOUVER, B.C.—Two SIU of Canada tugmen are among
quests was made by Edwin M.
hauling
an
appreciably
larger
SEAFARERS|fc-LOG share of the trade to lower the the four crewmen still missing and presumed dead in the sinking Hood, president of the Shipbuild
of the tug Gulf Master off the Sechelt Peninsula near Vancouver ers Council of America. Hood ac
Feb. 3. 1967 • Vol. XXIX. No. 3
outlay of dollars to foreign flag
on January II. The sinking^
cused the Administration of en
ships.
Offleial Publication of the
ard (Red) McLaughlin has called gaging in "more finger-crossing
claimed
five
lives
in
all.
In
addi
Seafarers International Union
The Senator also called for tion to the two Canadian Sea for a complete federal investiga expediencey and wishful thinking"
of North America,
more U.S.-flag ships on the Great farer tugmen, two crewmen, mem tion into the unexplained sinking.
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
in the hope that the merchant
and Inland Waters District,
Lakes as part of a general increase bers of the Canadian Merchant The Vancouver Port Warden has marine problem would go away.
AFL-CIO
in American-flag shipping.
Service Guild are still missing and applied to Ottawa for permission
He declared that the Adminis
Executive Board
The
MTD
legislative
meeting
presumed dead. The fifth crew to open a Department of Trans tration had obviously chosen to
PAUL HALL, Prsstdent
was chaired by Thomas W. Glea- man, also a Guild member, was port inquiry into the mishap.
CAL TANNER
EARL SHEPARD
ignore the ever-widening sea
Estc. Viee-Prei.
Viee-PreMent
son, president of the International rescued but died from exposure
The
only
Gulf
Master
crewman
power
gap between the United
AL KERR
LINDSEK WILLIAMS
Longshoreman's Association. In before regaining consciousness.
Soe.-Trtat.
Viee-Preaident
to be found, mate Rodney Sey States and the Soviet Union, and
ROBERT MATTHEWS
separate remarks, Gleason called
The SIU of Canada tugmen mour, died without regaining con warned that this course of action
Vice-President
br construction of bigger, faster who were aboard the ill-fated ves sciousness shortly after a dramatic was conducive to greater risks,
HERBERT BRAND
American-flag ships to compete sel were deckhands Robert Ayotte rescue by helicopter from a four adding that the odds were multi
Dirsetor of Organitino and
Publications
with new foreign tonnage—such and Edmond Poirier. The Guild foot square plywood raft. A Royal plying daily and that in the long
Managing Editor
as the growing Soviet fleet.
members were the tug's captain, Canadian Air Force para-rescue run only the national well-being
MIKE POLLACK
Assistant Editor
The problem of how to strength Forrest Anderson, engineer Rich team jumped into the frigid water would suffer.
NATHAN SKYER
Staff iVritera
A breakdown of the budget re
en the American merchant marine ard McPhail, and mate Rodney amid 10 foot waves to get a line
PETER WEILL
was also the subject at the first
around the seaman and lift him quests for maritime shows that
Seymour.
PBmi WEISS
regular monthly MTD seminar
The cause of the sinking re into the helicopter. In spite of $143 million was proposed for
ED RUBBNSTBIN
leld in ,Washington.
mains a mystery because the three- continuous artificial respiration construction differential subsidy;
The keynote of the seminar was year-old, 66 foot long steel-hulled and external heart massage. Sey $200 million for operating differ
Pikllihid kluMkly at 810 Rhodi iiland Annas
N.E., Wiihlnitsn, D. C. 20018 ky ths Siafarset
by SIU President Paul Hall, vessel, which was well equipped mour succumed to exposure with ential subsidy; $7.6 million for
srt Intirnallsnal Union, Atlantfe, Gall, Laku
and Inland Watara Dlitrlat, AFL-CIO, 675
who is also president of the MTD. with emergency radio equipment, out being able to give any clue to research and development; $15.9
Faartk Asaaaa. Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tal.
Hall noted that it is important to sent out no distress call before the fate of the Gulf Master or million for administration and
NYaslath 9-6600. Soaand alau yaitaga yald
at WaHUnitan, 0. C.
$6.3 million for maritime train
develop public knowledge and to her disappearance. It is believed, her crew.
POSTHASTErS ATTENTION: Farai 3579
ing.
As was noted, however, much
alert
the
public
to
the
importance
At
the
time
of
the
sinking,
the
however,
that
the
vessel
went
tarda ahaald ka isnt to Saafaran Intarnatlana!
Union, Atlanila, Salt, Lakat and Inland Watara
of the American merchant marine down in 450 feet of water two Gulf Master was headed for Van of the two major appropriations
Dlitrlat, AFL-CIO, ^5 Faarth Annas, Oraakand to the need for revised Gov miles offshore from Sechelt, .where couver without a tow after deliv represents "catch-up" items and
lyn, N.Y. 11232.
>T
ernment policies to assure an ade an oil slick was spotted.
ering a load of logs about 50 reprogramming of previously ap
propriated funds.
quate merchant marine.
SIU of Canada President Leon miles away.
MTD Delegates Hear Senator Proxmire
Outline Steps to Halt Maritime's Decline
i
Two SIU of Canada Tugmen lost
As Vessel Sinks Near Vancouver
•jwYigNSNTOiimiffg IIIMI1IIBHI wai' 11
�Page Fcmr
SEAFARERS
Six Additional Seafarer Veterans
Join Growing SlU Pension Poster
Bursich
Long
Johnson
Capote
Swarthout
February 3, 1967
LOG
Maldonado
Six new names have been added to the growing list of Seafarers collecting an SIU pension. New
comers to the pension ranks include: Anthony Bursich, John C. Long, Essen Johnson, Adolfo
Capote, Murland E. Swarthout, and Joaquin Maldonado.
Anthony Bursich was bom in sailed in the engine department as an electrician, or FOW. He
Austria, came to the United as a fireman and as an oiler.
presently lives in New Orleans.
States where he eventually re
John C. Long was bora in Fort
Essen A. Johnson spent the
ceived his citizenship and joined Baker, California, and joined the early years of his life in Sweden
the SIU in Philadelphia, where he SIU in New Orelans, La; His sea
before settling in the U.S. and
lives with his family. During his time was spent in the engine de receiving his citizenship here. He
active years with the SIU, he partment where he sailed either
joined the SIU in Philadelphia
and makes his home in New Or
leans.
Adolfo Capote joined the SIU
in New Orleans and makes his
home now in Tampa, Fla. Capote
sailed in the steward department
as a messman.
Two very staunch friends and supporters of maritime labor,
Pensioner Murland E. Swarth
Capt. Jack Firestone, field representative of the Maritime Admin out joined the SIU in the Port
istration, and Capt. David Baer, Vice President of Maritime Over of Norfolk. Brother Swarthout
makes his home in Vestaburg,
seas Corp. and a trustee of the
and
two
years
later
was
elected
Michigan.
SIU Pension Plan as well as a
Vice
President.
Joaquin Maldonado was bora
member of the SIU Manage
Capt. Baer is survived by his in Puerto Rico where he continues
ment Negotiating Committee, died
wife, Olga, and two sons. Donald to make his home. He joined the
recently within a day of each 22, sails as a member of the SIU.
SIU at headquarters in New York
other.
Eugene, 20, attends Brooklyn Col and sailed in the deck department
Jack Firestone, who sailed with lege.
as a carpenter, and as an A.B.
a Master's license and then, until
the time of his death, served as a
field representative in the New No Serious In/ur/es in Guam Mishap
York area for the Maritime Ad
ministration, died at the age of
32. Firestone lived in Brooklyn
with his wife, Erika, who survives
him.
His passing is a loss to mari
SAN FRANCISCO—SIU Pacific District-contracted Pacific Far
time labor as well as to the Mari
East
Lines has decided against making any attempt to salvage the
time Administration. He had
freighter
Guam Bear, which was beached on a coral reef inside the
helped to coordinate cooperation
harbor
at
Apra, Guam follow- ^
between the two groups and will
Following the collision, the
be missed by each. He was especi ing a collision with the tanker
Guam Bear was in danger of sink
ally interested in programs that up Esso Seattle last month.
graded the seaman's technical
None of the 46 Pacific District ing, but with the aid of tugs man
knowledge. Capt. Firestone was a Seafarers and six passengers were aged to beach on the reef, where
graduate of the Kings Point Aca seriously injured in the mishap, her after end settled under water.
A Guam Bear crewmember
demy.
but four crewmen were treated for
who
was asleep in his bunk at the
minor
injuries
at
the
Navy
Hospi
An Eady Organizer
time of the collision described a
tal.
Capt. David Baer, who died at
The Guam Bear was entering "terrific" jolt that knocked him to
the age of 56, first went to sea
the port with a load of general the deck. The ship's horn began
during the Depression, as an Ordi
cargo from San Francisco when sounding immediately, he said,
nary Seaman. He became a mem
the collision occurred, ripping a and all hands rushed to their sta
ber of the SlU-afiiliated Sailors
70 by 30 foot hole in her port side tions. The ship immediately be
Union of the Pacific. He actively
aft of No. 4 hatch. The Esso gan taking water and the crew
participated in the SUP's protest
Seattle suffered extensive bow feared she would sink before she
against the Maritime Commis
damage.
could be beached.
sion's hiring of seamen. Even
tually, the SUP was granted per
mission to set up its own hiring
halls. Baer remained an active
and influential member of the
SUP until he became an officer.
Throughout his career as a ship's
officer and later as a steamship
company executive, he retained his
interest in the welfare of seamen.
In 1950, Baer, who was then
sailing as a Master, decided to
come ashore for health reasons.
He became Pier Superintendent
for the American Israeli Shipping
Co. He was responsible for the
Supervision of loading operations
for cargoes bound for Israel. Fol
lowing reorganization of the Mari
time Overseas Corp. in 1953, that
firm appointed him Port Captain. Her stern awash, the SlU-Pacific District contracted Guam Bear
He was named Assistant Vice hangs on the edge of coral reef where she was beached following
President of the company in 1961, collision in Apra, Guam. Owners have declared ship total loss.
Two Friends of Maritime Labor
Die Within Day of Each Other
Pacific District Vessel Guam Bear
Declared Total Loss After Collision
The Atlantic Coast
by Eari (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area
Seafarers continue to perform their jobs in the service of our
country by getting vital cargoes to Viet Nam. It's unfortunate that
the government becomes aware of the major abilities of the mer
chant marine only in a time of national crisis. Perhaps the present
crisis will serve as a lesson to the U. S. government in pointing out
the usefulness of the merchant been with the SIU a solid 20 years.
marine and the particular need of
Frank Burns last sailed in the
the industry.
engine department aboard the
Puerto Rico
Chilore, as an oiler, then spent the
The possibility of the establish holidays at home with his family.
ment of a merchant marine acad Frank's all ready to ship once
emy in Puerto Rico is being again.
studied by Resident Commissioner
New York
Santiago Polanco Abreu.
Shipping out of here has been
The Commissioner believes that a' bit slow lately but we're hoping
if the Puerto, Rican legislature ap for livelier activity in the near
propriates the money, they could future. The weather around New
get matching funds for the project York has been newsworthy. The
from the U.S. Congress.
thermometer has been approach
The ac-ademy would train ing the 70's in mid-January, which
youths as deck and engineer offi is as commonplace as India's mon
cers in the merchant marine. Ten soon rains showing up in the mid
tative plans set construction costs dle of the Sahara Desert.
at $1 million with the site set in
Mayaguez. Enrollment is approxiated at 200 students.
Polance hopes that construction
as well as operation of the school
could be jointly subsidized by the
federal and Commonwealth gov
ernments.
Governor Sanchez of Puerto
Rico is also in support of the pro
posal.
Beadey
LaChance
Oldtimers pitching in with daily
work on the polls committee are
Philadelphia
Julio D. Delgado, Monserrate
Shipping has been good out of
Saliva and Ernesto F. Fartinez.
Meanwhile, Ray Poole is holding the port of Philadelphia during
down the chief steward's spot the last few weeks and the outlook
remains bright. Unusual spring
aboard the Raphad Semmes.
time weather is much to the pleas
Norfolk
ure of seafarers around the hall
Shipping out of Norfolk has lately. James Labenz is registered,
been pood and the outlook for the waiting for a bosn's job after his
immediate future is also good. In run on the Steel King.
this period, 6 vessels were by in
Baltimore
transit.
The tugboat strike by the In
Oldtimer Henri Robin, 24 years
land
Boatmen's Union is contin
with the SIU, stopped by the hall
uing
here
and the main union de
recently following payoff as chief
mand
is
a
24-hour notice before
steward aboard the Margaret
layoff.
In
this
day and age, no
Brown. The Vietnam run, he
working
man
should
not know
said is an interesting and unusual
from
one
day
to
the
next
whether
experience. According to Henri,
he'll
be
working
or
have
a
day off.
"Everyone on board ship worked
very well together."
Robert Beale, 19 years with the
SIU, is registered on the beach
and ready to ship any time. His
last vessel was the Transhartford,
on which he sailed as AB.
McDonald Slade's last ship was
the Duval as an FWT. He's been
with the SIU for 11 years and
Three vessels—one British and
plans to ship out again soon.
two Polish—have been added to
the U.S. Government blacklist of
Boston
vessels ineligible to haul U.S. gov
Beantown shipping has been ernment-generated cargoes be
slow this period but it should pick cause of their having engaged in
up in the coming one.
trade with North Vietnam.
Oldtimer William McKeon,
The latest compilation shows 32
who's been enjoying his affiliation foreign-flag ships on the list. Of
with the SIU for these past 23 these, 17 are Polish; eight British,
years, was on the beach for a four Cypriot, two Greek and one
while to take care of some per Maltese.
sonal business and to enjoy the
The three vessels recently added
holidays. "The Commodore," are the 7,300-gross ton Britishwith fine memories of his steward flag Ardrowan, and the Polishdepartment stint aboard the John flag vessels Hugo Kolltha, 3,755
C, is looking forward to the first tons and Marceli Nowotko, 6,660
opportunity to set sail again.
tons.
Charles Bartlett was laid up in
The North Vietnam blacklist
dry dock for a spell but we're became effective January • 25,
happy to report he's FED once 1966. Like the Cuba blacklist,
more, waiting for the first AB job owners may have their ships re
to go up on the boards. "I'll be moved providing they promise to
happy to be back working on the keep all ships under their control
seas again," he says. Charlie has out of North Vietnamese ports.
•i
. i
(
vy-.
FAree Vessels Added
To Vietnam BlatkiistTotal Grows to 32
4
�February 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
The Great Lakes
by Fred Fernen. Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes
Page Fire
Dirksen Blocks Move In Senate
To Ease Rule For Filibuster Cutoff
An effort by Senate liberals to make it easier to halt a filibuster was killed when Republican Leader
On January 20th, Detroit SIU officials met with the Federal Everett McKinley Dirksen prevented the Senate from acting on a rules change.
Mediation and Conciliation Service in order to try to resolve a dis
Present rules require a two-thirds vote to close debate and supporters of a rules change had rallied
pute with the Reiss Steamship Company. The dispute relates to behind a compromise plan to ^
the MV John A. Kling and the MV Raymond Reiss. These two end debate by a three-fifths vote. sponsoring a cloture petition to hopes for some sort of rules re
vessels were converted to diesel during the 1965-1966 lay-up But they were unable to get their permit the rules change proposal form. Earlier he had told news
to come to the floor.
men he could "live with" a threeperiod.
plan to a vote—or even bring it to
upcoming
activity
for
Seafarers
to
Both
had
opposed
the
parlia
fifths rule. On the Senate floor he
In the spring of 1966, without
the Senate floor.
look
forward
to.
mentary
shortcut
which
the
Senate
gave
his "assurance" to supporters
notifying the union, the company
On the showdown to invoke clo rejected on January 18—an asser of a rules change that he would
Alpena
reduced the number of unlicensed
The people of Alpena appreci ture, 36 Democrats and 17 Re tion that a majority of the Senate "sit down . . . and see if we can
personnel in the engine depart
publicans voted to halt the filibus
ments of these two ships. Their ate the saying, "if winter comes, ter against tbe rules change; 27 had a constitutional right to act on not negotiate a reasonable time to
contract with the SIU specifically can spring be far behind" ... for Democrats and 19 Republicans its rules at the start of a new Con discuss this matter and let it come
gress without being hamstrung by
states, however, that any reduc this area right now is so snowed supported the filibuster.
rules adopted by a previous Con to a vote."
tion in- manning must be discussed up you might say we're hibernat
Less than 24 hours later, the
An apparent about-face by gress. A ruling by Vice President
ing for the winter.
with the union.
It's not too soon though to think Dirksen dashed the last real hope Humphrey left this course open, hopes that Dirksen's influence
The Reiss Steamship Co. went
of
shaping up for the spring ship for a major rules reform in this but the Senate refused by a 61-37 would rally the two-thirds needed
ahead anyway, eliminating nine
vote to follow it.
for the cloture vote were dashed.
ping
season. So, we'd like to ad Congress.
jobs on the Raymond Reiss and
vise
everyone
in
the
area
to
get
Dirksen
had
joined
with
Dem
Dirksen's
willingness
to
coThe Republican leader ex
six jobs on the John A. Kling,
his
physical
before
fit-out.
ocratic
Leader
Mike
Mansfield
in
sponsor
the
cloture
petition
raised
plained
that he had no intention
even before either vessel had been
given a trial run. Both ships sailed
of voting for cloture, that his sig
all season without wipers. Oilers
nature on the petition didn't mean
performed all maintenance work,
anything except that he was will
including sanitary operations.
ing to have the Senate vote on
Automation, the company
whether or not to close debate.
claimed, eliminated the work of
Only
16 signatures are needed on
oilers.
a
cloture
petition and 30 senators
We di.sagree. The oiler's duties
besides
Dirksen
had signed it.
and responsibilities were not elimi
On Jan. 24, when the vote
nated. We're not opposed to auto
came,
the Senate Republican lead
mation. We're willing to negoti
Senator Philip Hart (D-Mich.), the chairman of the
"Just imagine," the letter said, "if each stock
er was explicit:
ate new manning scales. But we're Senate Anti-Trust and Monopoly Subcommittee, and the
opposed to the elimination of jobs sponsor of the Truth-in-Fackaging Bill which was passed holder had written three prescriptions a day, sales
"I am opposed to cloture by a
when it requires other workers to by the Senate last year, is the author of the article below would have been $168,000 and profits a wallop majority, I am opposed to cloture
carry the additional work load of which depicts the conflict-of-interest that prevails in some ing $68,000."
by 60 percent, and I am opposed
areas of the medical profession today.
tho.se men eliminated.
Another letter written by a doctor to his stock to cloture by any other means than
The membership will be kept
holder-colleagues urged, "Let's push the pen for that which exists in Rule 22 at the
up to date on this issue ai mem
WASHINGTON—There is a growing contro Cartone together and watch it grow."
present time," he told the Senate.
bership meetings and through the versy in the medical profession about how doctors
The
Senate
Antitrust
and
Monopoly
Subcom
"As a practical matter," he add
Log.
should earn their money and, because the con mittee, which I chair, has been holding hearings
ed, "had we not had the rule which
'"
Cleveland
sumer interest is directly affected, it appears that
You'd never know that the Congress may have to umpire a decision. Basic on these practices and has heard from a good is on the books today, repeal of
many doctors on both sides of the question.
Section 14(b) [the 'right-to-work'
wicked month of January is nearly
over, for the weather on this end ally, the question is this:
One South Carolina eye specialist who does provision of the Taft-Hartley Act]
Should doctors be allowed to make money by not sell glasses offered the motivation of doctors would have been jammed through
of the Lakes has been so mild
that the Lake hasn't even frozen selling the products they prescribe?
the Seante as it was through the
that do:
over vet. Usually it's solid ice, by
Until 1955, this was no problem.
"The reason is avarice. I repeat loudly and House by twisting the arms of
now. for as far as the eye can see.
The American Medical Association clearly for clearly . . . avarice. It is absolutely certain that those tender young representatives
George Crimmins is back with bade its members to profit from the sale of any
if there were no money involved, there would be . . . The repeal of Section 14(b)
us after spending some time down
could not be rammed through the
medical
supplies.
Income,
the
code
said,
should
no selling of glasses."
on the East Coast. .Tim Gibson
Senate
... If we had not had the
come
only
from
professional
fees.
This indicates how strong feelings are getting.
was able to get himself a fast trip
two-thirds rule, it would have been
But
the
rule
was
relaxed
and
since
then
the
Still, the pitfalls of doctor-selling are obvious.
—we just received a card from
a different story."
him postmarked Amsterdam. And following medical enterprises have begun to flour
Take Congress as a rough parallel. It is often
The Senate's liberal assistant
last but not least, Joe Mickalowski ish throughout the nation:
described as "prescribing to the needs of the Republican leader, Thomas H.
is around again after spending a
1. Ophthalmologists who sell eye glasses. Once, nation."
Kuchel (CaliL), termed Dirksen's
short time on the winter coal run. patients went to ophthalmologists (eye physicians)
But what if the rules were written so that mem decision to oppose any considera
only to be examined. They then got a prescription bers of Congress could legally derive a personal tion of a rules change "a body
Duluth
Upgrading school in Duluth which they could take around to optical shops profit from everything they prescribed . . . every blow."
recently commenced with 8 men where the lens would be ground and the frames new post office, every dam, every interstate high
poing for AB, 5 for FOW, and 30 selected.
way?
for seaman's papers.
Now, often the doctor merely says, "Come back
Most doctors, I am sure, are perfectly honest—
Seafarer Lee Rowell has gotten in a week and pick up your glasses." The patient
as
are most politicians. But, in matters of this
lots of good wishes from his bud is seldom disposed to argue. And there is evidence
kind,
it is never wise to combine the maximum
dies, who hope he makes out well that the consumer is often charged a good deal
of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.
in the marine corps.
(Continued from page 2)
more for the glasses.
Other Seafarers in this area who
The patient is, after aill, a captive consumer if NMU had just been named a de
2. Doctor-owned pharmacies. Increasingly, doc
will be planning on shipping out
the doctor elects to make him one.
fendant in a Department of Labor
tors
or groups of doctors are buying pharmacies,
of Duluth would do well to take
proceeding due to NMU criticism
And
a
quote
from
the
Committee
Record
shows
their physicals before the spring then sending patients to that particular store.
of
other agencies of the Federal
Sometimes, this is done by phoning the prescrip what the effect can be:
fit-out.
government
and key government
"Deseret, a doctor-owned drug company, sells
tion directly to the shop, sometimes merely by
Frankfort
officers, including members of the
dextroamphetamine-sulfate under the name of Cabinet.
We've met with the National telling the patient to go there.
The patient does not often object or insist on Derex tablets for $11.30 a thousand or 13 times
Railway Adjustment Board in
Hall further stated that the pro
Chicago on January 19 regarding a written prescription. There is no evidence that the price—$.85 a thousand—charged by Wolins, posed merger of the U.S. Depart
severance pay for crewmembers of prices are lower at these pharmacies and there is a well-known generic wholesaler. Both companies ments of Commerce and Labor
the Ann Arbor No. 5. We're cur some evidence to indicate that costs to the con purchase the same product from the same sup into a new super-department—the
rently waiting for a decision from sumer go up.
plier."
Department of Business and Labor
the mediation referee.
And
a
survey
cited
in
the
record
showed
that
—raises
some serious questions,
(The committee has found to date 3000 doctorAnother line of development
because
even
at best the Labor
in
one
region
consumers
paid
from
$7.50
to
$15
owned drug stores and suspects there are many
took place January 6 when we
Department as it now exists does
more
for
eye
glasses
from
dispensing
doctors
than
met with the Ann Arbor Co. offi more.)
not fully protect the interests of
3. Doctor-owned drug repackaging companies. from opticians . . .
cials regarding proposals for a
American workers.
The Medical Restraint of Trade Act is my pro
new contract. Further meetings These companies buy wholesale drugs and repack
In calling for a Congressional
posal
for a congressional solution. It would allow
are going to be held soon, pend age them under their own trade name. Doctorinvestigation
of the Duluth matter
ing settlement.
owners then prescribe by these trade names, thus doctors to sell medical products if they chose^—but and its implications, the SIU dis
making a profit on every prescription they write. would prohibit them from making profits on those tributed copies of a four-page doc
Buffalo
One repackaging firm sent out a letter to all sales.
ument highlighting its position on
A survey of this northern port
Doctors could then provide patients with any the case in Duluth which appeared
doctor-stockholders
gently
chiding
them
for
writ
indicates that more vessels than
sales service needed, but could derive income only in the Jan. 20, 1967 issue of the
last season will be fitted out for ing only one prescription a day on the firm's
from professional service fees.
Seafarers Log.
the coming one, indicating greater products.
Doctor-Owned Drugstores Stir
Conflict-of-interest Debute
SIU Calls for Probe
Of Labor Department
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SEAFARERS
AFL-dO President Meany Lauds
New Labor Department Nominations
WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO is "delighted" at President
Johnson's selection of James J. Reynolds and Thomas R. Donahue
for top Labor Dept. posts, Federation Pres. George Meany de
dared.
cessively editor, education direc
Reynolds, who has been as tor and director of the contract
sistant secretary for labor-man division.
agement relations since 1961,
Radio Coordinator
moves up to under secretary, the
From 1957 to 1960, he was
number two job in the department. European labor program coordi
He succeeds John F. Henning, nator in Paris for the Free Europe
who has been appointed U.S. am Committee, the parent organiza
bassador to New Zealand.
tion of Radio Free Europe.
Reynolds, 60, is a former offi
cial of the American Locomotive
Co. and has helped mediate ma
jor labor disputes in recent years.
Meany said Reynolds "has a fine
record of distinguished service in
the Dept. of Labor and we believe
he will prove to be an excellent
under secretary."
To fill Reynolds' spot as assist
ant secretary, Johnson nominated
38-year-old Thomas R. Donahue,
executive assistant to Pres. David
Sullivan of the Building Service
Employes.
Donahue, a graduate of Man
hattan College with a law degree
from Fordham University, served
from 1949 to 1957 on the staff of
the 42,000-member BSEIU Local
32-B in New York. He was suc
Question: Who is your choice
as Athlete of the Year for 1966?
Charles Bramhle: This will sur
prise you. I don't have a choice.
I'm just not that
impressed about
those I read of in
the papers. No, I
can't think of any
athlete in particu
lar. No one de
serves it for 1966,
but come around
in '67, maybe
that'll be a finer year in sports.
I certainly hope so.
Herman S. Ricci: In sports, the
two managers of the National and
American League
pennant winners
would be my
choice. But why
limit the question
to sports? In pol
itics, Dean Rusk
did outstanding
work. He's a man
of the year. As
United States Secretary of State,
he performed quite admirably.
Besides serving as assistant to
Sullivan, Donahue has also been
secretary of the BSEIU's Civil
Rights Committee.
He was described by Meany as
"a man of outstanding talent, abil
ity and experience" who will be
"a first-rate public servant."
Meany said Labor Secretary W.
Willard Wirtz "is getting two fine
men for his leadership team and
we congratulate them both on
their appointment."
Sullivan commented that Dona
hue has done "an exceptionally
fine" job with the Building Serv
ice Employes and expressed pride
"that the President has seen fit to
call upon one of our members to
serve in the very important office
of assistant secretary of labor."
Jorge Rodriguez: Frank Robin
son of the Orioles is the flashiest
performer in baseball. Running,
hitting, or throw
ing, he's a great
threat against any
foe. His grace,
his speed, are sure
assets. His record
speaks for itself.
Who can you
name to match him as an allaround player? No one.
Ivan Usera: Ken Boyer of the
Mets should be athlete of the year.
While his season
wasn't his best,
just watch him
improve and con
tinue on in a great
career. He'll equal
Musial, Mantle,
any other chap
going. I don't get
to Shea Stadium
too often, but when I do go, I'll
watch Boyer's every move.
A1>
Robert Hankinson: Bart Starr
Delfino Camacho: Sandy Kou- all the way. His quarterbacking
fax of the Los Angeles Dodgers,
of the Green Bay
unquestionably.
Packers led them
His phenomenal
to victory all sea
pitching record is
son and sent them
beyond challenge
to the heights of
by any player,
victory in the
past or present.
Super Bowl. He
He has guts, too,
completed 62 per
having pitched
cent of his passes.
and stayed in
A great record.
there while working with a sore He deserves recognition for the
arm uncomplainingly. Baseball job he did. No one else comes
close.
won't be the same without him.
February 3, 1967
LOG
DISPATCHERS REPORT
Atlantic/ Gulf & Inland Watars District
January 14, 1967 to January 27, 1967
DECK DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
REGISTERED on BEACH
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
REGISTERED on BEACH
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
All Groups
Class A Class B
6
1
30
41
14
11
26
21
11
8
3
5
2
2
19
12
69
31
30
31
19
6
19
42
13
11
270
213
All Groups
Class A Class B
0
0
40
31
13
13
19
22
8
7
5
7
2
6
16
17
54
32
24
38
13
7
40
46
17
13
.251
239
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
181
74
12
5
59
41
19
14
4
6
5
1
43
24
109
75
79
75
32
4
46
5
15
10
609
335
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
1
1
1
47
25
25
13
5
6
17
10
10
2
3
5
4
5
10
7
4
4
32
18
12
45
25
-8
18
23
5
4
5
8
24
20
55
16
12
20
230
156
169
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B
4
1
40
16
23
2
24
8
2
4
6
5
4
0
12
7
56
38
23
15
6
5
29
12
14
12
245
123
All Groups
Class A Class B
19
2
258
90
23
11
101
53
27
19
12
2
14
6
73
20
178
80
130
60
47
4
55
7
42
2
979
356
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
1
0
1
10
12
45
6
10
21
9
9
13
4
2
4
4
9
8
6
7
7
17
2
40
22
39
2
16
31
25
3
8
7
58
37
24
10
15
21
275
145
145
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
0
0
1
33
14
5
13
4
5
3
15
8
0
1
8
9
4
8
7
1
1
28
9
3
47
34
20
25
13
7
1
1
9
23
52
14
9
5
9
134
93
144
REGISTERED on BEACH
•V
All Groups
Class A Class B
9
4
157
40
22
7
60
23
13
17
4
6
9
1
65
19
150
73
90
48
10
6
46
13
19
10
654
267
Congress OK's Boyd to Head Transport Dept.
Transport Chief's Maritime Views
Blasted by American Shipbuilders
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate recently confirmed the nomination of Alan S. Boyd to head the
new cabinet-level Department of Transportation, amid a storm of controversy stirred up by Boyd's
suggestion that American ship operators be allowed to build their vessels in foreign shipyards.
Testifying before the Senate
Volume Cuts Cost
measures now before Congress to
ommerce Committee, which
Gilbride pointed out that the make the Maritime Administra
was looking into the fitness of
potential for cost savings in tion an independent agency and to
lis appointment to the cabinetcreased with the size of the pro give merchant marine committees
evel post, Boyd suggested that
duction run, so that the fewer in Congress authority to review
U.S.-flag ship operators "should be
ships built, the more each one Federal maritime appropriations.
able to purchase their equipment
Another strong attack on Boyd's
costs—so that eliminating the lim
ships) wherever they can find it"
ited number of ships now built in position was made by Edwin M.
in the world without being what American yards could only result Hood, president of the Shipbuild
le termed "captives of the ship
in their becoming less competitive ers Council of America, who
building market" in this country.
and lead to their closing down pointed out that the build-abroad
Representatives of the Ameri
completely—which would leave concept has been "denounced and
can shipbuilding industry were
rejected by a host" of govern
quick to challenge Boyd's position, the U.S. with no shipbuilding mental, congressional, industry
capability at all.
even though maritime labor and
"Fortunately," he continued, and labor leaders. "The only way
management, with the assistance
"the
Congress is better informed for U.S. shipyards to become more
of many U.S. legislators, were suc
about
the maritime facts of life competitive is to build more ships
cessful in their battle to have the
and
seems
determined to initiate in this country—not to divert the
Maritime Administration removed
and enact legislation to bolster business to other countries," he
Tom the new Transportation De
and preserve our maritime re said.
partment, which Boyd will head.
Hood noted that recent recom
sources." He noted that there were
Boyd's contention that the
mendations on shipbuilding prove
diversion of American shipbuild
that the government's right hand
ing to foreign yards would stimudoes not know what the left hand
ate U.S. yards to become more
is doing because the proposed Fast
competitive was blasted as defy
Deployment Logistic Ship pro
ing "one of the basic laws of
X";
gram of the Defense Department
economics," by John Gilbride,
is based on the premise that sav
ere^ies-nafnue
president of Todd Shipyards Corp.
ings could be realized by con
StAWWfltSlCG
What Mr. Boyd overlooks,"
MilOO'CM/Al..,
structing more ships in series pro
le said, "is that American yards
duction at United States shipyards
tTSfvt/jfwm
already operate in a fierce com
MmarM.Aiy.
—^while Boyd has suggested the
U2SZ
petitive environment."
opposite.
I
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February 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
N. Y. Liberal Wins Seat
On Key House Committee
House Democrats chose a New York liberal over a Texas con
servative to fill a key vacancy on the powerful Ways & Means Com
mittee, but the margin was close enough to give Administration sup
porters the shudders.
The secret-ballot vote in the House Democratic caucus was 115
for Representative Jacob H. Gilbert (N.Y.) to 113 for Representative
Omar Burleson (Tex.).
Gilbert's selection put 12 congressmen who usually support the
Administration on the 25-member committee, with an equal number
who normally vote with the conservative coalition and Chairman
Wilbur D. Mills (D-Ark.) holding the swing vote. Mills, one of the
most influential men in the House, has pushed through some important
Administration bills and blocked others.
There were other factors than a straight liberal-conservative show
down in the caucus vote. Nevertheless, a defeat for Gilbert would have
been read as a strong rebuff to the Democratic leadership and Demo
cratic members also select the Democratic members of other House
committees, subject to routine confirmation at a party caucus.
There was one other liberal gain as ,the House moved through its
start-of-a-Congress procedures. The two Democratic vacancies on the
Rules Committee were filled by liberals—^William R. Anderson o:
Tennessee and Spark M. Matsunaga of Hawaii.
This gives Administration supporters a normal 9-6 working majority
on the committee, especially important since the bipartisan conservative
coalition won repeal of the 21-day rule which had thwarted the ability
of the Rules Committee to keep major bills from the House floor.
Conservatives picked up strength on nearly every other committee,
however, reflecting the GOP's 47-seat election gain.
Committee ratios are set by agreement of Democratic and Republi
can leaders, subject to routine House approval and most committees
dropped from a 2-1 to a 3-2 Democratic ratio.
The Appropriations Committee, which ranks in importance with
Ways & Means and Rules, took a sharp turn to the right with a shift in
party ratio from 34-16 to 30-21 Democratic. The committee size was
increased by one to give Republicans an extra member. The previous
majority was moderate-to-conservative and the liberal beachhead was
almost wiped out by the election and the death of Rep. John E. Fogarty
(D-R.I.). The lone Democratic vacancy on the committee was assigned
to a freshman from Arkansas, David Pryor, who voted against his
party's leadership on the rules changes.
The Education & Labor Committee dropped from a 21-10 to a
19-14 Democratic ratio, but retains a liberal majority.
Committees where added conservative strength is likely to have a
major impact on the Administration's program include the Banking
Committee, now 19-14 instead of 22-11; the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee, shifted from 24-12 to 21-15; the Judiciary Committee, moved
from 24-11 to 20-15 Democratic, and the Commerce Committee, with
a 19-14 instead of a 23-11 majority. The Ways & Means Committee
shift was from 17-8 to 15-10 Democratic.
The Chicago Teachers Union,
Local 1 of the American Federa
tion of Teachers, called off a strike
set for January 9 when the Board
of Education agreed to give 22,000
teaching employees an immediate
raise of $500 each and a first con
tract with other benefits. Tenta
tive settlement was reached in a
four-hour night session convened
at City Hall by Mayor Richard
J. Daley. The union had a $25
million package as its goal, while
the School Board said it could af
ford only $5.4 million. The figure
finally agreed on was $17 million,
to be financed largely out of state
and federal funds.
Solidarity of 2,400 union mem
bers throughout a 21-week strike
against the Alabama Power Com
pany was credited by their union,
the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, as the key fac
tor in a final contract settlement.
The strike began August 16, 1966.
Settlement was reached January
6, 1967 after an all-night session
between company and union ne
gotiators.
—4,—
The AFL-CIO's assistant direc
tor of its Department of Civil
Rights, Walter G. Davis, has been
appointed new director of the un
ion's Department of Education by
President George Meany. Davis
succeeds Lawrence Rogin, who is
fm
leaving to conduct a research
project in labor education. With
the Transport Service Employees,
Davis had been a local steward,
local president, member of its ex
ecutive board, and executive vice
president before joining the AFLCIO civil rights staff in 1961.
Page Seven
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Every year about this time the Department
of Commerce releases statistics on the per
centage of U.S. waterborne foreign trade that
moved aboard American-flag vessels during
the last year for which complete figures are
available.
Like death and taxes, the results of these
yearly statistics have unfortunately become
predictable. Each year the American-flag
share of our own waterborne foreign import
and export trade goes down by a few per
cent. In 1962 it was 11 percent. By 1964 it
had fallen to 9.9 percent. During 1965 it
dropped to 8 percent.
Projected less than a decade into the
future, this continuing trend would indicate
the complete disappearance of the U.S. mer
chant marine from the high seas.
The SIU, along with the rest of maritime
labor, the maritime industry and many legis
lators who have become alarmed at the seri
ous consequences to the nation of such a
continuing decline, are determined to halt
this trend through legislative action by the
90th Congress.
Many solutions to the dilemma of our
declining maritime capability have been pre
sented, and will hopefully receive serious
consideration and action during the coming
An 11 -week strike that followed
11 months of alternate bargaining
and court fights over a first con
tract ended successfully when
American Bakery & Confection
ery Workers Local 264, in Presque
Isle, Maine, won a 36-cent pack
age from Potato Service, Inc. The
fledgling local also obtained the
union shop, dues checkoff, sen
iority rights and restoration of all
strikers to their jobs without dis
crimination. The package deal in
cluded 32 cents an hour in wage
increases alone—12 cents retro
active to Nov. 1, another 8 cents
a year later, and a second 12 cents
on Nov. 1, 1968.
Social Security Hike Overdue
The United Shoe Workers has
won bargaining rights in three
plants in Brockton, Mass., whose
1,200 workers have been repre
sented by an unaffiliated union
since 1933. Labor board votes
were: Knapp Shoe Co., 303 to
230; Dartmouth Shoe Co., 187
to 124, and Commonwealth Shoe
Co., 157 to 103. The Brockton
Brotherhood formerly represented
thet Shoe Workers.
President Johnson's call for increased
Social Security benefits for the nation's
elderly, which he included in his State of
the Union message, is deserving of immedi
ate Congressional action.
Social Security benefits, which make up
the sole income of millions of America's
aged citizens, have been so badly out-dis
tanced by skyrocketing living costs that it
is impossible to maintain a decent standard
of living on monthly checks that average
.$84 for individuals and $126 for couples—
year. The most important achievement that
can be made however, is simply to end the
absolute neglect of maritime that has been a
characteristic of our government through
every Administration since the end of World
War II.
We have never had a constructive peace
time national maritime policy. The fate of
U.S. maritime has always been in the hands
of the bureaucrats of various government
agencies, who consistently sacrificed the mari
time industry in favor of their own pet proj
ects.
Many of our legislators have now indi
cated their determination to halt this policy
of neglect by taking matters into their own
hands—by making Congress, and not the
federal bureaucracy, the arbiter of maritime
policy.
Bills have been introduced into Congress
to bring this about and support for such
legislation is growing steadily. In the end, it
is Congress who must assume responsibility
for directing national policy, and many lead
ing congressmen have apparently decided
that continued neglect of maritime has led
to a situation in which the nation's economic
and defense security are endangered, and
that a firm hand is needed now, before it is
too late.
and go down to a monthly minimum of $44
for individuals and $66 for couples. Our
aged citizens, who have spent their lives
building America's greatness, deserve better
than the stark, hopeless poverty to which
these figures doom them.
The President has called for increases
averaging at least 20 percent. This would
be a vital first step toward realization of the
goal of adequate benefits—but would still
not even begin to approach adequacy.
�SEAFARERS LOG
Page Eight
Febmarr 3, 1967
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Vic Romulo, chief steward on the Del Mar's voyage, is seated as he discusses
the trip with the Shipping Commissioner. His shipmates waiting their turn
seem more than a bit jovial. The payoff took place in the ship's messroom.
y
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Shipboard buddies three include
Bernie Guarino, chief steward; Wil' liam Rousseau, bell boy: and Carlo
Massulla, steward dep't messman.
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Lou Guarino, patrolman, discusses with fellow patrolman Tom
Gould the order of business for the day. The Seafarers aboard the
Del Mar registered no significant gripes or beefs during payoff.
I,
M. O. Smith, an A.B., obligingly
readies himself to sign his arti
cles in the presence of the Ship
ping Commissioner, who looks on.
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Joseph Suarez, an Ordinary, discusses voyage with SlU oldtimer
John (Peso) Caldwejl, a pensioner.
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looks like a Gillette blue blade
commercial following a very refreshing shov/er aboard the Del Mar.
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Stretched out for soothing relaxation
on sofa is Edward Soihet, messman,
who just enjoyed a solid noon meal,
Steward Dept. did a bang-up job.
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SEAFARERS LOG
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Aluminum Workers International Union (57)
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Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International
Union, The American (56)
Barbers, Hairdressers, Cosmetologists and
Proprietors' International Union of America,
The Journeymen (25)
Bill Posters, Blllers and Distributors of the United
States and Canada, International Alliance of (t9)
Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths,
Forgers and Helpers, International Brotherhood
of (II)
Bookbinders, International Brotherhood of (3)
Boot and Shoe Workers' Union (37)
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery
Workers,, International Union of United (40)
Broadcast Employees and Technicians, National
Association of (74)
Building Service Employees International Union (ID)
Carpenters and Joiners of America, United
Brotherhood of (2)
Cement, Lime and Dypsum Workers International
Union, United (20)
Chemical Workers Union, International (36)
Cigar Makers' International Union of America (14)
Clothing Workers of America, Amalgamated (45)
Communications Workers of America (69)
Coopers International Union of North America (49)
Distillery, Rectifying, Wine and Allied Workers'
International Union of America (41)
Dolls, Toys, Playthings, Novelties and Allied
Products of the United States and Canada, AFLCID, International Union of (9D)
S
27
34
40
Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers,
International Union of (94)
Electrical Workers, International Brotherhood of (34)
Engineers, International Union of Dperating (51)
Fire Fighters, International Association of (62)
Firemen and Dllers, International Brotherhood of
(61)
Furniture Workers of America, United (67)
Garment Workers of America, United (44)
Garment Workers' Union, International Ladles' (64)
Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America,
United (63)
Glass Bottle Blowers' Association of the United
States and Canada (35)
Glass Workers' Union of North America, American
Flint (71)
Government Employees, American Federation of (81)
Grain Millers, American Federation of (39)
Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International
Union, United (75)
Horse Sheers of United States and Canada,
International Union of Journeymen (65)
Hotel and Restaurant Employees' and Bartenders'
International Union (49)
Industrial Workers of America, International Union,
Allied (26)
Insurance Workers' International Union, AFL-CIO (42)
Iron Workers, International Association of Bridge,
Structural and Drnamental (33)
Jewelry Workers Union, International (22)
Laborers' International Union of North America (79)
Laundry and Dry Cleaning International Union,
AFL CID (fg)
hown above are the Union Labels, Shop Cards, Store Cards and
Service Buttons of the national and international unions affiliated
with the Union Label and Service Trades Department of the AFL-CIO.
These emblems are the traditional signs of high quality goods and
services produced and provided by American union members enjoying
the best working conditions possible. They are emblems the consumer
can trust to assure that he's getting the very best goods and services
available for his money.
To the American trade unionist they represent more than this. They
represent goods and services produced or provided by their fellow trade
union brothers. Trade unionists evidence that brotherhood, friendship
and mutual support by demanding the products and services of other
union members whenever they spend their own union-earned wages.
In this way they help to keep decent wages, hours, working conditions
and job security a reality for American workers. In turn they can de
pend on similar support from the rest of the nation's trade union
56
Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers' Union,
International (46)
Letter Carriers, National Association of (79)
Lithographers and Photoengravers International
Union (30)
Longshoremen's Association, International (85)
Machinists and Aerospace Workers, International
Association of (66)
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North
America, Amalgamated (60)
Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers and Helpers
International Union (23)
Molders' and Allied Workers' Union, AFL-CID,
International (27)
Musicians, American Federation of (21)
Office and Professional Employees International
Union (16)
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International
Union (13)
Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers, United (50)
Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America,
Brotherhood of (53)
Papermakers and Paperworkers, United (12)
Plasterers' and Cemept Masons' International
Association of the United States and Canada,
Operative (73)
Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United
States and Canada, United Association of
Journeymen and Apprentices of the (24)
Postal Clerks, United Federation of (77)
Potters, International Brotherhood of Operative (31)
Printers, Die Stampers and Engravers Union of
North America, International Plate (52)
70
":n'o
«
Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North
America, International (55)
Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers of the
United States and Canada, International
Brotherhood of (9)
Retail Clerks International Association (59)
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (68)
Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of
America, United (17)
Seafarers International Union of North America (72)
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (58)
Shoe Workers of America, United (32)
Stage Employes and Moving Picture Machine
Operators of the United States and Canada,
International Alliance of Theatrical (29)
State, County and Municipal Employees, American
Federation of (4)
Steelworkers of America, United (7)
Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union of North
America, International (8)
Stone and Allied Products Workers of America,
United (82)
Stonecutters Association of North America,
Journeymen (83)
Stove, Furnace and Allied Appliance Workers'
International Union of North America (28)
Teachers, American Federation of (78)
Technical Engineers, American Federation of (47)
Textile Workers of America, United (38)
Textile Workers Union of America (43)
Tobacco Workers International Union (15)
Transit Union, Amalgamated (5)
Upholsterers' International Union of North America (6)
Woodworkers of America, International (76)
brotherhood.
These important emblems appear as Union Labels on the highest
quality products, as Shop Cards and Store Cards in places of business
and are worn with pride by union members whose services are the finest
available. Whenever and wherever you see these union emblems dis
played you know that they symbolize decent working conditions, job
security and the many other benefits brought about through the process
of free collective bargaining.
Demand goods and services bearing these emblems of free trade
unionism whenever you shop—but go an important step further! Let
the business man or storekeeper with whom you deal know that you
are his customer because his products bear the Union Label, and be
cause his service are marked by the Union Shop Card or Store Card.
Identify yourself on every occasion as part of the largest and most
important single consumer group in the United States today—the
American trade union movement!
�Page Ten
AFL-CIO Praises Johnson Move
To Hike Soriai Security Benefits
WASHINGTON—President Johnson's proposal for increases in social security benefits averaging
at least 20 percent represents "a substantial down payment" on what organized labor believes is a
needed 50 percent rise, AFL-CIO President George Meany declared.
Meany said the President had
improvements in both the disabil
• "An increase of 59 percent
"wisely recommended . . . vital ity insurance and medicare pro for the 2.5 million people now
and necessary improvement" in grams."
receiving minimum benefits — to
the benefits schedule "which
$70
for an individual and $105
Meany said the President's pro
should bring new hope to more gram will be studied in depth by for a married couple.
than 19 million elderly Ameri the AFL-CIO Executive Council
• "An increase of at least 15
cans."
at its meeting in February and a percent for the remaining 20.5
The full 50 percent rise in bene detailed statement will be made million beneficiaries.
fits—called for by the last AFL- public at that time.
• "An increase to $150 in the
CIO convention—should go into
In his wide-ranging message to
effect, he suggested, as soon as it Congress on older Americans, monthly minimum benefit for a
can be adequately financed with Johnson noted that nearly 2.5 mil retired couple with 25 years of
out detriment to other high pri lion individuals receive retirement coverage—to $100 a month for
ority domestic and foreign com benefits based on the minimum of an individual.
mitments."
• "An increase in the special
$44 a month, which would mean
"We believe that the elderly $66 for a couple, and that the benefits paid to rhore than 900,000
and other Americans dependent average benefit is only $84, or persons 72 or over, who have
on social security should share $126 for a couple.
made little or no social security
fully in the nation's economic
"Although social security bene contribution—from $35 to $50
progress," Meany added.
fits keep 5.5 million aged persons monthly for an individual; from
"The President's proposals re above the poverty line, more than $52.50 to $75 for a couple.
flect his commitment to that prin 5 million still live in poverty," he
• "Special benefits for an addi
ciple and deserve Congress' sym said. "A great nation cannot tol tional 200,000 persons 72 or over,
pathetic consideration. To the erate these conditions."
who have never received benefits
The President's specific pro before."
President's recommendations, we
would add the need for additional posals called for;
A Step Forward
The President estimated the
cost of the additional payments
at $4.1 billion the first year and
said they would lift 1.4 million
persons "cut of poverty this year
—a major step toward our goal
that every elderly citizen have an
by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative
adequate income and a meaning
SIUNA-affiliated Cannery Workers Union of the Pacific, Terminal ful retirement."
He asked that the improved
Island, Calif., has won a representation election victory over Teamster
benefits be made effective as of
Local 942 of Los Angeles in an NLRB election held January 20th.
The final vote tally was for the Cannery Workers by a 2 to 1 margin: next July 1.
44 to 23, for representation in collective bargaining at Fulham Bros.
To eliminate specific inequities
(Groton's Fish Sticks) in Wilming- ^
and to close loopholes in the pres
the sea and his fellow Seafarers ent law, he also recommended
ton, Calif.
but finds his visits to the hall help that:
San Francisco
make up for it.
• Social security benefits be
Shipping in the Bay Area re
Alphonse Loguides blew into
mains very active. There are plenty Seattle recently. Alphonse recently extended to severely disabled wid
of jobs available for AB's, Oilers paid off the Seatrain Texas in ows under 62 who now have no
protection.
and Bakers.
Wilmington. He's an oldtimer of
Paying off and signing on crews 20 years standing.
• The earnings exemption, or
were the Lynn Victory, Bowling
Robert "Flat Top" Cossiboin the amount a retiree can earn
Green, Transnorthem, Brigham
just came in from Chicago to thaw without having his benefits cut,
Victory, Selma Victory, Mankato out after a short vacation at home. be increased by 12 percent—from
Victory, Panama, Bessemer Vic
Flat Top sailed,as a second elec $125 to $140 a month or $1,500
tory, Belgium Victory, Choctaw
trician aboard the Mankato Vic to $1,680 annually.
Victory, Penn ChaUenger, Prince
tory on his last trip and is now
• The amount above the
ton Victory and the Fairisle.
waiting for a ship. He too is 20 $1,680 up to which a beneficiary
Ships in transit are the Steel years SIU. A fine C-1, the Cape can retain $1 in payments for ev
Woricer, Steel Traveler, Steel Arti Saunders, is out of layup and this ery $2 in earnings be increased
san, Steel Seafarer, Geneva and makes a lot of oldtimers damn from $2,700 to $2,880 a year.
the Yorkmar.
happy.
• Coverage be extended to an
Chief Steward R. Ferrandiz,
Wilmington
additional
half-million farm work
known to his shipmates as "Be
ers.
During
the
past
couple
of
weeks
Bop," just piled off the Wild
• Federal service be applied as
Ranger after a 15-month hitch we had the Albion Victory call
on the Waterman vessel. Brother for a full crew, after being laid social security credit for those
Ferrandiz has been with the SIU up for 11 days, and we had 10 employees who are not eligible
ships through in transit. Shipping for civil service benefits when they
20 years.
is very active but the outlook is
Chief Electrician C. L. Van a little slow. A pickup in shipping retire, become disabled or die.
To keep the social security
Epps is also taking leave of his should come the first week of
last SlU-contragted ship, the An- February, when a number of ships funds actuarially sound, Johnson
niston. Victory, which is being will pay off on return from the proposed:
overhauled in the yard. Brother Far East.
• A three-step increase in the
Van Epps intends to head for his .
amount of annual earnings on
James
"Mac"
MacKenzie
is
new home in Burbank, Calif., for
back in Wilmington recuperating which social security taxes are
a short vacation.
from surgery undergone at the levied—to $7,800 in 1968, to
Seattle
USPHS in San Francisco. He $9,000 in 1971 and to $10,800 in
Payoffs this past period in should be FFD in the next couple 1974. The present maximum is
cluded the Anchorage and the of weeks and will be looking for $6,600, and no future increase is
Columbia Victory. Vessels in the first wiper's job that hits the on the statute books.
transit were the Marymar, Walter board.
• An increase in the social
Rice, Choctaw Victory, and the
Steve Beraaldes and Pete Ta- security tax rate from the present
Canton Victory. Sign-ons were pere just blew in after a 7-month 3.9 percent (plus one-half of 1
the Manhattan, Oheriin Victory, trip on the Halaula Victory. After percent for medicare) to 4.5 per
and the Transnorthem.
a short respite on the beach with cent in 1969 instead of 4.4 per
Pensioner Homer Nichtds their families, and some time too cent as in the present law, and to
dropped by the hall to see his old spent seeing old shipmates, they'll 5 percent in 1973 instead of 4.85
percent.
Seafarer buddies. Homer misses be looking for another run.
The Pacific Coast
February 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Isthmian Wins Health Award
SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines was presented with a special De
partment of Health, Education and Welfare citation at a recent
luncheon at New York's Downtown Athletic Club, in recognition of
"the company's contribution to public health." Accepting the award
above are, left to right: Cliff Wilson of the SIU Food and Ship
Sanitation Department: Jack Dempsey, Jr., Vice-President of Isth
mian; and Ra ph VanDerwerker of the U.S. Public Health Service.
The Gulf Coast
by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
The Farmers' Export Company of Kansas City, composed of Midwest
cooperatives, will build a multi-million dollar, five-million-bushel capac
ity grain elevator at Ama, Louisiana, just eighteen miles up the
Mississippi River from New Orleans.
Ground-breaking ceremonies for the elevator were held January
19. Construction will take eighteen
of Houston recently, after a long
months to complete, and the ele
vator will handle more than 100 trip. Wright is looking for a ticket
million bushels of grain a year to anywhere following a short
and employ between 50 and 100 period on the beach.
Two natives of Slidell, Louisi
persons.
ana
were sitting in the hall swap
Mobile
ping
horsetrading stories that are
Carpenter Robert Callaban, a
Mobilian, last shipped out on the born around the back country
Fortaleza. Callahan has shipped across Lake Catherine. Upon
in various deck department ratings closer inspection the vocal horsefrom the Gulf ports for over traders turned out to be Seafarers
twenty years. B. D. Locke prefers John Homan and William Hale.
European and South American When not horsetrading, Homan
runs and when he does get one
he likes to ship as an electrician.
Seafarer Charles A. Whal had to
give up his job as Chief Cook on
the Claiborne when she was laid
up. The Claiborne, which had
been plying the Puerto Rico run,
was completely to Charlie's liking.
Wahl makes his home with his
mother in Fairhope, Alabama.
Mississippian Wilmer E. Harper
likes to do his shipping from Mo
bile. His last trip was to Viet Nam
Cancria
Brian
as steward. Harper is looking for
another trip to Viet Nam. Also, spends his time as bosun. His last
back from a rapid turnabout to ship on which he was bosun was
Viet Nam, is Bernard F. Over- The Cabins, an oil tanker. Homan,
street, who saw duty as FOWT on on the beach for six months, is
the Canton Victory. Overstreet has
now ready for a ship going any
shipped from Mobile in various
where.
A trader by nature, Ho
engine department billets for over
man
says
he'll trade anything at
twenty years. Another crew mem
any
time;
coins, stamps, horses,
ber on the Canton Victory, AB
and
tips.
William
Hale, also a
W. F. (Dub) Simmons, piled off
bosun,
prefers
the
hunting and
her on return to the States. Sim
mons lives with his wife in Mis fishing of the Slidell woods. He
sissippi. He is registered in the was bosun last on the Halaula
deck department and is ready to Victory, plying the Viet Nam run.
go as soon as the board has some Hale has hugged the beach for
thing he likes.
sometime now and is casting his
Houston
eye for g long run.
Some like it hot, as does Sea
Seafarer Ivy Cox left the Globe
farer J. A. Phillips, who is looking Traveler after a number of runs
for a run that will bring him to Viet Nam. He is now relaxing
warmer sunshine than that shining on the beach recuperating from
now over frigid Texas. Phillips the holidays. He makes his home
recently piled off the Transhudson in New Orleans. Rudy Canand is now eyeing the shipping cela left the warmth of Tampa,
board for a vessel heading toward Florida, to brave the New Orleans
India. And Bosun C. Wright was cold while looking for a berth to
welcomed back to his home port distant, perhaps warmer, lands.
�February 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
FINAL DEPARTURES
Roger L. Hall, 35; Lung disease
claimed the life of Brother Hall.
He died in the
f
USPHS Hospital
in Baltimore, after
an illness of sev
eral weeks. Sailing
as a Chief Stew
ard, he lived in
Beaver, Pa., with
his wife, Millie.
He is also sur
vived by a son, Roger L. Hall, Jr.
He joined the union in the port
of New York in 1952.
<1>
Inez Swindell, 55: Brother Swin
dell died suddenly aboard an Isth
mian ship in the
port of Honolulu
A member of the
Engine Depart
ment, he sailed as
a wiper and tankerman. A native
and resident o
North Carolina,
he sailed out o]'
Norfolk.
John Van Dyk, 70: A heart
attack claimed the life of Broth
er Van Dyk. He
died at the home
of his daughter,
Mrs. Janet M.
S c h w i z e r, of
Babylon, N.Y. A
widower, Mrs.
Schwizer was his
only surviving
relative. Born in
Holland, Brother Van Dyk was a
long-time Seafarer.
John W. Ficon, 63: Brother
Picou succumbed to heart disease
in the USPHS
Hospital, New Or
leans. A New Or
leans resident, he
lived in that city
with his wife,
Laura, and two
children. Brother
Picou, who sailed
'* as a steward,
joined the union in New Orleans.
^
Thomas McCarthy, 65: Brother
Jessie B. Metcalf, 45: Brother McCarthy, who was retired and
receiving an SIU
Metcalf died of a heart attack on
pension, died of
the high seas on
an intestinal dis
board the Eagle
ease. He lived in
Voyager (Sea
the city of his
Transport) as the
birth, Jersey City,
ship was apN.J., part of the
proaching the
Port of New York.
Panama Canal. A
At the time of his
resident of Balti
retirement. Broth
more, he is surV i V e d by his er McCarthy worked for the Penn
brother, Rooker Metcalf, and a sylvania Railroad, in the deck
department. He is survived by
sister, Mrs. Charles Baker.
his wife, Anna.
<|>
Honorio B. Gonzales, 57:
Brother Gonzales suffered a heart
Vincent Daisey, 52: Brother
attack aboard the Daisey, a member of the SIUDel Sud (Delta),
afiiliated Inland
while the ship was
Boatmen's Union,
suffered a sudden
tied up at the
G a 1V e s Street
fatal heart attack
Wharf in New
at the Gloucester,
N.J., Coast Guard
Orleans. A stew
Base. Born in
ard, Brother Gon
zales had been
Camden, N.J., he
sailing for over 25
resided in that
city with his wife.
years. Born in the Phillipines, he
resided in New Orleans, He is sur Bertha. With a rating as an oiler.
vived by his wife, Magdalen, and Brother Daisey was working as a
Watertender.
four children.
—\i>—
:]f
Seafarer Morgan Retires
Page Eleven
Seafarer Donates Rare Type Blood
To Save the Life of Union Brother
Brother Norman E. Wroten, Jr., 36, was called on last month to save a union brother's life. It
was the second time that Seafarer Wroten had been called upon to save someone from the brink of
death.
Brother William Reid, 52
was in the United States Public
Health Service Hospital in New
York's Staten Island. He had been
in the hospital since December 10
the day he suffered a serious fal
onto the deck of a tugboat on
which he was serving as deckhand.
He needed an operation on one of
his legs and on a kidney.
The doctors could not proceed
however, because blood was need
ed for the kidney operation, anc
Brother Reid had a blood type
—O, Rh Negative—so rare that
only a few hundred people have it
in the entire country.
The hospital staff spared no ef
fort, but they could not obtain the
needed O, Rh Negative blood. By
Tuesday, January 3, the situation "Thanks, thanks a lot," William Reid said to Norman Wroten when
looked pretty grim. It was on that the two men first met during a hospital visit. Brother Wroten
day, during a morning member gave Seafarer Reid some of his extremely rare type blood, needed
ship meeting, that SIU Vice Presi for an operation on Reid's kidney. Looking on as the two shake
dent Earl "Bull" Shepard made a hands are Mrs. Reid and SIU Welfare Services Director Al Bernstein.
plea for anyone with the rare
blood type to go fb the hospital Reid and donated the needed had O, Rh Negative type blood
immediately to donate a pint of blood.
when he joined the Marine Corps
the precious fluid. It was a des
Brother William Reid is now re Reserve. He saw service in Korea
perate plea, made at the moment cuperating in the Hospital after from 1950 to 1952, when his unit
a man's life was at stake. Seafarer two operations. Talking to the was called up for active duty.
Wroten stepped forward.
Log about his former job as a
Brother Wroten enrolled in the
The fact that Brother Norman tugboat deckhand with the New Engineers' school on August 23,
E. Wroten, Jr., was in the New York, New Haven and New Hart 1966. He graduated January 19,
York hall that Tuesday morning ford Railroad, he said, "when I 1967, after successfully taking the
was a coincidence in itself, for took it, they told me it was tem nine-day written Coast Guard ex
Wroten lives in and sails out of the porary. That was 30 years ago." amination.
Norfolk area. The holder of two
Brother Wroten at one point
He makes his home in the
Engine Department ratings, Bronx, New York, with his wife, expressed some doubt about his
FOWT and Pumpman, he had Madeline. He takes a busman's ability, telling Vice President Earl
sailed as a Fireman, Oiler and holiday every once in a while to "Bull" Shepard before he took the
Pumpman. He had enrolled go deep sea fishing. - Another of exam, "I shouldn't have taken all
though, in the Engineers' training his hobbies is golf, which he took that help from the Union, because
school jointly sponsored by the up last year.
I won't pass the test." Not only
SIU and District 2 of the Marine
Brother Norman E. Wroten, did he pass the test, but he passed
Engineers Beneficial Association. Jr., is the holder of two Engine it with flying colors, and now
On January 3 he was in the New Department ratings, FOWT and holds a license as Second Assistant
York hall, having just completed Pumpman. He first found out he Engineer.
his course work at the Engineers'
school. He was waiting around to
begin the nine-day written test two
days later.
The day after he successfully
completed his written test on Jan
uary 20, he went to the USPHS
hospital to visit Brother Reid, the
Robert D. Bridges
Anthony P. Rogers
man whose life he saved.
Your
mother would like you to
Please contact your wife, Mrs.
When he walked into Brother
contact
her
at once. The address
Delia Rogers, as soon as possible.
Reid's room, Reid was sitting in a
is 132 Holland Rd., Ormond
^
wheelchair talking to his wife. Al
Beach, Fla. 32074.
Bernstein, SIU Director of Wel
D. Rosby
^
fare Services, introduced the two
Please contact Joseph Fiesel on
Walter Fitch
Seafarers.
the Del Norte regarding his suit
Please contact your mother as
"This is Norman Wroten, the case.
quickly as possible. Her address is
man who gave you the blood,"
205 E. Nesquehoning St., Easton,
Bernstein said.
Pa.
Richard Morris, Jr.
Mrs. Reid was the first to speak.
'Thank you very much for what
Please contact your wife, at Rt.
John J. Cannon
you did for my husband." It was 2, Vinemont, Ala. 35179, as soon
Please
get in touch with your
all she had to say. Then the two as possible.
wife
as
soon
as possible.
men shook hands, and Brother
Reid said simply, "Thanks, thanks
Santos Leo Townsend
Leonard Meek
a lot."
Please
contact your sister, Lillie,
"That's all right," replied Broth
Please contact John F. Laugher Wroten, "maybe you can do the as soon as possible. Her address lin, 7366V2 Melrose, Los Angeles,
is 119 E. Rodriguez St., Del Rio, Calif.
same for me some day."
Texas.
For Brother Wroten, the year
^
959, marked the first time that
Jim Gonldman
le gave blood. A three-year-old
Francis Reilly
Please contact John F. Laugh,;irl, the daughter of an SIU man
Please contact your wife as soon lin, 7366V2 Melrose, Los Angeles,
i\ Baltimore, was dying in Johns as possible. Her address is 1505 Calif.
Hopkins University Hospital. She Heron Drive, Mobile, Ala. 36605.
was a hemophiliac, or bleeder.
David Wardingley
Slowly, she was bleeding to death
James Gilliam
Tom a wound. She needed O,
Please contact "R. Suchie as
Rh Negative blood, the rarest
Please contact your attorneys, soon as possible about a very im
type. The hospital blood bank did Rutledge & Milledge, 601 Flagler portant matter. The address is 99
ederal Building, Miami, Fla., im Beacon Drive, Milpitas, Calif.
everything it could to get the rare
blood, but to no avail. Wroten mediately. The phone number is Telephone number is (408) 262305) 373-2137.
stepped forward just as he did for
0636. Call after 6 p.m.
<I>
John L. Morgan (right) is presented with his first pension check.
Brother Morgan was an employee of M. L. Hudgins. Presenting him
with his check In the Norfolk hall is Patrolman Steve Papuchis.
�Filis
0n
^ Pac« Twelve
February 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Seafarer Manuel A. SUva wrote the following note to the Log: "I would like to let you know that
everything is running smoothly aboard the Penmar (Calmar), and we expect to be in New York soon.
"We were presented with a really good dinner on Christmas. As you can see from the menu I am
sending, our Steward gave us ^
Seafarers aboard the Steel
The captain of the American
the best food we can have Pride (American Sealanes) gave Chemist (Isthmian) hope to have
aboard a ship. We are proud of
a new refrigerator
the Seafarers who
having such a good Steward who
an a new ice cube
made up the ship's
takes care of us. On New Year's
making machine
crew a vote of
Day, the meal was great, too.
installed during
thanks for the
Everyone is happy aboard the
this trip. "The old
way that they perPenmar."
ones just can't
formed their
The menu began with a wide
make it any
duties. Meeting
choice of appe
more," writes
Chairman B. D.
tizers, including
Meeting Secretary
Williams reports
stuffed celery,
E. Brinn. Brother
to the Log that
Harvey
WilUams
deviled eggs, as
L. Harvey sugthe crew is ex
sorted canapes, periencing a good trip, with every gested that the crew members
and shrimp cock thing running smoothly.
pick up any loose gear and to Brother Ernesto Ramirqz entertains his fellow crew members, offi
cers and passengers aboard the Del Norte (Delta) during a recent
tail.
bring back cups to the galley.
^
trip.
He plays a harp of Suarani Indian origin, from his native
The entrees
Brother Ray Cox, sailing in the
Paraguay.
He has been playing the instrument for several months.
from which the Engine Department of the Aldina
celebrants
aboard
Crewmembers on the TranshatSilva
(Wall Street Tradthe Penmar chose
teras
(Hudson) unanimously agree
* ers), suffered an
were: roast young tom turkey
that skipper H.
accident at sea.
with giblet gravy and oyster dress
Cumho
is the best
He was "taken off
ing and cranberry sauce; roast
Captain they have
the ship by heli
prime ribs of beef au jus; Virginia
ever sailed with.
copter and put
ham steak Hawaiian style; broiled
Meeting Chair
aboard
the
car
Seafarers, officers and passengers aboard the Del Norte (Delta)
halibut steak maitre d'hotel; and
man J. R. Prestrier,
Wasp,
to
be
cold meats platter. A large assort
wood writes. and other SIU ships are being entertained at sea by a budding
treated, then tak
ment of vegetables was available.
There
have been harpist from Paraguay, Brother Ernesto Ramirez.
en ashore to a
Brother Ramirez is a native and
no
Logs
or beefs
Desserts included pumpkin pie,
hospital. Peter U.
Hamme!
a
citizen
of Paraguay, a country ans of ancient Paraguay.
in
the
four
monthmince meat pie, "Old Grand Dad
Hammel was elect
Russell
The Guarani civilization was
ten day trip. in the northern part of South
Fruit Cake," ice cream, fresh ed as the Ship's Delegate, writes
a
highly
advanced one. Accord
fruit, and various cheeses. The Meeting Secretary Jeffrey Nolan. Meeting Secretary C. O'Neil in America. The harp that he plays
ing
to
the
only English language
forms that E. V. Russell was taken is also of Paraguayan origin. Spe
last item on the menu was "Merry
guide
to
their
history, an epic
off the vessel in Kuwait after an cifically, it was developed by the
Christmas to all."
poem
entitled
"A
Tale of Para
Guarani,
or
Tupi-Guarani,
IndiBrother Joseph Whalen is serv injury to his arm.
guay,"
by
the
poet
laureate of
ing in a dual capacity aboard
England
in
1825,
Robert
Southey,
the Del Mar (Del
The importance of conserving
almost
the
entire
tribe
was
wiped
ta). He holds the
water on the Vietnam run was
out
by
smallpox
soon
after
the
office of Meeting
stressed during a
arrival
of
the
Spanish
conquista
Secretary as well
recent voyage on
dors. The only survivors were a
as that of Ship's
the Transyork
young man and a girl. Though
Delegate. The lat
(C o m m o d i t y
"If you really want to meet the people, it doesn't pay to stay they were both ravaged by the dis
ter office was con
Chartering Corp.),
ferred on him in an American-style hotel." This was the opinion of Seafarer ease, they left their homeland,
Meeting Chair
during the last Klaus Peter Schluter during a bull session on hotels around the settled in a jungle glade far from
man James W.
the Spanish, and slowly recovered
ship's meeting. world that a Log staff writer sat countries one can get a good room
Canard pointed
Whalen
their
health. After having a son
The Del Mar has in on in the New York hall.
for three or four dollars a day. together, they were found by a
out. Seafarers
There are now American style The most expensive hotels in the Spanish missionary, who con
ramirii
requested to a new washing machine aboard.
hotels
in almost every major port world, both Seafarers agreed, are verted them to Christianity.
^
make sure they
of
the
world, many of them run not in Europe, but in Japan.
conserve water so it will not be
Illness forced a special election
Although the Tupi-Guaranis
The best hotel in the world, the
necessary to ration it before ar on the Connecticut (Oriental Ex by the Hilton chain. Seafarer Wal
have
died out, fragments of their
rival in port. Canard requested
porters), Meeting ter L. Kompton, Jr., agreed with Seafarers agreed, is the Interna culture remain in Paraguay. One
caution when using the laundry
Chairman A. W. Seafarer Schluter that though there tional Hotel in Hong Kong. For of them is the harp which Brother
and showers. Meeting Secretary
Morales writes. are differences that take some get only four dollars a day. Brother
Clarence Jordan stated that the
Thomas Cox was ting used to, the better European Kompton said, the visitor is pro Ramirez is learning to play. He
cleaning of the laundry was done
hospitalized in hotels are equal to, and in some vided with luxurious accommoda took up the ancient instrument
in rotation by each department
Yokohama. Suc ways, such as service, surpass the tions that include wall-to-wall car seven months ago. When on the
and by the crewmembers on sani
ceeding him is American-style hotels. Both men peting, a tiled bath and shower beach in his home port of Houston
tary duty. Jordan reported that a
he takes lessons from a fellowFrank P. Scour- sail in the Deck Department, as and armchairs.
motion was made and carried
kees, unanimously AB's.
The best buys in European ac Paraguayan, Mrs. Dina Cibils.
about the possibility of installing
elected. Seafarers
Even in good European hotels, commodations are the second class Since he started playing the
Morales
an inter-communications system
requested the except in the newest ones, there is European hotels. "They aren't Guarani harp, he has taken the
from the saloon to the galley for posting of the address of the new usually no private bathroom. Both Hiltons," Brother Schluter said, instrument on all the ships that he
orders to be called down from SIU hall in Yokohama on the men agreed that European hotels "but they aren't dumps either."
has sailed on. He practices and
topside.
are built better and are quieter The guest gets as fine service as in
ship's bulletin board.
entertains on each ship.
than American-style hotels. Many the first class hotels, but for con
Brother Ramirez, 40, sails in
of them have double doors leading siderably less. "You don't pay for
'The Best Menu'
the
Deck E)epartment as an Ordi
into each room, to insure quiet.
a name," Schluter explained. "Men
nary
Seaman. He joined the SIU
Contrary to what many believe, who travel for a living—really ex
the best European hotels are not perienced travellers—stay at these in the port of Houston, where he
lives with his wife, Mary.
less expensive than the American- small hotels," he said.
style hotels. The Hilton hotels in
Europe are $6.50 a day and up.
They are the cheapest first class
hotels.
Fourth Ave.,
yn. N. Y, 11232
European hotels usually include
three meals a day as part of the
I would like to receive the SEAFARERS lOG-pfease put my J
room charge. The guest pays for
(Mni Mofmotion)
these meals, whether he eats them
or not. "European hotels charge
extra for everything," Brother
Schulter said. These "extras" in
clude the use of an outside bath
room, and even, in one hotel he
stayed
in, a charge for heat. There
>V01D fiWUCATfON; ff you ar« «n old aubwrtbef and^have a ohanga^f
It is said by many to b© fh© 'best menu among the non-passenger
ll^drou, pledM gfve your fotmar addras* balowj
Z
is
generally
a service charge of
feeders'." This 7s what Seafarer William Cameron, who sent in this
either 10 or 15 per cent, but no
picture, said about the National Defender (National Transport)
tips are expected. The cheapest
Stewards. Emizelo /'Connie" Cononizado, Chief Cook, is on the left. hotels in Western Europe, he said,
''71^Steward Fred Hicks, Jr., is busily at work preparing the menu. are jn Spain and Portugal. In those
Seafarer's Paragaayan ladiaa Harp
Entertaias Del Norte Crewmembers
Locally Run Hotels Give Seafarers
The Best Service in Foreign Ports
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SEAFARERS
Seafarer Begins Pharmacist Career
-Thanks to SlU Scholarship Program
Many Seafarers have taken advantage of the SIU scholarship program in recent years to get col
lege educations and embark on successful careers. One such Seafarer is Brother George F. Johnson
of New Orleans. Now a successful pharmacist, he sent the following letter to the Log recently, de
scribing his personal experience
"This last summer I received Ind. He attended high school in
in the hope that more brothers my license to practice pharmacy. Warren, Indiana. Though he was
will take advantage of the SIU The time it took to do this has in the upper third of his class, he
Scholarship Plan.
dried up most of the salt water in did not go on to college. Instead,
"Recently a steamship whistle me, but I still have a love-dread he became a skilled cook and
on the Mississippi River recalled feeling for the sea—like the love baker and, when he was 21, he
to me the pleasant times I used one has on a cold night for the
joined the SIU in Norfolk. He
to have on the sea. It was seven warmth of a flame.
had
a rating of Second Cook and
short years ago that the Del Norte
"My letter has three objectives:
Baker.
Later he achieved an addi
(Delta) broke to thank my friends for helping
tional
rating
of Assistant Electri
down in Rio, nec me, to encourage some of the
cian.
Brother
Johnson sailed
essitating the crew older Seafarers to try for the schol
to get off for a arship, and to thank the Union for mostly in the Steward Department,
however.
trip when we fi
the challenge and scholarship."
nally arrived in
A bachelor, he made his home
It was May 2, 1960 that the
New Orleans.
five members of the Andrew Furu- in New Orleans, living at various
"The 'break seth Scholarship Committee—all addresses in that city, and usually
down' turned out distinguished educators — met in sailed out of that port.
the plan office to consider appli
Brother Johnson began his aca
Johnson
a
because it gave cations for awards.
demic career in September, 1960,
me an opportunity to sit for the
As they have every year since entering Loyola University, lo
SIU scholarship exam. Since I the SIU scholarship program be cated in his adopted city of New
was 34, I didn't think there was gan in 1953, the committee had to Orleans. A coeducational school
a chance, but at least would try. choose the five winners of the with about 3,800 students, the
Later, on the Del Norte again, a SIU scholarships. There were University, open to those of any
, cable was handed to me confirm about 30 Seafarers and children faith, is run under the auspices
ing the scholarship. It was quite of Seafarers competing for the five of the Society of Jesus, the Cath
a surprise.
awards. The Scholarship Program olic order better known as the
"There was over 10 years of stipulates that at least one of the Jesuits. It takes 15 years of study
sea water in my veins, but the five scholarships awarded go to a to become a full-fledged member
challenge of the scholarship and Seafarer. In this case, it was of that teaching order, famous for
the thought that it would go to George P. Johnson.
the high caliber of its scholarship.
waste if it were not used deter
George Frederick Johnson was
At first. Brother Johnson
mined my decision to try it.
born near the town of Marion, thought he would study medicine.
He changed his mind, however,
and majored in pharmacy.
The chance to get a higher edu
cation has meant more to Brother
Johnson than just the means to be
a qualified professional. In a let
ter he wrote the SIU early in his
academic career, in April, 1961,
Ledie Jeanne Fontaine, bom
Rachel Huber, bora November he said:
January 1, 1967, to the Arthur 18, 1966, to the Gerald E. Rub
"I have received the final pay
J. Fontaines, Pawtucket, Rhode ers, New Orleans, La.
ment
of the Spring, 1961, semester
Island.
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award. I wish to express my ap
John Primeaux, Jr., born Octo preciation for the courtesy shown
Paul Irvin Johnson, born Octo ber 29, 1966, to the John R. to me by you and to express my
ber 23, 1966, to the Ralph John Primeauxs, Maunice, La.
gratitude for the financial aid
sons, New Orleans, La.
which has enabled me to sample
^
——
Holly Lee Shine, bora Decem academic life . . .
George Martin, born November ber 27, 1966, to the Don H.
"In my case, this year in col
17, 1966, to the George Martins, Shines, Theodore, Alabama.
lege has sharpened my apprecia
Baltimore, Maryland.
tion of intangibles and will enrich
^
John Schard, Jr., born October my future life. It is a world of
Jo Marie Murphy, born Decem 20, 1966, to the John Schards, difference between feeling some
ber 19, 1966, to the Kenneth L. Oakland, Michigan.
thing and knowing something."
Murphys, Hallowell, Maine.
4/
——
Maiy Kathleen Needham, bora
December 25, 1966, to the Robert
C. Needhams, Elberta, Michigan.
Page Thirteen
LOG
Lifeboat Class No, 168 Weighs Anchor
Cites Pollution As
Menace to Cities
To The Editor:
New York City, which I vis
ited recently after paying off a
ship, was like a breath of death.
After months out to sea in the
fi^h air,: I fdun^^^
un
beatable dde to its
It smelled, too. You could taste
it. How can people live there?
I don't know. They must I>e
doing something wrong. Your
articles on air pollution are just
what's needed. Keep it uj;
John DI
Commends Joints '
Union Program
To The Edtton
Ihe SIU-Distrlct 2 MEBA
Supplement which was included
.. in tlie last issue of the Log was
a splendid and welcome addi
tion, -Tlte jointly operated engi
neering school ton by the two
unions shows what can be ac
complished if one union wori^
with another. This sobr oHnter• union cooperation doe.s much
for the entire labor movement'
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LETTERS
To The Editor
Stanley Solis, bora October 16,
1966, to the Estanislao Solis,
Texas City, Texas.
——
Labor
Keny Taylor, born November
25, 1966, to the L.A. Taylors,
Vanceboro, N.C.
^ ' Of all the hundreds of labor,
unions in the country, I |in- '
cerely think the SIU is one of
the best. O
^ of a great union is the educa
Jonnie and Donnie Barton, born
December 24, 1966, to the Rod
ney Bartons, Houston, Texas.
War On
Must
To The FJIIfor;
Every merabfflr«f the j
CIO should do everything he
can to keep the war on poverty...
going, "it is a national, disgrace
that things ' haven't changed
much since the thirties. Now,
. in a time of unpmcedentcd
prosperity for most of us; one
to The Bdihm
"
- •' third of the nation still lives In
povertyThroughout 'most of our his-^
The war against poverty, like
itqry, the United States .has been
>toe of the
maritime na- - the ,war in- 'Viet Nam, will be a
.
the. world. I believe, . long,,difficult and grim one. It
cannot be won overmghl. it
M Tm sure most of us do, that.
must include' educating and
thi.s was one of die reasons th^
changing
the basic orientation
United States became the great
of large macses of our populacountry that it is. ,
V
.. .
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At one time our merchant
fleet was second only to England's, and. oUr -fishing and, .
I whaling industries were second 1
-to ndnfe.
•
Now. we haw sunk to sixth
place among the maritime na
tion. It involves fiving them
tions of the world. We let other
the opportunity to get training,
nation's ship.s car^y uur goods
to get decent housing, to hurdle
to other lands and use foreign
the barriers of racial- and ethnic
ships to bring dheir wares to
discrimination.
.us. We have let our fleet decay
In "mothballs" and have let
Ewry union man should
American ships register in Li
make his feelings about the pov
beria, Panama and other couoerty programs known to his
,• tries,
congressman and senators. He
. The very least Congress can
.should do what he can to help
;,do is to plug the loopholes that
.support programs in his neigh
"lermit American ship owners
borhood, And let s all get be
register their vessels in forhind the APL-CIO one hundred
>n countries and u.se foreign
per cent m their continued sSupimen to crew their ships.
port on the war on poverty.
I think much more should be
Steve Harrisoffl
to build up our Merchant
nhsidiei But the very l^sf that
should be done, and it should
be done immediately, is to bring
back our ships now registered
in the fleets of other countries. ..
Baldemar Salazar, bora Novem
ber 11, 1966, to the Isidore I.
Salazars, Gavleston, Texas.
•SIU picks up the entire tab, in
cluding living expenses, and
tailors the course to fit the indi
vidual and prepare him fc«r his
Coast Guard examinatiOii ^ •
an engineer's iicen,se, is in the
be.st tradition of fine labor un
ions.
Now the SIU has enlarged its
upgrading pfdgrarh^ and added;
a deck officers' school. This
gives a- large segment of the
rank and file an opportunity to
upgrade themselves who never
had the opportunity before. T
think Seafarer James Byrnes,
the first to win his- mate's licen^, expressed the feeljng of
many SIU men when he .said:
"The D^k Officers' Training
Sdiofol is fabulous, Withoui the
training available at the Union
school it would be almost tm' possible to upgrade your akills,
enough to get a mate's license."
,
Lester Mazpl(»
Seafarer's Pension
'Best In World'
To The Editor:
My wife and 11
one and all for the Pension
Fund and the help it has given
.1 don't believe tberc is a pen
sion fund anywhere in the world
that treats its members so well.
Once again, we thattk you with'
all our hearts.
Lawrence and Lillian
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Brian D. Elowsfcy, born No The latest crop of Seafarers to graduate from the SlU's Lifeboat
vember 8, 1966, to the Darryl > School in Brooklyn pose proudly after successfully passing the
Coast Guard examination that qualified them as official lifeboat• Elowskys, Buffalo, New York.
Matthew McCauley, born
December 2, 1966, to the Marlin
M. McCauleys, Jasper, Texas.
men. The graduates include (seated, l-r): Spires E. Panacatos,
Herbert D. Smith, Ralph E. Snider and Robert R. Perene. Standing
(l-r) are: Paul Harpold, Wayne R. Williams, Thomas Gordon, Ray
mond Danielak, Charles Seelig, and Instructor Ami Bjornsson.
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SIU-AGLIWD Meetii^
New Orleans Feb.
Mobile
Feb.
Wilmington . Feb.
San Francisco Feb.
Seatfle
Feb.
New York . ..Feb.
Pbiladelpbia .Feb.
Baltimore .. .Feb.
Detroit
Feb.
Houston .... Feb.
14—2:30 p.m.
15—2:30 p.m.
10—2:00 p.m.
22—2:00 p.m.
24—2:00 p.m.
6—2:30 p.m.
7—^2:30 p.m.
8—2:30 p.m.
10^—2:30 p.m.
13^—2:30 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit
Feb. 6—2:00 p.m.
Alpena
Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Buffalo
Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Chicago ... .Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Cleveland .. .Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Duhith
Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Frankford ..Feb. 6—7:00p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago ... .Feb. 14—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie
Feb. 16—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
Feb. 15—^7:30 p.m.
Duluth
Feb. 17—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland .. .Feb. 17—7:30 p.m.
Toledo
Feb. 17—^7:30 p.m.
Detroit .... ;Feb. 13—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee ..Feb. 13—7:30p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans Feb. 14—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
Feb. 15—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia . Feb. 7—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore (licensed and
unlicensed) Feb. 8—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk .... Feb. 9—5:00 p.m.
Houston
Feb. 9—5:00 p.m.
Railway Marine Region
Philadelphia
Feb. 14—10
Baltimore
f
Feb. 15—10
•Norfolk
Feb. 16—10
Jersey City
Feb. 13—10
Febniarj' 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Fourteen
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans Feb. 15—7:00 p.m.
Mobile
Feb. 15—7:00 p.m.
New York . .Feb. 6—7:00 p.m.
Pbiladelpbia .Feb. 7—7:00p.m.
Baltimore ..Feb. 8—7:00p.m.
^Houston ...Feb. 13—7:00p.m.
tlfeetina held at Labor Temple. Saait
Ste. Marie. Mich.
• Meetinc held at Labor Temple. New
port Newi.
9 Meetina held at GaWeaton wharres.
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 Shtpard
VICE PRESIDENTS
Lindsay Willianns
Robart Matthaws
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Karr
HEADQUARTERS
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,S&TRANSGL0BE (Hudson Waterways),
Ime
January 3—Chairman. Frank E,
^
i), December 10—ChairmBn, Norris
Secretary, Richard Hufford. Ship's del^
Tripp; Sacnetary, Stanlejr Schujrlar,
gate and deck delegate were called to
Brother Norria Tripp wiw elected to
the Master's office on December 29, 1968
serve as ship's delegate. 120.00 in ship's
regarding longshoremen's strike in Sai
fund. No beefs reported by department
gon. This involved deck department
deletratok
members to operate winches and act es
hatch signal men. Ship's delegate went
DEL MAR (Delta). December 11—
to longshoremen's hell to find out whet
Chairman, V. S. Alford, Jr.; Secretary,
the strike was about. A wire was sent
J. N. McLaren. $476.61 in movie ,^fund.
to he^quarters. As of this date, no
Disputed OT in deck and engine depart
reply. Motion was made to do away
ments. Vote of thanks to the chief elec
with all gangway watches. Motion that
trician for a Job well done.
Imarding patrolroon check with MSTS
regarding P.X. privileges for new crewFENN VICTORY (Waterman), De
members. All black gang quarters ne<ri
cember 4—Chairman. John E. Booth;
sougecing. Delegate to see Chief Engi
Secretary. Delaware E. Eldemier. $20.00
neer regarding same. $20.66 in ship's
in ship's fund. No beefs reported by de
fund.
partment delegates.
CORNELL VICTORY (Waterman),
CHILORE (Venore), December 11—
January 7—Chairman, A. Tremer; Sec
Chairman, S. Pacewit; Secretary, E. C.
retary,
Otia Parker. No beefs and np
Danner. Some disputed OT to be squared
disputed OT reported by department
away. Vote of thanks extended to the
delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward
ship's delegate. Mail service is poor. Dis
department for a job well done. Vote
cussion about more juices and more
of thanks extended to Captain Lumbard.
freeh milk being served. Ship needs to
be fumigated. Dlacoseion about repairs,
EXPRESS VIRGINIA (Virginia Lines),
and life jackets for men on bow, bridge
January 7—Chairman, L. W. Cartwright;
and lookout.
Secretary, G. Von Dten. Brother T. A.
Robinson was elected to serve as ship's
TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com
delegate. Work on laundry and Ice
mercial), December 3—Chairman. K.
machine to be completed leaving Yoko
Sterner; Secretary, C. Gait. $26.20 In
hama. No beefs reported.
ship's fund and $438.11 in movie fund.
Few hours disputed OT in engine de
BRIGHAM VICTORY
(Bloomfleld),
partment, otherwise everything is run
December 17—Chairman. George Petenning smoothly. Fresh water situation to
be taken care of. Crew requests contracts
put on ship upon arrival in U. S. Stew
ard thank^ all hands for their eooi>emtion.
FLORiDIAN (South Atlantic), Janu
ary 1—Chairman. C. Henning; Secretary,
N. Sabia. Ship's delegate informed the
crew that the ship's chandler is supplyring better fruit. No beefs were reported
%• by department delegates. Brother M'.^ R.
I Scott was selected to serve as new ship's
delegate, replacing Brother H. Miranda.
„ Vote of thanks to the steward depart;
Iment for the excellent Thanksgiving,
I Christmas and New Year's dinners. Also
3 for a variety of balanced menus.
TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water
ways), December 27r-Chairman, J._IL
Prestwood; Secretary, C. ©"Nril^ Two
brothers were taken off ship due to In
juries, Some disputed OT in engine
department, otherwise no beefs were
reported by department delegates. Patrriman to be contacted about engineers
allowing natives to use crew's washing
machine. Vote of thanks to the steward
department. Vote of thanks by crew
messman to crew for their cooperation
in keeping pantry and messhall clean.
Crew stated that Capt. H. Cnmbo, the
skipper on thfa ship, is best skipper crew
has ever sailed with.
CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Novem
ber 26—Chairman, Walter Geis; SocreStary. Howard Mens. No becfa reported
i by department delegates. One man In
"engine department missed ship in New
Orleans. Brother Howard Mens was
elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew
requested to keep passageways clean
and messhall clean.
TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways),
December 18—Chairman, J. MacDonald;
Secretary, Frank Redrvila. No beefs
reported by department delegates. , .
FAIRISLE (Pan Oceanic Tankera),
November 26—Chairman, Ira C. Brown;
Secretary, G. Craggs. Brother Goncalves
was elected to serve as ship's delegate.
Two men in steward department paid
off. under mutual consent.
SPITFIRE (General Cargo), December
21—Chairman, M. J. Phelps; Secretary,
B. A. Gerich. No beefs and no Logs.
Pretty good voyage. One man paid off
the ship in Santos, Brazil under mutual
consent. Vote of thanks extended to
the ship's delegate.
.
DEL MONTE (Delta); December 24—
Chairman, G. C. Hoffiiian; ^cretary,
A. G. Ebpeneda, $2.00 on ship's fund.
Ship's delegate reported that everything
is running smoothly with no beefs. Re
pair Hat was taken care of in fine order.
Brother Hoffman, ship's delegate, was
extended: a vote of ibanks for a job wril
-'done.
. ^
CALMAR (Calmar), December 24hChairman, Robert Harwell; Secretary;"
Vernon Douglas. Brother Prince Baker
was elected to serve as ship's delegate.
Vote of thanks wasM»xtend«d-^asthf
ijBtawejr# departinent.
'
DIGEST
of SIU
MEETINGS
sky; Secretary, Rowan O. Neill. Brother
Vincent Sierra waa elected to serve as
ship's delegate. Crew would like to have
the patrolman speak to the Captain and
find out why crew cannot have American
money for draws Instead of Viet Nam',
currency. Crew decided to put in for
subsistence for six days due to lack of
cold water for showers and for drinking.
SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Navigation),
December 11—Chairman, Louis E Mcycra;
Secretary, James T. Myers. Brother
Louis Meyers was elected to serve as
ship's delegate. One man in engine de
partment missed ship in Bangor. Motion
to have alt rooms painted.
DB SOTO (Waterman), December 12—
Chairman, J. P. Castronover; Secretary,"
J. F. Castronover- No beefs reported by
department delegates. Brother Charles
Wedgeworth was elected to serve as new
ship's delegate. Ship's delegate to con
tact hoarding patrolman regarding re
pairs and contamination of fresh water.
BELOIT VICTORY (Metre Petroleum) ,
January 1—Chairman, J. M. B. Hewitt;
Secretary, Sherman Wright. $12.81 In
ship's fund. No disputed OT ri^rted
by department delegates. Everything is
running smoothly.
STEEL
APPRENTICE
(Isthmian),
January 1—Chairman, John Abraham;
Secretary, John Wolkoski. $12.00 in ship's
fund. Motion made that the matter of
rusty drinking water should be taken up
with patrolnun.
DEL ALBA (Delta-)",' January T—
Chairman, J. Howiaon; Secretary, J.
Higgins. Few hours disputed OT in en
gine and steward department. Vote of
thanks was extended to the steward and
the entire steward department for" the
great Christmas Dinner.
CITADiEL VICTORY ( Waterman). January 2—Chairman, Jim Boland; Secre
tary, P. E. Martt. $6.00 in ship's fund.
No beefs reported by department dele
gates. Everything is running smoothly.
Crew want to know why the shipping
companies can't give a man a hew Social
Security Card at the end of the fiscal
year. Also, when are the members going
to get the standard 20-year Retirment
Plan- Vote of thanks to Brother Jack
SakI and the steward department for the
.wonderful Chnistmas, pinner.
UNFAIR
TO LABOR
DO NOT BUY
Seafarers and their families are
urged to support a consumer boy
cott by trade unionists against
various companies whose products
are produced under non-union
conditions, or which are "unfair
to labor." (This listing carries the
name of the AFL-CIO unions in
volved, and will be amended from
time to time.)
Sears, Roebuck Company
Retail stores & products
(Retail Clerks)
Stitzel-Weller Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
"Cabin Still," W. L. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Childcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
^
White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
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)
——
Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Stailite luggage
Starflite luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
if —
"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)
^
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safegusrding 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. AH
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 bails. 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:
Ekirl 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 ''^T
on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patroia-,}n
or other Union official, In your opinion, fails to protect your contract righU 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 ita collective membership. This established policy has been
reaffirmed by memberahip action at the September, 1960, meetings In all constitu
tional porta. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested In an editorial board which
consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive B«rd may delegate,
from among its ranks, one individual to carry out thU 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
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 SEIAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition,
copies are available in all Union halls. AH members should riitain 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 diaability-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 duea.
EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and
BB 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 dbcriminated against because of race, creed, color,
national or (geographic origin. If any uember 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 beat interests of themaelvea, their families and their Union. To achieve these
objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation waa 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 be has been denied bU eonstttntionsl right of access to Union records or In
formation, bo sbonld imssediatsly n^fy SIU President Pan! Hall at bcadqaarters by
eartiflcd mall, rotnrn rscolpt re
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Camels, Winston, Tempo,
Brandon, Cavalier and Salem
cigarettes
(Tobacco Workers International
Union)
—if—
Peayy Paper Mill Products
(United Papermakers and
Paperworkers Union)
^Jf
Comet Rice Mills Co. nroducts
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
:—i>—
Antonio PereU Mlnctti & Sons
AmbosHidor, ^ven Cdlars
Red Rooster, Greystone, Guastl,
Calwa, F. I., IHbuno ycrmonth,
Aristocrat, Victor Hugo, A. R>
Morrow Wiises and Brandies.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
�February 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Fifteen
PORTS
ofthe
World
SUBIC BAY
rkURING the past J,700 years, a variety of
^ citizens of all nations have visited or settled
in Subic Bay of the Philippine Islands. Today,
Subic Bay is welcoming thousands of Seafarers
who may visit this port on the Viet Nam run
aboard many of the Seatrain ships that ply the Far
East.
A whole range of civilizations has made its
influence felt in this region. From the year 200
until 1325, the Islands were a dependency of
successive Hindu-Malayan empires in Indo-China,
Sumatra and Borneo. A Javanese empire ruled
from 1325-1405; China's Ming dynasty from
1405-1440; then Spain; and finally, in 1898, the
United States, which overthrew Spanish rule and
itself reigned until 1946, when World War Two
had become a secure victory and independence
could be returned safely to the Filipinos.
Subic Bay is one orthe more exotic and colorful
spots on earth, for it is a prime Asiatic port and
greets visitors and traders from the entire globe.
Commerce on this scale has greatly influenced the
population of the Philippines in general. Only
50% of the island's peoples are Filipino. The rest
of the inhabitants are either Asiatic, European, or
American.
The abundant rain and moderate climate is
otherwise fruitful, yielding a plentiful crop of
rice, sugarcane, coconuts, and tobacco. Mechani
zation typical of the 20th Century has made in
roads in the Philippines, where the manufacture
of cigars and the mining of iron ore is carried on
to a profitable extent.
Many oldtimers in the SIU become nostalgic at
the mention of Philippine ports such as Subic Bay
or Manila as they remember the great conflicts of
World War II that centered in this region.
This tribesman is armed with the
weapon his people have hunted with
tor centuries. He performs at the
Filipino-American Friendship Fiesta.
These brilliant, multi-colored sails adorn "vintas," vessels said to
go faster even than ordinary motor boats. Vintas are used in such
Philippine endeavors as fishing, pearl diving, and simply as a
conveyance among the many islands that make up the Philippines.
The island of Corregidor remains a symbol of resistance to aggression. Many are
the SIU men who remember all too well World War II action here. Today, Cor
regidor is a weekend tourist attraction. Much of the island is as it was when the
Japanese conquered it in May, 1942, ending Allied resistance in Southeast Asia.
Rice terraces are the result of thousands of years of effort by patient mountain
people who, over centuries, constructed this intricate irrigation system for rice
cultivation. These flat, step-like terraces spiral around 4,000 miles of steep moun.r, tain ranges. They would, if laid end to end, go half-way around the world.
�SEAFAREIt&M.OG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
M
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SlU BLOOD BANK
A
LMOST 6,000 pints of blood have been taken out of the
SIU Blood Bank to help save the lives of Seafarers and their
families since the program began operating from the Brooklyn
clinic on January 6, 1959.
Under the SIU Blood Bank system, a Seafarer or a member
of his family who is ill or injured in any A&G port can receive
blood in his local hospital without delay by drawing against the
blood credits built up in the Union Blood Bank.
This quick availability is of utmost importance in an emergency,
when there is no time to start finding donors and get the blood
processed, tested and checked prior to transfusion—it must be
available immediately, and sometimes in large quantities.
The child of one Seafarer shipping out of the Gulf is a hemo
philiac, in constant danger of bleeding to death from a simple cut
because his blood will not clot to close even the tiniest wound.
The boy has received well over 100 pints of blood thus far.
{
^2
i
Thanks to the large amounts of blood on hand at all times through
the SIU Blood Bank, he has had, and will continue to have this
lifegiving fluid available -whenever it is needed.
During an operation, blood is needed to replace vital body
fluids. It restores a patient from shock. Patients weakened by
illness need blood to restore their strength before they can be
operated on successfully. A Seafarer who underwent chest surgery
required 25 pints of blood from the SIU Blood Bank to see him
through the operation.
If blood is to be available to Seafarers and their families in time
of need, it is important that the supply be constantly replenished
and maintained at a high level. Seafarers and members of Sea
farers' families who wish to donate blood in New York should
report to the Brooklyn clinic. In other SIU ports, the port agent
will make arrangements for the donation. It takes only a few
minutes to donate blood, but it can mean the difference between
life and death in time of need.
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AMERICAN-FLAG PORTION OF NATION’S FOREIGN CARGOES FALLS TO NEW LOW
PROPOSED 1968 MARITIME BUDGET HIT AS INADEQUATE FOR U.S. NEEDS
MTD DELEGATES HEAR SENATOR PROXMIRE OUTLINE STEPS TO HALT MARITIME’S DECLINE
TWO FRIENDS OF MARITIME LABOR DIE WITHIN DAY OF EACH OTHER
DIRKSEN BLOCKS MOVE IN SENATE TO EASE RULE FOR FILIBUSTER CUTOFF
TRANSPORT CHIEF’S MARITIME VIEWS BLASTED BY AMERICAN SHIPBUILDERS
N.Y. LIBERAL WINS SEAT ON KEY HOUSE COMMITTEE
DEL MAR PAYS OFF!
AFL-CIO PRAISES JOHNSON MOVE TO HIKE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
SEAFARER DONATES RARE TYPE BLOOD TO SAVE THE LIFE OF UNION BROTHER
SEAFARER BEGINS PHARMACIST CAREER – THANKS TO SIU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
PORTS OF THE WORLD – SUBIC BAY
TO SAVE A LIFE… SIU BLOOD BANK
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1967
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No. 4
SEAFARiatS*LOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
H. R-
R. 2549
H. R. 2l4r2
^ R. 255
H.R.a770
Defense Dep't 'Doublethink'
Endangers Merchant Marine
Page 4
Five More Seafarers Liceiised
As Engineers; Total Now 124
Page 3
H.R2837
Maritime Defense Leagiie__
Endorsed by SlU Membership
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�Pace Two
Congress Asked to Show Zeal in Support of Maritime
Active Congressional Support Urged
For Adequate U.S. Merchant Fleet
WASHINGTON—The 90th Congress has been-called upon to show the same zeal in passing
legislation designed to save the American merchant marine that its predecessor, the 89th Congress,
showed in passing other long-time legislative goals of labor—such as medical care for the aged.
Speaking before the regular the U.S. merchant marine is nec and II, when it was caught with
weekly noon legislative meeting essary.
out a large enough merchant fleet,
"Russia, by launching Sputnik," and noted that the "lessons of his
of the Maritime Trades Depart
ment, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treas he said, "gave our space program tory are not being heeded."
"Realistically, this nation must
urer William F. Schnitzler cited its powerful thrust forward. Per
the lead which the Soviet Union haps it will take the superiority face up to its need for a genuine
enjoys over the United States in of Russia as a maritime power to vessel replacement program," he
maritime power as one of the jolt our nation out of its lethargy." said.
Schnitzler pointed to the na
Alexander Barkan, National Di
many reasons why immediate
Congressional action to revitalize tion's experience in World Wars I rector of the AFL-CIO Committee
on Political Education, was among
several speakers who addressed a
recent legislative breakfast meet
ing also sponsored by the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Depart
ment. Other speakers at the
meeting included International
Longshoremen's Association Presi
dent Thomas W. Gleason and
Mario Alvarez, representative of
the Argentina Dockworkers' Un
ion and a member of the Con
federation of Argentina Transport
Workers.
Barkan, who discussed labor's
political action program, noted
that the legislative gains scored
by labor in recent years are due
in large measure to legislators
elected with the aid of strong
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer William F. Schnitzler called for a labor backing.
ILA President Gleason, who
greatly accelerated merchant ship construction program in his recent
also
serves as MTD Legislative
speech before a legislative meeting of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades
Chairman, reported to the meeting
Department. He pledged labor support in the struggle to "keep the
delegates on action taken recently
American flag on the high seas" as a vital part of national defense. by the^ International Transport
Federation in London to support
a strike by Argentine dockwork
ers. The situation in Argentina
was explained in more detail by
Mario Alvarez, representative of
the Argentine Dockworkers' Un
Seafarers have adopted three amendments to the Constitution ion.
Among the goals of Argentine
governing delegates to SlU International conventions. Approval
dockworkers,
Alvarez said, were:
of the amendments were announced by the elected rank-and-file
Formulation
of
a program for
Union Tallying Committee
date and duly authorized number dockworkers by a committee made
whose report was submitted to
of delegates to the Convention of up of representatives of labor,
and concurred in by the mem the Seafarers International Union government and management; es
bership at the February regular of North America, he shall com tablishment of a hiring hall sys
meetings in all constitutional ports. municate such facts to the Port tem; a compensation structure to
Under the changes. Article X, Agent of each port, together with pay dockworkers; assurances of
Section 13, provides that elected recommendations as to generally Argentine workers' right to strike
union officers would be included applicable rules for the election of and the freedom of the trade un
as members of the Atlantic, Gulf, officers, FOR THOSE DELE ion movement.
Lakes and Inland Waters District's GATES THAT MAY BE RE
Another speaker who addressed
delegation to the SI UNA conven QUIRED IN ADDITION TO the meeting was George Johansen,
tions, in addition to the rank and THOSE PROVIDED FOR IN Secretary-Treasurer of the SIUfile delegates elected by the union ARTICLE X, SECTION 13." NA-affiliated Alaska Fishermen's
membership. The amendment stip (Amended portion in capital let Union. Johansen noted the de
ulates that "the following officers ters.)
cline of the U.S. fishing industry
upon their election to office shall,
The amendment to Article XII. in recent years because of a lack
during the term of their office, be Section 1, of the constitution of postive governmental policies,
delegates to all conventions of the which deals with qualifications of and compared this with the decline
Seafarers International Union of delegates to the International con of the U.S. merchant marine for
North America in the following ventions, requires that of the three similar reasons. He noted that
order of priority: President; Ex years seatime on American-flag it is becoming increasingly impor
ecutive Vice President; Vice-Presi ships required of delegates, at least tant to bring pressure on elected
dent in charge of contracts and one year must be in a rated un officials in Washington, D.C., to
contract enforcement; Secretary- licensed capacity, other than in an spur positive action by the Ad
Treasurer; Vice-President in entry rating.
ministration.
charge of the Atlantic Coast; ViceThe Tallying Committee re
At another Maritime Trades
President in charge of the Gulf ported that of the 2,345 ballots Department legislative luncheon
Coast; Vice-President in charge of cast, 2,165 were in favor of the meeting. Federal Maritime Com
the Lakes and Inland Waters; amendments, with 140 against the missioner George Hearn described
Headquarters Representatives, changes. The remainder were the close cooperation between the
with priority to those with the voided and blank ballots. Ballot FMC and Congress which led to
greatest seniority as a full book ing began in the constitutional the recently adopted legislation to
union member; Port Agents, with ports on Jan. 16 and concluded on assure the high safety standards of
priority to those with seniority as Jan. 27.
passenger vessels calling at U.S.
a full book union member, and pa
Members of the Tallying Com ports. He described passage of the
trolman, with priority to those with mittee and , their book numbers Cruise Ship Safety Bill as an exer
the greatest seniority as a full book were: Herman Ricci (R-96), cise in which a federal agency
union member."
Chairman; Edward Puchalski (P- worked practically hand-in-hand
As a result of the constitutional 157); Abraham Handleman (H- with Congressional Committee
changes. Article XIV, Section 3 813); Arthur C. Ballu (B-95); members to insure complete per
now reads as follows: "As soon as Eugeniusz Sieradski (S-1259) and formance with legislation and the
intent of Congress.
the President is advised as to the James Mitchell (M-193).
Constitution Amendments Adopted
In Membership Referendum Builot
February 17, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
Recent events have made it increasingly obvious that the survival of
the American maritime industry depends, in great measure, on legis
lative action taken in the United States Congress.
The recently proposed Fiscal 1968 maritime budget request proves
beyond a doubt that the Administration is continuing to abdicate its
responsibilities under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, which calls for
the maintenance of an American-flag merchant fleet adequate for the
nation's needs.
As in previous years, the new maritime budget request is totally in
adequate. It is not designed to even slow down the accelerating decline
of the industry, nor certainly, to begin a revitalization of the fleet—
despite the obvious danger in which that decline has placed the nation,
as exemplified by the shipping needs of the Vietnam conflict.
At the same time it is equally obvious that various agencies of the
government continue to regard the maritime industry as their chief ex
pendable. For many years the maritime industry has been submerged
and all but ignored in the red tape of the Department of Commerce.
Recent statements by Alan S. Boyd, who will head the new Department
of Transportation, make it amply clear that he too has no concept of
the needs and importance of maritime and would be content to preside
over the death of the industry. Fortunately, the successful fight waged
by maritime labor to exclude the Maritime Administration from the
jurisdiction of the Transportation Department has taken the fate of
maritime out of Boyd's hands.
Another prime example of the low status in which American mari
time is placed by various government agencies and administrators comes
from the Defense Department. More than any other, this is the federal
agency which relies most heavily on the American merchant marine—
as a fourth arm of defense without which the national security can never
be secure. Yet Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara has never truly
understood the vital role of the American-flag merchant fleet in main
taining national security. He remains a staunch advocate of proposals—
such as sacrificing the merchant fleet to pay for cargo aircraft or the
so-called Fast Deployment Logistic Ships—which could bring about the
total disappearance of the nation's maritime capacity and place the
national security in grave danger.
These are just a few examples of lack of interest, understanding
and sympathy on the highest levels of government which tradition
ally afflicted American maritime, and have alarmed the nation's leading
legislators to the necessity of taking direct action to preserve our mari
time capability before it is too late.
It was these Representatives and Senators who, through deep concern
over the effects of maritime's decline on the nation's economic and de
fense security, supported maritime labor's successful fight to exclude
MARAD from the new Department of Transportation. It is these same
legislators, with the added support of increasing numbers of their col
leagues, who have proposed and will push for passage of legislation to
give the Maritime Administration independent status as a separate
agency of the federal government whose sole purpose is to assure the
revitalization of the American maritime industry so it can meet its legal
obligations to the nation.
The existence of a federal agency truly interested in the future of
maritime and enjoying the support of Congress is a prime requisite if
we are to get a realistic maritime policy, backed up with a realistic
maritime budget. Only then will it be safe to consider the American
maritime industry definitely on the road to survival.
SlU Members Vote Support
Of Maritime Defense League
NEW YORK—Seafarers at regular membership meetings in all
constitutional ports enthusiastically voted this month to endorse
and support a newly-formed Maritime Defense League. In
approving ;he purposes of the «
eannot obtain assistance in
new organization, the member many areas because of recent leg
ship called for maximum pub islation such as the Landrumlicity and support of the League Griffin Act, and interpretations by
by all Seafarers.
the courts prohibiting and restrict
The Maritime Defense League ing union activities.
is a voluntary organization which
"This situation puts a member
was established last month to as who lacks the necessary resources
sure that maritime workers faced in an almost impossible position,"
with legal problems or charges the League declared. "While the
threatening their personal liberties access to his union is no longer
are assured their fundamental possible in this respect, many
American rights to counsel and members still require this type of
other assistance at all times.
assistance."
(For a report on the SIU mem
The League said that this type
bership action and details regard of situation "especially applies in
ing the Maritime Defense League, the case of maritime workers, be
see Pages 7=10.)
cause of the great range of Gov
The founders of the League ernment agencies which have conpoint out that in past years "union ttol or influence over their rights
members were able to turn to to a livelihood and their rights as
their own organizations for direct individuals."
assistance in virtually any type of
The SIU membership action en
problem in which they might be dorsing the League followed a
come involved.
presentation at the New York
"Today, however, union mem(Continued on Page 4)
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SEAFARERS LOG
Page Three
Pending Legislation Would Make MARAD Independent
Five Additional Seafarers
Win Engineers Licenses
Five more Seafarers have passed the U.S. Coast Guard exam
inations and have been issued their engineer's licenses after attend
ing the training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2
of the Marine Engineers Bene- f
a full book member of the Union
ficial Association. A total of since 1944. A native of Puerto
124 Seafarers have now received Rico, Nazario joined the SIU in
engineer's licenses as a result of the port of Baltimore and last
the joint program.
sailed with the Union as FOWT.
The newly-licensed engineers
Alfred Case, 36, has been a
are sailing or about to sail in engi member of the SIU since 1951.
neer's berths aboard American- A native of New York, Case
flag ships.
The SIU men
who passed their
Coast Guard examinations this
week and were li
censed as engi
neers are: David
L. Wakliss, Grady
D. McNeil, An
tonio Molis, Jr.,
Nazario
Case
Wakliss
and Jose M. Nazario, who received their Third joined the Union in that port,
Assistant Engineer's licenses; and sailing in various engine depart
Alfred Case, who received his Sec ment ratings including FOWT.
The joint- SIU-MEBA District
ond Assistant Engineer's license.
2
upgrading
school offers Seafar
David L. Wakliss, 25, has sailed
ers
and
Engineers
qualified in
with the SIU since 1960. A native
struction in preparing for their
Third Assistant Engineer, Tempo
rary Third Assistant Engineer or
Original Second Engineer's li
censes in either steam or motor
vessel classifications.
SIU engine department men
who have the necessary require
ments and who want to enroll in
the school can obtain additional
McNefl
MoUs
information and apply for the
of New York, Wakliss first joined course at any SIU hall or write
the Union in that port and last directly to SIU headquarters at
675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn,
sailed with the SIU as fireman,
New York, 11232. The telephone
oiler, watertender.
Grady D. McNeil, 39, has been number is HYacinth 9-6600.
a member of the SIU since 1945
after joining the Union in the port
of Mobile. A native of Alabama,
McNeil last sailed with the SIU
as FOWT.
Antonio Molis, Jr., 44, has been
a full book member of the SIU
The United States remains
since 1955. A native of New
mired in 10th place among world
York, he joined the Union in the
shipbuilding nations while Japan,
port of Houston and sailed as
the world leader, launched twice
FOWT.
as much new merchant shipping
Jose M. Nazario, 52, has been
last year as the next three leading
shipbuilding nations combined.
This was reported by Lloyd's
SEAFARER!
LOG Register of Shipping in its latest
quarterly report for the period
Feb. 17. 1967 • Vol. XXIX, No. 4
ending Jan. 1.
Oflleiel Publication of the
For the year 1966, Japan
Seafaren International Union
of North America,
launched 6,738,000 tons of new
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
ships while the U.S. turned out
and Inland Waters District,
just 388,819 tons.
APL-CIO
Japan also led in construction of
Eatutnt Board
PAUL HALL, ProMent
export tonnage—that is, in ton
CAL TANNtn
EARL SHBTARD
nage for registry in a country other
Sxoe. Viea-Prto.
Vieo-Proiident
AL KRRR
LiNoan WILLIAMS
than that of the builder—with
Ste.'Troat.
Vieo-Preiident
43.1 per cent of the world's ex
ROBERT MATTHEWS
Vice-President
port tonnage. Britain was next
HSRBSRT BRAND
with 10.8 per cent of the world
Direeter of OrganiMtng and
total, followed by Sweden and
Pablieationo
West Germany with 10.3 and 8.5
Managing Editor
MIKE POLLACK
per cent, respectively.
AooUtant Editor
NATHAN SXTER
Staff Writori
Oil tanker tonnage amounted
to only 28.9 per cent of the total
PETER WEILL
Pmrm Wans
tonnage being built, the lowest
ED RUBENSTBIN
such percentage since March,
1948. There were 144 oil tankers
Pikllikid khMkly at tlO Rksds lilani Annas
under constniction as of Jan. 1,
N.E., Wuklaitsn, D. C. 30OI8 ky tks Stafar•n fatirnalisnal Ualsn, Atlantis, 6slf, Lakss
with
an aggregate gross tonnage of
aa< latand Watsn .Dlitrlst, AFL-CIO, 675
Faartk Annas, •rseklyn, N.V. 11252. Tsl.
3,424,868,
a drop of 721,975 tons.
HYaslatk 9-6600. Ssssak slais ysstais paii
at Wasklnitaa, D. C.
Ships considered in the survey
NSTHASTEI'I ATTEHTIOR: Fsna 5979
by Lloyd's include all merchant
sards skssid ks isnt to Ssafarsrs Intsfnatisnal
vessels of 100 gross tons or more
Oalsa, Atlantis, Salt,
and Irslaad Watsn
DIslrlst, AFL-CII, 675 Fsartk Annss, Imkexcept
for those produced in Com
lya, R.r. 11252.
munist China, East Germany and
the Soviet Union.
U.S. Shipbuilding
Still in lOtb Place
Campaign for Independent MARAD
Gaining Momentum in the House
WASHINGTON—The campaign waged vigorously by maritime labor for the establishment
of an independent Maritime Administration—completely autonomous and outside the jurisdiction
of any other federal agency—is gaining momentum rapidly, with ever-increasing and more vocal
support coming not only from
Of the 50 bills, 33 have been
organized American labor but House of Representatives aimed at
introduced
by members from 4
the
establishment
of
an
inde
from maritime industry manage
states,
as
follows:
New York, 14;
pendent
Maritime
Administration.
ment, interested citizen's groups
Twenty-seven of these bills were New Jersey, 8; Pennsylvania, 6;
and Congressmen as well.
and California, 5. The remaining
As the LOG goes to press, 50 introduced immediately at the legislators with bills pending all
Congressmen have introduced sep opening session of the new Con represent coastal or Great Lakes
arate but identical bills into the gress.
states, with the exception of Mis
Fihy-Five Congressmen Introduce
Bills For Independent MARAD
The following is a list of Congressmen who have introduced legisla
tion into the House of Representatives calling for the creation of an
independent Maritime Administration. The 55 Congressmen represent
states bordering on all the seacoasts of the U.S. in addition to the
Great Lakes states.
Bill Number
HR 4476
4504
4709
4723
4745
4849
4878
4905
5009
5084
3571
3763
3790
3795
1991
2142
2168
2549
2552
2770
2783
2806
2822
2827
2837
2883
2905
3053
98
151
152
153
154
155
159
208
338
348
352
363
366
419
545
550
567
587
619
841
931
1140
1165
1200
1399
1429
1446
Congressman
James R. Grover. Jr. (R.-N.Y.)
Rogers C. B. Morton (R.-Md.)
James J.' Delaney (D.-N.Y.)
Henry Helstosid (D.-N.J.)
Hastings Keith (R.-Mass.)
James A. Burke (D.-Mass.)
Joseph E. Karth (D.-Minn.)
John R. Rarick (D.-La.)
Wilham S. MaiUiard (R.-Cal.)
Arnold Olsen (D.-Montana)
Fred Rooney (D.-Pa.)
Seymour Halpem (R.-N.Y.)
Robert Nix (D.-Pa.)
Dan Rostenkowski (D.-Ill.)
Leonard Farbstein (D.-N.Y.)
William St. Onge (D.-Conn.)
Lester Wolff (D.-N.Y.)
James Howard (D.-N.J.)
Charles Joelson (D-N.J.)
Phillip Burton (D.-Cal.)
Dominick Daniels (D.-N.J.)
William Green (D.-Pa.)
Robert Leggett (D.-Cal.)
Joseph Minish (D.-N.J.)
Femand St. Germain (D.-R.I.)
Frank Brasco (D.-N.Y.)
Peter Rodino (D.-N.J.)
Robert Giaimo (D.-Conn.)
Frank Thompson (D.-N.J.)
Leonor Sullivan (D.-Mo.)
Alton Lennon (D.-N.C.)
Thomas N. Downing (D.-Va.)
John M. Murphy (D.-N.Y.)
John Dingell (D.-Mich.)
Edward A. Garmatz (D.-Md.)
William A. Barrett (D.-Pa.)
James A. Byrne (D.-Pa.)
William T. Cahill (R.-N.J.)
Hugh L. Carey (D.-N.Y.)
Emanuel Celler (D.-N.Y.)
Charles E. Chamberlain (R.-Mich.)
William C. Cramer (R.-Fla.)
Jack Edwards (R.-Ala.)
Joshua Eilherg (D.-Pa.)
Paul Fino (R.-N.Y.)
Samuel N. Friedel (D.-Md.)
Jacob H. Gilbert (D.-N.Y.)
William S. MaiUiard (R.-Cal.)
Abraliarn Multer (D.-N.Y.)
Thomas M. Pelly (R.-Wash.)
Ed Reinecke (R.-Cal.)
Benjamin S. Rosenthal (D.-N.Y.)
Herbert Tenzer (D.-N.Y.)
Joe D. Waggoner (D.-La.)
Charles H. Wilson (D.-Cal.)
souri, which, however, includes
the port of St. Louis.
Among the legislative leaders
of the drive to create an independ
ent MARAD are members of the
House Merchant Marine Commit
tee, including its chairman, Ed
ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.).
The passage of legislation creat
ing an independent Maritime Ad
ministration is the next step in
maritime labor's continuing strug
gle to revitalize the American
maritime industry. An important
step in the campaign was mari
time labor's successful fight last
year to prevent the inclusion of
the Maritime Administration in
the new cabinet-level Department
of Transportation — a victory
achieved with the aid of many
of the same Congressmen who
have now joined the struggle to
achieve an independent MARAD.
At present, the Maritime Ad
ministration is under the jurisdic
tion of the Department of Com
merce. The proposed legislation
would transfer the functions of
the Secretary of Commerce under
the Reorganization Plans of 1950
and 1961 to the new independent
agency.
Under terms of the proposed
leaislation, the Federal Maritime
Administrator, who would head
the new agency, would not have
to submit his decisions for the
approval of, nor be bound by the
decisions or recommendations of
any committee, board or other
organization created by Executive
order.
With the Maritime Administra
tion a part of the Department
of Commerce, the industry has
been declining steadily to the point
where U.S.-flag ships carry a mere
8 percent of the nation's foreign
waterborne commerce and its ship
building and repair capacity are
on the verge of disintegration.
With the increasing demands
for more U.S. tonnage to meet the
needs of military operations in
Viet Nam, the neglect which the
maritime industry has suffered at
government agency hands has
been driven home very clearly.
Creation of an independent
Maritime Administration will be
another vital step toward a revitalization of the American mari
time industry because it will re
store the industry to its proper
position of size, strength and pres
tige. The next step will be to win
approval of the kind of realistic
national budget that will make it
possible to increase significantly
the amount of U.S. waterborne
foreign commerce carried by
American-flag vessels^ and to sup
port the building in U.S. yards
of an adequate number of vessels
for this purpose.
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SEAFARERS
February 17, 1967
LOG
Growing SlU Pension Roster Adds
Four More Seafarer Oidtimers
The Atlantic Coast
by Eari (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area
The State of Wyoming has suffered four economically-despairing
years under a "right to work" law since the state legislature applied
steamroller tactics to get the law passed. The law'^ harmful effect
tells a tmly shocking story. Since '63 Wyoming's per capita income
Rafael Montalvo was bom with the SIU in the port of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He has gone from $18 per person above the national average to $188
in Puerto Rico and joined up Baltimore. He earned his life was bom in Philadelphia.
below the national average. PerBoston
boat ticket and during his years
sonal bankmptcies rose 30 per
Shipping has been pretty good
cent during this period. Private
at sea sailed as an A.B.
employment dropped 2.9 per cent here and we are hoping for more
Apron Castillo was bom in the
while in the nation it rose 6.7 per of the same.
Philippine Islands but makes his
Munroe Hall has been keeping
cent.
Wyoming citizens have left
home presently in Brooklyn, N.Y.,
the state at a rate of 8.2 per cent, his eye glued to the shipping board
where he joined the SIU.
the highest rate of move-out in looking for a steward department
Ear! T. Congleton was bom in
the nation. Home foreclosures slot. An SIU man for over a
North Carolina, joined the SIU in
have quadrupled. Construction quarter of a century, he last sailed
the port of New York. He makes
aboard the Norfolk as crew mess.
has dropped by 17 per cent.
his home in Norfolk, Virginia.
Charles
Brennick says he'll be
The lesson of Wyoming is clear:
John J. Walsh was active in the
ready
to
sail again very soon.
Unions tend to stimulate the econ
Montalvo
Castillo
Railway Marine Region on the
Walsh
Congleton
Charlie,
who
is presently enjoying
omy through those gains it brings
a
visit
with
his
family, last sailed
to the workers, while the absence
aboard
the
Penn
Sailor as oiler.
of unionization removes vital lifeblood from the economy. Wyo John Gala, who last shipped
ming stands as a poignant example aboard the Platte as engine utility,
of why federal legislation is is ready to cast off again as soon
needed to outlaw right-to-work as a coast hugger hits the board.
legislation in all states.
Philadelphia
Shipping has been fair at this
New ./York
port for the last couple of weeks
Paul Schneider was by the hall and we are looking for an upturn
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense
tion, however, that American-flag ships of all
lately just off Seatrain's Delaware very soon.
Robert McNamara recently expressed alarm
kinds are presently carrying a mere 8 percent
to San Juan, which had "a con
Henry Karpowicz is registered
at the growing inability of the shrinking Amer
of U.S. waterbome foreign trade. Were they
genial crew and good food," ac here and ready to go again. Henry
ican-flag merchant fleet to meet the nation's
to drop even this tiny portion of trade it is
cording to Paul, who sports a sails in the blackgang and his last
defense transport needs.
doubtful that they would ever be able to regain
camera wherever he goes to get ship was the Venore. After a few
it once their emergency sealift service ended.
some good shots. He's hoping to months at home, John Schaller is
The Defense Secretary did not mention, how
Without any cargoes at all they would then be
get out to the coast for a Viet also registered and watching the
ever, that the state of decay into which the
doomed
—
since
the
Government
has
never
Nam run.
U.S. merchant fleet has fallen is largely the
board. John says he'll grab the
shown any willingness to help them get com
result of a long:Standing anti-maritime bias
Larry Howard is back from a first steward department slot he
mercial, cargoes. Naturally they are reluctant
on the part of vafious U.S. Govemment agen
trip to the Persian Gulf which can get. An engine department job
to give up what little they already have.
cies, including the Defense Department itself.
took him to Pakistan, Germany is what John Smith is keeping his
The Defense Secretary bemoans the tech
He also failed to acknowledge the fact that one
and France. Larry enjoyed most eye on the board for. Smith's last
nological obsolescence of the U.S. shipbuilding
of the Defense Department's pet projects at the
of all his stopover in Germany ship was the Cape San Diego.
industry and asserts that there is no reason why
present time, the Fast Deployment Logistic
where he found the girls especially Last off the Alcoa Marketer,
it should not be superior to that of other
Ships (FDL) program, would certainly result
attractive. He too is eyeing the Ralph Bullard has decided he's
nations. In fact there is a very good reason
in a further deterioration of the U.S. merchant
joard for a run to Viet Nam.
spent enough time on the beach
for whatever technological deficiencies do exist
fleet.
and is looking for a chief cook's
in the U.S. shipbuilding industry. Due to Gov
job going anywhere.
Testifying before a joint session of the Senate
ernment's policies affecting maritime, U.S. ship
Armed Services Committee and Senate Sub
Puerto Rico
yards have been building so few ships that
committee on Department of Defense Appro
Osvaldo
Rios is back home for
keeping up with the most modern technological
priations, McNamara predicted that in the most
a
vacation
after a 7-month stint
advances has been both impractical and vir
likely limited war emergencies of the future,
of
duty
as
cook
and baker aboard
tually impossible. With so little work (because
up to 460 general cargo ships averaging 15,000the
San
Juan.
Harry
Jones also
of a continued govemment policy of ignoring
ton capacity and 15 knots speed might be
just
finished
a
trip
aboard
the San
the nation's maritime needs) U.S. shipyards
needed, over and above those available in the
Juan.
have been hard-pressed even to retain skilled
U.S. airlift/sealift forces.
manpower.
McNamara was very critical of the U.S.
BALTIMORE-^The SIUThe answer to all these problems is selfshipbuilding industry, which he described as
nland
Boatmen's Union strike
evident. The nation needs more merchant ships
technically obsolescent compared to those of
against
three tugboat companies
in all segments of the fleet. They must be
Northern Europe and Japan. "There is no
is
now
four months old. Some
built in America and manned by American
reason why the American shipbuilding industry
jrogress
has been made however.
seamen.
should not be, in a technological sense, as good
Negotiations
are now being con
Reappraisal Needed
as the best any other country has to offer," he
ducted on a regular basis.
To do this the Government must accept its
remarked.
The union is meeting with fed
lawful
responsibility in this area and not shirk
Much Left Unsaid
eral
mediators and representa
responsibility as it has done in the past. The
As is usual in statements or testimony by
(Continued from page 2)
tives
of
the Baker-Whiteley Tow
pet projects of various government adminis
U.S. government agencies and their representaing
Co.,
the
Baltimore
Towage
SIU regular membership meeting
trators and bureaucrats (such as FDL) will
t.ves, what the Defense Secretary left unsaid
and Lighterage Co., and the Curtis on February 6 by Robert A.
have
to
be
carefully
reexamined
in
terms
of
w as much more important than what he did say.
Bay Towing Co. on a fairly reg Matthews, chairman of the
their overall value to the nation. Special inter
For instance:
ular basis.
League, who is SIU vice-presi
ests must become secondary to the national
The Defense Secretary admits that the tramp
The Union's major demand is dent in charge of contracts and
need.
segment of the fleet is deteriorating. He does
or a contract that is equivalent to contract enforcement and a vet
Had the U.S. Govemment adhered to sound
not say, however, that the tramp fleet is dying
the one enjoyed by the IBU in eran of the maritime labor move
principles of maritime development we would
because year after year govemment agencies,
Philadelphia which provides for a ment.
not be in the serious predicament in which the
including the Defense Department, have cheated
24-hour notice before layoff. In
U.S. now finds itselL If a sound maritime
Matthews said the League had
the tramp operators out of cargoes that were
addition, the Union is also seeking established an office at One Han
policy is not developed now and adhered to
rightfully theirs under U.S. law by evading
triple time after 12 hours and son Place, Brooklyn, and would
strictly, we will find ourselves in a much worse
cargo preference provisions. The U.S. govem
time-an-a-half between 4 PM and depend on voluntary contributions
fix in the future.
ment has never made any attempt to help the
6 AM.
The nation's needs are clear. The surest
to provide the necessary assistance
tramp segment in any way—through cargo
ways to meet those needs are also clear. What
Morale
among
the
strikers,
who
to members of maritime organi
preference or fleet modemization. It has made
is needed now is some clear thinking on the
have been on strike for more than zations who face problems involvno attempt to encourage an effective Ship
highest levels of govemment. Unfortunately
ng their personal liberties and
125 days, remains high and picket
American program, has allowed ranaway ships
such clear thinking is not yet in evidence either
who otherwise would not have the
ing
is
continuing
on
an
around
the
to operate in the U.S. trade to steal cargoes
from the Defense Department, the new Trans
means to protect themselves.
clock basis.
from the American-flag tramps, and has for
portation Department, or from any other de
Price C. Spivey, Administrator
With tugboat personnel idle, no
the most part even refused to release ships from
partmental segment of the Administration.
of
the Seafarers Welfare Plan, is
the reserve fleet to help the tramp operators
tugboats in the Port of Baltimore
Fortunately, many congressional legislators
treasurer
of the League.
upgrade their fleets.
region are assisting in any docking
have recently demonstrated a keen awareness of
or undocking procedures except
McNamara assails the subsidized operators
the nation's needs with regard to maritime and
LOOKJofthe
for being reluctant to drop their commercial
nr SIU-IBU members who con
it begins to appear that Congress itself must
UNION .
cargoes without being assured a "good profit"
take action if the nation is to be spared a serious
tinue to dock and undock, with
LABEL
from U.S. sealift operations. He does not men
disaster in the near future.
out pay, MARAD-certified vessels
fr—
f
UNION lABIl AMD tftVICI tHADK DIPT., API CIO
bound for Viet Nam.
The list of Seafarers collecting an SIU pension continues to increase in size. Added to the roster
of pensioners recently were Rafael Montalvo, Apron Castillo, Earl T. Congleton and John J.
Walsh.
Defense Department 'Doublethink'
Endangers U.S. Merchant Marine
SIU Tug Strike
Holds Firm
In Baltimore
S/U Members
Vote ApprovalOf
Defense League
�February 17, 1967
SEAFARERS
LOG
Pmge Fire
Repeal Measure Gains House Approval
The Great Lakes
by Fred Farnen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes
All representatives and members of the SIU wish newly-retired oldtimer Hjalmar Olofsson a long, happy, and healthy retirement. This vet
eran Seafarer has just completed a sea-going career of more than 50
(fifty) years. Olie last served aboard the Milwaukee Clipper as watertender, a spot he held down for the last few years. To all of his fellow
Seafarers, Olie has been a fine, Oupstanding shipmate, a good Un ing crews to return to work in
ion man and an all-around good February. I suppose if winter
guy. He will continue to live in comes, spring can't be far behind.
February 20th is fit out time for
Chicago with his old time friends,
the
U. S. Gypsum, the Iglehart,
Mr. and Mrs. Emerick.
and Huron Cement. And the
Chicago
South American, the only U. S.
Captain Manley, director of the registry cruise ship operating on
Port of Chicago, was instrumental the Great Lakes, will also fit out
in providing much needed assist early this year in order to handle
ance in helping the MV tanker huge crowds visiting Montreal to
Detroit to depart Chicago after see International Expo '67. The
she was delayed due to the terrific South American will make seven
blizzard which recently inundated special cruises to Montreal, two in
the city. The Detroit couldn't leave June, one in August, and three in
the Calumet River due to heavy, September. The first one leaves
accumulated snow on the bridge. Detroit Monday, June 5. Al
The city of Chicago sent down a though we expect shipping to be
city fire tug which removed the extremely good this season we
snow by means of its heavily- don't expect too many crew
pressurized, snorkel hose. The co changes on this vessel.
operation of Chicago's city hall
The B. W. Calvin is now off the
and of Capt. Manley made this winter run and is laying up in
effort possible.
Toledo. Art Garretson, oiler, says
Meanwhile, despite the worst this was the easiest winter run,
blizzard in Chicago's history, ren ever. Joe Salisbury, assistant conovations on the new SIU hall are veyorman, said he made enough
money on the winter run to relax
proceeding on schedule.
all summer playing golf. John
Detroit
"Hi Fi" Rottaris is back on the
Just a few weeks ago we were beach and all the boys have put
talking about all vessels being laid their hearing aids in storage.
up, about the big winter freeze, "Scottie" Quiniivan is back in
the close-up of Lakes and the Sea town after several months out on
way, and here we are now notify the West Coast.
Reagan Fills California Gov't Posts
With Big Business, Anti-Labor Men
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—For the first time in modem history a
management man will hold the post of California Labor Commissioner.
Traditionally the spot has gone to a trade unionist.
Ultra conservative Governor Ronald Reagan has appointed William
C. Hern, executive vice president and general manager of Colonial
Bakeries, San Francisco, to the office. There are reports, also, that
Reagan will name a businessman to replace Ernest Webb, head of the
California Industrial Relations Department.
Sigmund Arywitz had resigned the Labor Commissioner post to be
come head of the Los Angeles County Labor Federation.
The commissioner heads the state agency which, among other things,
helps workers collect unpaid wages from employers. Hern, 52, has
appeared before the State Labor Commission as a representative of
Colonial Bakeries in hearings on wage claims against the company.
Arywitz, the outgoing commissioner, said, "I wish him luck and hope
he remembers the purpose of the commissioner's job is, by statute, to
foster and protect the interests of the working men and women of
the state."
Hem served as executive assistant in the War Labor Board in San
Francisco. He since has been employed in industrial relations work for
the American Forge Co. and later as executive secretary of the San
Francisco Bakery Employers Assri.
Other Reagan appointments show full industry orientation;
• Henry M. Shine, an official of the National Association of Home
Builders, as director of the Department of Professional and Vocational
Standards.
• Burton Smith, former president of the California Real Estate
Association, as State Real Estate Commissioner.
• John C. Montgomery, director of the American National Cattle
men's Association, as director of the State Department of Social
Welfare.
• Dr. Preston Marshall, consulting economist for the Council of
Savings and Loan Financial Corporations and director of the Savings
and Loan Association of Los Angeles, as State Savings and Loan
Commissioner.
Reagan also leveled a blow at the consumers when he fired Helen
Nelson, the energetic Consumer Counsel, and slashed the meager
$110,000 budget of the office in half. He named a Republican house
wife to study the office. The State Consumer Council was created by
Gov. Pat Brown in 1959 with a large issist from organized labor. It
has long been under attack from business interests.
Wyoming Right-to-Work RepealBill
Fares Stiff Fight in State Senate
Cheyenne, Wyo.—A move to repeal Wyoming's 4-year-old "right-to-work" law has won initial
success with passage in the state House of Representatives by a 34-27 vote. The measure now goes
to the Senate where it faces strong opposition.
Final House passage of the ^
repeal measure came after the 6.5 percent during the same peri dropped 2.9 percent while increas
od.
ing by 6.7 percent in the rest of
bill survived a key vote in which
Wyoming, since 1963, has the nation.
the House overturned a Labor dropped from a position where it
• Wyoming citizens have
Committee recommendation of was $18 per person above the moved away at the rate of 8.2
"Do not pass." Seven Republicans national average in per capita in percent in the last five years, the
joined with the 27 Democrats on come to $188 per person below highest move-out rate in the na
the final vote.
that figure.
tion.
In the Senate—^where a repeal
Other economic indicators fur
• Home foreclosures have
attempt in 1965 failed by one nished to the Wyoming legislators quadrupled to where they are now
vote—the bill is expected to face showed that since enactment of twice the U.S. rate.
• While construction has risen
a Labor Committee log-jam of the state's "right-to-work" law:
• Personal bankruptcies have by 8 percent in the U.S., it has
House-passed measures. The bill
dropped by 17 percent in Wyo
must be acted upon before the risen by 30 percent.
• Private employment has ming.
Feb. 18 adjournment deadline.
The swift floor action which
saw the bill move out of the House
in a matter of minutes came as a
surprise to the jammed gallery
which had prepared for prolonged
debate and emotional fireworks.
Under an agreement between
party leadership, the entire House
was called into attendance and
the measure put to an immediate
vote.
Loss Of Income
Earlier in House Labor Com
mittee hearings, Wyoming State
AFL-CIO Executive Secretary
John Holaday testified that the
effects of the law had been to
cause the state "disastrous loss of
income, employment and popula
tion."
In a lengthy document spelling
out the state's economic losses
since 1963, Holaday declared that
the "blight of 'right-to-work' will
only cause the state a further
downward slide."
All the economic data of the
last four years tell the shocking
story of the law's harm, he stated.
"Visual evidence of closed refin
eries, foreclosed homes and shut
down businesses reinforce the de
pressing facts of the statistics," he
told the committee.
Each legislator received a copy
of Holaday's testimony as well as
figures which showed that since
January 1965, when Indiana re
pealed its "right-to-work" law, its
per capita income had jumped
nearly 10 percent, as related to
the national average increase of
SiaUIW Strikes
Hussman Co.
HADDONFIELD, N. J.—The
SIU United Industrial Workers
has struck the Hussman Refrig
erator Co. in a fight to obtain in
creased wages and fringe benefits
for employees of the company. ^
At midnite on the 7th of Feb
ruary, 250 Hussman employees
struck the company and began to
picket on an around-the-clock
basis.
Only recently, unions represent
ing Hussman employees in St.
Louis settled a strike against the
company.
Hussman Refrigerator Co. is
one of the leading manufacturers
in this country of refrigerator dis
play cases, the kind found in vir
tually every supermarket.
Kingsport Management Axes
Tree That Sheltered Strikers
People not familiar with the American labor movement often
express wonder at where striking workers get the courage and
determination to continue a long strike in the face of the great
hardships imposed by an em
ployer determined to deny them Afternoons, evenings and at night
the right to collective bargain their husbands take over the
march for decent wages, hours
ing.
and working conditions through
At least one answer to this ques union representation."
tion is demonstrated vividly by an
If Kingsport management
event that took place recently in thought that by destroying the
the strike by union printing trades "pro-union" tree they would be
workers against Kingsport Press a step closer to destroying the un
in Tennessee. This strike has been ions themselves, it was sorely mis
going on for almost four years taken. It is just such examples
against the largest producer of of ridiculously petty spitefulness
textbooks and encyclopedias in on the part of Kingsport manage
the United States.
ment that have made it clear to
A few weeks ago, in an act of the striking workers that decency
unbelievably petty spite and ha of any sort—decent wages, decent
tred, Kingsport management cut working conditions, decent treat
down a tree which had occasion ment—must be wrung from the
ally afforded pickets some respite Company through direct action.
from the blazing summer sun,
The strike will continue. Man
spring rains and winter weather. agement's childish behavior has
made that fact certain. After
24 Hour Duty
Since the beginning of the strike standing firm in the face of threats,
in 1963, pickets have patrolled the the importation of scabs, and other
huge Kingsport Press plant around strikebreaking attempts, the strik
the clock, 24-hours a day, in fair ing workers' determination will
weather and foul. Mornings the not be undermined by the loss of
pickets are mostly housewives who a tree.
It's a shame though. It was a
take time from their homemaking
chores to man the picketlines. beautiful tree.
SIU WELFARE,
VACATION PLANS
December 1 - December 31/ 1966
Number of
Benefits
5/000
Amount
Paid
$
51/887.11
Death Benefits . . . .
23
42/623.51
Disability Benefits .
915
204/075.00
Maternity Benefits
35
7/000.00
Dependent Benefits
418
84/574.34
86
1/284.10
4/052
29/470.00
1/834
740/861.23
12/363
$1/161/775.29
Optical Benefits . . .
TOTAL WELFARE/ VACATION
BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD
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DISPATCHERS REPORT
N.Y. Navy Yard Site Urged
For New Maritime Museum
by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative
San Francisco labor is mourning the recent passing of Henry Zacharin of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Zacharin
was manager of the San Francisco joint board of the ILGWU from
1935 to 1956, and then served with the New Jersey ILGWU until his
retirement in 1959.
<S>
—
Signing
on were the Columbia
San Francisco
Victory,
Seattle
and Cape Saun
Shipping continues to move at
ders.
Serviced
in
transit were the
a fast pace in this area. Right
Anchorage,
Seattle,
EUzabethport
now oilers, FWT's and electri
and
Calmar.
cians are in the greatest demand
Oldtimer Al McCullam dropped
and these jobs are moving fast.
by
the hall to say hello recently.
Payoffs and sign-ons during the
Al
is chief steward aboard the
last period included the Halcyon
Choctaw
Victory now, following
Victoiy, Delaware, Southwestern,
a
long
spell
as chief cook aboard
Transwestem, Rachel V., Cour
the
Long
Lines.
Pedro Alverez
lYAlene, Trenton, Los Angeles,
is
still
UFFD
following
an injury
Cosmos Mariner, Oceanic and
sustained while aboard the Coun
Duke Victoiy.
cil Grove as chief cook. He hopes
Ships serviced in transit in to get his FFD soon however and
cluded the Seatrain Puerto Rico, says he will take the first chief
Oakland, Calmar, Trenton, York- cook's job that hits the board.
mar, Geneva, Steel Seafarer and
Steel Artisan.
Wilmington
R. L. McCannon just signed off
Shipping has been good here
the Cosmos Mariner on which he for the last couple of weeks and
sailed in the steward department promises to get even better in the
on a trip to Guam. Anxious to upcoming weeks. During the last
ship again right away, he's now period we had the Enid Victory
watching the board for a job that oavoff and serviced eight ships
will take him anywhere in the in transit. The best shipping
world aboard any vessel. Ross F. prospects in the near future
Lyie is ready to ship again follow should be for AB's, FOWT's,
ing a short rest at his home in electricians and cooks.
Houston. Brother Lyle, whose
Ray Austria received his first
last ship was the Lynn Victoiy, is disability pension check here relooking for an engine department "entlv and is planning to spend a
slot that will take him to the Far lot of his time on the beach with
Bast.
his 3-year-old son. We hope to
Seattle
see him around the hall regularly
Shipping has been brisk here and so do his many shipmates.
during the last period with four After being UFFD for several
payoffs, three ships signing on and months, Louis Thomas has the
four ships passing in transit. Pay go-ahead to ship again and is
offs included the JopUn Victory, anxious to ship out. He plans to
Seattle, Santore and Ames Vic grab the first steward job that
toiy.
comes up.
Atfantlc/ Guff A inland Watars District
January 28, 1967 to Fobruary 10, 1967
DKK DEPARTMmT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
All Groups
The establishment of a fitting memorial to the Brooklyn Navy
Yard that would be dedicated to the history of the Yard and prob
ably take the form of a naval museum is currently under considera
tion.
fIt has the support of Repre throughout the U.S., battleships
are moored and maintained by
sentative Hugh L. Carey of community and sponsoring organ
Brooklyn, who said recently,
izations. The U.S.S. Texas is in
would hate to see the Yard's won Texas; Wilmington, N.C., has the
derful and glorious history just North Carolina; and the Massa
wiped out and forgotten."
chusetts is at Fall River, Mass.
A Navy spokesman said it
When the Brooklyn Navy Yard
would be most happy to return was officially closed, each curious
priceless historic relics that accum article was labeled and catalogued
ulated during the Yard's 166 years precisely. Most were shipped to
—and supply other items, such as the Washington museum and some
a submarine, a cruiser and a bat were loaned to other institutions.
tleship—provided that someone
The items available include old
foots the bill.
Civil War and Spanish war weap
The curator of the Navy's Na ons; cannon; models of many ships
tional Museum in Washington, built in the Navy Yard; and old
Rear Admiral Ernest M. Ellers, ship logs.
said a small museum would be
The Officers' Club still operat
established for under $100,000. ing at the Navy Yard possesses a
If a battleship were included, the number of valuable mementoes
cost could go as high as $250,000, that include, among others, two
he predicted.
Spanish-style cannons vintage
"There is ample material," said 1857, and a painting of the 1812
Rear Admiral Ellers, "to estab battle between the Constitution
lish a large museum or a small and the Java.
one, whatever the community
Another Brooklyn Congress
wants to pay for and maintain; all man, Representative Emanuel
we ask is that a responsible organ Celler, stands fully behind the
ization of public or private com museum idea. "I would be happy,"
munity leaders assume financing he said, "to head a committee with
and maintenance."
that objective in mind. What's
A number of naval museums al more, I'd like to make the first
ready exist. In other ports cash contribution."
The Pacific Coast
February 17, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco ....
Seattle
Totals
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia .
Baltimore ...
No/folk
Jacksonville ..
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans .
Houston
Wilmington ..
San Francisco
Seattle
Totals
Class A Class B
1
1
51
16
7
2
27
5
12
6
6
7
1
2
34
13
25
29
48
32
17
8
43
18
15
20
286
159
Class A. Class B CUssC
4
0
6
17
18
48
2
0
5
17
5
24
17
6
15
3
5
2
2
3
1
4
22
28
0
6
1
20
24
23
11
16
10
39
21
15
19
9
19
149
124
216
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
AU Groups
All Groups
Class B Class C
Class
A
Class A Class B
0
5
4
0
4
23
27
40
31
44
4
2
1
4
6
23
11
12
25
12
6
10
6
7
6
7
1
2
1
6
1
1
1
4
2
29
20
7
24
22
8
22
1
26
27
19
20
18
28
33
21
13
9
8
12
24
45
43
35
35
20
16
8
8
22
143
174
213
201
231
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
Port
Boston
New York ...
Philadelphia .
Baltimore ...
Norfolk
Jacksonville ..
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans .
Houston
Wilmington ..
San Francisco
Seattle_j^^^^
Totals
All Groups
Class A Class B
0
1
26
11
4
1
23
8
8
8
4
5
2
5
29
4
37
24
31
18
14
10
24
17
10
10
217
117
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
1
2
5
27
11
26
4
6
5
9
11
15
7
5
5
4
3
3
1
4
0
10
6
27
1
8
15
7
10
14
16
14
8
37
17
29
19
7
13
143
101
168
AU Groups
Class A CUssB
16
5
240
82
26
5
102
48
22
15
13
4
12
7
79
14
229
98
158
75
38
2
95
17
34
2
1064
374
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
5
1
169
79
17
7
57
34
16
16
6
6
7
4
48
23
108
96
92
78
22
2
49
14
24
10
620
370
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
0
4
38
152
8
22
26
61
14
12
6
5
4
8
64
10
73
168
40
90
4
14
54
12
7
19
241
674
Stiff Standards Collapse Under Industry Threats
Federal Auto Safety Standards Hit
As Weak, Ineffectual, Meaningless
WASHINGTON—The American automobile industry has won another battle against safety—
with the aid, comfort^ and cooperation of the National Traffic Safety Agency, set up under the 1966
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, supposedly to set up stiff mandatory safety stand
ards.
automobiles for many years. defroster and defogging system,
The giant auto industry has These items include windshield shatter-resistant windshields.
been so successful in watering wipers, hydraulic brake system,
More than this, the auto manu
down safety proposals and rec
facturers had declared, would
ommendations for 1968 cars that
force companies to go out of busi
the recently announced federal
ness—a difficult claim to justify
standards led auto industry critic
for companies that show net year
and author, Ralph Nader, to com
ly profits of about $2 billion.
ment that the government "didn't
Enforcement of the safety re
compromise with the industry,
quirements is almost as meaning
they surrendered to it."
All SIU men, regardless of i
less as the standards themselves.
Another commentator stated
their ratings, who are sailing i
Manufacturers whose cars do not
the general feeling when he said
actively and whose draft sta-'
that the Government agency "met
tus is in question should com-1 meet the standards will be fined
$1,000 for each illegal vehicle, not
virtually all the recommendations
municate immediately with
to
exceed $400,000 in total fines
made by the auto industry." It is
the Union, giving full par
—again,
a difficult amount to jus
generally agreed that the industry,
ticulars. Direct all letters and
tify
for
companies
with net yearly
while remaining close mouthed in
communications pertaining to
profits in the billions of dollars.
public, really threw its weight
draft board matters to Earl
around behind closed doors in
Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers
Under heavy attack from many
Washington.
Appeals Board, 675 Fourth
quarters for doing a disservice to
Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232.
To protest the virtually mean
the safety of the American people,
ingless safety standards finally won
The SIU and the Maritime
the National Traffic Safety Agency
Trades Department have been
by the auto industry, the National
refused to comment on why it
seeking to have seafaring de
Traffic Safety Agency's top safety
weakened seventeen of the regula
clared an essential • industry
engineering consultant, William I.
tions to the point where they are
because of the vital support
Stieglitz, resigned his post, saying
"virtually meaningless," as Ralph
ing role it is performing in
that he could not "in good con
Nader charges, and withdrew
the Viet Nam conflict. This
science" continue to serve as an
three other regulations entirely.
effort has not yet been suc
agency consultant.
An order accompanying the regu
cessful but the Union mean
Of the so called "safety stand
lations said that the agency was
while has been endeavoring i
ards" finally demanded by the
"under no legal duty to reveal
to obtain deferments.
agency, many cover items which
the internal processes that shaped
have been standard equipment on
the project. . . ."
Contact Union
On Draft Status
�February 17, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Seven
to assume protection of their rights 99
MARITIME DEFENSE LEA6UE
ENDORSED RY SlU MEMRERS
"The Maritime Defense League ... a voluntary committee to assure that
Maritime Workers, faced with charges threatening their personal liber
ties, are afforded a meaningful fundamental American right to counsel
and assistance which, but for recent legislation and interpretation, would
normally he furnished by their associations and organizations • •
N FEBRUARY 6, 1967, the regular SIU membership meeting in the
Port of New York voted endorsement and full support of the Maritime
Defense League. This action followed a presentation under the Good
and Welfare section of the meeting by Robert A. Matthews, a vice-president
of the SIU, who is the chairman of the newly-formed Maritime Defense League.
Matthews outlined the reasons he and others had recently formed the
Maritime Defense League and asked for the support of the League and its
objectives by all SIU men.
After discussion and indications of support, a motion was made and
carried to return to the New Business portion of the meeting agenda, so
that action could be taken on Matthews' request for membership support.
The motion, which endorsed Matthews' remarks, called for full support
O
and endorsement of the Maritime Defense League by SIU members, and
urged all action possible by the union and the membership to publicize and
assist the League in carrying out its program.
After further discussion and support for the remarks by Matthews and
others, the membership voted its concurrence, and enthusiastically urged
similar action by Seafarers at regular meetings in all SIU constitutional ports.
As a result, this matter was similarly discussed and acted upon unani
mously at all regular SIU membership meetings this month.
On the following pages, this Special Report in the SEAFARERS LOG
provides further details regarding the SIU membership action as well as
additional information about the Maritime Defense League.
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Page Eight
SEAFARERS LOG
February 17, 1967
February 17, 1967
Page Nine
SEAFARERS LOG
SiU Membership Meetings Vote to Support Maritime
The following is the text of Brother Robert A. Matthews' remarks to the
membership under Good and Welfare at the New York regular SIU mem
bership meeting on February 6, 1967, in which he describes the reasons for
the establishment of the Maritime Defense League and the need for member
ship support:
"Mr. Chairman and brothers: There is a matter of very special importance
that I would like to discuss at this time.
"This subject is a matter of great importance for every member and officer
of the SIU, for every union member who works in the maritime industry
and for every trade unionist in America.
"I would ask all of you to keep in mind that I speak not only as one of
the founding members of the SIU, but as a vice-president of this union and
as the oldest officer in terms of service to this union, as well as an individual.
"As I look around here in the hall, at this meeting, I see many of the
brothers who have been involved in the type of situation I refer to. This
goes back to some of the earliest beefs we were involved in as members of
this union—to organize new ships and companies—to get new contracts and
conditions—to help other unions in our industry—and also, in the trade
union tradition, to help unions throughout the labor movement who were
helpful to us and who needed help in their time of trouble.
"Since the inception of our union, our people have been involved in
constant struggle. To the oldtimers, I refer you to the beginnings of our
union and the struggles we had in the early days merely to exist.
"I refer you to the year 1939 in Mobile — to the SS American Seaman
beef involving our fight against a government fink ship that threatened the
security of union seamen. You will remember that many of our brothers
were thrown in jail and beaten by the police during this beef.
"You will remember the 1946 General Strike called by the SIU — the
only general strike in maritime before or since that time, in which dozens
of SIU men were jailed — one of whom, after 21 long years, is still in prison.
We won our beef. We forced the government to allow our wage increase,
and we paved the way for the end of the Wage Stabilization Board.
"There also was the Isthmian strike in 1947 after we had won a worldwide
collective bargaining election. There were other major strikes and beefs in
that period — like the P «& O strikes in the Gulf — the bonus beefs before
and during the war — and the historic Cities Service beef, of which a U.S.
Senate Labor Committee said: Tt is amazing that any union could survnve
this carefully-coordinated, heavily financed, lawyer-led attack.'
"And there was the Garment Workers' strike—^the Wall Street strike—
the lUE Westinghbuse strike—^the Oil Workers' strike—the CIO Shipyard
Workers strike—strikes by government employees, insurance agents and
many, many more in which hundreds of SIU men were jailed. In all of the
beefs of our union in the interests of its own membership and in our supporting
actions for other unions, our people have always paid a price — in mass
arrests, jailings and beatings.
"The road has been long and hard to gei where we are today—and many
a member and officer has been involved in situations where their action and
service on behalf of the union and their union brothers has led to problems
with the law and law enforcement agencies—to jailings and jail sentences
— to phony charges rigged by management, detective agencies, lawyers,
cops, ambitious prosecutors, and others.
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"In all of these beefs, SIU men have been subjected to harassment, jailings
and legal problems. Witness the recently-concluded Duluth matter, in which
four SIU men suffered so needlessly—for no reason other than they were
union men. This was not the first time where seamen were picked up on a
phoney pretext in order to harass and intimidate them. It's happened before,
it's happening now and it will happen again.
"In the past, the union and the membership have often been able to help
Seafarers and other SIU brothers who have needed help as a result of these
problems. We've been able to help them with legal assistance and other
types of assistance, including assistance for these men and their families
because they were unable to keep working—or were thrown into some dingy
lock-up and had no funds. Naturally, they turned to their union and union
brothers for help, and they got it.
"The same type of situation has happened hundreds of times in many
ports — including foreign ports — where SIU men and other seamen have
been harassed — even framed — by local authorities looking to make a
pinch. Seamen everywhere have always been fair game for this kind of
thing, whether because of a strike or job action, and or any other kind of beef.
There are lots of men in this hall who have had problems like these at one
time or another.
"So the matter I speak of is really nothing new; it's been going on for years
— especially where our kind of people are involved — because the beefs
we've been in have all been for the purpose of building our union, for pro
tecting our jobs and helping our friends who have been in some kind of
trouble.
"Today, however, although many of the same problems still exist for SIU
members and members of other maritime unions, much of this kind of help
for members is no longer available from their union. Under such laws as
the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 and various court decisions and interpreta
tions, unions can no longer help their members in this way.
"Although a union member still needs this type of help—where he's involved
in some type of charge and doesn't have the necessary funds of his own—
he can't go to his union for help.
"The law says the union can't help him fight these charges. The law says
the union can't provide assistance, legal or otherwise, unless the man is
acquitted and released—even if the union believes it can help prove the
man's innocence—it cannot help in any way.
"It's too late then most of the time, because a union member has probably
used up all his savings, if he has any—he's hocked his house, car and every
thing else to pay for his defense—and after he beats the charge, he's back
where he started except for being broke and having a bad name.
"If a union brother doesn't have the means to defend himself, he's worse
off—he has to look for charity and handouts. You all know that legal fees
and expenses come high—higher even than medical bills and hospital costs.
"The law today makes a union member a second-class citizen in this
respect—because in management, in business, if a member of some company
gets in trouble involving his work for the company, the company can usually
help him. They can help pay bills for his defense and charge the cost off
as business expense.
"THIS IS WHAT THE LAW HAS COME TO MEAN TODAY—two
classes of citizenship—one for union members and another for management.
This is a bad and unfair situation, but it's a situation we have to live with
under the law. We are a nation of laws—and we have to abide by the laws.
"For this reason, the need has existed for some time now for the kind
of private, voluntary organization that can help SIU members involved in these
situations and give them the type of legal assistance and other assistance
they may need to assure protection of their rights.
"In the maritime industry, we've all had plenty of experience with the
'Kind'of situation I'm talking about—because our jobs and our industry are
regulated by more agencies and more government groups, local, state and
federal—and we're policed by more types of agencies—than anyone else.
"The waterfront worker and the seaman have always had this type of
problem more than anyone else. This is the reason we've had to fight harder
and more often than anyone else to get where we are today, and to stay
there.' It's a constant fight—you can't take anything for granted.
"The only way we've been able to do anything is by fighting back wherever
we can—by fighting to keep government agencies, police, phony detective
agencies and others from smothering us and our people with unfair regula
tions, arrests and phony prosecutions.
"Over the past months, a number of people concerned with these problems
hive, been talking about this situation more and more, and finally have
formed an organization to do something about it.
^ "We intend to help ourselves because nobody else can do it. The conclusfon is obvious—something should be done, something must be done. We
hitend to see to it that our people are properly defended.
"We have formed an organization called the Maritime Defense League,
whose purpose is to provide the type of assistance needed to guarantee basic
constitutional rights that are available to everybody else, but not to members
of labor organizations—because of legal restrictions.
"This new organization, the Maritime Defense League, has established
a set' of by-laws. It has elected its own officers, and I am proud to serve
as its, chairman. We intend to move forward to help promote this League,
by enlarging our committee to include people from all walks of life.
"The Lea^e has established an office in Brooklyn at One Hanson Place,
and is establishing the necessary machinery to provide the type of help that
SIU men need when they are in trouble. The Maritime Defense League is
going.to set about collecting the funds that are needed for the defense of
SIU members who can't turn to their union for help—because the law is
set up to deny them the help they need.
"I 'and others in the new Maritime Defense League believe this is an
inigcJTtant organization—that it is a most worthy cause and that it deserves
the support of every SIU member and every union member in this industry.
It is the only way to provide the help that is needed at the time it is needed.
"We believe the Maritime Defense League should be endorsed by the
SIU membership and supported in every way, with funds, publicity and by
every other means possible.
- "Mr. Chairman and brothers—speaking as an individual member and
officer of this union, I request that the membership endorse the purposes
pf the League and give it their voluntary support in every way possible."
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subject matter presented in his remarks and on the need for an organization
such,as the Maritime Defense League.
It waj moved that the meeting go back to New Business and, there being
no objection, this was done.
A motion was then made by Brother Joseph Algina and seconded by
several to concur with Brother Matthews' remarks and recommendations,
to endorse the Maritime Defense League and to give it full support and
publicity through the SEAFARERS LOG and other means; further, that officers
and members be authorized to contribute their time in behalf of the League
in the same manner that they do for community service organizations and
civic causes. There followed discussion by members from the floor, who
voiced strong support for the League's objectives, with several describing
their own experiences in urging support for the League.
Following considerable discussion, the question was called and the motion
was adopted unanimously.
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quently presented at the regular February membership meetings in all con
stitutional ports, which endorsed the League and concurred with the action
taken by the membership in New York.
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Page Eleven
SEAFARERS LOG
Liberal Losses in Congress
Change Legislative Climate
The cold, hard laws of arithmetic are constant. They have no party
affiliation. This has become indelibly clear in the early days of the
90th Congress. It stresses anew the high cost of liberal losses in No
vember, 1966, and the urgency of gearing for 1968 elections imme
diately.
Arithmetic showed up plainly in President Johnson's State of the
Union message, as much by omission as by declaration. Two years
ago, for example, the arithmetic of Congress enabled LBJ to call for
14(b) repeal with some hope of success. This year it went unmentioned.
Absent, too, was mention of trail-blazing new social programs.
More to the point, the early tests of the 90th Congress provide a
tough lesson in basic math. Two years ago, with a 295-140 Demo
cratic bulge in the House, the 21-day rule to circumvent the Rules
Committee with liberal legislation passed 224-202.
This year, the 21-day rule was scrapped. On the first vote, a move
to adopt intact the rules of the last Congress was defeated 224-196.
Only two Republicans joined 194 Democrats for adoption, but 44
Democrats joined 180 Republicans to set the stage for a vote spe
cifically junking the 21-day rule. It passed 232-185 with a coalition of
156 Republicans and 76 Democrats putting it over. Twenty-six Re
publicans joined 159 Democrats in support of retaining the 21-day rule.
The votes reflect the changed balance in the House. With 295
Democrats to 140 Republicans two years ago there was just enough of
a margin to provide a 22-vote victory for the 21-day rule. Despite a
present spread of 246 Democrats to 187 Republicans, there aren't
enough horses to pull a liberal proposal through unless for some reason
the Dixiecrat-conservative GOP coalition splits on a measure.
The defeat of the 21-day rule was more a symptom of problems than
a serious blow in itself. The Rules Committee this year is likely to have
a clear liberal majority inclined to flash the green light for good pro
posals.
But the votes were indicative of a bounce-back for the conservative
coalition whose ranks had been decimated during the 89th Congress.
It comprises half the 90-odd southern Democrats and the bulk of the
187 GOP members of the House, enough, allowing for minor defec
tions, to swing the 218 votes needed for control of the 435-member
House.
The same problem that must be faced in votes on the House Floor
crops up in key committees. Notable among these is the Appropria
tions Committee which, in effect, writes the checks to finance major
programs like the poverty war. In the 89th Congress, Democrats con
trolled the committee 34-16. The ratio is now down to 30-21, and at
least seven of the Democrats are expected to line up with a solid GOP
bloc for cuts in domestic spending.
Further weakening the liberal "grip on appropriations was the death
on the opening day of Congress of Representative John E. Fogarty (D.R. I.), chairman of the health, education and welfare subcommittee
which handles most Great Society appropriation bills.
Congressional Quarterly, an independent publication with no axe
to grind, has studied the make-up of the 90th Congress closely. Its
analysis shows a drop in the House to 167 dependable liberal votes
on progressive domestic legislation from the 206 in the 89th Congress,
and a corresponding increase in conservative votes from 171 to 206.
Middle-of-the-road votes, those likely to switch depending on the issue,
number 62, as opposed to 58 in the last Congress.
The base of 206 conservative votes is built on the nearly united front
the 187 GOP House members will present plus several dozen Dixiecrats
who'll vote with them on almost any issue. This is the coalition.
In terms of specific issues, the CQ analysis shows, support for antipoverty programs has plummeted from 240 votes to an anticipated 191;
for favorable labor legislation from 221 to 188; for civil rights, notably
housing, from 234 to 205; for most Great Society programs from 218
to 177.
'Come On Down!'
A Lesson Learned?
The proponents of so-called "right-towork" laws paint rosy pictures of how nice
it would be, how industry and the economy
would flourish, how everyone would be rich
if only there would be no imions. Without
unions, they say, free enterprise will create
a heaven on earth in which everyone will
profit, including the worker.
It just isn't so, however, as is clear from
the financial condition of those states who do
have "right-to-work" laws on the books at
present. These states trail behind the rest of
the nation in virtually every category of the
economy.
Wyoming, for instance, became a "rightto-work" state in 1963. Since then bank
ruptcies have risen 30 per cent; private em
ployment dropped 2.9 per cent (while the
rest of the nation enjoyed a 6.7 per cent
rise); citizens have left the state at the rate
of 8.2 per cent (the highest move-out rate
in the nation); home foreclosures have quad
rupled to twice the U. S. rate; construction
has dropped by 17 per cent (although it rose
by eight per cent in the rest of the nation).
By comparison, Indiana scrapped its
"right-to-work" law in 1965 and since then
its per capita income has jumped nearly ten
per cent—much higher than the national av
erage of 6.5 per cent.
"Right-to-work" has had such a disastrous
effect on Wyoming's economy that the state
House of Representatives recently passed a
repeal measure, and action by the State
Senate is now pending.
The experiences of Wyoming and other
states should provide a vivid example of the
dangers that "right-to-work" legislation holds
for the entire U. S. economy. Section 14(b)
and "right-to-work" should be abolished, and
it is up to Congress to do so.
Unload The Gamers Back
The University of Akron has
established the L. S. Buckmaster
Scholarship Fund to honor the
former president of the United
Rubber Workers who died recent
ly. The scholarship will be open
to any student. TTie University
hopes to obtain $10,000 in contri
butions for the capital amount.
This could provide interest enough
for one full or two partial scholar
ships, said college spokesmen.
A nurse's aide who was fired
in 1964 for participating in a
labor-sponsored recall campaign
against the directors of her hos
pital, has been ordered reinstated.
The California Supreme Court
ruled that the law under which
she was fired, which prohibits pub
lic employees from taking part in
campaigns affecting offices of the
agencies for which they work, was
unconstitutional.
The Amalgamated Clothing
Workers attempted to organize
the Apparel Corporation plant in
Knoxville, Tenn., 21 years ago.
Repeated attempts to organize the
plant were met by fierce antiunionism on the part of the em
ployer. But, the union didn't for
get its promises to the workers
and finally, last month, won a first
contract for the 1,500 employees.
Members of the Woodbridge
Township Federation of Teachers
who had been on strike for two
weeks returned to work after win
ning salary increases and improve
ments in working conditions. The
teachers also won the guarantee
that special instructors in remedial
reading, vocal music and physical
education would be hired for the
system of 21,600 students.
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Few borrowers know the meaning, in full
dollars and cents, ot such loan techniques
as the add-on rate scheme, the discount rate,
or the "simple" monthly rate plan. Nor are
they aware of subtle surcharges which "load
the camel's back," that is, increase the actual
cost of the loan to a substantial degree.
Very few Americans do understand these
terms, yet they may vitally affect one's eco
nomic stability.
Consider the consumer who seeks shortterm credit—such as the installment buyer
seeking a small loan, who frequently is de
nied a factual accounting of the cost of credit
in advance of his making the loan, or even
of an accurate picture of the annual interest
rate he'll have to pay.
This very consumer is the one who can
least afford a gouging. Yet he remains the
most vulnerable victim of the unscrupulous
lender.
For example, the simplest and most direct
method of obscuring credit costs is to quote
to the consumer no interest rate whatsoever.
The borrower is told only that he'll pay so
much down and so much per month. This
way, the total finance charge, and the actual
interest rate, remains obscure.
The American consumer is being robbed
time and again through deceptive loan tactics.
What's needed is "truth in lending" legisla
tion that would make it necessary for loan
companies to spell out actual charges. The
lending industry opposes "truth-in-lending"
legislation simply because there's big money
to be made without it. The shadier the
operation, the higher the possible killing.
A strong truth-in-lending bill is badly
needed to put an, end ta the unscrupulous
practices which annually milk Americans of
millions of dollars.
�Page Twelve
SEAFARERS
AFL-CIO Begins Nationwide Drive
To Catch Minimum Wage Chiselers
WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO has opened a nationwide drive for vigorous enforcement of
the new wage-hour law and has set up machinery to help all workers—whether union members or not
—who are shortchanged by chiseling employers.
Federation President George of unorganized shops and busi far the greatest single victory up
Meany outlined labor's enforce nesses.
to now in the war against poverty
ment program in a letter to
The unorganized now "have no in America."
President Johnson and in letters place to go," Meany said. "I hope
He noted that nearly 5 million
to all AFL-CIO state and local each central body becomes such a workers were scheduled to re
bodies.
place."
ceive pay raises February 1 to
It calls for each central body
In his letter to Johnson, Meany bring those already covered by
to set up machinery to receive and termed the addition of more than FLSA to a $1.40 minimum and to
help process complaints of wage 9 million workers to coverage of guarantee newly-covered workers
law violations from all workers the Fair Labor Standards Act and $1 an hour. The direct impact of
in its area—including employees the increase in the wage floor "by raising the wage floor will add $1
billion to the purchasing power of
those in greatest need.
"Only one circumstance could
prevent this memorable legislative
advance from fulfilling our hopes,
and that is widespread violation
of its terms," Meany wrote the
President.
He stressed that "a law is only
as good as its enforcement, and
On February 1 the Federal minimum wage law rose from $1.25
in this instance enforcement poses
i an hour to $1.40. And in one year the floor will be placed at
a special problem."
i $1.60 an hour.
Meany pointed out that last
Although this minimum will provide less than what is considered
year Labor Dept. investigators
I a living wage, it is a vast improvement* over the original 25 cents
found that "some 430,000 workers
an hour minimum under the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938.
were underpaid a total of $90
What is generally not known is that years before the Federal
million by employers who flouted
wage was established, a total of 15 states, the District of Columbia
the FLSA" and the department
and Puerto Rico had minimum wage statutes on their books.
estimates that "only about half the
These laws were usually limited to women and children, their| violators were caught."
i minimums were woefully small and their enforcement left much
The nevy amendments increase
; to be desired. But they helped to mold the thinking of the nation
the number of covered workers
1 and pave the way for Federal legislation several decades later.
by almost 30 percent, Meany
The actual minimum wage movement in the United States
noted, and the number of estab
! started in 1910 when the National Consumers' League made such
lishments to be checked by nearly
i legislation part of its program for women and children during the
60 percent.
I next ten years.
First Step
In the following year, the Women's Trade Union League took|
This extension of coverage "will
: similar action, joining its efforts with the National Consumers
enormously
enlarge the inspection
' League.
task," he said. He termed the
The minimum wage proposal was adopted first in New Zealand
President's budget request to Con
i in 1894. However, the New Zealand measure was actually a part| gress for additional wage-hour in
I of compulsory arbitration of labor disputes and, as such, was very
spectors "a necessary first step."
unpopular with the labor movement.
To supplement this, Meany told
Australia, two years later, passed a law which established mini
Johnson, the AFL-CIO is under
mum wages to protect weak, unorganized workers and there was
taking its own campaign to assist
no limitation on labor's right to strike.
workers in processing complaints
In 1909 Great Britain passed a law similar to the Australian law.| of wage-hour violations. He urged
Only two years after the National Consumers League and the ^
the President to "make sure that
\ Women's Trade Union League initiated their fight for a minimum
both employers and the ad
I wage in 1910, the first state, Massachusetts, passed its law.
ministrators of this law know that
The first minimum wage bill in the U.S. was introduced in Wisyou intend to have fair labor
1 consin in 1911 and official investigations of women's wages in
standards for all—in fact as well
j relation to cost of living were begun in Connecticut, Kentucky
as in name."
i and Massachusetts.
The problem of enforcement
The creation of the Massachusetts investigating commission was
was pointed up by the Labor
: secured by a committee of the state branches of the National ConDept.'s wage-hour administrator,
i sumers League, Women's Trade Union League, the American
Clarence T. Lundquist, at a news
i Association for Labor Legislation and similar groups.
conference.
What aroused these groups and gave impetus to the minimum ||
Lundquist said he could add 175
wage movement was the horrible conditions which provoked the
additional wage-hour investigators
Lawrence textile strike. The United Textile Workers led the drive
to the present staff of 1,000 if
for the legislation with the support of other unions.
Congress approves the full budget
The final measure, as adopted in the state, was less than was
increase sought by the President.
I sought. It, provided that a permanent commission investigate to
He acknowledged, in reply to
i see that employers were paying the established minimum rates and
questions, that even after the new
: to publish the names of employers failing to do so in the newsinvestigators are trained the Labor
i papers. Also, a provision was included which asked consideration
Dept. would not be able to in
I for an employer who could prove that minimum wage could have
spect as high a proportion of firms
i an adverse effect on his business.
as it did last year.
The proponents of stronger legislation debated whether to acEnforcement problems are al
: cept the weaker bill and decided that they had better not let the
ways
greater following a change
favorable atmosphere slip ,by.
in the law, he said, and the govern
Public feeling was further shown in Ohio in 1912 when the
ment will have to depend to a
state adopted 32 amendments to its constitution and the amendgreater extent on violations being
i ment receiving the second largest number of votes was one which
called to its attention, rather than
authorized the legislature to enact minimum wage legislation as
on their being ferreted out by in
I well as other protective labor laws for men, women and children.
vestigators.
In the next year, 1913, minimum wage laws were passed in
Meany, in his letter to central
I eight states.
bodies, pointed out that the Labor
By 1923, when South Dakota took action, 15 states had passed
Dept. "has never had enough in
: such laws. However, all the hopes and dreams were lost during the
spectors to do the job" and "it is
, neriod of "normalcy" and retrenchment and the push for Federal
up to us to help."
I legislation came from the New Deal a decade later.
The procedure requiring work
State laws remain one of the weakest links in the entire minimum
ers to file individual complaints "is
. wage structure, but the early fight of such groups as the National
just cumbersome enough to be dis
i Consumers League and Women's Trade Union League made poscouraging," the AFL-CIO presi
i sible the Fair Labor Standards Act many years after the first
dent observed, "especially for the
\ Massachusetts law.
unorganized people who have to
operate on their own."
A Brief History of US.
JAinimum IVoffo Legislation
Febraary 17, 1967
LOG
The Gulf Coast
by Llndsey Williams, Vice-President, Guff Area
Representative Eddie L. Sapir, AFL-CIO and Maritime Labor
Council endorsed candidate, was the leader in the Democratic
primary held on January 28 to fill a New Orleans city council
vacancy. Sapir led his closest opponent in the five-man contest
by 3,591 votes. He garnered 9,951 to 6,360 for his nearest op
<1^
ponent.
Mobile
Sapir's lead was an outstanding
victory for the New Orleans labor
After a hundred-day round trip
movement. His opponents had the to Viet Nam, Raymond C. Steele
support of the city administration, is glad to return to his home in
most elected officials, and the local Bayou La Batre, Alabama. He
newspapers. In spite of this, Sapir made his trip on the Canton Vic
was still able to finish as the top tory. Oiler Michael Darawich re
man in the primary.
cently logged off the Overseas
Sapir will face the city adminis Joyce after a six-month trip. He
tration candidate in the runoff is now relaxing on the beach be
on February 28. His opponent fore scanning the shipping lineup.
will need 97 per cent of the vote Also off the Overseas Joyce, Irwin
cast for other candidates to get a Matthews is taking to the beach to
draw. Sapir's ultimate victory with celebrate the Mobile Mardi Gras
support primarily from labor with his wife and children. Matt
groups will represent a fine feather hews has sailed from Gulf ports in
in the cap of the local labor move various steward department ratings
for over twenty years.
ment.
New Orleans
Deck maintenance James M.
Chief cook Peter Piascik, a re Foster doesn't spend his beach
formed Connecticut Yankee, is time idling about. Instead he busys
himself by doing
now holding court in the Crespent
iron work. His
City. His last ship was the Del
last ship was the
Rio and now Pete is looking for
Alcoa Ranger.
the first thing to show on the
Seafarer Frank O.
board. Armand Garcia is just
Catchot's last
looking at the board after spend
stint at sea was as
ing time as AB on the Hattiesburg
an electrician
Victory. Garcia is originally from
aboard the Cos
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
mos
Mariner on
Westphall
Seafarer H. R. Peters is settling
the
Viet
Nam sup
down to enjoy the Mardi Gras be
ply
run.
Steward
Harold
Westphall
fore looking for a new billet. His
last job was galley utility on board was repatriated from the Ameri
the Alcoa Voyager. Peters makes can Son after serving aboard her
his home with his family in for seven months. Illness forced
Tampa, Florida. AB Robert But Brother Westphall to leave the
ler recently piled off the Del San ship overseas. He makes his home
tos. Butler makes his home in St. with his family in Satsuma,
Louis, but likes to do his shipping Alabama.
Houston
from New Orleans, especially fa
J. R. Moncrief is around the
voring the Latin America run.
Joseph Forchia is scouting the hall waiting for a coastwise run
board in hope of a billet heading to show on the shipping board.
for Viet Nam. Forchia sailed last Isadore Levy, a former New
as galley utility on the Del Monte. Yorker converted to a Texan, is
Old salt Kris Komeliusen makes eyeing the board in search of a
his home in New York, but likes tanker billet. Levy prefers warm
the Southern winter. Kris isn't weather which is why he is now a
particular about the ship he's look Texas citizen and also why he is
ing for, but would prefer a good looking for a tanker.
Shipping has picked up in the
feeder. His last ship was the Del
Santos on which he served as deck last week and there are plenty of
jobs in all ratings.
maintenance.
Voting in San Francisco
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Seafarer Yea Wing enters polling booth at the SlU hall in San Fran
cisco to cast his ballot in the recently-completed referendum vote
to amend provisions of the constitution governing delegates to SlU
International Conventions. Seafarers voting in all constitutional
ports approved the proposed amendments, and results of the voting
are now being placed before the membership at regular monthly mem
bership meetings for ratification. Secret ballot ended January 27.
�Februaiy 17, 1967
Mmdieal Practiced
Need Examinatiort
lb The Editor:
i Just how much are we going
to put up with frcwn the medical
bunko artists in this country?
Your article on eye doctors who
sell glasses, doctors who send
their patients to drug stores that
they own, and doctors who pre
scribe drugs that come from
Companies they own made me
MC red.
< I wondCT how many of us are
aware of avarice an4 indiffer
ence toward patients and pro
fessional ethics that penneates
the medical profession? Phillip
Wiley, in his great book, Gen
eration of Vipers, described the
situation as it was then. That
was in 1942. Thin]^ have got
ten even worse.
4 Wiley said that 80 per cent of
the illnesses that are brought to
the attention of American phy
sicians are either purely imagi
nary, or of psychosomatic ori
gin^ In a magazine article by a
doctor that I read last week, the
author made the same point, but
lestimates that now about 90 per
Jcent of illnesses are psychosoimatic—the products of the
• minds of people snapping under
the strain of life in contempo
rary America,
Ideally, given the premise that
we can do little about our pres
ent society except ride it out,
these people should be sent to
^psychiatrists. Of course, there
^aren't enough psychiatrists to go
around now, and there are just
•enough psychiatrists armind to
cater to the people lucky enough
to be able to afford 50 doUars
-a week' or more for treatment.
Like many other medical spe
cialists, they go where the money
is. Yet, the incidence of mental
illness is considerably higher
among the poor than among the
rich, who don't have to fight for
their survival every day. What
happens to these mentally ill
poor? If they're lucky enough
to live in a city that maintains
psychiatric clinics in itf hospi
tals, and are lucky enough to
be acceptedj they can be prac
ticed on by a young resident
who is biding his time until he
can join his grown up colleagues
in the upper-upper income
bracked If te isnlf luck^
to have access to a fledging
head shrinker, he will likely as J
hot end up in a st^t? hiental
hospital There institutiic^^ are
notoiiously badjprowding*^^^
tOdial'' carC.u; fe
they dp what reems tp l^
ard practice among the medical
profession: they jet the patient
either get well or get Worse as
fate dictates.
JBut let's get back to the aver- ,
age Joe, who goes to his "friend
ly family doctor" with his psychomatic "illness," which can
range the gamut from intense
headaches to severe back pains.
The doctor has several options
open to him. (The "friendly
family doctor" now averages
$35,000 a year, in declared in
come.)
t often, the doctor will
prescribe medication. Often,
like the doctor in your article
who wrote his colleagues, "Let's
push the pen for Gartone toand watch it grow," he
is motivated by ruthless avarice.
Or, he can refer his patient to
a specialist if he feels his patient
n afford it.
whether a
Page Thirteen
SEAFARERS LOG
hc^ specialist treating ch^
pains or a neurologist treatsing headaches, carries the ball
frOm there, after" milking the
patient until the well runs
dry. Often, of course, the
illness is real An accountant
friend of mine told me that a
"In five years I expect to be a suitable challenger for the world title," Searfarer Fred B. Kritzler
doctor client of his told him
told
the Log recently. One of his best matches—which he lost—was against a man named Floyd
that "medicine is 20 per cent
Patterson.
Brother Kritzler was not talking about boxing, however, but about the game of checkers,
science, 80 per cent art." "Bal
oney" is a better word f<xr it
at which he is a recognized mas- f
"Checkers is a difficult game
tinued. "The second match 1 again
than "art," I think. These spe
ter. He has held the title of of won by nine wins, five losses and to learn," Brother Kritzler empha
cialists are past masters at slic
ficial Merchant Marine Checker six draws."
sized. "It demands the ability to
ing the baloney.
Champion since 1953.
study text books on the subject.
Though
he
is
one
of
the
nation's
At the beginning of my letter
Brother Kritzler, 44, plays about top players. Brother Kritzler does It requires patience, observation,
I mentioned psychiatrists.
1,000 games a year. He is deadly lose occasionally. In 1961 he had mental concentration, and long
Things being as they are, you
earnest about checkers. "When I the unusual experience of losing practice sessions with better type
would think that these special
play, I don't play as a pastime. a match to a fellow-member of players. The master must be able
ists would be in the vanguard of
I look for competition," he says. the Merchant Marine. The match to judge personalities and to make
the small group of dedicated
He learned the game in 1941, was played at sea, aboard the City rapid, correct calculations.
doctors whose aim is to heal
"It has proven useless to spend
of Alma. He played the 20-game,
(Half of all hospitalized patients
time with a known inferior player.
non-title
match
against
the
ship's
in this country are mental cases.)
Third Mate, and lost by three Being able to win constantly with
Yet, with the exception of a few
games. The Third Mate's name, these kind will not provide any
who teach and do research at
aptly enough, was Floyd Patterson. chance to advance in the game.
the pitifully few good mental;
"Checkers is nothing more than
hospitals, they cater to the rich.
Refuses Rematch
a science. One must find the con
How long will we permit;
Brother Kritzler offered Patter structive basis of the game. The
these medical bunko artists tO ;
son the chance to play him an player must pinpoint his losing
practice medicine? How l<mgS
official 20-game match for the flaws, and remember them. A good
will we tolerate outrageous fees
Merchant Marine title when the student who has a desire to leam
and medical con games? How
ship reached port. The Third must not repeat losing patterns
long will we tolerate the inepti
Mate declined, however, conced he made in the past.
tude and indifference that per
"Ideally, every game played
ing that he would most likely lose
meates the medical profession in
against Kritzler in an official should result in a draw. Many
America?
World Title matches have included
match.
30 or more draws out of the offi
Humphrey He^s
Seafarer Fred Kritzler, Merchant
Saigon Match
cial 40-game requirement.
Marine Checker Champion since
A year ago, in February, 1966,
"Some of the games between
1953, concentrates on his game while ashore in Saigon during a
foremost
players have taken over
in the New York hall recently. Viet Nam run. Brother Kritzler
three hours," Seafarer Kritzler
played an exhibition match for
at the age of 19, while in the the GI's at the South Viet Nam pointed out. "The standard rules
allow six minutes to complete a
Army. He enlisted in 1939. Sta
To The Editor tioned
Capitol USO. He played against
in Pearl Harbor, he was an Army Staff Sergeant. "He was move. In tournaments, one hour
is usually the limit for a game
discharged in 1941, exactly ten
a great player," Kritzler admits, and any amount of moves may
days before the Japanese attack
but he defeated him just the same. be made in this time. If a game
on that base that catapulted the
Why Is the Notion
Brother Kritzler placed third in is unfinished at the end of an hour
United States into World War II.
the
contest for the Gulf Coast it must be declared a draw, evei
So
Immediately after the attack he
Championship in 1963, 1964 and if one side has a winning advan
enlisted
again,
this
time
in
the
To itre EdittMr:
Navy. He served throughout the 1965. The series of matches are tage. In some other importan.
Why are the people of the
war. Brother Kritzler also con played in Mobile each year during contests, including World Titl<
United States so shortsighted in
tinued playing checkers, sharpen the Labor Day weekend. This matches, the standard rule of si.their treatment of the Merchant
ing his game to the point where year, Kritzler hopes to compete minutes to a move is in effect
Marine? Airlines get fat subsi
he became U. S. Navy Checker again, hopefully coming up with and there is no time limit to ;
dies in the form of ridiculously
the championship, and the cash game."
Champion.
padded air mail contracts from
Brother Kritzler follows checl
Brother Kritzler, who sails as an prize that goes with it, this time.
the federal government. The
One of Brother Kritzler's great ers with a single-minded devotion
AB,
joined
the
SIU
in
1953,
the
airlines are growing by leaps
year that he took the Mer est regrets is that he can't play He has never played a game of
and hounds and most of the big
chant
Marine Championship. The in more title matches. "I can't get cards in his life. Furthermore
airline companies are showing
match,
which he played against title matches," he explained, "be he doesn't believe in gambling.
fat profits.
He is single and makes his hom»
another AB, took place in San cause I'm at sea so much of the
We may he living in the
time."
in
Atlanta, Ga.
Francisco. His opponent "played
"Space Age," but let's get down v the game well," Kritzler said.
to earth. How essential are the
Since then Brother Kritzler has
airlines, really? If all commer
successfully defended his title
cial aircraft would he grounded
many times.
tomorrow, I don't think we
"Lots of Seafarers play," and
would suffer a major upheaval.
he has no trouble getting up games
Our Merchant Marine fleet,
while at sea, Brother Kritzler says.
oh tile other hand, is vital to the
His last ship, the Sapphire Sandy
August G. Swoboda
James Thomas Wolfe
nation's security. Even in our
(Sapphire Steamship), was ideal,
Please contact your attorneys,
Please get in touch with your
"Space Age" the vast majority
as far as he was concerned. He Teitler & Teitler, at once. ITie mother as soon as possible.
of freight going abroad and
was on the ship over three months address is 44 Wall St., New York,
coming from overseas is waterand the crew provided enough N.Y. 10005.
Augustus P. POWMP
borne. And 50 per cent of all
worthy opponents to satisfy him.
transoceanic passengers are car
Please contact Mrs. Mollie
"I really learned the game at
Cliff Mendell
ried by ships as well. In a war,
Cooper about a matter of the
the New York Checker Lab,"
Please
contact
your former ship utmost importance. Write in c/o
military supplies and troops
Brother Kritzler told the Log. The
would undoubtedly have to he
Checker Lab, he explained, is a mate on the Antinous, Robert West End P. O., St. John's West,
moved by ships, and they w:ould
club on West 42nd Street in New Lonardo, before Feb. 14, to help Nfld., Canada.
have to be wir ships.
York. "The players there are him in a legal matter. His address
It seems as if the U. S. Gov
really good, and you can really is 2721 O'Reilly St., New Orleans,
Henry Hicks
ernment is setting out to delib
sharpen up your game," he said. La. 70119.
Please
contact
Mrs. John R.
erately destroy their Merchant
He gets to New York as often
LaFoe,
1608
Park
Ave., Balti
Marine, heeding neither the les
as he can, to play at the Checker
Jerry Rosenberg
more,
Md.
21217
for
very urgent
sons of the past^—when we were
Lab and other clubs in the city.
Please contact Treuhaft & news.
one of the greatest Maritime ;
He had the unusual experience Walker, counselors at law, in re
powers—or the future—when
of being trounced recently at the gard to their work on behalf of
a modem fleet could be a source
New York City Checker Club. "I Joseph Hollins. Their address is
of national pride, a boon to the
lost this game, in January, to a 1440 Broadway, Oakland, Calif.
oation's economy, and provide
worthy Brooklyn opponent, a 94612.
a livelihood for many thousands
known chess master who only one
——
of Americans.
year ago took up checkers and
X"
Christopher Radcliffe
is rapidly becoming an expert at
More power to the SIU and
eroKiES-fVfiine
Contact your friend. Giro Bocthe game," Kritzler related. "I
the Maritime Trades Depart
SWA^fisios
was able to recover from this up cia, at your first opportunity. The
ment of the AFL-CIO in their
set and eventually won the 20- address is: Universal American
effort to turn the tide before it
pame match by scoring five wins, Ent., 6361st Air Base SQDN,
SKtOKCrMiAly.
IS
UiSi
Timothy McMann • four losses and 11 draws," he con APO 96415, San Francisco, Calif.
f/oyd Patterson Declines Rematch
With Merchant Marine Champion
LETTERS
<I>
�Page Fourteen
February 17, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Lifeboat Class No, 169 Casts Off
I
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f I.
i'
IF
f'
The crew of the Barre Victory (Delta) received "high praise from the company and the Captain
for a job well done," reports Meeting Secretary J. Alford. Ship's Delegate Armond Dunne, Jr.,
also reported that SIU West Coast Representative Frank Drozak sent a message to the crew praising
them "on bringing in a good ^
The Steward Department of
The Master of the Rolnn Sher
ship with no beefs, no disputed
wood (Robin Line) wrote to the the York (York Agents) gave the
overtime, and no one logged . . .
crew a vote of
company to say
a clean SIU ship." The crew will
thanks for their
that the ship's
bend every effort to make the cur
cooperation and
Seafarers were
rent trip as good as the last one.
the stewards, in
"the best crew he
The Barre Vic
turn, were given
had ever sailed
tory motto, says
a vote of thanks
with," writes
Brother Alford,
by the crew for
Meeting Secretary
is: "Help a broth
the special meals
W. T. Langford.
er member make
put out for the
A vote of thanks
a good trip." The
holidays.
The
was
extended
the
Paylor
Brock
crew has an
crew decided,
Stewards Depart
added incentive, ment for "a fine job well done." writes Meeting .Secretary F. S.
as the Captain Washing machine spare parts are Paylor, that they would keep the
told the Ship's to be ordered. All mattresses and noise level down when returning
Atford
Delegate that he pillows are to be replaced with from going ashore while in port
was going to request a TV set for fresh ones. All hands were re at night. They also decided, dur
the crew "if we have as good a quested to come to the messroom ing the meeting presided over by
trip as the last one." During the properly dressed, and not in un Meeting Chairman Carl Gibbs, to
good and welfare period of the derwear. Meeting Chairman Jack keep native workmen out of the
meeting, the crew decided they Brock reports that the crew has crew's quarters.
would keep the messhall and the requested that movies be given the
Vt'
laundry room clean at all times, ship "as the stay in Cam Ranh
A vote of thanks went to the
and to wear proper attire at meal Bay, without liberty, is hell with
Captain of the Del Rio (Delta) for
times. Brother Dunne was re
having the TV
out
any
diversion."
elected as Ship's Delegate.
antenna repaired,
^
reports Meet
"All departments are running
ing Secretary J.
Brother Blackle Busalackl was
smoothly" on the Belgium Victory elected by acclamation to remain
Gouldman. The
(Isthmian), Meet
Steward
Depart
as ship's delegate
ing Secretary H.
ment
accepted
a
on the Missouri
Middleton wrote
suggestion
that
it
(Meadowbrook
the Log. S. WItry to acquire a
Transport), re
son was elected
better grade of
ports Meeting
Gouldman
Ship's Delegate.
bacon and frank
Chairman Leo
Ken Hayes, MeetLasoya. Meeting furters, and that it serve more of
ing Chairman
Secretary Max a variety of ice cream. During the
and Acting Sec
imo Bugwan meeting presided over by Meeting
retary,
reported
Middleton
writes that crew Chairman S. Pdppas, the crew,
Bugwan
that a check had
members were ad in turn, agreed to bring cups and
been sent to the family of Brother
glasses back to the pantry. The
Robert Golding, missing at sea vised to keep their rooms locke(j in men also decided to do "a little
foreign ports, especially when go
last trip. The crew voted to give
ing
through the Suez Canal. The better houskeeping" in the lounge
the Steward Department "a vote
and pantry.
of thanks for good food and serv men were asked to bring back
dishes
taken
from
the
messroom.
ice."
The crew decided that they would
"The Steward Department on
all wear pants in the messroom, in the Penn Exporter (Penn Ship
The crew of the Rebecca (Mari spite of the tropical heat, and not
ping) should be
time Overseas) sent a letter of appear in underwear. TTie crew
mentioned in the
condolence, flow was requested to make less noise
Log as the best
ers and money to in the passageways and also not
Department on
the family of to walk in them barefooted.
I'f k any ship," MeetBrother Moham
i,:}' ing Secretary
med Nasser, of
Z. A. Markrls
Brooklyn, N.Y.,
writes. "They
Ship's Delegate Ulas Coffman
who died in Sase- made a motion during his report
serve excellent
bo, Japan. Meet
food and have the
to extend a vote
ing Chairman D.
best service. The
of thanks to the
Fitzpatrick also
Chief Cook. The New Year's dinner was as good,
Nasser
reports that O.
motion was if not better, than you could get
Farrara's resignation as ship's dele
adopted by the anywhere." Needless to say, the
gate was refused, and he was re
crew of the Inger crew gave the Stewards a vote of
elected. Brother Farrara is also
(Reynolds Metal). thanks "for a fine running Stew
serving as meeting secretary. A
He also reported, ard Department." P. J. Connolly
vote of thanks was given the fourduring a meeting was elected by the crew to serve
to-eight watch for cleaning the
recorded by Meet- at Ship's Delegate, during a
Coffman
messroom in the mornings.
ing Secretary meeting presided over by Meet
W. B. Yarbrough, that men going ing Chairman A. M. Micbelet.
Brother R. P. Nelson, Ship's ashore in Panama will clean their The three departments all re
Delegate aboard the Sterf Artisan rooms and turn in dirty linen to ported "everything going along
smoothly."
(Isthmian) reports the Steward Department.
that the vessel has
"a marvelous
crew." Deck Del
egate R. J. Mor
gan reports that
two men were
picked up in SaiShattack
1
Depart
ment's quota.
Some of the messhall chairs are
to be replaced, writes Meeting
Secretary Donald E. Shattuck.
Meeting Chairman Robert J. Mor
gan reports that the men gave a
vote of thanks to the Stewards
Department for good service and
for catering service above and be
yond the call of duty.
Instructor Ami Bjornsson proudly stands with his latest graduating
class of lifeboatmen. With their official Coast 0uard lifeboat en
dorsement, they will receive shipping priority. Seated in the front
row (l-r) are: Nick Zervos, Nick Prodendo, Mohamed Basir, and
Lesantro Burrello. Behind them (l-r) are: Charles Kastanis, Paul
Schneider, Richard Schmidt, and their Instructor Ami Bjornsson.
FINAL DEPARTURES
Albert Gray, 41: A heart at
tack
the life of Brother
:ack claimed tl
Gray. He died in
the Mobile In
firmary. A resi
dent of that city,
he was retired on
an SIU disability
pension at the
time of his death.
Born in Maine,
he joined the SIU
in 1944, in the port of New York.
Married and the father of a child,
he served in the Army during the
Korean conflict.
n
Carmine C. Giordano, 62:
Brother Giordano died of heart
disease in Los
Angeles. Sailing
in the Steward
Department as a
Cook, he resided
in New Orleans
and usually sailed
from that port.
Brother Gior
dano, a bachelor,
was born in Philadelphia.
<t>
James A. Garrison, 57: Brother
Garrison suffered a fatal heart at
tack in his home
in Norfolk. A
welder, he was
employed at Colonna Shipyards.
Born in North
Carolina, he was
a long-time resi
dent of Norfolk,
having worked
for Colonna Shipyard since 1942.
He is survived by his wife, Osie,
and three children, Albert, Evelyn
and Hattie Sue.
^
John Ficarrofta, 57: Brother
Ficarrotta died of cancer after
being hospitalized
in the New Or
leans USPHS
hospital for six
weeks. Born in
Italy, he was a
citizen of the U.S.
and resided in
Tampa. He joined
the SIU in that
port and usually sailed from
there.
Murdock MacLeod, 57: Brother
MacLeod died suddently of a
heart attack at his
home in Jackson
ville, Fla. He
worked as a Fire
man on tugs and
dredge boats, first
on the Great
Lakes and then
in the South.
Born in Nova
Scotia, Canada, he learned the
miner's trade there. Immigrating
to the U. S., MacLeod was a mem
ber of the United Mine Workers
of America from 1925 to 1941.
He was wounded while serving
in the Army during World War 11.
After the war he became a Sea
farer. He is survived by his wife,
Beverly Louise, and a sister, Mrs.
Owen R. Hadley.
August Matousek, 49: Brother
Matousek died while performing
his duties as a
tugboat deckhand
for the Erie-Lack
awanna Railroad.
He fell from the
deck of a vessel
and drowned in
the Hudson River
near Hoboken,
N. J. He had
worked for the Erie-Lackawanna
Railroad since 1937, with a threeyear interruption while he served
in the Army artillery during
World War 11. He resided in the
city of his birth, Jersey City, N. J.
He is survived by his wife, Marga
ret, and two sons, Richard and
Charles.
Emilio Pardo, 65: Brother
Pardo succumbed to a stomach
ailment in his
home in Balti
more. A veteran
of over 30 years
at sea, he joined
the SIU in the
port of New York
in 1947. Brother
Pardo sailed in
the Deck Depart
ment, as an FWT. Born in Spain,
he was a citizen of this country.
A widower. Brother Pardo is sur-.
vived by a son, Emilio Pardo
Suarez of Caruna, Spain.
�February 17, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Schedule of
Membership Meetings
SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New Orleans Mar. 14—2:30 p.m.
Mobile
Mar. 15—2:30 p.m.
Wilmin^on . Mar. 10—2:00 p.m.
San Francisco Mar. 22—2:00 p.m.
Seattle
Mar. 24—2:UU p.m.
New York . .Mar. 6—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia .Mar. 7—2:30 p.m.
Baltimore .. . Mar. 8—2:30 p.m.
Detroit
Mar. 10^—2:30 p.m.
Houston . .. .Mar. 13—2:30 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit
Mar. 6—2:00 p.m.
Alpena
Mar. 6—7:00 p.m.
Buffalo
Mar. 6—7:00 p.m.
Chicago
Mar. 6—7:00 p.m.
Cleveland ...Mar. 6—7:00p.m.
Duluth
Mar. 6—7:00 p.m.
Frankford . . Mar. 6—7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago ... .Mar. 14—^7:30 p.m.
tSauIt Ste. Marie
Mar. 16—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
Mar. 15—7:30 p.m.
Duluth
Mar. 17—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland .. .Mar. 17—^7:30 p.m.
Toledo
Mar. 17—7:30 p.m.
Detroit
Mar. 13—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee . .Mar. 13—7:30p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans Mar. 14—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
Mar. 15—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia . Mar. 7—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore (licensed and
unlicensed) Mar. 8—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk .... Mar. 9—5:00 p.m.
Railway Marine Region
Houston .... Mar. 9—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia
Mar. 14—10 awm. & 8 p.m.
Baltimore
Mar. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
•Norfolk
Mar. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
Mar. 13—10 a.ni. & 8 p.m.
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans Mar. 15—7:00 p.m.
Mobile
Mar. 15—7:00 p.m.
New York ..Mar. 6—7:00p.m.
Philadelphia .Mar. 7—7:00 p.m.
Baltimore ...Mar. 8—7:00p.m.
^Houston .. . Mar. 13—7:00 p.m.
t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanit
Ste. Marie, Mich.
* Meeting held at Labor Temple, New
port News.
^ Meeting held at Galveston wharves.
DIRECTORYof
UNION HAUiS
SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial Workers
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Gal Tanner
Earl Shapard
VICE PRESIDENTS
Lindsey Williams
Robert Matthews
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Kerr
HEADQUARTERS
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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 AOantlc, 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
hy 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 arc 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 ~.ny 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 bos traditionally refrained
from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the
Union, officer or memb«'. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed
consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate,
from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility.
S CaWAJMEL VICTOBY (Wdterassin), Do.;
;«ombor 11—-Ghaimwn, W. X<«iuehper:
jSecretary, J. Dolan. Brother J. Bolnnd.
Itvos elected to serve as ship's delegate.
No beefs and. no disputed OT. ESyerything
b running smoothly.
WILD BANGEB (Waterman), Janu
ary 3—Chairman, K. W. Ferrandli; Sec
retary, None, $44.00 in ship's fundSome disputed OT in each department.
Insufhcient hospital supplies on board.
Not enough deck stores. Request that
ship be fumigated before and after ship
DIOEST
of SIU
MEETINGS
storing. Vote of thanks'•to the steward
department for the wonderful Holiday
meals.
MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), December 18—Chairman, dhomas
Hilbum; Secretary, Werner Pedersen.
$10.60 in ship's fund turned over to
Brother J. McCrec. Jr. No beefs re
ported by department delegates. To see
patrolman about safety strips in galley.
See about awning back aft. Vote of
thanks to the steward department for a
Job well done. Motion about retirement
program submitted to headquarters.
TRANSYORK (Commodity Chartering),
December 18—Chairman, James W. Can
ard ; Secretary, Clarence Bl Jordan. Crew
requested to conserve water so it will not
be necessary to ration it before arrival in
Port. No disputed OT and no beefs re
ported by department delegates. Motion
made to see the Captain about an inter
communications system from the saloon
to the galleys for orders to be called
down from topside.
ALDlNA (Wall St. Traders), Decem? ber 26—Chairman, Peter V. Hammel;
Secretary, B. R. Jrifery. No beefs re
ported by department delegate. Brother
Peter V. Hammel wasi elected to serve as
...ship's, delegate.
Page Fifteen
•
ADENA • (Wail St.
8S—Chairman, Peter V. HaBtme); Setawe.'
tory, Jeffrey Nolan. Brother Peter V.
Hammel was elected to serve as ship's
delegate. No major beefs reported by de
partment delegates.
FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), De
cember 29—Chairman, W. J. Grovor!
Secretary, C. Hancock. 'Disputed OT rejKirted by deck and engine delegate. Joe
Algina to be notified ss to the safety of
ship's hull and request inspection of
same. Improper mall service to ship.
HALCYON PANTHER (Halcyon), Jan
uary 1—Chairman. V. Porter; Secretary,
S. L. Martin. No disputed OT reported
by department delegates.
GOTJNCIL GRoini" (Cities Service);
September 29—Chairman, F. C. Tatum,
Jr.; Secretary, C. Quinnt. Brother Ed
Devereaux was elected to serve as ship's
delegate. Numerous minor beefs abosrd.
Discussion held on various matters. Ship
sailed short one PWT and a 3rd Cotdt.
JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman),
November 25—-Chairman, Stanley Gondzar; Secretary, Dick Birmingham. Some
disputed OT in deck department. One
mon in steward d^artment left ship in
Le Havre.
DEL NORTE (Delta), November 27—
Chairman, Bob Callahan; Secretary, Bill
Kaiser. $249.05 in ship's fund and
$211.85 in movie fund. Motion made that
no one signs on unless water cooler is
placed in engine room. Motion made that
ship needs Sn automatic dryer for crew's
laundry. Brother Peter Gonzaies was
elected to serve as new ship's delegate,
KtABYMAR (Calmsr), January 22—
chairman, William Sears; Secretary, Wil
liam Addison. Ship's delegate reported
that everything is running smoothly. Dis
cussion about contacting headquarters re
garding speeding up mail drtiveries by
the Company,
ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa). December
11—^Chairman, C. M. Houchins; Secre
tary, Quinton Phillips. No beefs reported
by department delegates. Everything is
running smoothly. Motion made that all
members have invested, rights in the Un
ion, Also, that a widow or dependent
clause be instituted whereby a member's
wife and dependent children would be en
titled to all of the member's benefits until
death or remarriage of -widow and/or
until dependents become of age.
NORBEaiTO CAPAT (Liberty Naviration), February 28—Chairman, A. H.
B^ko; Secretary. R. Reum. BroHior P.
-S LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), December
O'Leary was elected to serve as ships
20—Chairman, Frank Sullivan; Secretary,
delegate! Everything is running smoothly
Ralph H. Smith. No beefs reported by
in ail departments.. Ship needs quite a bit:
department . delegates. Btother Delraer
Of painting. Discussion .about having a
Grain was elected to serve as ship's dele ; doctor for shots at aign-oa time, instead;
gate DiscussioU about hot water.
,
lof getting shots in fimeign ports. i'Vote o#
'thanks to ' Die .'steward^dgl>attn^«m^
job well done.
• TRENTON (Sea-Jvaad), December S6-Chairman, Sv A. DiBIaggio;; Secretary;
Stephen H. Fnlford. No beefs except ship
TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport ComN
sailing short men in steward and engine
mercial), December 29—Chairman, J. R*:
departmentsu MbtioU made to have a
gangway .reliefi regardless uf the time in
port Or the ship's run, seven dsiw a'tteek.
This motion to be discussed with the
ship's fnnd and $507.71 in movie fund.
boarding patrdiman. :
Brother E, J. Roggs, ship's delegate dur-,'
Jng tast trip: was aakedi to pta? > on >as:
skip's delegate and was glvw a vbtelpf.
S... KYSKA (Waterman). December 11thanks.
I Chairman, N. Evans ; Secretary, Stephen
I T. Dent. Crew request that ship .be
J FiAlRISLE (Pah Clceanic
fumigated bsTore sailing. Motion made
January 8—Chairman, George Craggs :
to have Gulf area covered for transpor
Secretary, Ira G. Brown. Some disputed'
tation the same as the East Coast and the
West Coast, having New Orleans as the: OT in steward department One man-left
Ship due to illness and replacement picked;
dividing point. Motion made that all SID
up In Japan missed ship in Saigon.
I contracted companies have the Captains
I give crewmembers duly earned monies, A
I draw om all money earned, such as regu
BABINE (Ship Operators), January
lar wages, CJ* and Iwnuses.; Vote; of : 14—Chairman, None; Secretary, D. M.'
. thanks was extended to the steward de- 'Woods. Motion made to have a ship's;;
"i partment and department delegates. meeting with^the boarding patrolman con-1
coming the living conditions in the crew's'
IqUarters
due to the portholes having to''
,, , CHOCTAW (Watcrnwn), December 81-—^
be closed at all times when the ship is
|;Ghairman,:, D. Backrak: ''Secretary, iL
loaded. Motion made that at general
: Odea, One man missed in Yokohama and
l one man paid off in TdkdlmmB. • Vote of ' elections, regular election voting machine'::
be
used by the membership. Few matters
; thanks /exteiiited to the.: chief .^-eedk
discussed that, will be taken up with ; pa-''
a Job well done.
irolman.
DSL SOL (Delta), November 27—
ENGBR (BeyhoMs'Metels); J^uary'16
Chairmahi • .Id.i'v'j.' BaBenger Secretary;
--Ohairman. U; 0.' Coffman; Secretary,
i El J. Riviera, $23.36 m ship's fund. Few
' hours Idlsputed CiT in deck and engine!: W, B. Yarbrough. XKsputed OT in deck;
department. Beef in engine department
1 departments to be taken Up with boardabout wiper, will be taken up' 'with pa-:
ling patrolman. Discussion about roaches
ttolnma:. : M^
get 8 A.B.'
J on ship, and it was suggested that the pa, trotman be advised: of , same and.,; to try .Maintenance on this ship and the Walter
' Rice. Motion also made to get; Srd cook ,
and'.have' 80msthi«g/dsmej;:«hoUt:i,'the"
i And pantiwman, on this ship.
" ton.
PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies arc 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 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 reiiorted to headquarters.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six
months in the SBIAFAREIRS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition,
copies are available in all Union halls. Ail members should obtain copies of this
constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any
member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli
gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as wei! 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 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 negotisted 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 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 intermts of themssives, their fanrilies 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 Ume a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated,
or that he has been denied hU conetitntlonal right of acccea to Union records or In
formation, he shonld immediately notify SIU President Paul HaU at headqnartere by
certified mail, return receipt requceted.
UNFAIR
TOUABOR
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 SHll," W. L. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
^
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Cbildcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typosraphers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture 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)
^
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, Winst;>n, Tempo,
Brandon, Cavalier and Salem
cigarettes
(Tobacco Workers International
Union)
Peavy Paper Mill Products
(United Papermakers and
Paperworkers Union)
—4/—
Comet Rice Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
Antonio Perelll Mlnetti & Sons
Ambassador, EJeven Cellars
Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti,
Calwa, F. L, Tribuno Vermouth,
Aristocrat, Victor Hugo, A. R*
Morrow Wines and Brandies.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
^
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SEAFARERS^LOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
S
NOW IS
THE TIME...
Upgrade to
Engineers
License
EAFARERS in ever-increasing numbers are taking advantage of the opportunity to upgrade
themselves to engineer ratings under the jointly-operated SIU-MEBA District 2 engineers
training program. Thus far, a total of 124 engine department Seafarers have obtained their
engineer's licenses.
Now is the time for Seafarers who have been thinking about taking advantage of the oppor
tunity to upgrade to engineer, to file their applications for the school. If you are 19 years of
age or over, a citizen of the United States, and haVe 18 months of engine department watch
standing time, you qualify to train for an engineer's license, at no cost to yourself. You'll be
provided with meals, hotel lodgings and subsistence payments of $110 a week and you'll be
able to ship as engineer immediately upon obtaining your license.
Through a reciprocal agreement with Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, District 2, Sea
farers will receive full credit and complete protection for all pension benefits built up under the
SIU pension plan. Furthermore, your SIU pension will be supplemented by the MEBA, District
2 pension plan in approximately an equal amount while you're sailing as engineer. Welfare bene
fits are also completely covered.
Seafarers who sail aboard MEBA District 2-contracted ships after obtaining their licenses will
not be required to pay the MEBA $1,000 initiation fee, and will not be required to drop their
SIU membership if they do not wish to do so.
The period of instruction ranges from 30 to 90 days, determined only by your own ability and
knowledge.
The latest group of Seafarers to have dieir af^lkations approved and accqited for the npgradh^
school includes:
John B. Abrams
Willis B. Addison
Edgar Felton Armstnmg
Joe N. Atchison
Joseph Bereczky
George A. Bishop
Raymond J. Bowman
John E. Burchinal
Robert J. Carrigan
Jochini F. Cicirello
James E. Ciine
William J. Conners
WiUiam D. Cook
A. J. Covington, Jr.
Richard W. Croshie
Antonio S. Cruz
Ezekiel Daniels
Armond Dunne, Jr.
William G. Dyal
Melvin C. Eickmier
Jasper D. Fair
John W. Fairclotfa
Lee Roy Frazier
Jose M. Gomez
Staidey P. Gondzw
Herbert Gray
James Hale
Isabel Hemandes
Ronald M. Hosford
Billie Jenkins
Vernon E. Keene
Francis Keeley
John P. Lasky
Edmund James Len
Lucas Ijopez
George H. Mafinowski
George W. McAlpine
Robert Lee McDavitt
Joseph Nichol McLaren
Juan Medina
Juan J. Mordra
Odd Jan dsen
Spiridon Perdilds
Robert Ignatz Pionk
Walter Pritchett
Thomas Virgil Raines
James L. Reaume
James Edward Roberts
Herbert Denton R<den
John J. Rymarz
Frank Travis
Herman Van De Beek
Alberto M. Velez
Walker E. Ward
John Lauren WUsnian
Clark Cole Wood
Robert L. Wroton
The men whose names are listed above, as well as the others who are being accepted daily for
the engineer license training program, are being scheduled to begin classes at their earliest conven
ience. Men whose names appear on this list—if they have not already done so—should write to or
telephone the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232;
telephone (201) 499-6565, so that they can be scheduled to begin classes.
If you are interested in upgrading to engineer and can meet the qualifications listed above, sign
up now. Further details and application forms are available at any SIU hall or by writing SIU
headquarters, u/J
675 rui
Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. 11232.
u&au4uaiici5,
Name:
Numbers
Joined 5/U;,
::i
APPLY NOW!
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ACTIVE CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT URGED FOR ADEQUATE U.S. MERCHANT FLEET
CAMPAIGN FOR INDEPENDENT MARAD GAINING MOMENTUM IN THE HOUSE
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ‘DOUBLETHINK’ ENDANGERS U.S. MERCHANT MARINE
WYOMING RIGHT-OF-WORK REPEAL BILL FACES STIFF FIGHT IN STATE SENATE
N.Y. NAVY YARD SITE URGED FOR NEW MARITIME MUSEUM
FEDERAL AUTO SAFETY STANDARDS HIT AS WEAK, INEFFECTUAL, MEANINGLESS
MARITIME DEFENSE LEAGUE ENDORSED BY SIU MEMBERS
AFL-CIO BEGINS NATIONWIDE DRIVE TO CATCH MINIMUM WAGE CHISELERS
FLOYD PATTERSON DECLINES REMATCH WITH MERCHANT MARINE CHAMPION
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SEAFARERS^OC
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
Icebergs—Menace to Shipping
Patrol Service Begins Seasonal Warning System
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March 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
US Lacks Enough Vessels to Meet
Trade Demands, Gulick Tells MTD
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
WASHINGTON—At the day long legislative seminar here last week devoted to U.S. trade and
The immense influence wielded by American business and industry
shipping sponsored by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, Acting Maritime Administrator in the halls of Congress and within the U.S. Government in general,
James W. Gulick told the several hundred labor, government and industry representatives that so was demonstrated with stark clarity on several occasions in recent
much emphasis has been given
months by the watering down or complete blockage of legislation de
chant shipping does not have suf concerted effort to develop com
to the "fourth arm of defense'
signed
to benefit the American consumer.
concept that the responsibility ficient capacity also to satisfy its mercial cargoes for the American
The
issues in question are the recently-adopted Truth-in-Packaging
of developing a fleet capable of commercial obligations and the ships and supported emphatically legislation, the new Automobile Safety Regulations, and the still-pend
carrying a substantial proportion rapidly expanding foreign com the need for a strong American ing Truth-in-Lending legislation.
of our commercial cargoes ap merce of the United States." He merchant marine. He based his
These are all areas of consumer interest in which the need for
pears to have been overlooked. continued "Our ships including remarks on the military and com
strong
protective legislation has been badly needed and of utmost
both
liner
and
bulk
carrier
fleets
mercial
concept
in
the
national
At the very least, it has become
have been unable to keep pace economy. Gulick added that "The importance. Strong measures were mapped out and introduced
impossible to achieve whenever with our growing trade and have
American businessman prefers to to protect the welfare and safety of the American consumer and his
we have been faced with military lost customers to our foreign com
do business with Americans in family. Yet in spite of the vital and long-standing need for strong
emergencies short of total war, he petitors."
foreign trade and this helps to legislation in these areas, business and industry was so successful in
said.
Gulick also discussed the Mari keep dollars at home which con nibbling away and chopping up proposed legislation that, as finally
Gulick said "The needs of mili time Administration's Cargo Pro tribute to a more favorable bal- passed, the measures are little more than meaningless. As far as
tary must be met—but our mer motion Program dealing with the ance-of-payments position but Truth-in-Lending legislation is concerned, business and industry has
keep them flowing into the 'at thus far been able to block passage entirely, leaving the conumer
of credit—which includes just about every American—without any
home' economy."
Senator Daniel Brewster (D-, protection at all from unscrupulous lenders and slick credit salesmen.
Before it was finally passed by Congress however, business and in
Md.) speaking at the Hotel Statlef
activities, recommended the crea dustry interests had succeeded in pulling most of it teeth, whittling away,
tion of an independent maritime its authority and softening its impact to such a degree that the con
administration and said that we sumer is still left virtually unprotected.
The same is basically true of the recently-adopted Automobile Safety
should embark immediately on a
WASHINGTON—"Without an adequate merchant marine the program to build 40 ships and Standards. In the wake of the uproar caused by auto industry critics
United States cannot possibly have an adequate defense," Senator continue subsidy programs that about the basic unsafe nature of their product, and later about the
Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.) warned the Senate recently, add are required for construction and unsavory methods employed by the automobile industry to silence its
critics, true reform measures were proposed.
operating needs.
ing that "without an adequate ^
"We
cannot
continue
to
go
from
At that point the Industry got to work in earnest—applying pressure
Brewster said "that two vital
merchant marine the United
year to year appropriating a pit factors dictating this action is the in sensitive areas, initiating expensive publicity campaigns, shipping
States cannot possibly realize its
tance for ship construction. We
economical potential in foreign must devise and implement a spe present balance-of-payment posi highlv paid lobbyists to the nation's capital. The result was almost
tion and the necessity for defense predictable. The new auto "safety" standards, as finally applied, amount
trade."
cific and detailed multi-year re- requirements." He continued "by to little more than no standards at all. The auto industry was success
Magnuson, who is chairman o
vitalization program."
shipping under American Flags, ful in knocking out virtually every recommendation it did not like and
the Senate Commerce Committee
Magnuson emphasized that we built by American shipbuilders, the automobile using public—which again includes almost evpry Ameri
warned that the U.S. merchant can no longer depend on the Na
loaded with American cargoes by can—was left as unprotected and in as great a danger as ev^r.
fleet is in a "deplorable" state and tional Defense Reserve Fleet to American labor and manufactured
Presently-pending Truth-in-Lending legislation seems to be follow
placed every citizen of the United meet our emergency shipping by American firms the balance-of- ing the already familiar course. In spite of vigorous efforts by the
States in "grave danger." He needs. He pointed out that by payment position can only im American labor movement, various citizen groups and many legislators,
urged Congress to commit itsel
1975 most of the ships in the Re prove and we must not forget that business anid industry have been successful thus far in completely
fully to strengthen U. S. security serve Fleet will be 30-35 years 98% of our cargoes and military blocking passage of this much-needed consumer legislation. The
and sovereignty on the seas.
old, "clearly obsolete and prob have been sealifted to South East same old process of whittling and chopping has already begun. If and
Outlining the many deficiencies ably useless."
Asia."
when such legislation is passed, there is still no assurance that it will
of the present American-flag mer
Noting that each successive
President Michael R. McEvoy, be any more meaningful than Truth-in-Packaging or Auto Safety.
chant fleet, he noted that we have Washington Administration clear Sea-Land Service, Inc. spoke to
Part of the blame for this sad state of affairs must unfortunately be
today only about 871 active mer ly voices the importance of a the seminar about the company's shouldered by the consumer himself, who stands to gain the most
chant ships under U.S. registry strong American-flag merchant activities in the field of containeri- from such protective measures. While business and industry jump into
and of these only about 100 can marine, yet does little or nothing zation.
the fight with both feet and fat checkbooks to block such legislation,
be considered modern.
to halt the continuing decline of
Senator Vance Hartke of In the consumer rarely even raises his voice on his own behalf.
Magnuson implied that the re the fleet, Magnuson called for the diana, a member of the Senate
There is no substitute for a strong public outcry to influence pas
cently proposed maritime budget, adoption of a strong, positive Commerce Committee, along with sage of progressive legislation and defeat of regressive measures. Until
Senate Commerce Committee each citizen recognizes the importance of the issues at hand and com
calling for the construction of maritime policy.
"We must plan, finance and im Chairman, Senator Warren Mag municates his feelings to the Senators, Representatives and other officials
only 13 new vessels in fiscal 1968,
is totally inadequate. "I think plement our merchant marine pol nuson expressed their criticism of he has placed in office by his votes, special iptere.sts groups of all kinds
about four-times that many ships icy immediately," he said, "while the U.S. plan to shelve the nuclear will continue to ransack his pocketbook, endanger his life and run
we still have a merchant fleet."
ship Savannah.
would be a more realistic program
roughshod over the vast majority of the American Public.
for one fiscal year," he said.
Magnuson Warns Weak Fleet
Threatens Nation's Defenses
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March 3. 1967 • Vol. XXIX. No. 5
OiHcUl Publication of the
Seafarera International Union
of North America,
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District,
AFL-CIO
Exteutive Board
PAUL HALL, President
CAL TANNBR
BAW, SHEPARD
Sxoe. Vieo-Preo.
Vice-President
AL KBUI
LINDSEI WILLIAMS
Sae.-Trtai.
Vice-President
ROBERT MATTHEWS
Vice-President
HBRBBIT BRAND
Direetor of OrganiMina and
Publieationt
Managing Editor
MIKE POLLACK
Assistant Editor
NATHAN SKYBI
Staff Writers
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5IU, Japan Seaman's Union Hold Talks on Maritime Issues
Y O K O H A M A—Representa
tives of the SIU and the All-Japan
Seamen's Union have been hold
ing discussions here on matters of
mutual interest to maritime work
ers of the United States and
Japan.
Peter Drewes, SIU Interna
tional Representative in the Far
East, conferred with Captain Nabasama, president, and other offi
cers of the All-Japan Seamen's
Union at the SIU's new offices
in Yokohama last month.
The talks were a continuation
of those begun by SIU President
Hall and Captain Nabasama dur
ing Hall's visit to Japan last year
to attend the convention of the
Japanese Confederation of Labor
Domei), with which the All-Japan
Seamen's Union is affiliated.
The All-Japan Seamen's Union,
which represents all shipboard per
sonnel on steamships, fishing and
small craft, has made important
advances for its membership. It
also plays a vital role in the Japa
nese democratic labor movement.
When the Japanese Confederation
of Labor was founded in 1964 as
apan's democratic trade union
Peter Drewes, SIU International Representative for the Far East, confers wth Captain Nabasama,
Presdent, and other representatives of the All-Japan Seamen's Union and Japanese Confedera
tion of Labor in SIU's Far East office in Yokohama. Left to right around table are K. Fukushima, Director, JSU Yokohama office: Drewes: H. Wada, JSU Vice-President and Vice-President
of Confederation: Captain Nabasama: K. Kihata, Secretary of Confederation's Inaternational Dept.:
and JSU Executive Board member: R. Kamisawa, Secretary, JSU International Dept.: T. Moriyama, JSU
International Dept. Staff, and S. Suwa (back to camera), JSU Pro-Director, Yokohama District office.
center, the inaugural convention
elected as its first president, Kumazo Nakachi, then head of the
All-Japan Seamen's Union. Presi
dent Nakachi was reelected to the
The SIU's office in Yokohama
services SIU members aboard un
ion-contracted ships calling at Far
Eastern ports. Assisting Drewes
at the SIU Far East office is Inter
national Representative Frank
Boyne.
"The SIU office is located in the
Iseya Building, 1-2 Kaigan-Dori
Nakaku, Yokohama, Japan.
�March 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
SlU Cannery Workers Discuss Victory
f
V
Page Three
MTD Authorizes In-Depth Study
Of Lundrum-CrUfin Court Derisions
BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—An in-depth survey of court decisions under the Landrum-Griffin Act
and a study of all available information on interpretations of the law has been authorized by the
AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Dept.
The department's executive
—
council meeting here authorized
The case has been placed be and special event functions un
the creation of a permanent fore a number of congressmen dertaken by the MTD. The de
standing committee to sponsor and senators and Hall said there partment now has 35 AFL-CIO
the survey, correlate information, were indications that a congres affiliates.
work with universities and law sional inquiry would be conducted
In other actions the MTD coun
schools and take all necessary on the Labor Dept's role.
cil:
The MTD sessions also called
steps to complete a full analysis
• Pledged its full support to the
for new safety precautions on the Building & Construction Trades
of the situation.
SIU President Paul Hall, who is Great Lakes, pointing to the fre Dept. to secure congressional pas
also President of the MTD, de quency of shipwrecks and other sage of situs picketing legislation
clared that the time has come ship disasters especially on Lake to grant to construction workers
when the labor movement must Michigan. Special attention was "the same rights and privileges
take a close look at this "bad law called to the need for closer liai now enjoyed by other trade union
SlUNA-affiliated Canntsiy Workers Union of the Pacific president
compounded by bad decisions" son between the U. S. and Can ists."
Steve Edney (right) and business agent Arnie Miranda (left) discuss and create a situation where in ada on safety-at-sea regulatory
• Reaffirmed support of legis
CWU pay scale and other benefits with employees of the Fulham Fish formation and assistance is avail machinery on the lakes as well as
lation
introduced by Rep. Edward
Stick Plant at Wilmington, Calif. The CWU beat the Teamsters by a able to unions. He cited the gen along the coast.
F.
Garmatz
(D-Md.) to require
Reviewing the expansion of ac
two to one margin in an NLRB representation election at the plant. eral lack of coordination among
authorization
to advance activities
unions in coping with L-G de tivities by the department in 1967, of the Maritime Administration
cisions and noted the rising impor the council voiced its approval. and to continue its fight to "main
tance of these decisions to the Hall announced that in line with tain an independent Maritime Ad
general activities of the labor the program, Thomas W. Gleason, ministration."
president of the Longshoremen,
movement.
• Called for protection of U.S.
has been named vice president of
He told the council that inter the department and will assume shipyards by opposing any foreign
pretations of L-G in the court do full responsibility for legislative
(Continued on page 15)
not square with the legislative in
TERMINAL ISLAND, Calif.—The SIUNA-affiliated Cannery tent of Congress and that there is
Workers Union of the Pacific was victorious over Teamsters Local a great need to determine exactly
what is happening and why in this
942 of Los Angeles, in an NLRB election which was held recently
legal area.
at the plant.
change the medical plan or health
The department's action on
The final ballot count was 44 benefits, but we do intend to im Landn.n-Griffin came after a de
to 23 in favor of the Cannery prove the contract in the follow tailed review by Hall of a case
NEW YORK—A thinly-veiled attempt to build up pressure in
Workers Union. This was the cul ing areas: Wages, Classifications, involving the SIU in Duluth, Congress for new anti-strike laws specifically aimed at the trans
mination of an intensive 4-month- Vacations, and further, we intend Minn., which Hall charged dem portation industry has been launched by the American Bar Asso
long drive by the SIUNA-Cannery to improve upon the clause deal onstrated that the Labor Dept.
ciation. The lawyers' group has
Workers at Fulham Brothers (Gro- ing with maternity benefits. Some was using its investigatory powers
put
a nine-member special com tion and strike settlement proce
ton's Fish Sticks) plant at Wil thing must be done about a safety under L-G to "walk into unions
dures "have proved repeatedly to
program and committee. We want on fishing expeditions" and to fab mittee to work to conduct a
mington.
seniority lists posted and updated ricate cases against unions in be "major study" of national strikes be inadequate ... to avoid long
interruptions in the essential trans
Steve Edney, president of the periodically. We shall support half of other agencies which lack in the transportation industries.
port
industries."
Cannery Workers, announced the each member and represent you at the authority" to make such in
In authorizing the study, the
The study is to embrace rail
victory on January 20th, after the every or any grievance."
vestigations.
ABA said existing Federal legislaroads and shipping industries as
ballots were counted by the
well as the airlines, but the law
National Labor Relations Board
yers' panel is heavily stacked with
agents.
members familiar with Railway
Brother Edney personally
Labor
Act procedures. Railway
thanked the SIUNA through
labor
already
has been under the
Frank Drozak, SIU West Coast
hammer
of
compulsory
arbitra
Representative, for their support
tion
as
a
result
of
legislation
during the petitioning, organizing
BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—The AFL-CIO Executive Council unanimously declared its "complete jammed through Congress.
and election stages of the cam
A similar attempt by Congress
readiness"
to debate and act upon "any complaint, charge, proposal or program novel or ancient"
paign. He lauded his own orga
to
break the airline mechanics'
nizational committee and office from any affiliate or its officers that comes before it through "appropriate channels" spelled out in
strike
last summer and to inistitute
staff for their tireless efforts in the federation's constitution.
compulsory
arbitration in the air
"There is no other procedure from the AFL-CIO Executive of union activities and will ask the
achieving this victory.
lines'
industry
was ultimately de
by which the trade union move Council had been received and President to issue an executive or
feated.
The
airline
beef, which
Petition Granted
ment can effectively reach, and that before the current council der barring such Contract awards
The National Labor Relations carry out, its decisions," the coun meeting is over the vacancy will where the companies are in viola involved the International Associ
ation of Machinists, AFL-CIO,
Board had granted the Cannery cil said in adopting the statement be filled. A subcommittee of the tion of federal labor law.
Workers a petition for an election as the first order of business at its council has been named, in line
In a series of statements on do was the reason given by the Amer
with standing council practice, to mestic policies and legislation the ican Bar Association for kicking
late last year. The election ruling mid-winter meeting here.
off the anti-strike study in the first
favored the CWU because a ma
The resolution emphasized the recommend a candidate for the council:
• Voted strong support for a place.
jority of the employees had signed council's position that it is ready seat.
In 1963, maritime labor faced
The council followed its open 20 percent increase in social secu
pledge cards designating the Can to consider and "act upon any
the
same type of attack in the
nery Workers as their bargaining matter at any time, either at this ing day statement on federation rity benefits coupled with exten
House
Merchant Marine and
representative. The CWU was or a future council meeting, at a procedures with statements focus sion and improvement of public Fisheries Committee, then under
fighting a back-door agreement meeting of the General Board, at ing on the campaigns to win welfare programs.
• Called for increased funds the chairmanship of the late
which the company had signed a special convention, if necessary, higher social security benefits and
secure
effective
enforcement
of
for
enforcement of the expanded Herbert C. Bonner, North Caro
with Teamsters Local No. 942. or at the next regular convention." the expanded minimum wage law
minimum
wage as a "necessary lina Democrat.
It added:
The contract provisions for wages
The proposal for compulsory
"We are not, however, prepared for all Americans—union and first step" in making a reality of
and working conditions were far to act upon the basis of a kaleido non-union members alike.
the new amendments to the law. arbitration in maritime was nar
below those enjoyed by Cannery scope of ever-changing allegations
It received also a detailed brief
• Pledged its "enthusiastic sup rowly defeated in committee, after
Workers who were represented by and demands, expressed through ing on Administration programs port" for the President's proposals the &afarers International Union
the CWU at other plants in the press releases, public speeches or and policies by Labor Secretary to protect the right of privacy by of North America and the AFLarea.
W. Willard Wirtz, Budget Direc banning wiretapping and eaves CIO Maritime Trades Depart
circular letters."
ment rallied the support of the en
AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany tor Charles L. Schultze and White dropping.
Prior to the election, the team
• Urged the adoption of pro tire trade union movement against
sters had circulated false informa read the text of the council reso House Assistant Joseph A. Calition to the effect that, by changing lution to a crowded press confer fano, Jr., and voiced its praise for grams to control medical costs in the measure.
the great record on social legisla light of reports of skyrocketing
Since that time, various pro
Unions, the employees at Fulham ence and stressed in reply to a tion achieved by President John prices for health care.
series
of
questions
that
he
will
not
posals
have been introduced in the
Brothers would have endangered
• Reaffirmed labor's goal of Congress, both in the Senate and
discuss any charges made by Auto son and the 89th Congress.
coverage under the health plan es Workers President Walter P. ReuThe federation will carry di providing and financing compre the House of Representatives, to
tablished by the Teamsters.
ther any place except "in the rectly to the President the ques hensive health services by renew upset the collective bargaining
Brother Edney reported to the forums of the AFL-CIO."
tion of awarding government con ing its call for a program of na process by labor and manage
Fulham Brothers employees that,
Meany told the press confer tracts to companies which dis tional health insurance.
ment, especially in the transporta
"The CWU does not intend to ence that Reuther's resignation criminate against workers because
(Continued on page 15)
tion field.
SlU Cannery Union Tops IBT
In Pacific Coast NLRB Vote
Antl-Strlke Law Pressure
Seen In Legal Group's Move
'I •
AFL'CIO Counril 'Reudy' to Discuss
Any Compluint of Affiiiuted Unions
�Page Four
i r
SEAFARERS
Six Additional Seafarer Oidtimers
Approved for SlU Pension Benefits
Lykiardopol
Auer
Tbiemonge
Daly
Vargus
March 3, 1967
LOG
Wocras
The Atlantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area
Around the headquarters hall
have been Seafarers John Gib
bons, who's just off the Trans
Globe after a full-year stint; Pat
rick Ryan, recently off the Sap
phire Gladys; Wiley Hudgins, oil
er off the Duke Victory; and John
R. Micbaelis, who last served as
FWT aboard the Alcoa Mariner.
Shipping out of New York has
been brisk and the outlook is for
more of the same.
Pu^o Rico
A number of A.B.'s have been
by the hall lately, and are all eye
ing the board. They include,
among others, Julio Delgado,
Eddie Bonefont, Victor Aviles,
and Eugenio Nunez.
Firemen in Puerto Rico are cur
rently engaged in a fight to have
their work week cut from an 86hour week to a 64-hour week.
This past year, according to
Governor Sanchez, the island's
economic growth was impressive,
despite a slowdown in the activity
of some sectors of the economy.
The island's industrialization pro
gram accounted for 207 new fac
tories during the year, adding
9,000 new jobs to the economy.
a-half month stint as oiler. He's
registered again hoping now to
catch another tanker.
Walter Wallace, an SIU mem
ber for more than two decades,
just got back from a 4-month trip
to Viet Nam aboard the Alcoa
Mariner as an A.B. "There's
nothing wrong with this run," said
Walter, who is looking for an
other ship going the same way.
Twenty-two-year veteran Rob
ert Wroton was oiler on the Penn
Challenger running between
Puerto Rico and the West Coast
for three-and-one half months
when he decided he'd come back
East, having had enough sunshine
for a while.
During the past period shipping
was good with five ships in transit,
one sign on, and no payoffs. Out
look is for more of same.
Six veteran SIU men were added to the growing pension roster recently. They include Fernando
Vargas, Archie Lykiardopol, Eugene Auer, William D. Thiemonge, John J. Daly, and Willem
Woeras
Fernando Vargas sailed for
Willem Woeras was bom in
more than 25 years in the en ing World War Two. He was
gine department, winding up his born in Minnesota, joined the SIU Estonia. He joined the SIU in
seatime as an oiler. He came to the in Norfolk, but makes his home New York and sailed in the engine
United States from Puerto Rico in New Orleans. Brother Auer department as a wiper.
and settled in Brooklyn, joining sailed in the steward department
the SIU at the headquarters hall as a chief steward.
William D. Thiemonge was
in New York.
born in Alabama and now makes
Archie Lykiardopol came to his home in New Orleans where
Boston
the United States from Greece he joined the SIU. During his
and joined up with the SIU at many years at sea, he sailed in
Oldtimer Benjamin Boudreau,
the Norfolk hall. He sailed for the steward department as a messan SIU man for 25 years, is ready
many years in the steward's de man.
to go but is carefully scanning the
partment as messman and as a 2nd
The SlU-manned supertanker
board for the right run. Ben's last
John J. Daly, born in Paterson,
cook. He makes his home in New Jersey, joined the SIU in Manhattan arrived at the Bay of
vessel was the CS Baltimore as an
Brooklyn, N.Y.
A.B.
the port of New York and sailed Bengal during Febmary with the
Eugene Auer sailed with the in the deck department. He makes largest cargo of wheat ever shipped
Arthur Fontaine has spent two
SIU for more than 20 years and his home with his wife in New from the United States to India.
solid decades sailing with an SIU
The Manhattan, biggest tanker
also served in the U.S. Navy dur Jersey.
Baltimore
card and wouldn't have it any
sailing under the American flag,
Newly-married Paul Matsos was other way. Art's last ship was the
left Seattle with 103,400 long-tons
by the hall lately, looking quite Miami as A.B. He's walking
of white wheat aboard—the equiv
happy
following his honeymoon. around lately with a real big smile
alent of nearly 4 million bushels.
Paul's
ready
to ship out again and since his wife just presented him
The wheat went to droughtget
back
to
work
as a bos'n. His with a bouncing baby girl.
stricken India under a special ex
And John Roblee, also a 20last
ship
as
an
A.B.
was the Mantension of the Food for Freedom
kato
Victory.
year
SIU sailor, is holding down
program announced in December,
the
hall
on every call, all ready to
Joseph Grana is NFFD but he
1966.
WASHINGTON—Except for that cargo which goes over the
go.
hopes
to
be
ready
to
ship
again
Public Law 480 authorizations
docks, there is no purpose in a merchant marine as such! This
to
India announced in December soon. Joe's mightly grateful at
Philadelphia
is the latest pronouncement of Alan S. Boyd, Secretary of the
included 175,000 metric tons of this time for his SIU welfare bene
new cabinet-level Department of Transportation.
Shipping out of the city of
white wheat, 125,000 metric tons fits. His last ship was the BetbTex.
Boyd stated this opinion in a question and answer session with
brotherly
love has been fair lately.
Anthony Bender, an oldtimer
hard red spring wheat, and 150,reporters after he had addressed a recent luncheon meeting spon
Comas
Knight is resistered and
000 metric tons hard red winter of 23 years standing, thinks the
sored by the National Press Club.
ready
to
go
after spending some
SIU vacation plan is the greatest
wheat.
He quickly added however, that "I am not talking about the
time
on
the
beach.
Comas sails in
For many of the people in those in the business. Tony, whose last
defense aspect of it." He did not say how he could possibly
the
black
gang
and
will take the
Indian states worst hit by drought, ship was the Steel Worker, is wait
separate one aspect of the merchant marine from the other since
first
FWT
job
that
comes
along.
the wheat in Manhattan's holds ing around for a bos'n's spot go
without the first capability the second would not be available
Registered and ready to go after
may spell the difference between ing anywhere.
in time of need. He also totally ignored the American-flag
a
few months at home on the
life
and
death.
Although
many
merchant fleet's vital role in the nation's foreign commerce, its
Norfolk
beach is Joe Werselowick, who
parts of India have recovered from
badly needed contributions toward maintaining a favorable
Bobby Harris dropped off the sails in the steward department.
the disastrous drought of recent
balance-of-payments structure with foreign nations, and many
years, vast areas are still affected. CS Baltimore after an eight-and- Joe's last ship was the Merrimac.
other vital factors.
Boyd was again thumping for inclusion of the Maritime
Administration under the jurisdiction of the Transportation De
partment, which he heads. MARAD was excluded from the new
Kingsport Management Destroys Tree
Etepartment as a result of a vigorous campaign waged by mari
time labor, management, and many congressional legislators who
feared that if maritime were placed under Boyd, whose anti
maritime feelings were even then well known, the total disappear
ance of the American flag from the high seas would be an everpresent danger.
To assure that the United States has an adequate merchant
rnarine in the future, maritime labor and management, with the
aid of many concerned legislators, are continuing their vigorous
campaign for the establishment of the Maritime Administration
as an independent agency—not submerged in any other govern
ment department and with an Administrator who is truly knowl
edgeable and concerned about the needs of maritime.
The steep decline of U.S. maritime in recent years has come
about because of the fact that, submerged within other agencies
whose administrators were basically concerned about other modes
of transportation, maritime was always treated as a stepchild
and no progressive maritime legislation was forthcoming. This
is precisely the situation which Boyd would continue were mari
time placed under his jurisdiction.
In his recent remarks to reporters he brought this out clearly,
even if he did not actually intend to do so. There is a great deal
of knowledge about the movement of commodities in the area
of surface transportation which could be brought to bear in
a "sort of a paternal manner" if the merchant marine were where
"we could use our good offices to bring these people together,"
he said.
Strikers and representatives of unions on strike against Kingsport Press, Tennessee, point to stump
This is again the "stepchild" approach which he advocates—
of tree cut down as part of company's latest attempt to harass and discourage striking workers.
an approach which has brought the American maritime and
shipbuilding industry to the verge of total disappearance.
Tree had sometimes protected pickets from the weather, so management decided it had to go. Strike
SIU Tanker Hauls
Record Cargo of
Wheat to India
Doubts U.S. Need For
Merchant Fleet At All
4;
by printing trades unions has been underway nearly four years over demands for union contracts.
>
V.
�March 3, 1967
Page Fire
SEAFARERS LOG
NLRB in Operation Since 1935
The Gulf Coast
by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
A petition by the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron
Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, AFL-CIO, has been
sustained by the National Labor Relations Board. The petition charged
Avondale Shipyards, Inc. with failing to provide the union with a list
of the names and addresses of employees eligible to vote in a union
election that was held on January ^
26.
forward to a trip to Viet Nam in
The requirement to supply the near future.
names and addresses was handed
Houston
down in a recent ruling by the
One of the many old timers in
NLRB in the case of Excelsior
Underwear, Inc. Avondale Ship this port, E. Tliompson, has
yards, Inc. has filed exceptions checked into the Galveston Hos
with the NLRB in Washington, pital. Thompson's Union brothers
D.C. contesting the NLRB region are all hoping he comes back to
ship soon.
al ruling.
An oldtimer just out of the
New Orleans
Galveston hospital where he was
Anything that comes up will laid up for a while is J. Hunt.
fill the bill for Walter Lanier. Sea Hunt has been welcomed back by
farer Lanier sails in the steward his buddies at the hall, who are
department. His last ship was the glad to see him on his feet again.
Del Santos. He does have a pref
With shipping slowed down a
erence for the Far East, but
bit
recently around Houston a lot
doesn't intend to wait too long for
of
members
here are taking ad
his preference to show on the
vantage
of
the
lull by straighten
board before packing his gear.
ing out their affairs on the beach.
Seafarer James H. Hawkins is
Mobfle
scouting the board in hopes of
scoring a job on the Lakewood
Gibson H. Coker is back from
Victory. Hawkins' last trip was a Viet Nam run aboard the Our
as an oiler aboard the Del Sol. Lady of Peace as an A.B. Brother
Coker is married and makes his
Angel Valdes recently finished
a run to Viet Nam and now is home in Mobile with his wife and
waiting for another one to shov/. children. He's shipped out of this
His last Viet Nam go-round was port a good 25 years.
as steward utility on the Cornell
William F. Cogg^ns will be
Victory. Valdes spends most of ready for another tanker as soon
his beach time in Florida. Having as his broken arm heals. His last
piled off the Lucille Bloomfield, ship was the Penn Sailor, on
Chief Cook Lester Burnett is which he sailed as an A.B. He too
warming the cushions in the hall makes his home in Mobile with
lounge. However, he is looking his wife.
The Great Lakes
by Fred Famen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes
The volume of iron ore, coal, grain and limestone carried on U. S.
and Canadian ships over the Great Lakes during 1966 set an all-time
high at over 210 million tons. The previous high at just under 200
million tons was set back in 1953.
While grain shipments were at an all-time high for the season, just
a small proportion, 11 per cent of ^
the trade, was carried by U. S. season since without missing a sin
ships.
gle season, right up to 1966. He's
just 65 years old, too. Last year,
Duluth
Penn
Dixie decided to purchase
Compared to last winter, 1967
another
vessel to replace the Gai
is as tame as a lamb. Our upgrad
ster,
which
was built in England,
ing school has been going very
back
in
1897.
A1 feels that 31
well. Andy Kent, Jr., was the first
years
on
the
same
ship means that
wiper to pass the FOW test and
when
she
lays
up,
he
should too.
David Jones was the second. Mike
Degeburg, Duane Witt, David
Alpena
Brander as well as Tom Held have
Things are beginning to buzz
finished the AB test and are wait about the port of Alpena as spring
ing for the ice to break. Ken Lund makes her yearly approach. The
has done a bang-up job assisting Iglehart (Huron Cement) is calling
Jack Hall put 150 men through the back the after end crew for Feb
upgrading program.
ruary 20th; the Crapo (also Huron
Brother Steve Laffy, we're sorry Cement) after end call is for the
to report, is back in the hospital 27th of February; and for the
again. We're all wishing for his Townsend, it's March 6th as show
speedy return to active seafaring. up time for the after end crew.
There's a steady stream of SIU
Chicago
men at the clinic getting their
Although the weather has been physicals daily. All members who
very bad in this area, vessels across have not had a physical exam are
the lake and in the Chicago area urged to do so.
are beginning to fit out for what
Winter in Alpena was nothing
may prove to be an early as well as less than extraordinary. As this is
full season.
being written this morning, the
Old-timer A1 Hvflaub has de temperature is 16 below zero. On
cided to lay up along with his ship, some streets in the city of Alpena,
the John Gaister of the Penn-Dixie snow is piled in an excess of 7
Cement Co. A1 joined up with this feet. So, have snow, will melt. . .
vessel in 1936 and has sailed every We hope.
*
25 Millionth NLRB Election Vote
Marks Milestone in labor History
WASHINGTON—In mid-February an American worker made history by casting the 25 millionth
ballot and marking a new milestone in the National Labor Relations Board's 31-year history of con
ducting secret representation elections.
In casting his ballot to help ^
determine whether he and his strikes were often violent, bloody
NLRB files show however, that
fellow workers wish to have a and sometimes fatal for workers. there are still great areas of the
To fulfill its function of allowing country, notably the South, and
union represent them in collective
workers
in every state of the union, important industries where re
bargaining with their employer,
Puerto
Rico
and Guam to vote sistance to labor organization is
maintenance technician Leonard
P. Scheno, an employee of the peacefully for or against union still as powerful and as unscrupu
Reynolds Metals Co. at Wood- representation, NLRB representa lous as it was over 30 years ago.
There is not a day when an
bridge, N.J., became the man of tives traveled to the remotest areas
—by mule train, snow shoes, auto NLRB trial examiner's report or
the hour.
At public ceremonies in the De mobiles, airplanes, railroad trains, a Board decision does not show
partment of the Interior Audi trucks, small boats and ocean employer chicanery regarding rep
torium in Washington on March liners. They conducted secret resentation elections; threats to
2, Scheno was presented with ballot elections in factories, ware shut down shops; promises of re
a certificate observing his historic houses, mills, movie studios, log wards for those voting against the
25 millionth ballot, with his wife ging camps, sports stadiums, union; the use of racial hatred;
and three children in attendance. boxcars, truck terminal restrooms, the illegal questioning of workers
Other ceremonies the same day and even pitched a circus tent on their feelings about unions, spy
ing on union organizers and or
in Washington were sponsored for use as a polling place.
ganization
meetings; the use of
The
NLRB
estimates
that
one
jointly by the AFL-CIO and
public
opinion
and pressure on
out
of
every
three
members
of
groups representing management,
workers
by
local
Chambers of
the
American
working
force
has
to note the era of improved laborCommerce;
the
illegal
firing of
participated
in
an
NLRB
election
management relations made pos
known
union
men,
etc.
at
one
time
or
another.
sible by the secret representation
election machinery established by
the 1935 National Labor Relations
Act—also called the Wagner Act.
In attendance at various cere
monies marking the event.were
Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz;
Judge J. Warren Madden, the first
Chairman of the NLRB; present
NLRB Chairman Frank W. McWASHINGTON—Labor law violations of the J. P. Stevens &
Culloch; NLRB General Counsel
Co.,
Inc., have been so persistent and the testimony of management
Arnold Ordman; former New
so
untruthful
that "it begins to appear doubtful" that any legal
York City Mayor Robert Wagner,
remedy
can
right
the wrongs ^
son of the late Senator Robert
Wagner, sponsor of the National done to Stevens employes, a against the big textile chain for
Labor Relations Act; Leon Key- National Labor Relations Board interfering wtih organizing drives
by the Textile Workers Union of
serling, former assistant to Senator trial examiner has concluded.
America—brought
demands for a
Wagner who aided in drafting the
The examiner was Boyd Leecongressional
investigation
into
Act, and many others.
dom, formerly NLRB chairman in
Since passage of the original the Eisenhower Administration. textile industry coiiduct. The de
1935 National Labor Relations The Stevens firm, second largest mands come from TWUA Presi
Act, it has been amended — textile chain in the nation and an dent William Pollock and Director
through Taft-Hartley — to impose important government contractor, of Organization Nicholas Zonarrestrictions on labor activity. But is headed by Robert T. Stevens, ich of the AFL-CIO Industrial
one of the original functions of secretary of the Army in an Eisen Union Dept.
"Nearly four years have
the NLRB still remains — con hower-era Cabinet.
passed,"
Pollock said, "since the
ducting representation elections
In a report upholding union
proceedings
against J. P. Stevens
through secret ballots.
charges of widespread unfair labor
During its first year, the NLRB practices in Stevens' Carolina began. Not one of the 101 un
held 31 elections involving 7,734 plants, Leedom scored manage lawfully discharged workers has
voters. During the last fiscal year, ment not only for repeatedly vio yet been reinstated." He contin
it held 8,324 elections—involving lating employe rights but also for ued:
"Trial Examiner Leedom has
more than 500,000 voters.
setting policies that he said led
found
that a conspiracy exists in
Before passage of the NLRA, many company supervisors to lie
the
southern
textile industry that
nearly half of the country's labor on the witness stand.
has
'denied
thousands
of employes
disputes had union recognition and
Leedom declared that "an un
other aspects of the right of work ending series of unfair labor prac . . . such economic benefits as may
ers to organize as their major tices by an employer may result flow' from the labor act." Like
issues. Faced with powerful anti- in permanently thwarting con two other examiners, Leedom
labor employers, organizational certed action by employes." Con called for new remedies—a "mat
ceivably, he said, "other arms of ter to which the 90th Congress
government, with a different ap should turn its immediate atten
proach, may have to take action" tion," Pollock declared.
"The fact that Stevens, while
if Stevens employes' rights are
cynically indulging itself in mass
ever to be enforced effectively.
The former chairman also ad violations of federal labor law,
vised another approach—a "signal continues to fatten on millions of
The Chicago SIU hall is
from the top" and a "complete dollars of federal contracts is a
holding mail for the follow
conversion" of the Stevens way of matter for the Johnson Adminis
ing Seafarers, each of whom
tration's immediate attention.
doing business.
may have it forwarded to him
"There is no justification what
In his findings, Leedom noted
upon request:
that "those who take an oath to ever for rewarding lawbreakers
Joseph Arle
tell the truth should do so." As with federal contracts," Pollock
Edward J. Barbuchuk
for remedies open to the NLRB, concluded.
WOliam Botcher
The TWUA began an organiz
he recommended a "cease and de
John R. Fronim
sist" order directing the Stevens ing effort in 1963 at Stevens plants
Mark Merila
chain to halt its threats, intimi in Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Pied
C^e E. Nelson
dation and interference with the mont, S. C., and Greenville, S. C.
Edward M. Feltonlemi
rights of employes to take part in Management launched a program
John R. Stevens
union activities; and an order re of opposition that drew repeated
Ralph Swierczynski
storing 13 fired workers to their union charges of unfair labor
Howard Thuriow
jobs, with backpay to their dis practices. Three examiners have
Isaac Tucker
now found the company guilty
charge in 1965 or 1966.
Earl Wilson
The decision—the third of its of unlawful conduct and a fourth
kind by an NLRB hearing officer charge still awaits a hearing.
Steveffs Co. Is High enlist
Of Biggest Unien-Busters in
Mail Held
in Chicago
�Page Six
March 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
New Orleans Labor Candidate Wins
February 11, 1967 to February 25, 1967
'
DECK DEPARTMENT
REGISTERED on BEACH
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
All
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
Totals
New Orleans state representative Eddie Sapir (left) is shown 'with
his father (center) and SlU vice-president Lindsey Williams at vic
tory celebration following Sapir's recent election to New Orleans
City Council seat. Sapir ran successfully for City Council with
solid backing of SlU and the Greater New Orleans Vicinity AFL-CIC.
THE INQUIRING SEAFARER
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
Totals
Class A Class B
1
2
60
34
4
4
29
16
9
8
10
9
3
4
24
14
48
27
39
30
14
10
48
33
18
17
208
Class A Claoib
11
3
191
88
8
16
98
43
21
15
18
8
10
4
153
80
149
74
46
9
78
30
37
13
67
25
900
400
Class A Class B Class C
0
0
3
19
31
56
31
8
4
8
8
5
9
6
5
3
2
4
3
0
4
3
5
3
45
14
1
22
15
6
10
4
3
44
18
21
7
11
13
108
220
92
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
Class A Class B
1
0
1
2
2
20
32
45
60
42
3
3
4
9
7
8
15
12
12
2
4
8
9
11
6
0
2
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
10
5
18
4
5
28
30
7
32
28
25
13
25
27
6
15
5
5
11
11
33
17
30
30
20
7
5
18
12
9
117
232
172
124
142
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
2
2
145
79
11
5
29
47
18
10
5
6
5
3
45
16
61
81
77
69
29
8
38
13
9
24
r-27
310
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
Question: What countries of the
world are the friendliest or the
most unfriendly to the American
seaman?
Joseph Henault: Egypt is the
most unfriendly nation toward
seamen. The na
tives are all a
bunch of thieves
m who'd take the
shirt off your back
in the middle of
the night. But on
the other hand,
Germany and Bel
gium are quite
friendly. The people are honest
and industrious. These two coun
tries seem grateful for help the
U.S. has given them.
Thomas Wares: Pretty near
every country takes it for granted
that the Ameri
can sailor's got a
$100 bill behind
each ear and is
out to get it from
you. The water
fronts of most of
the world are bad.
But the girls on
the Philippine wa
terfront, they're the best. Saigon
women are the worst, for they de
mand a lot of material things.
Drinks, money and the like. With
a war going on, things are hard on
them.
W. Lindsay: To me, India was
pretty unfriendly. TTie people
treat you coldly.
Germany, though,
is a very nice spot
for the American
sailor, as is Oki
nawa also a fine
place. Europe in
the main is a good
place for the sea
man. Generally,
the Seafarer doesn't fare badly,
no matter where he is.
<|>
Adrian Texidor: Venezuela is a
bad, unfriendly spot. They don't
like us at all. All
Venezuelans try
to do is drag
everything out of
us. They want
your money, as
well as your money, and your
money! Not too
many other coun
tries are better. The Dominican
Republic is a good spot. Spain is,
too.
Arthur Sankovidt: Japan and
the Phillipines are very friendly.
So is Thailand.
i!«
Indonesia,
though, is bad as
far as the seaman
is concerned.
They always give
Vernon Anderson: People in the
you a hard time
Scandinavian countries are not
and
there's nothonly clean and at
there to go ashore
tractive, they're
also kind. In gen
for. They try to
eral, if you con get your money. Interestingly,
duct yourself in a Viet Nam used to be very good,
way which shows say back in '46 and '47, but now
you want to be re
it's all messed up due to the po
spected, it has a
litical situation. There used to be
whole lot to do
with the way no hostility in Viet Nam toward
you're treated. I don't think there's the American. It was nice. Now
any country now, outside of North there's hostility. When it was
Viet Nam, China and Indonesia, known as French Indo-China, it
which is truly unfriendly to the was a good place to be. Now, to
American.
day, you feel out of place there.
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
Totals
Class A Class B
1
1
35
18
8
3
14
11
3
3
2
2
2
1
9
6
34
25
19
18
10
6
39
17
14
10
190
121
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
2
1
1
33
16
37
2
5
2
9
6
4
6
3
5
3
1
5
1
2
0
0
1
8
24
11
0
9
14
8
3
1
4
50
16
26
9
8
10
81
111
154
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
2
2
116
36
16
7
53
27
9
12
3
2
6
1
93
10
134
79
76
57
19
7
41
13
16
7
260
544
YOUR DOLLAR'S WORT
Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying
By Sidney
Exaggerated attacks by trade associations and
business lobbyists on government consumer-protection
programs have resulted in serious damage to these
efforts.
In California, newly-elected Governor Ronald
Reagan, former movie actor, almost as soon as he
took office discharged Helen Nelson, California's long
time state consumer counsel. Mrs. Nelson had been
responsible for valuable advances in consumer protec
tion in that state, including laws putting ceilings on
finance charges and limiting finance companies and
dealers to either repossessing or suing for the balance
of a debt, but not both. Just before Mrs. Nelson was
fired she had begun a drive to remedy California's
present severe garnishee laws.
Nationally, consumers have become worried by
persistent reports that President Johnson plans to
downgrade his own consumer program headed by
Esther Peterson. The repprts have said that Mrs.
Peterson, who also is an Assistant Secretary of Labor,
is expected to resign her post as Consumer Assistant
to the President. The reports also said that the pro
gram will be separated from the White House and
put into the Department of Health, Education and
Welfare.
Both Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Nelson have worked
hard to get national legislation requiring clearer label
ing of package contents, and the "truth in lending"
bill. This would require lenders and installment
dealers to tell buyers the actual true annual interest
rates they must pay on installment purchases and
loans.
A reduction in the status of the federal consumer
program will have a damaging effect just as this work
was achieving results in getting cooperation of the
more objective businessmen towards solving some of
the consumer problems that waste family money and
national resources.
One report, in Home Furnishings Daily, said that
Washington observers believje Mrs. Peterson "has
Margolius
become increasingly distressed with LBJ's disinterest
in consumer affairs—and his insistence on 'concensus'
and 'getting along with business' has tended to inhibit
the consumer program."
At least some businessmen certainly have not been
easy to get along with. Some have attacked Mrs.
Peterson personally and have exaggerated her efforts
to help consumers. Latest of these attacks came from
Herbert Mayes, former editor of McCall's magazine,
now a director and consultant to the McCall Corp.
Revealingly, after attacking Mrs. Peterson. Mayes
said at the end of his speech before an advertising
trade group that he himself had never talked to Mrs.
Peterson about her program.
An attack in Grey Matter, a widely-read adver
tising newsletter published by the Grey advertising
agency, became almost hysterical. Grey does ads for
Procter & Gamble and other big companies. It called
Mrs. Peterson's proposals to provide consumer educa
tion in the schools a "peril to our society in teaching
children that profit is a dirty word, and that competi
tion is bad . . . We must protest against tainted knowl
edge. We must prevent the take-over of the schooling
of our youth in economics by those who have no
faith in our economic system."
In an earlier assault. Printer's Ink, advertising trade
magazine, called Mrs. Peterson "the most pernicious
threat to advertising today," and said she is "deliber
ately pitting consumers against advertisers," and sug
gests to consumers that "they are being manipulated
and mistreated." The Advertising Federation of
America charged that Mrs. Peterson "has created
unwarranted suspicion of American business."
Neither Mrs. Peterson nor any other proponent of
consumer education had ever suggested telling chil
dren that profit is a dirty word. Nor can teaching
youngsters how to budget and comparison-shop be
viewed as "brainwashing," let alone a capture of their
schooling.
�March 3, 1967
Page Seven
SEAFARERS LOG
AFL-CIO Dispute Settled
With Ohio Radio Station
"Anchors Aweigh!"
WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO's acceptance of free radio time
to answer a series of critical editorials has brought an end to its
dispute with an Ohio broadcaster. Also terminated was the federa
tion's complaint to the Federal Communications Commission in which
the station's fitness to continue as a license holder was questioned.
Radio station WMRN of Marion, Ohio, on Feb. 5 broadcast a pretaped program prepared by the AFL-CIO in answer to criticism of
AFL-CIO President George Meany and other labor representatives last
August during the airline mechanics' strike.
The federation had objected to the charge by the station's owner
and president that Meany had threatened Congress with political retalia
tion if anti-strike legislation were enacted.
When documentation was furnished proving that Meany had not
made such a threat, a more critical editorial was broadcast. Further
correspondence produced a third editorial critical of AFL-CIO repre
sentatives for taking issue with the station's on-the-air statements.
When attempts to correct the editorial statement failed, the federa
tion made a request to the station for answering airtime under the pro
visions of the FCC's Fairness Doctrine. Receiving no reply, the
AFL CIO then filed a complaint with the FCC and asked for a hear
ing into the station's competence to hold a broadcast license in view
of its violation of the Fairness Doctrine. The station had failed to af
ford "reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views on
an issue of public importance," the complaint stated.
In its answer to the FCC, the station pleaded that "an unavoidable
set of circumstances" had led to the AFL-CIO complaint. Chief of
these, it said, was the illness and death of the station owner and
president shortly after the AFL-CIO request for air time had been
made. The letter noted that the station owner personally delivered all
editorials and also handled all related correspondence himself, which
had led to problems in view of his winter-time trips to Florida.
"As has always been the policy of the station," the letter stated,
"we stand ready now to offer equal time to respond to the editorial in
question. We will be only too glad to work out suitable arrangements."
The AFL-CIO accepted the station's explanation and in view of the
dispute arising at the time of the owner's fatal illness accepted the
air time and withdrew its complaint to the FCC.
The AFL-CIO-affiliated Rubber
Workers will be seeking in its bar
gaining next month a provision
calling for a "Full Employment
Earnings Program" that will pay
laid-off workers up to 95 per cent
of their regular pay.
Another major Rubber Workers
bargaining goal is a substantial
increase in general wages, a 1968
wage reopener, two more paid
holidays, better vacation pay and
upgrading of URW skilled trades
men to the level of craftsmen in
the auto industry.
Representatives of more than a
million organized federal workers
agreed on a legislative program
for the 90th Congress emphasizing
"full comparability" with salaries
in private industry and new ma
chinery to make collective bar
gaining more effective in the civil
service. The program was adopted
by the AFL-CIO Government
Employees Council, made up of
33 unions with members employed
by the federal government. GEC
Chairman E. C. Hallbeck termed
adoption of the council's program
"essential" if the federal govern
ment is to be regarded as "an
enlightened and progressive em
ployer."
^ British Columbia shipyard
workers have won major wage and
fringe benefit gains in a two-year
contract negotiated by unions af
filiated with the Metal Trades
Council. Twelve affiliated unions,
bargaining jointly for some 3,000
workers at Vancouver and Vic
toria yards, reached agreement on
a first year pay hike of 9 percent
for non-journeymen and 30-centsan-hour for journeymen, retroac
tive to last October 15. An across
the board raise of 20 cents an
hour for all workers is provided
in the second year of the contract.
The agreement, based on the
unanimous recommendation of a
tripartite Conciliation Board, cov
ers employees of Burrard Drydock in Vancouver and two Vic
toria firms, Yarrows Ltd., and
Victoria Machinery Depot. Wel
fare, vacation, overtime and holi
day improvements are also made
in the contract.
Speaking at Roosevelt Univer
sity's commencement exercises in
Chicago, Labor Secretary Willprd
Wirtz urged that: "Some work
should be part of every person's
education." He urged utilization
of three-month-long summer va
cations from school as a means of
acquainting young people with the
world of work, in order to enhance
their familiarity with what lies
ahead.
Transport Workers Union mem
bers returned to their jobs after a
one-day strike against the Phila
delphia Transportation Company,
winning a new contract worth 42
cents an hour over two years. It
was six cents an hour more and
six months shorter than the com
pany's pre-strike offer. Before set
tlement was reached, the union
presented an exhibit which showed
that PTC ranked last in a list of
52 cities in the hourly wage rate
paid operators.
Reprinted From Newsday
The Press Adds Its Voice
As the drive undertaken by maritime labor,
management, and various national legislators
to establish the Maritime Administration as
an independent agency of the Government
gathers momentum, more and more influ
ential voices across the country are adding
their solid support to the campaign.
One of the latest to go on record in sup
port of an independent MARAD is the influ
ential and highly respected Long Island, N.Y.
newspaper, Newsday.
The January 30, 1967 edition of Newsday
took the subject of the United States' rapidly
deteriorating merchant fleet and the desperate
need for an independent Maritime Adminis
tration as the basis for its editorial.
In conjunction with a cartoon depicting
the U.S. merchant marine being scuttled by
various U.S. Government agencies, Newsday
recounted some of the sad facts about the
present condition of the American-flag mer
chant fleet.
"In three years," Newsday warned, "the
United States will have only 200 dry cargo
ships that are less than 25 years old. Our
fleet is almost obsolete . . ." The editorial
goes on to remind Newsday's readers that 96
percent of the strategic materials we import
presently move aboard foreign-flag ships.
It goes on to place much of the blame for
the present chaotic state of U.S. maritime
Government agency bureaucratic bungling.
"It is in this area that confusion reigns,"
the Newsday editorial continues. "Jurisdic
tions overlap, lines of authority are blurred
and responsibility is uncertain. Currently
five cabinet level departments, the Federal
Maritime Commission, the Maritime Ad
ministration and a welter of subsidiary offices
and boards have jurisdiction over the mer
chant fleet in one way or another. New
ideas and bold initiatives have little chance
of moving through this thicket of tangled
authority."
"Many in Congress believe the task (of
setting a progressive maritime policy for the
United States) should be given to the head
of a reorganized Maritime Administration,"
Newsday continues, noting the many bills
presently pending in Congress to make
MARAD an independent agency whose head
would report directly to the President.
"A new, independent Maritime Adminis
tration, with expanded responsibilities, is an
excellent idea," Newsday says. "The Con
gress should act to create this new agency.
"It would help eliminate one of the mer
chant marine's most pressing problems, too
many captains in Washington."
�1
Muck S, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Eiglit
m
April 17, 1967, is the deadline
for filing Federal income tax re
turns. As is customary at this time
of the year, the SlU Accounting
Department has prepared the fol
lowing detailed tax guide to assist
SIU men in filing their returns on
income earned in 1966.
Generally, with very few excep
tions, seamen are treated no differ
ently under the income tax laws
than any other citizen or resident
of the U. S. (The non-resident
alien seaman must also file a re
turn, but the rules are not the
same for him.)
WHO MUST FILE. Every Sea
farer who is a citizen or resident
of the United States—^whether an
adult or minor—who had $600 or
more income in. 1966 must file; if
65 or over, $1,200 or more.
A Seafarer with income of less
than these amounts should file a
return to get a refund if tax was
withheld. A married Seafarer with
income less than his own personal
exemption should file a joint re
turn with his wife to get the small
er tax or larger refund for the
couple.
INCOME TAX GUIDE
WAGE EARNERS WITH
LESS THAN $10,000 INCOME.
You can use a simpler return
(Form 1040A), printed on a
punch card, if:
1. Your income was less than
$10,0(X), AND
2. It consisted of wages report
ed on withholding statements
(Forms W-2) and not more than
$200 total of other wages, interest,
and dividends,. AND
3. Instead of itemizing deduc
tions, you wish to use the tax table
or to take the standard deduction
which is generally the higher of:
(a) the 10-percent standard de
duction—about 10 percent
of your income, or
(b) the minimum standard de
duction—an amount equal
to $200 ($100 if married
and filing separate return)
plus $100 for each exemp
tion claimed on item 15 on
the back of your Form
1040A.
If your income is less than $5,000, you can choose to have the
Internal Revenue Service figure
your tax for yon. A husband and
wife mav file a joint return Form
1040A if their combined incomes
do not exceed these Umits.
DON'T USE FORM 1040A IF—
(1) You wish to take any de
ductions for specific items, such
as unreimbursed employee ex
penses.
(2) You wish to claim a re
tirement income credit.
(3) You wish to compute your
tax under the head-of-household
rates or to claim "surviving
spouse" benefits.
(4) You wish to claim any ex
clusion for wages or salary you
received for a period while you
were sick and this amount is
rhown on your Form W-2.
(5) You wish to claim credit
for payments of estimated tax
for the taxable year or for an
overpayment from 1965.
(6) Your wife (or husband) is
filine a separate return on Form
1040 and itemizes her (or his)
deductions.
(7) You have a nonresident
alien status.
HOW TO PAY
The balance of tax shown to
be due on your return must be
naid in full with your return if
it amounts to $1 or more. Make
checks or money order, payable
to "Internal Revenue Service."
WHEN TO FILE. Tax returns
have to be filed by April 17, 1967,
However, the April 17 deadline is
waived in cases where a seaman is
at sea. In such instances, the sea
man must file his return at the first
opportunity, along with an af
fidavit stating the reason for delay.
HOW TO FILE. The Seafarer
has two return forms to choose
from. Form 1040 and card form.
Form 1040A. Form 1040 is lim
ited to a single sheet. Supporting
schedules may be attached accord
ing to the individual needs of each
taxpayer.
Generally, if your income was
entirely from salary, wages, in
terest, dividends, and sources other
than those for which schedules
(B, C, D, and F) are required, you
will need only Form 1040. You
can use it whether you take the
standard deduction or itemize de
ductions.
If you have income from
sources listed below, complete and
attach one or more of the follow
ing forms;
Schedule B for income from
pensions annuities, rents, roy
alties, partnerships, estates,
trusts, etc.;
Schedule C for income from a
personally owned business;
ROUNDING OFF TO WHOLE
Schedule D for income from the DOLLARS
sale or exchange of property;
The money items on your re
and
turn and schedules may be shown
Schedule F for income from in whole dollars, lliis means
farming.
that you eliminate any amount
less than 50 cents, and increase
any amount from 50 cents through
99 cents to the next higher dollar.
ADVANTAGES OF A JOINT
RETURN. Generally it is advan
tageous for a married couple to
file a joint return. There are bene
fits in figuring the tax on a joint
return which often result in a
lower tax than would result from
separate returns.
CHANGES IN MARITAL
STATUS. If you are married at
the end of 1966, you are consid
ered married for the entire year.
If you are divorced or legally
separated on or before the end
of 1966, you are considered sin
gle for the entire year. If your
wife or husband died during 1966,
you are considered married for
the entire year. Generally, a joint
return may be filed for 1966 pro
vided you have not remarried
before the end of 1966.
EXEMPTIONS. Each taxpayer
is entitled to a personal exemp
tion of $600 for himself, $600
$600 income and live in the U. S.,
Canada, Panama or the Canal
Zone.
A child under 19, or a student
over 19 can earn over $600 and
still count as a dependent if the
taxpayer provides more than onehalf of his support.
The law also enables a seaman
who is contributing (with other
relatives) more than ten percent
of the support of a dependent to
claim an exemption for that in
dividual, provided the other con
tributors file a declaration that
they will not claim the dependent
that year.
CREDIT FOR EXCESS SO
CIAL SECURITY (FICA) TAX
PAID. If a total of more than
$277.20 of Social Security (FICA)
tax was withheld from the wages
of either you or your wife be
cause one or both of you worked
for more than one employer, you
may claim the excess over $277.20
as a credit against your income
tax.
Long-Trip Tax Problems
A major taxlieef by seamen is that normally taxes are not
withheld on earnings in the year they earned the money, but
in the yew the payoff took place.
/ For example, a seaman who signed on for a five-month
trip in September, 1965, paying off in January, 1966, would
• have all the five months' earnings appear on his 1966 W-2
slip and all the taxes withheld in 1966. This practice could
increase his taxes in 1966 even though his actual 1966 earn
ings might be less than those in 1965.
There are ways to minimize the impact of this situation.
For example, while on the ship in 1965, the Seafarer un
doubtedly took draws and may have sent allotments home.
These can be reported as 1965 income.
Unfortunately, this raises another complication. The sea
man who reports these earnings in 1965^ will not have a W-2
(withholding statement) covering them. He will have to list
all allotments, draws and slops on the tax return and explain
why he doean't have a W-2 for them. Furthermore, since
no tax will have been withheld on thwe earnings in 1965, he
" will have to pay the full tax on them with his return, at 14
percent or upwards, depending on his tax bracket.
The earnings will show up oh his 1966 W-2. The seaman
then, oh his 1966 return would have to explain that he had
reported some of the earnings in 1965 and paid taxes on
them. He would get a tax refund accordingly.
In essence, the seaman would pay taxes twice on the same
income and get a reftind a year later. While this will save
the seaman some tax money in the long run, it means he
is out-of-pocket oh some of his earnings for a fall year until
he gets refunded.
This procedure would also undoubtedly cause Internal
Revenue to examine his returns, since the income reported
would not jibe with the totals on his W-2 forms.
That raises the question, is this procedure justified? It Is
justified only If a seaman bad vary Htde Incmne in one year
and very conslderabie Income the next. Otherwise the tax
saving is minOr and probably not worth the headache.
for his wife, an 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, nephew or niece de
pendent on him, if he provides
more than one-half of their sup
port during the calendar year. The
dependent must have less than
TAX CREDIT FOR RETIREMENT INCOME. A tax credit is
allowed for individuals against re
tirement income such as rents,
dividends and earnings at odd
jobs. However, an adjustment
must be made in this credit for
Social Security benefits.
HOW TO REPORT YOUR IN
COME. All income in whatever
form received which is not spe
cifically exempt must be included
in your income tax return, even
though it may be offset by deduc
tions. Examples are given below:
Example of Income WMch Must
Be Reported: Wages, salaries,
bonuses, commissions, fees,
tips, and gratuities.
Dividends.
Interest on bank deposits, bonds,
notes.
Interest on U. S. Savings bonds.
Profits from business or profes
sion.
Your share of partnership profits.
Profits from sales or exchanges
of real estate, securities, or
other property.
Industrial, civil service and other
pensions, annuities, endow
ments.
Rents and royalties from prop
erty, patents, copyrights.
Your share of estate or trust in
come.
Employer supplemental unemploy
ment benefits.
Alimony, separate maintenance
or support payments received
from (and deductible by) your
husband (or wife).
Prizes and awards (such as items
received from radio and TV
shows, contests, raffles, etc.).
Examples of Income Which
Should Not Be Reported:
Disability retirement payments
and other benefits paid by the
Veterans Administration.
Dividends on veterans' insurance.
Life insurance proceeds upon
death.
Workmen's compensation, insur
ance, damages, etc., for injury
or sickness.
Interest on State and municipal
benefits.
Railroad Retirement Act benefit's.
Gifts, inheritance, bequests.
DIVIDEND INCOME. If a
seaman has income from stock
dividends, he can exclude the
first $100 from his gross income.
If a joint return is filed and
both husband and wife have divi
dend income, each one may ex
clude $100 of dividends from
their gross income.
WELFARE, PENSION AND
VACATION BENEFITS. Bene
fits received from the SIU Wel
fare Plan do not have to be re
ported as income.
Payments received from the
SIU. Pension Plan are includable
as income on the tax return of
those pensioners who retire with
a normal pension. There is a
special retirement income tax
credit to be calculated on Sched
ule B which is to be attached to
the return.
Pensioners under 65 who re
ceive a disability pension do not
have to include such payments on
their tax returns. However, all
disability pension payments re
ceived after age 65 are taxable
in the same manner as a normal
pension.
Vacation pay received from the
(Continued on page. 15)
. I-
�March 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Nine
ICEBERGS
A MA/OR
SEA PERIL
- --
a:;
Bom R%f <kM -.A-:
'"".g w great
^
Immediately, under pressure of
inlrj^
i{|"-2r'i™
d.™rd.^ce''S^r^,r
short life.
SlZ7 butl^tlbiT''''''
region during the season of Srf d^L °patroled the
trans-Atlanticlanesclem-ofdff^®st of the
includes ships, aircraft and a radio network
^t present the sendee
mass
St^?""';
and waters of
^he increS
«JM .
to nothing.
southern latitudes graduaUy take
While it exists however it ie o X- ^
awe-inspirmg potential Wdestruction"®i^rrrn T""®
equally
«a a„ .ceterg repr«a»te ap
Icebergs in the vicinitv of f»,» rP°®sibihty of disaster.
^ ?S£irss--2€SSS
is iXX C die
'XrgJ°Slng™Jeir
The -
>p.-
™ " double
or d.e eeniu,, lea
^ ^^uthera ones being laid south of the no™«i
tracS-the
margm gamed by use of these Cunafd
safety
panics to join in adopting the North Atlantic Tract
shipping eomAlthough these tracks werr ,»«toKr i.
Agreement, in 1898.
any system for observation and wrSe "o°f - T
^emselves were helpful in cutting
The tracks
.
hnt did not even come closr to oi- • j'i^e'ihood of encountering
;«yi8 with winds and cSs^ SllS'3'r
danger. GonstS^
location during the season as wel as from In? hergs vary considerably in
of ice^t the time of a ship-^
X s^son. A couree ieS
time she arrived at the Banks.
® '^ ®hoked with bergs by th^
^ the InternmS'^ty^ yfe'SiSrcSn1914 as a result"
in January erf
powers of the world-^
&dUnf~
^
in Marcb. with ita prhnaq, '
°
tact whh Radir™ert2''Sro°to
evaluate and analyze aU
5- t-S
I^dio Hah'fax (CFE^
»a can ntaiittain con-
•« ».Sht,n8., sea temperature, viaab4. and weateSSo"
a'aaa are M invaluable aiiT
= aS^^
Tor estimating ice deterioratin^rf"^®^^^^®®
to conLabrado/cirem 2
detecting shifts inX
?iud date is useful in estimating dnvf l®
he prealso m planning ice observation
drift rate and direction of ice and
.^J^dar. IhueHaWe,,
. .
'^®hin Hood'» Updated
'
i,
^
J"" \
:
techno- ' .
jonjtions cannot be underestimated TS. "
forecasts of dangerous '
^nducted tests, warns that radar cannot h,.^®®.I'®h"oJ. following carefully.
Seawatery they found, is a better reflector of mS ?
icebergs,
''4,. /; i
a berg or growler (low-lying floe iX /fr f ?v
*han ice. Therefore
TChains of a Capsized and partiallv dkint
dark color not easily seen the
^ i^ar because of the l^'alm^SIf
caused by radar reflections off the ^e •»
^"d radarscope "clutter-'
l^-lying nature, it wasSnSd^S^^^^
addition, be^us/ offls
of even dangerous size growlers is on Iv 1
°f '"®dar detection
safety. Thus3S
^comfort
~r- * or
r* "ei.ciy.
Inus radar is ? ?^^^°"r ®«^ at best-too clore^
.^pymearis
befelied^^t^^
aid to ice detection,
byp^ mearis be
relied ph totally
— but cannot
«...
l^pSa'!"'' b. dem^iue geueval m.«
E
ic^i
V
affct
wSlfueo' ralcfnm
the iceberg s surface, allowing the Hve •«
' The ®alt melts grbov^ in
An. iceUrg is bombed with dye
ptane. The course of the dye-marfeed icJb«pX/,t ?
MWifo plot ,..ib;drif(,;^
,
Report Data
.
'
,
^•.
-^gentia (NIK).
••^;:\Xo - 4'XX
fte inpnational iS^^^^
Titanic disaster—to bring
Apnl 14, 1912 and s^nkiiA a
iW
people of the time. The dem^^
'o®'uding some of the
imm^iately, and following sfop-gan n^SST ? ?
sprang hp
patrol machineiy ivas set Jp to
i'l-'rwt. . •.;
*• '-,V-
purpose ,7prSfSySfo^
ice^S'SilSS'Sa^^^e^the t^aty obaervation, d„
^eanographic and meteoroloScS data an? •
Banks to collect
Sp.--«"aUonannU^
"Ilie First Step
»iep
th^^ar by representativL^f
and has been doing it ever since.
T
Se^n Begiaa M March
data collected; fSca?^ct°Snditio!l^^'h^?^
danger in sailing olf Newfoun'S^S." ""t
...iSI
'•
*heir capability.
^
vessels in distress within
�Page Ten
SEAFARERS
March 3, 1967
LOG
Would Include Strong 'Open Housing* Measure
President Urges New Rights Law
As Resent, Right and Nesessary'
WASHINGTON—President Johnson asked Congress to pass a broad-ranging civil rights bill, ineluding open housing, because it is "decent and right" and necessary to make democratic principles
"a reality for all Americans."
A similar bill was filibustered
to death in the Senate last year cent increase in appropriations for prohibit 'block-busting' by which
after having passed the House, the Community Relations Service unscrupulous dealers seek to
and the President acknowledged of the Justice Dept., which he frighten homeowners into selling
that "today the subject of fair said has "worked quietly and effec quickly, out of fear that the value
housing is engulfed in a cloud of tively, behind the scenes, to con of their homes will decline."
ciliate disputes before they flared
Last year's legislation was
misinformation and unarticulated
up in the courtrooms or on the blocked in the Senate by a south
fear."
streets." The proposed budget ern filibuster actively assisted by
Johnson appealed to unions and
raise from $1.4 million to $2.7 Senate Republican Leader Everett
industry, churches and civic
million would permit adding 93 McKinley Dirksen.
groups, to help dispel these fears.
people to the staff and six new
And he stressed: "I cannot urge
Commenting on the failure of
field offices.
too strongly that Congress act
the
bill, "although a majority of
The President's new fair hous
promptly on this legislation."
both
houses in the Congress fa
ing proposal is a modification and
The Administration's bill,
vored
that legislation," Johnson
stretchout of the legislation he
scheduled to be introduced in the
sought last year but woqld cover charged that most of the argu
House by Judiciary Committee
the commercial sales and rentals ments raised against it "involved
Chairman Emanuel Celler (Dmyths and misinformation." He
of all homes by 1969.
N.Y.) and in the Senate by Sena
Enforcement would be assigned noted also that "the summer riots
tor Philip A. Hart (D-Mich.), in
to the Department of Housing & in our cities did as much damage
cludes these main provisions:
Urban Development, which would to the chances of passing that leg
• Legislation making it a fed
first seek to achieve voluntary islation as the unfounded fears of
eral offense for anyone to inter
compliance. If this failed, it could many Americans and the opposi
fere with the exercise of civil
tion of special interest groups."
rights guaranteed by law, includ issue a judicially enforceable or He added:
der after a hearing.
ing voting, purchasing a home, at
This year, the law would apply
"Today the subject of fair hous
tending a school or obtaining serv
only to housing built witb federal ing is engulfed in a cloud of mis
ice in a restaurant or hotel. It
financial assistance and already information and unarticulated
would prohibit threats as well as
covered by a presidential execu-- fear. Some believe the value of
violence and would authorize vic
tims of violence to bring civil tive order. In 1968, it would ap their homes must decline if their
ply to real estate developments neighborhoods are integrated.
actions for damages.
and
to apartments for five or more They fear the conversion of their
• A strong prohibition against
In 1969, it would apply communities into unsightly slums
families.
discrimination in selection of fed
to
all
housing.
if a family of a different color
eral, state or local juries on the
Johnson
said
the
legislation
moves
into a house across the
basis of race, color, religion, na
"would
be
aimed
at
commercial
street.
Neither of these events
tional origin, sex or economic
transactions,
not
at
the
privacy
of
need
occur.
In an atmosphere of
status.
the
home.
It
would
outlaw
dis
reason
and
justice,
they would not
• Quicker action on job dis
criminatory
practices
in
financing
occur.
In
the
scores
of cities and
crimination complaints by giving
housing
and
in
providing
real
states
that
have
such
laws these
the Equal Employment Opportu
estate brokers' services. It would events have not occurred."
nity Commission power to issue
"cease-and-desist" orders, subject
to review in federal appellate Calls for Rate Reductions
courts. This is the procedure used
by the National Labor Relations
Board and other regulatory agen
cies. Present law requires the
equal employment commission or
the complainant to go to court to
seek an anti-discrimination order.
WASHINGTON — Residential and commercial users of elec
• Extension of the life of the tricity will be overcharged to the tune of $11 billion by 1980 if
Commission on Civil Rights an
additional five years beyond its some action isn't taken on electric rates. Senator Lee Metcalf (D.
Jan. 31, 1968, expiration date. Mont.) declared in a new book ^
community services—are financed
The President also asked a 90 per- written by him.
He is asking that "drastic re in whole or in part by utility
ductions be made in the rates revenues, rather than by taxes, in
F/rsf Xtnas
charged by giant Investor-Owned- many cities or towns that operate
Utilities—lOU's—and to a lesser their own power systems."
extent by the consumer-owned
The authors deflate the argu
power systems."
ment of private utilities that they
In his new book, "Overcharge," pay taxes which makes up much
which he co-authored with his ex of the difference. They say that
ecutive secretary, Vic Reinemer, city-owned and private utilities pay
Metcalf charges that private elec the same percentage of their
tric utilities "exploit and mislead
operating revenues in local and
the public."
state taxes. Only lOU's pay Fed
He uses facts and figures to back
eral taxes, but Metcalf and Reine
up his point. For example, the
average residential rate for cus mer list the Federal tax breaks
tomers served by municipal power which the private utilities receive,
systems is 1.57^? per kilowatt- showing that their customers really
hour. For customers of lOU's, on pay most of these taxes.
the other hand, the average rate
Aside from the financial picture
is 2.33^ per kwh.
though, the authors charge that
Not only are residents or areas part of the private utility industry
served by private utilities payitig
far more for their electric power, finances right wing movements,
Metcalf says, but frequently their including the John Birch Society.
The young lady in photo above is
local taxes are higher, too.
A minute description is pro
Roxanne Annis, daughter of Sea
"Many public power systems," vided, too, of a richly-financed
farer George Annis. Roxanne was he writes, "finance city improve
five weeks old when she attended ments, thus permitting decreases publicity campaign, and the road
her first Christmas party in New in local taxes. Swimming pools, blocks set up which undermine
Orleans and had her picture taken ball parks, schools and hospitals, the state and Federal regulatory
1 • . r«>
with the be-whiskered gentleman. street lighting—the full range of ^SPncjqs, •,f,
Electric Co/s Overcharge Consumers,
Montana Senator Charges in Book
f
The Pacific Coast
by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative
Long-time patrolman for the SlU-affiiiated Marine Cooks and
Stewards Union, Pendleton David (Bumblebee) Thompson, died
recently and his funeral was attended by his many friends from
maritime labor.
Shipping in the bay area has been very active this period and
is likely to remain so, especially
Seattle
for AB's, electricians, oilers,
FWT's, cooks and bakers.
Shipping is as fine as it was
Payoffs this period included the when we last reported and the
Elizabethport, Seatrain New Jer outlook is even stronger for
sey, Our Lady of Peace, Pecds, FOWT's, cooks and bakers and
East Point Victory, San Francisco, AB's.
Overseas Dinny, Fairport, Tucson
Payoffs have been the Anchor
Victory and the Transpacific.
age, Pan Oceanic Faith, Overseas
Signing on were the Elizabethport, Rose, and the Steel Architect.
Halaula Victory, Pecos, Overseas
Signing on during the past two
Dinny, Richfield Victory and the weeks have been the Anchorage,
Tucson Victory.
Santore, Pan Oceanic Faith and
In transit this period were the the Ames Victory.
Seamar, Steel Rover, San Juan,
Penn Challenger, Portmar, and
Columbia.
A. W. Perkins is happy over
just having made the cook and
baker job aboard the Tucson Vic
tory. R. C. Henke, meanwhile, is
hitting the hall for the first AB
spot to hit the board. And A. W.
Rummel is waiting for a ship to
the Far East following his hospital
Perkins
recuperation. Glad to hear Brother
In transit we got a glimpse of
Rummel is back in action.
the Portmar, Seattle, Inger, FairWilminp^on
port, and the Anchorage.
During the past two weeks we
We're glad to report that partly
had the Longview Victory, Van in response to the Log feature on
tage Progress, City of Alma, and the Trojan horse aspects of Labor
Ridgefield Victory pay off. Eight Department activity, the Puget
ships were by in transit and ship Sound Maritime Port Council went
ping was extremely active. The on record, at its last meeting, con
outlook, though, for the coming demning the Labor Department
two weeks is a little less hectic. for its witch hunting tactics against
Frank Camara hung onto the labor organizations.
Penmar for 10 months as an A.B.
The Seattle SlU Blood Bank,
before signing off while the ship donated seven units from its supply
was in Long Beach on her last to an elderly patient, a lady, at
trip. Frank will be ready to go the USPHS hospital.
again after a vacation and rest on
Old timers by the hall recently
the beach during which time he'll included James Pendergrass,
have a chance to see some old whose last ship was the Ames
shipmates.
Victory.
Dave Sykes is on the beach for
Marion Martin was by the Wil
mington hall after a 90 day trip a rest. His last vessel was the Rice
aboard the City of Alma. Marion Victory.
Friends of Ed Riiley will be
isn't planning too long a stay on
happy
to learn that Ed is once
the beach. He's ready to pull up
anchor anytime with a good A.B.'s again FED, looking for a sherang
spot bound for Viet Nam.
spot.
V'
First Retirement Check
Seafarer oldtimer Manuel Rodriguez (left) picked up his first reg
ular monthly pension check at New York headquarters from SlU rep.
Bill Hall. 'Brother Rodriguez, who makes his home in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
s,piled ja ,+be steward d.ep^rjmenf as chief cook until his retirement.
�March 3, 1967
Pmge Eleven
SEAFARERS LOG
KENMAR
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Peter Gonzalez, Ship's Delegate of the Del Norte (Delta), reported that the trip is going well. The
crew is still talking about Congresswoman Leonor Sullivan's talk to the crew at a meeting at sea,
and the gold charm that the crew gave her "as a token of our appreciation of the good work she is
doing for us." Three men were "
hospitalized in Santos, Brazil, ship's television set. The trouble ports that a funeral wreath was
during the ship's voyage north. was diagnosed as lying with the an sent to Michele Liuzza's mother's
They were Fred H. Duchmann, tenna, and it will be checked at funeral.
Jr., Harry J. Duracher, and Mau the first opportunity.
rice P. Beianger.
vl>
Each of the three
Brother William Sladko re
received $50 from
A special meeting of the crew signed as Ship's Delegate of the
the Ship's Fund.
of
the Connecticut (Oriental
Lucile Bloomfield
Gonzalez reported
Exporters)
was
(Bloomfield), r ethat the crew gave
called to elect a
"the Steward De
ports Meeting
new Ship's Dele
partment a big
[Secretary Pete
gate to replace
vote of thanks
Frank P. ScourTriautafillos, add
Duracher for the wonderful
keas, who was
ing that he had
holidav food" it
hospitalized in
"done a good
provided. "We all had fine food,
Bahrein, the is
job." Charles W.
Christmas trees and all," he said.
land-city in the
Thorpe was voted
During the meeting presided over
Persian Gulf off
Triautafillos in as new Ship's
Darville
by Meeting Chairman Robert Cal
the coast of AraDelegate by ac
lahan, Movie Director Maurice bia. Richard E. Darville was
clamation.
The
crew
decided that
Kramer reported that the Chief elected with honors, reports Meet
they
would
refrain
from
making
Engineer was given $120 to rent ing Secretary A. W. Morales. The
any
noise
in
passageways
at any
12 topside movies, leaving new Delegate's first act was to re
hour
"to
give
the
man
on
watch
a
$474.85 in the Movie Fund. Dur quest that each Department Dele
break
to
have
some
sleep,"
ac
ing the Good and Welfare portion gate get a list of needed repairs
of the meeting at sea. Brother Sal that his department was respon cording to Meeting Chairman
Edward H. Heacox.
Rallo said that Kramer "should sible for.
try to get ten good movies for $40
a piece, and not 20 poor movies
for $20 a piece."
The crew of the Oceanic Cloud
A charcoal broiled steak dinner
(Transworld Marine) is happy, re was enjoyed by the crew of the
ports Meeting
Fairisle (Pan
James H. Corder was elected
Secretary T. DenOceanic Tankers)
the new Ship's Delegate of the
semore, about the
while at anchor
Calmar (Calmar).
prospect of soon
in Saigon, Meet
At a meeting pre
getting a televi
ing Secretary Ira
sided over by
sion set. They are
Brown wrote the
Meeting Chair
looking, forward
Log. "All hands
man E. Hogge
to receiving
enjoyed it and
resolutions were
helped clean up
American prointroduced to
Brown
afterward," he
Densemore
pms
in
the
Philhave the TV re
wrote. During
lippines and in
paired, to fix the Viet Nam. The crew suggested the good and welfare portion of
washing machine that their rooms and the mess- the meeting chaired by Brother
Douglas
and to have the room deck be painted, and that George Craggs, the crew decided
fo'c'sles and shower painted. Meet the rust be removed from the they will fix the recreation room
ing Secretary V. Douglas reports Steward Department head and on condition that no one sleep in
that during the good and welfare shower. The were informed, dur it or put his feet on the furniture.
section of the meeting, motions ing a meeting chaired by W. Ncsta, A suggestion was made that more
were introduced to see about get that there would be no draws in chairs be put in the recreation
ting name brands of food, about American money in Viet Nam, room.
getting bulk ice cream on the East but in local currency.
Coast, and a better grade of steak.
A fine Christmas dinner was
provided for the crew of the Steel
Outgoing Ship's Delegate B.
Advocate (Isth
"Movie Director" Maurice
Ruggie received a vote of thanks Kramer reported during a re
mian) by the fine
from the crew
Steward Depart
cent mepibership.
members of the
ment, according
meeting aboard
National Defend
to Robert Brown,
the Del Norte
er (Western Agenmeeting chair
(Delta) that the
@
cies), "for a job
man. "Good food
ship was not able
^
well done," writes
all the way
to get the movies
Meeting Secretary
around", he re
ordered in Hous
W. Scott. William
ports.
R. Bowman
ton. The films
Bowman
Cameron was
meeting secretary,
were sent from
elected new Ship's
Dallas to New said that Brother Robert White,
Ruggie
Kaiser
Delegate. During
Orleans by air, Steward, was put ashore in Bal
the last meeting, that old bugaboo, and Kramer could not get them boa, Panama Canal because of
the laundry room, came under because the airport was closed. injuries. E. C. Johnson was elected
discussion. It was decided that the Meeting Secretary Bill Kaiser re- ship's delegate.
ship's OS's and Wipers arrange a
fair schedule among themselves
, for cleaning the laundry.
<I>
"Everything is running smooth' ly and there are no beefs," aboard
the Pennmar (Cal
mar), according
to Meeting Chair
man W. A. Rey
nolds. A vote of
thanks was ex
tended to the
Steward Depart
ment by a grateful
Kondylas crew. The only
thing wrong at all
aboard the Pennmar, writes Meet
ing Secretary N. Kondylas, is the
^SEAFARERS LOG,
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j
4
were Captain Charles /B. .
Dunn, Seafarers Calvin' J.
Wilson, John Seaman, Ron- ;
aid Tladale, and Antonio ^ j
LaDy. Brother tally played
Santa Claus. "Everybody had
a wonderful time vdtfa 1^ of
presents and goodies for
kids," the ddp^s delegate re^
ported. The officers and crew
took up a collection of $290
to pay for the parly. The
Kenmar has been in ffie Ftnr
East a year.
Santa Claus, who Is Chief Cook Antonio Lalli during the rest of .
the year, is surrounded by some of the 80 Formosan orphans who
were guests at a Christmas party given by the Kenmar's crew. /
"Santa Ciaus" Tony Lalli gives out with some holiday spirit.
Some of the crew from the Kenmar pose with Lalli, together with
rpany of the children from the orphanage in Keelung, Formosa.
Calvin J. Wilson, Kenmar's Bosun, stands alongside the Christ
mas tree along with some Oi the local citizens who helped
prepare the party and take care of the children during tha event.
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A Christaias j^arty IfKr 80
orphans, coiq^ete with Santa
Claus, j^esents, and a huge
cake, war glvoi by the crew
and ofBcm ot flie SIUcontncted Kenmar (Calmar
Steamship Corp.). The gala
affair took place at the Har
bor Hotel in Keelung, For
mosa. The (widiainige, for
children, is close to the hoteL
The sponsors of the party,
according to a lett«ar to the
Log from the SSdp's Delegate,
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�Page Twelve
SEAFARERS
Seafarers'Knife & Fork Expeditions
Take Them to Giobe's Far Corners
•<s.
^ I
March 3, 1967
LOG
"If you can afford it, you can eat well in any country," Seafarer Lee Seldin told the Log recently
during a discussion of what to expect in the way of food in foreign ports.
Almost all the Seafarers present agreed that Hong Kong can't be beaten among all the world's
ports for having the largest
number of different types of
restaurants—and all practically
within walking distance of each
other.
Many of the Seafarers ques
tioned said that their favorite food
is nothing more exotic than steak.
Brother I. Klinetsky claimed that
the best steaks in the world are
to be had not in Texas, but in
Kobe, Japan. No one present dis
puted the claim.
Kobe is a favorite eating spot,
and the conversation drifted back
to that port later on. The two best
places in town. Brother W. R. Seafarers who have eaten their way around the world discuss the
Nelson told the Log are the epicurean delights awaiting the voyager in various foreign ports.
Missona and the Aragawa restau The chow hounds ape (l-r): W. Nelson, L Seldin and I. Klinetsky.
rants. The Missona specializes in
Japanese food, while the latter is
a Western-style eatery. They are country visited by epicurean Sea named Jenson. He has two other
both excellent steak houses, and farers. Favorite haunts of hungry restaurants in Manila, all of them
attract many tourists. All the SIU men in Singapore are The excellent.
As far as European cooking
food is prepared in front of the Cockpit, which serves Chinese
goes,
most Seafarers agree that
food,
the
Delphi
Hotel
for
West
customer, including not only the
France
has the best. The Seafarers
ern
food,
and
Hotel
Singapore
for
steaks, but the potatoes and salad
interviewed
by the Log all agreed
quick
snacks.
as well. Like most better Japa
There are so many good restau that French prices are absurdly
nese restaurants, it is rather expen
sive. The customer should come rants in Hong Kong that no one high. The patron of even a half
prepared to spend at least six dol particular ones were named. The way decent French restaurant can
Seafarers interviewed by the Log expect to spend a minimum of six
lars.
Seafarer Lee Seldin said the best urged their Brothers to patronize or seven dollars. The wine, of
steaks he ever ate were served at Hong Kong's Chinese restaurants. course, is also good.
In German ports, the Seafarer
the Bombay Hotel. The meat was All Chinese styles of cooking are
"two inches thick, and you could represented, including the Canton can also eat well, but at less cost
cut it with your fork," he said. ese style familiar to patronizers than in France. As far as potables
Ironically, most Indians are Hindu of Chinese eating spots in Amer go, cognac is recommended. Good
ica, and the Mandarin, or North German cognac can be had in
and never eat beef.
ern
Chinese, which the Seafarers restaurants for $2.80 a bottle.
The hotels in Kobe are as good
A favorite cheap food in Bel
as its restaurants, the Log was said is the best. A favorite Man
told. Most of them feature re darin dish is chicken in red hot gium are dixie-cup type containers
filled with chicken and potatoes.
frigerators in the rooms, stocked sauce.
Okinawa is another favorite stop
One Seafarer said he was pleas
with soda, cheese and canned
foods from all over the world. of Seafarers who appreciate Orien antly surprised at the high quality
The customer is charged for the tal food. The specialty on that and low prices of Yugoslavian
small island is lobster, which, all food. His favorite dish in that
food he eats in his room.
Another manifestation of mod the men agreed is great. It was country is Beef Rijeka, which is
ern Japanese life that Seafarers a toss-up between the Seamen's made with port wine.
Greek food, most of it cooked
visiting that country's ports were Club and the Harbor View Restau
urged to sample are the many tea rant which was the best place on with olive oil, is good, most of the
Seafarers agreed, though it is on
and coffee houses. Some are the the island to enjoy lobster.
The cheapest food in the Orient the expensive side. One SIU man
traditional tea houses, while others
is
to
be had in Jakarto, Indonesia. said a good way of beating high
are more modern Western-style
expresso houses. They all serve both The hottest food is in Malaya. In Greek prices is to patronize the
tea and good coffee, as well as fact, "Malayan food is so hot, street food stands rather than the
sandwiches and other snacks. Most even Indians can't eat it," the Log better restaurants. These stands
of them are cheap compared to was told. Needless to say, the food sell hot dog type sausages, pastries,
the other restaurants, and some of in both Malaya and India is too and a Greek specialty, sour cheese
them have entertainment, ranging hot for American tastes. The Sea cake.
One complaint registered about
from traditional Japanese music farer visiting India, the old hands
to modern jazz. The coffee houses said, should stick to chicken or European cooking is that the
standard Continental breakfast of
are frequented by students and in imported canned food.
tellectuals, many of whom speak
Another complaint heard about hard rolls, jam, and coffee is
English. The only complaint re Indian food is the "sloppy" con rather skimpy.
The best dish in Turkey, one
ported about the tea and coffee ditions under which it is often pre
houses is that their ice cream is pared. There are often rats in Seafarer said, is shishkabob. An
different than "state side" ice Indian eating places, the Log was other Seafarer said the best shish
cream, and not very good to some told. Many Seafarers found the kabob in the world is made in
one used to American ice cream. Indian custom of eating without Casablanca. He was turned on to
A favorite spot for Seafarers in the use of utensils repulsive, in it by an Arab friend. The chunks
Japan is the Hotel New Yorker in spite of the fact that only the right of lamb and vegetables arc served
Tokyo. The main attraction is the hand is used for eating, while only on a thin wire rod. The lamb, he
300 "bunny" type waitresses. In the left is used for washing one's said, "is better than anything you
can get here." He got a dish of
Yokohama, the rendezvous for body.
Seafarers is Jack's Steak House.
The Phillipines have good food, hot sauce and a dish of bread.
Needless to say, the food is very the Log found. Pork Adoba was His Arab friend showed him how
good.
recommended as being a particu to dip the bread in the hot sauce
A common complaint hegrd larly good Filipino dish. It con as he ate the shishkabob. The
about Asian ports is the bad quali sists of diced pork with long prices, he said, were reasonable.
The Log asked Seafarers, how
ty of the milk. Most milk served noodles. Ironically, the place Sea
in the Orient is "reconstituted." farers like best in the Filipino to find a good place to eat in a
However, in most Southeast Asian port of Manila specializes in Scan foreign port. One of the best an
ports. Magnolia brand milk, im dinavian food. It is the Scandi swers to this problem was to ask
ported from Australia, is avail navian Seamen's Club. Seamen of about • eating places when doing
able. It is up to the standards of all nationalities are welcome, and any shopping. The time to ask is
American milk. The milk in most the food is excellent. American after the purchase has been made.
of Europe, the Seafarers agreed, food is served at the Club. An The proprietor, in almost every
other place is Scandia's, a restau case, "will give you an honest anis alright.
Japan was not the only Oriental" rant run by a Danish- ex-sailor,
r ft > : i i i
Pension IncreaM
A Big Help
To The Editor:
I wish to thank one and aff
for the Pension Fund and the
help it has given me since I
have been on pension.
The 25 dollar increase shfC ;
helps buy the 'burgers.' I thank
you.'
Robert E, Aycfs.,:
HoutkalDoggips
Kntitked i^ Reader
To The Editor.
:" That dog all dressed up in
nautical togs (heaven help us!)
is a iSchnauzer . . . a terrier, A
> breed which gets its name from
;5the fact that its smelling appa
ratus (highly sensitive) usually
aims first at the grouritP (terra
firma). As the owner of a
tSchnauzeri I can assure youihat
nautical togs are most inapf^propriate. The only kind of
,bbat mine really likes isA canoe
i.. as for water to swlrn li3---O0; ;
dice.
As for dogs in human clothI ing—strictly for the really deli° ;,cate breeds—no healthy sportTog dog such as a Schnauzer
(jshould ever have to submit to
' this sort of indignity, except in
cases of extreme cold or, per
haps, torrential, cold rain.
I'm saddened to think that a '
he-man paper like the Log
would encourage h,
Margof Thompson
, Ed. Note: The Log, in its Jan.
20, 1967 issue, ran a short. 11Justrated» article on sailor suits
for dogs. The Log interpreted
this phcnornenon as being part
of the recent revival in all things
'nautical.
J$eafarer's Widow
Thanks Crew
To The Editor:
We want to express our heartr
felt appreciation to the crew
that was aboard the S.S. Marore for the comfronting words
and help at the time of Thomas
T. Willis's death. We are sinJTcrely, grateful.'.; >
/•,
•
Mrs. Thomas T. Willis and Sdi^ •
To The Editor:
This is to show niy apprecia
tion to Eddie—I don't remem
ber hi.s last name—^who was
Ship's Delegate on the Tamara
Guilden. (Ed. Note: Eddie is
Seafarer Edward J. Rogg). I
yas a crew member and was
hospitalized in Haifa, Israel. I
yas in the hospiiai for 24 days,
d he went out of his way to
e that I bad everything I
ed.
had a fine C
ain who
> if that T go
i f had ncthsng btit trouble.
Igain, I want to. express my
pks to Eddie and the, lest of
jboys who came to see;i«e
t now m the-Mrtu»ie HCB
havd Qbthing but praise fil^
1 the crew and officers on the
j Taraara Guilden, a vetY fine
ship. Tell all my friends and
5 brolherT where I am,
James H. 'Ted" ParneB
;
:
MaHfime JTj^^hse
League is Needed
To the Editor:
I'm glad to see that SIU
membership meetings voted to
endorse the new Maritime De
fense League. The League de
serves the support of every Sea
farer because it is badly-needed
in these days when various
agencies seem to be determined
to give union men a hard time
whenever they get the chance.:
It is true that the SIU mem
bers have come a long way in
the past 25 years. We have eco
nomic security, decent wages,
good working cbnditions, solid
pension, welfare and vacation
benefits—and are treated with
respect by employers and the
many government agencies who
regulate our livelihoods and
who once kicked seamen around
as a form of exercise.
But union seamen are still
victims of abuse and unfair
treatment, as has been shown
time and again whenever law
i LETTERS
1 To The Editor
enforcement agencies get a
chance to put the squeeze on
them. Those who remember thr
early struggles of the SIU and
unions generally know what a
hard time was suffered by union
men on the picket line, in
strikes and in militant demon
strations for any good union
cause. Any man who ran into
legal problems as a result could
depend on his union tP Kelp^^
hinib-Tnd help him it did. '
With the more subtle anti
union laws in existence today,
and the various court rulings, a
man with a legal problem can
be in a rough spot when it
comes to getting assistance,
becausef the union is reistricted
in many areas from coming to
his aid.
At today's costs for legal representation, you can imagine
how impossible it would he fijr
J a man to get a good lawyer so
that his rights will be protected|
That's why the Maritime De
fense League is a great idea-—
and a timely one. Seamen don't
have to, be told how important
it is to protect their rights.
Evety SIU man should
port the Maritime Defer
League.
Fred W.
•
Seafarer's WHe
Praises Pension
To The Editor;
tl _ towery
. .j
�March 3, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
FINAL DEPARTURES
John Joseph Moran, 68: Broth
er Moran died of heart disease
after a long ill
ness. He was a
resident of Lau
rence Harbor, N.
J. A tugboat deck
hand, he had been
employed by the
Pennsylvania
Railroad from
1924 until his re
tirement 20 years later. Since
1964 he had been retired on an
SIU disability pension. He served
in the Navy during World War I.
He is survived by his wife, Sadie.
Frank G. Strickland, 47: Broth
er Strickland's death was due to
heart disease. He
had been receiv
ing SIU disability
pension payments
for six months. In
the Deck Depart
ment, he sailed as
an AB. He served
in the Navv from
1940 to 1959, and
was discharged with the rating of
Meterologist. He was born in
Baton Rouge, La. He joined the
SIU in New Orleans and usually
sailed from that port.
John Pedrosa, 70: Brother Pedrosa succumbed to liver disease,
passing away at
Union Me.
morial Hospital in
f
Baltimore. Re
tired on an SIU
pension at the
time of his death.
Brother Pedrosa
sailed in the En
gine Department.
He joined the SIU in 1939, in the
port of Baltimore, where he made
his home. Bom in Portugal, he
was an American citizen. A wid
ower, he is survived by his sisterin-law, Roberta Haussmann of
Pikeville, Md., and a sister, Maria
Carlotta Lima Pedrosa of Lisbon,
Portugal.
^
Emilio Ramos, 58: Brother
Ramos died of heart failure in his
home town of San
Juan, Puerto
Rico. Brother
Ramos sailed in
the Engine De
partment, as a
Deck Engineer.
At the time of his
passing, he was
on SIU disability
pension. He joined the Union in
1944, in the port of New York.
Bom in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, he
lived, during recent years, in San
Juan, with his wife, Susana, and
their children.
Faustino Orjales, 67: Brother
Orjales passed away due to com
plications brought
on by chronic
lung disease. He
died in his home
in New Orleans.
Elton M. Hudglns, 59: Brother
A member of the Hudgins died of a heart attack
SIU since 1946,
after an illness of
Brother Orjales
ten days. He was
sailed as a Stew
hospitalized in the
ard. He joined the
Norfolk USPHS
Union in the port of Houston.
hospital. A resi
Bom in Spain, he was an Ameri
dent of Onemo,
can citizen. He had spent over
Va., he sailed
30 years at sea, on both Ameri
as an Engineer
can-flag and foreign-flag ships,
aboard vessels op
and had retired as an SIU disabil
erated by the
ity pension. He is survived by a M. L. Hudgins Company since
brother, Roman Orjales of Balti 1962. He joined the Union in
more, and a sister Cipriana Orjales Norfolk. He is survived by his
of Coruna, Spain.
wife, Clara, and a son, Charles.
Lifeboat Class No, 170 Is Launched
Page Thirteen
Hew llectroni€ Voice Box Enables
VeteranSIUMember to Speak Again
A medical breakthrougji has given Seafarer Jeff Davis the hope that he will be able to speak
normally again some day. Brother Davis, 60, had his larynx, or voice box removed in March, 1966.
The operation was performed at the Staten Island USPHS Hospital in New York.
Because his vocal chords have
been removed, Brother Davis the article with him, and indicated USPHS Hospital. He thought the
can talk only in the barest whis his desire to the doctors. They told quality of care and research was
per. He can make himself under Brother Davis that they could not extremely high. And, he said, the
stood, however, by using a small give him an immediate reply, as "whole staff was great."
He smiled, put the Electrolarynx
electronic device called an Electro- they would have to confer with
to
his cheek, and articulated:
the
Boston
medical
team
first
to
larynx. He holds the small, black,
"They
need someone to practice
learn
the
techniques
of
the
opera
cylindrical instru
on—and
I have nothing to lose."
tion.
ment against his
Brother
Davis lives in New
Asked
if
he
thought
they
would
cheek. It picks
York's
borough
of Brooklyn and
go
through
with
the
operation.
up the vibrations
has
a
grown
daughter.
He has been
Brother
Davis
said
"I
can
only
he is able to pro
since
1935,
in
"the black
sailing
guess."
He
added
that
"if
it's
duce and adds a
gang,"
as
an
FWT.
He
has been
possible
to
do
it,
they
will
do
it."
"voice" to make
a
Seafarer
for
23
years.
He
spoke
very
highly
of
the
them audible. The
device was pur
chased for him by
Davis
the SIU Welfare
plan.
Brother Davis explained that he
must hold the Electrolarynx tightly
against his cheek, or the sound will
Gordon Cbambera
Jack Brace
dissipate. He must constantly work
Get
in
touch with your mother
Please
contact
your
former
ship
a button as he talks via the Elec
as
soon
as
possible at 208 Fourth
mate,
Albert
Reid,
at
the
Phila
trolarynx. Brother Davis told the
St.,
Bethpage,
N.Y. Telephone
delphia
Union
Hall,
or
at
1242
Log that it took him only about
(516)
WE
8-6459.
So.
29th
St.,
Philadelphia,
Pa.
20 minutes to learn to use the
instrument. Before the develop
Joseph H. Paulier
ment of the Electrolarynx, those
Huntley A. Hibbert
who underwent operations similar
Please contact Mr. and Mrs.
to Brother Davis' had to try to
Contact your wife as soon as B. W. Mathes. The address is 41
make themselves understood possible.
Church St., Lynn, Mass.
through crude tin horns.
^
Brother Davis was discharged
Peter WedrogowskI
Raymond T. Wagner
from the USPHS Hospital on De
Please contact the law offices of
cember 19. He immediately began
Please contact Newton B.
to collect an SIU disability pen Schwartz, attorney at law, 500 Newton B. Schwartz, 500 Branard
sion.
Branard at Garrott, Houston, Tex. at Garrott, Houston, Tex. 77006.
Telephone JA 8-2863.
77006.
Phone JA 8-2863.
About a month later, on Janu
ary 15, medical history was made,
in Boston. Doctors at Massachu
Larry Goonan
setts Eye and Ear Infirmary used
Buck Rice
Please
contact your mother at
an artificial tube and valve fash
Please get in touch with Sam 2504 Gibson St., N.W., Huntsioned from the patient's skin to Martin at 332 Heritage Ave.,
ville, Ala. 35810. Phone (205)
replace a shattered larynx and
Gretna, La.
852-9268.
to restore the voice of a Marine
^
wounded in Viet Nam.
^
The artificial larynx, made from
Jack Dolan
Raymond E. Leonard
the skin of the patient. Lance Cpl.
"Knobby" has moved to 705
Walter Lopata, 25, was installed in
You are urged to contact your
two operations. The operations 74th St., North Bergen, N.J.
wife as soon as possible. The ad
were performed by Dr. William
dress is 903 Pine St., Henderson,
W. Montgomery of the Infirmary
N.C. 27536.
George Cuity
and Lt. Comdr. Robert Toohill
Please contact your wife as
AJA
of Chelsea Naval Hospital. Dr. soon as possible. TTie address is
Woodrow W. Balch
Montgomery said the procedure 2409'/i So. Miro St., New Or
Please contact your brother,
was the first of its kind and was leans, La.
B. C. Balch, Drumright, Okla.
simple, but that it "will take a
year or two to get the kinks out."
Brother Davis read about the
operation in the newspaper and
decided that he was willing to
have it performed on him, though
it is still in an experimental stage.
He went to the hospital, taking
vl>
•, '
Wd
.Ky>
J-'
!
.
HARRY LUNDEBERG
SCHOOKSEAMAHSHIP
htfk tyO ./AM Hi
This latest crew of graduates from the Union's Lifeboat School are
now one step nearer toward obtaining an AB's ticket. Of course,
being a lifeboatman is useful even to members of the Engine and
Steward Departments: they make for a safe ship. Seated (l-r) are:
Joseph Slumma, Frank Adosci, Edward Dullea and Ronald Grain.
Standing (l-r) are: Steve Overton, Robert Dhomas, Frank McCreary,
Raymond Kelly, Juan Ayala and school, instructor Ami .Bjornsson.
CORRECTION
Due to an unfortunate er- i
ror, it was reported in the
Log's regular feature, "From
the Ships at Sea," in the Feb.
17, 1967 issue, that Brother |
Mohammed Nasser of Brook- |
lyn passed away. Actually
Seafarer Nasser S. Nasser, a
crew member aboard the Re; becca (Maritime Overseas),
died in a Sasebo, Japan, hosI pital. Brother Mohammed
i Nasser is in excellent health
and presently sailing in the
i Engine Department aboard
the Cape Junction.
s
SIU
Daniel John Juhosz, bora Jan
uary 18 , 1967, to the John J.
Juhoszs, Lancaster, New York.
Brenda May, bora January 20,
1967, to the George E. Mays,
Queens Village, L.I., N.Y.
Michael Odee, bora December
23, 1966, to the John V. Odees,
North Olmsted, Ohio.
Mariellen Bafley, bora Decem
ber 13, 1966, to the Theodore
Baileys, Baltimore, Maryand.
AJA
AIA
William Zansavage, bora De
cember 27, 1966, to the Albert
Zansavages, Baltimore, Md.
Natalie Ennis, bora January
21, 1967, to the Thomas E. Ennis,
Philadelphia, Penna.
A1>
AJA
Elsie Beth Boone, bora Novem
ber 8, 1966, to the Thomas B.
Boones, Norfolk, Virginia.
Raul M. AguDar, bora January
3, 1967, to the Raul M. Aguilars,
New York, New York.
AIA
Allan Eugene Lewis, bord July
23, 1966, to the Allen Lewis, Bal
timore,. Maryland. ,
Brian Bonney, bora September
26, 1966, to the Sherwin Bonneys,
Pprtsmouth,
�SEAFARERS LOG
Page Foarteen
TS
Chairman, Robert Callalmn: Se<!r«tary»
Bill Kaiser, ?129.48 in ship's fund and
1474.85 in movie fund. Bh/erything is ntnhing smoothly with no major beds. Mo
tion made tibat ship should have leemaking machines on board. Three men
'j hoepitaliied in Santos.
Membership Meetings
SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New Orleans Mar. 14—2:30 p.m.
Mobile
Mar. 15—^2:30 p.m.
Wilmington . Mar. 10—2:00 p.m.
San Francisco Mar. 22—^2:00 p.m.
Seattle ... • Mar. 24 -2:UU p.m.
New York . Mar. 6—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia . Mar. 7—2:30 p.m.
. Mar. 8—2:30 p.m.
B?ltimore
Detroit
Mar. 10—2:30 p.m.
Houston . .. .Mar. 13—^2:30 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit
Mar. 6—2:00 p.m.
Alpena
Mar. 6—7:00 p.m.
Buffalo .. .. Mar. 6—7:00 p.m.
Chicago . . .Mar. 6—^7:00 p.m.
Oeveland , .Mar. 6—7:00 p.m.
Duluth .. .Mar. 6—7:00 p.m.
Frankford .Mar. 6—7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago
Mar. 14—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie
Mar. 16—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
Mar. 15—7:30 p.m.
Duluth
Mar. 17—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland .. .Mar. 17—^7:30 p.m.
Toledo
Mar. 17—7:30 p.m.
Detroit
Mar. 13—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee .. Mar. 13—7:30 p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans Mar. 14—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
Mar. 15—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Mar. 7—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore (licensed and
nnlicens^) Mar. 8—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk .... Mar. 9—5:00 p.m.
Railway Marine Region
Houston .... Mar. 9—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia
Mar. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Baltimore
Mar. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
•Norfolk
Mar. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
Mar. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
;
MANHATTAN ""(Hudson Waterways),
January 16—Chairman, Wm. Padgett:
; Secretory, Jorge Juan Marrero. No dis1 pttted OT and no beefs reported by departittsnt deiegatee.:.'
•
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans Mar. 15—7:00 p.m.
Mobile
Mar. 15—7:00 p.m.
New York ..Mar. 6—7:00p.m.
Philadelphia .Mar. 7—7:00 p.m.
Baltimore ... Mar. 8—7:00 p.m.
^Houston .. .Mar. 13—7:00 p.m.
fMeetinr held st Labor Temple, Sanit
Ste. Marie, Mich.
* Meeting; held at Labor Temple, New
port News.
$ Meeting held at Galveston wharves.
, : PRODUCER (Maritime Cargo), Januilary 9—Chairman, Fred Israel; Secretary,
-Saw Ginsberg. No beefs and no disputed
, OT reported by department delegates. Rcr
•pair list to be discussed with patrolman.
DIRECTORYof
UNION 11ALL£I
SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial Workers
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Gal Tanner
Ear! Shapard
VICE PRESIDENTS
Lindsay Williams
Robert Matthews
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Ksrr
HEADQUARTERS
i75 -Ith 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 2B7
415 Main Sf.
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, Tax.
..1348 Seventh St.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St.
DO 2-4401
SANTURCE. P.R.
1313 Fernandez Juncos
Stop 20
Tel. 723-8594
SEAHLE, Wash
2505 First Avenue
MA 3-4334
ST. LOUIS, Mo
805 Del Mar
CE-l-1434
TAMPA, Fla
312 Harrison 54.
Tel. 229-2788
WILMINGTON, Calif. ...SOS N. Marine Ave.
834-2528
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Afldntic, Guif, 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 adnainistered in accordance with the provisions of various trust
fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in cliaige of these funds
shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates.
All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ sre 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. Theae
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 establish^ 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 hoard which
consists of the Executive Board of the Union. Hie Elxeeutive Board may delegate,
from among ita nnka, one fauUvidual to carry ont this responsibility.
DEL 8UD (Delta), January 16—ChalrJataiano; Secretary, Robert
man. Joeeph Cataiaiu
J. Hand. Ship's delegate extended a vote
of thanks to the esigino departments.
S565.23 in movie fund and $327.65 in ship's
fund. Motion made to see patrojman
about getting clarification on shipboard
promotions.
FAIHI8LE (Pan Oceanic Tamkem), No«
vember 25—Chairman. Ira. C, Brown;
Secretary, G. Craggsi Brother Goncalves
was elected to serve as ship's delegate.
Two men in engine department paid off
under mutual consent. No beefs reported
by department delegates.
WALTER BICE (Reynolds), January
6—Chairman, Don Dorn: Secretary,
JamCs Mann. No beefs reported by der
; partment delegrates. Vote of thanks to
the steward department for a JW well
;fdone during tihe BCoHdays.
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(M^owbrook Transport),
December 2f-—Chairman, Leo Lasoya:
" Secretary, Maximo Bugawan. Most of the
repairs have been completed. The re
maining repairs will be taken care of
when the ship goes to the shipyard. $6.00
in ship's fund. No beefs reported by de
partment delegates. Brother Blackie Busataeki was elected bo r^nain as ship's
delegate.
STEEL ARCHITESCT (Irthmian), Jan
uary 2=^-Chainnan Roy R. Thomas; Sec
retary, Jon A. Maalow. Brother Howard
Starbuck was elected to Serve as ship's
delegate. Motion made to reinstate galleymen and dayman back on board, as-per
sonnel on boiLrd are not sufficient to carry
on duties as set forth in Onion agree
ment. Vote of thank-swas extendi to
the steward department for the fine Holi
day meals.
BBLGHIM VICTOKT (Isthmian). Jan.
uary 19—Chairman, Ken Hayes: Secre
tary, H. Middlston. Brother S. Wilson
I was elected to serve as ship's delegate.
I Vote of thanks was ^tended to the stewI ard department for the good food and
i Service. Vote of thanks to Captain
O'Rourke for getting TV, also to elec. tricians for gettin|; antenna up fast. All
I departments running smoothly.
^ FENN EXPORTER (PCnn Shipping),
•« January 2—Chairman, A. M. Michelet;
I Secretary, Z. A, Markria, Brother P, JI Connolly was elected to seirve as ship's
< delegate, A large vote of thanks to the
j steward for a fine running steward de5 partment, and for exceiient food and aerv-'
ii ice. All departments running smoothly.
PAIRPORT (Waterman), January; 1
•—Chairman, Vie Handing; Secretary,
James M. Elwell. Brother Jim Siney was
elected to serve as new ship's delegate.
No beefs and no disputed OT reported by
department delegates. Motion made th'at
ice machine be booked up in Japan.
LUCILE BLOOMPIELD (BloOmfleid).
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11—Chairman,
Edward
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I Heecox; Secretary, Pete TriantnfiiiosIBrother. Roger W. Pinkham was elected
I to serve aa new ship's delegate. No beefe
^r^wt^^hy •department delegates.
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DEL NOTRE (Delta), January 15-f?
Chairman, Robert Callahan. $194.46 In
chip's fund after spending $25.00 for floralwreath for Michele Liusia's mother's fiii.,
neral. $474.85 in movie fund. Brotheif
Reuben Belletty was elected to serve as
new ship's delegate. Motion made that
crew go on record as concurring with tha_
Constitutional Amendment Committee's"
Reiiort that was presented at special
meeting in ali constitutional ports on
January 3, 1967. Iietter to be posted and
ail to vote on it in Port of San Juan, if
possible. One brother asked why the pa
trolman is not down tt> the ship in Hous
ton to collect dues from the men signing
off there.
UNFAIR
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)
NATIONAL DEFENDER (Western
Agencies), January 7—Chairman, B. Ruggie; Secretary. W. Scott. Two men paid
oif ship, ofte in Sasebo and one In Hong
Kong. $1.00 in ship's fund. No beefs re
port^ by department delegates. Discus
sion about lodging and subsistence in
Hong Kong. Motion sent to Headquarters
that the President issue a statement to
the membership as to why members don't
have a fusible retirement plan.
BARRE VICTORY (Delta), January 3
—Chairman, Armond Dunne, Jr.; Sec
retary, J. Alford. Crew was commended
by Frank Drozafc, West Coast Reprcaentative, Captain and Company (MSTS) for
a job well done. Everything is running
smoothly in ail departments. Brother;
Armond Dunne. Jr. was re-elected to serve ,,:
as ship's delegate.
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CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cltieel
Service), January 22—Chairman, A. Fin-l
nell; Secretary, H. Dorrow. $81.16 In|
ship's fund. Some disputed OX in decki
and steward departments.
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DEL BIO (Delta), January 5—Chaiivj^
man, S. Pappas; Secretary, J. Gouldmah.
$30.10 in ship's fund. No beefs and no
disputed OT reported by deportment dele
gates. Patrolman to be contacted re
garding .ship being fumigated for roachcg.
Vote of thanks was extended to the Cap
tain for repairing TV antenna. Crew
would like better grade of bacon and hot
dogs, and more of a variety of Ice cream.
ALCOA COMMANDER (Alcoa), hd
date—Chairman, E L. Odom; Secretary,
John A. Wirth. Motion was made to
find out why. ship does not receive communicatidns from Headquarters. No beefs
and no disputed OT reported by depart
ment delegates.
YORK (York), January 7—Chairman,
Carl Gibbs; Secretary, F. S. Paylor. Mo.
tion made to have patrolman see that a
permanent type awning be installed be
fore next voyage. Also to have seats In
stalled in niesshall instead of benches
at tables. Motion was made to see about
cold drinking water being installed in
flreroom for fireman on- watch, as fireroom is below engine room and fire
men cannot leave unless relieved. Steward
gave crew vote of thanks.
CONNECTICUT (Oriental Exporters),
January 18—Chairman. A. W. Morales;
Secretary, A. W, Morales. No beefs re
ported by department delegates. Brother
Richard E, Darville was elected -to serve
as new ship's delegate.
PEDfNMAR (Calmar), January 25—
Chairman, W. A. Reynolds: Secretary,
N. Kondylas. Ship's delegate reported
that there was no beefs and that every
thing 18 running smoothly. Vote of
thanks was extended to the steward de
partment for a j(d> well done.
^ FREE AMERICA (A. L. Burbank),
January 22-Chairman, Alfred Hireeh:
Secretary, D. Hiompson. Brother Alfred
Hirsch was elected to serve as ship's
deiegate. . No beefs reported by depart
ment delegates.
. P^N VANGUARD (Penn), January
8—Chairman, Hi :,Pruge: Secretary, J.;
Calhoun. Pour men taken off ship due to
illness. Some disputed OT in engine and
steward department.
TRENTON (Sea-Land Service), Janu
ary 29—Ohairinan, W.? Barnes : Secretary.
Stephen H. Fulford. Some disputed OX
re delayed sailing in engine and steward
departments. Held discussions on various
subjects.
BAYLOR VICTORY (Victory Carriers),;
October 30—Chairman, C. M. Rice: Sec-'
retary, W. A. Walsh. Few beefs to be"
taken .qp: ,;yieltl;,^.b09r#twE;.,,patr*toan,
PAYMENT OP 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
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 be reported to headquarters.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU puhlishea every six
montha in the SEAFARBIRS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition,
copies are available in all Union balls. All members should obtain copies of this
constitution so aa to familiarize themselves with ita 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 diaahility-penaion 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 orifrin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights
to which he ia 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
8PAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and
political activities are conducted for the benefit 6f the membership and the Union.
If St any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been vioUtcd,
or that he has been denied bit constitntional right of access to Union records or in
formation, he shonld immediately notify SIU PrMident Paul Hall at headqnarlera by
certified mall, return receipt rcqnested.
Stitrel-Weller Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
"Cabin Still," W. L. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Chiidcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
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Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
^
White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
Work Shoes ...
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
Statler
Men's Shoes . . .
.Tarman, .Johnson &
Murphy, Crestworth,
(Boot and Shoe Workers' Union)
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Di Giorgio Fruit Corp.
S and W Fine Foods
Treesweet
(National Farm Workers
Association)
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Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Farhart
Starlite luggage
Starflite luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
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"HIS" brand men's clotbes
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)
Peavy Paper Mill Products
(United Papermakers and
Paperworkers Union)
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Comet Rice Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
Antonio PerelU Minetti & Sons
Ambassador, Eleven Cellars
Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti,
Calwa, F. I., Trlbuno Vennoath,
Aristocrat, Victor Hugo, A. R'
Morrow Wines and Brandies.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
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�March 3, 1967
Campaign, Program Launched
By Maritime Defense League
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SEAFARERS LOG
NEW YORK—The Maritime Defense League, which was estab
lished in January so that maritime workers faced with legal prob
lems or charges threatening their personal liberties would be assured
of their fundamental rights to
counsel and other assistance, legal restrictions cannot be pro
has begun functioning. The vided by his union, can get in
League's officers announced this touch with the League at its Han
week that the campaign had been son Place office in Brooklyn.
launched for funds that will en
able the new organization to carry
out its program.
The League is a private organi
zation which will make available
legal and other assistance to mari
time workers out of a fund to be
sustained by voluntary contribu
tions. Offices of the Maritime
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Defense League are located at
One Hanson Place, Brooklyn,
• Stressed the rapid progress
N. Y. 11217; the telephone num and expansion of the Soviet mer
ber is (212) 638-1681.
chant marine and termed it "an
The objective of the League, economic threat to the free world"
which has been endorsed and that must be met by a revitalizavoted support at SIU membership tion of the U.S. maritime fleet.
meetings, is to assure that mari
• Urged action by the Admin
time workers are protected in situ istration on the report of the Mari
ations where they lack the neces time Advisory Committee because
sary funds to provide their own its recommendations are in "sup
defense when their union cannot port of the public interest."
assist them because of legal restric
• Called on the President to
tions and various court interpreta review aid programs to Argentina
tions.
in light of the suppression of the
Chairmi.n of the Maritime De rights of organized labor in that
fense League is Robert A. Mat country.
thews, a SIU vice-president, and
• Urged ratification by the
the Treasurer is Price C. Spivey,
Administrator of the Seafarers U.S. of the human rights conven
Welfare, Pension and Vacation tions adopted by the United States
Plans.
as part of the observance of 1968
Any SIU member who may as the Intl. Year for Human
require assistance, which under Rights.
MTD To Study
L-G Rulings
By Courts
AFL'CIO Council 'Ready' to Discuss
Any Compiuint of AHHiuted Unions
(Continued from page 3)
• Called for "enactment with
out delay" of modernization and
overhauling of the unemployment
insurance system as a step to
wards creating a single federal
program.
• Proposed the adoption by
the federal government of a "mod
ern, business-like" budget system
that would permit sound longrange planning to meet the need
for expanded and improved fa
cilities.
In reply to press conference
queries on the council's proce
dures statement Meany said that
the AFL-CIO has received no
documents or bill of particulars
from Reuther or the UAW and
neither has the Executive Coun
cil.
He stressed that there is "no
feud," as charged in some press
accounts, between himself and
Reuther and that they have had a
very "nice relationship" in the
past five years.
He noted that the council has
an open agenda when it meets and
any member can bring up any
subject at any time and that they
do.
The council statement pointed
out that there is only "one limita
tion to the extent to which any
individual or any organization
within the trad» union movement
can influence the direction of the
AFL-CIO, its programs and poli
cies or the character and identity
of its leadership. . . . They must
be able to persuade the majority
that their complaints are valid,
that their proposals are sound and
that their alternatives are prefer
able. Neither size, financial re
sources. nor extravagance of lan
guage can overcome or substitute
for that simple basic require
ment."
The telegram received by
Meany from the UAW earlier this
month advised the AFL-CIO
president that the UAW interna
tional board had ordered Reuther
and all other officers to resign im
mediately from the council and
other posts they held in the AFLCIO.
Meany made the following
points also at his press confer
ences:
• The AFL-CIO has "abso
lutely not" received any funds
from the Central Intelligence
Agency and that he personally is
opposed to unions receiving such
funds. The CIA, he said, can do
its job without subsidizing unions.
• Labor's relations with the
Administration had been very
good and great progress had been
made on labor's programs, greater
than under any other administra
tion.
• The AFL-CIO is unalterably
opposed to any form of compul
sory arbitration and this position
has been made clear to Pres.
Johnson on numerous occasions.
• Strong support will be given
the effort to enact situs picketing
legislation and he expects the
same support from the Adminis
tration as in the past.
• The Federation is studying
the Administration proposal to
set up a new department including
Labor, Commerce and possibly
other agencies but as long as the
concept of departments to repre
sent interest groups prevails—for
example, agriculture — organized
labor believes that the Labor
Dept. should be maintained as a
department looking after the prob
lems of workers.
Wirtz, at a press conference
following his meeting with the
council, said he had discussed en
forcement of the new amendments
to the minimum wage law, the
administration of the LandrumGriffin Act and the various man
power programs of the depart
ment. He reported also discussion
on the creation of a new Dept. of
Economic Affairs and the legisla
tive prospects for various admin
istration programs.
The secretary said his discus
sion with the council was "com
pletely constructive" on Landrum-Griffin matters. He said he
has made arrangements for a
complete review of the problems
arising under the act with mem
bers of the council. The difficul
ties arise, he noted, when the
department has to be at times both
a "mediator and a cop."
are divorced or legally separated
under a decree and who have not
remarried, or a husband whose
wife is incapacitated or is institu
tionalized for at least 90 consecu
tive 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; or
(b) dependent persons (excluding
husband or wife) physically
or mentally incapable of
caring for themselves;
if such care is to enable the tax
payer to be gainfully employed
or to actively seek gainful em
ployment.
which are not compensated by in
surance. These losses are limited
to the amount in excess of $100
for each loss.
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Seafarers Vacation Plan is taxable
income in the same manner as
wages.
DEATH BENEFIT EXCLU
SION. If you receive pension pay
ments as a beneficiary of a de
ceased employee, and the em
ployee had received no retirement
pension payment, you may be en
titled to a death benefit exclusion
of up to $5,000.
GAMBLING GAINS. All net
gains from gambling must be re
ported as income. Rowever, if
more was lost than gained during
the year, the losses are not de
ductible, 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
1% of such investment and ap
plied against your income tax.
INCOME AVERAGING. A
Seafarer who has an unusually
large amount of taxable income
for 1966 may be able to reduce
the total amount of his tax by
using the income averaging meth
od. This method permits a part
of the unusually large amount of
taxable income to be taxed in
lower brackets, resulting in a re
duction of the over-all amount of
tax due.
The following items can be used
as deductions against income (IF
YOU DO NOT TAKE THE
STANDARD DEDUCTIONS):
CONTRIBUTIONS. A tax
payer can deduct up to 20 per
cent of gross income for contribu
tions to charitable institutions, and
an additional ten percent in con
tributions 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 re
tail sales taxes, state gasoline taxes
and state income taxes actually
paid within the year. You cannot
deduct: Federal excise taxes. Fed
eral Social Security taxes, hunting
and dog licenses, auto inspection
fees, tags, drivers licenses, alco
holic
'erage, cigarette and to
bacco
es, 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 hos
pital 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,
artificial limbs and corrective de
vices.
However, if the Seafarer is re
imbursed by the Seafarers Wel
fare Plan for any of these costs,
such as family, hospital and sur
gical 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 de
ducted. The deductible portion
is then combined, with other medi
cal and dental expenses which are
subject to the normal three per
cent rule.
Special Rule for Certain Per
sons 65 or over:
The unreimbursed portion of
the medical and dental expenses
including medicine and drugs are
deductible in full for the follow
ing 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 de
ductions are itemized, a woman
or a widower (including men who
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WORK CLOTHES, TOOLS.
The cost and cleaning of uni
forms and work clothes which or
dinarily cannot be used as dress
wear can be deducted. This in
cludes 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 ini
tiation fees paid to labor organiza
tions and most union assessments
can be deducted.
PURCHASE OF U.S. SAV
INGS 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 is
sued as many bonds as your re
fund will buy in multiples of $18.75 for each $25 face value bond.
ALIMONY. Periodic payment
of alimony to a wife in accord
with a written agreement between
them can be deducted.
CASUALTY LOSSES. T^e
reasonable value of all clothing
and gear lost at sea due to storm,
vessel damage, etc., for which the
taxpayer is not otherwise compen
sate, can be deducted as an ex
pense. The same applies to fire
loss or losses in auto accidents
DECLARATION OF ESTI
MATED TAX. The purpose of
this declaration is to provide for
current payment of taxes not col
lected through withholding, where
a taxpayer may have a consider
able amount of outside income.
In such cases, a Seafarer should
check the instructions on hisf tax
return carefully, as the "Declara
tion of Estimated Tax" also must
be filed on or before April 17,
1967.
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�SEAFARERSsLOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
^V';:-
To Protect the American Consumer
A TRUTH-INLENDING LAW
- ''A-.'v
A Jersey City, N.J. man, for instance, bought
a TV set for $123.88 and was given a coupon
book calling for 24 monthly payments of
$17.50.
The interest rate turned out to be
is?
229%
per
year—over twice the cost of the TV
If the answer is yes, you have taken the first
set for interest alone! Doubly tragic, he had to
step toward protecting yourself and your hardkeep up the payments because defaulting on the
earned money against interest gouging. Un
loan would mean losing his job.
fortunately however, in today's credit jungle,
you probably didn't get an honest reply to
A Pittsburgh, Pa. man borrowed $900 from
IN THE ADD-ON RATE SCHEME, the
your demand and still don't really know the
a small loan company with monthly payments
borrower is told that the finance charge will
true annual interest rate you are paying. For
of $58.10 for 24 months. The interest rate
be $6 on a one-year, $100 loan, repayable in
instance:
turned out to be 52% per year!
equal monthly installments. The lender rep
The 3% per month plan of small loan com
resents this as a 6% interest rate loan—which . ,W A;
It is almost certain that some readers of this
panies is really 36% interest per year.
it is not. The actual rate is almost 12% be
article have been victims of similar interest
cause he is constantly repaying the loan over the
swindles without even realizing that they were
The AV2% new car financing plan of some : ;
year and does not have the use of the $100
being "taken" by the well-planned confusion of
commercial banks is really 9% per year.
5f • for a full year. The interest rate is quoted on
the lending industry.
the original amount of the debt and not on the
The advertised 5% rate on home improve
How would proposed Truth-in-Lendihg legunpaid
balance. In reality the borrower is asked
ment loans is not less than a 6% first mortf;
islation
aid the average borrower to find his
to pay interest on amounts he has already re
gage, as advertised, but nearly twice as much,
,
;
way
through
the credit jungle, which one oh-!
paid.
or almost 10% interest per year.
server recently described as "a wonderland of
credit where percentages multiply and divide at
The so-called 6% rate for financing used cars
THE DISCOUPP" RATE is a variation of the
will, where finance charges materialize on
offered by some dealers is at least 12% per year
add-on rate. Instead of receiving $100 and
command and fees are collected on the way out;
and sometimes very much higher—18 to 25%
paying back $106, the borrower only receives
where sharp practices and rackets not only in
per year or more.
$94 in cash or goods—^the interest being taken
flate
the costs of credit, but also impose enor
Many loan and credit companies make it
out in advance. The loan is again repaid in
mous
financial hardships on the debtor, partic
purposely difficult or impossible to find out
regular installments over a whole year on the
ularly
those who can least afford it"?
the true cost of what you pay to borrow money
entire amount of the loan, so that the true in
Pending iegislation would do two very imporor to buy on an installment plan. To do this
terest rate is not 6% as stated but more than
they employ various devices as part of their
tant
things—assure the borrower a statement of
12%, because in addition to paying interest on
standard operating procedure.
^
the
total
finance charge in dollars and cents;
amounts he has already repaid,,the borrower j ^
and
assure
him a statement of the finance
never got his full $100 in the first place—^he got^ ;ti
As a noted American economist has com
f
barge
expressed
in terms of a true annual rate^;
$94.
mented:
bii the outstanding unpaid balance of the obli- .•
"The variety and complexity of finance and ; / .
gation—two simple but vital facts which the? ;
THE "SIMPLE" MONTHLY RATE FLAN
insurance arrangements and the charges for
borrower or credit user has a right to know. ;.
^ can cost you the most in actual yearly interest s
them are such as almost to defy comprehension. •
I Without this information he can, and has been,.;
; charges; This device is a favorite with small
It is impossible for the average buyer to ap
rooked out of his shirt.
; loan companies and retailers using revolving
praise the rates for finance and insurance serv- .'
Why is the lending industry so violently op-'i
: „
credit plans. The finance rate is represented as
ices offered, as compared with alternatives Ij
I
posed
to Tnith-in-Lending legislation? Simply???
;'being, let's say, 4% per month. The true an
available elsewhere."
because
there's big money to be made in lend
nual rate however is 12 times that figure of ^ , \
What are these various and complex "ar
er
ing
and
credit-r-and the shadier the operator,
48% annual interestj if it is based oh only the
rangements"? Just a few of the most-used
"
the
more
he can make.
unpaid balance at the end of each month? Ift'
devices follow.
it is based on the entire original amount of the '
J It is only in the field of consumer credit that
loan, which is meanwhile being gradually re-®
V the borrower is denied a factual accounting of
OFTEN NO IPfTEREST RATE AT ALL IS
paid, it is about 24 times the quoted interesti
H the cost of credit in advance. The price of
OUOTED TO THE CONSUMER. This is the
fate,
or 96% per year.
T
^ credit traditionally has been expressed as a true
simplest and most direct method of obscuring
I annual rate on the unpaid balance. The terms
the cost of credit. The borrower is merely told.
for loans on houses, interest rates on savings
"LOADING THE CAMEL" often amount^
accounts in commercial banks, and short-term
to the straw that breaks the unwary borrower's;?
interest rates to businesses to fiaanee payrolls
back, lenders Sometimes jack up the true an
S and purchases are all expressed in terms of true
nual interest raths to astronomical proportions
annual rates,
The need for Tnuh-in-Lending legislation has
by loading on all sorts Of extraneous charges®^
it is only the consumer of short-term credit
grown to the urgent stage in recent years, along
which are not counted as credit but which the
mainly
the instaUment buyer and the pcrsom ?
;with the tremendous increase of consumer credit ...
borrower mtist pay nevertheless. Among these
i^o
takes
out a small loan—who is denied this;
in the United States. The American consumer is
i are excessive fees for credit life insurance, credit!
now paying at least $22 billion a year in interest, !^
?
information.
i investigations, processing and handling. Such
Unfortunately, he is paying much more than he
charges—if they are not mh^e purposively ex
Tnith-in-Lending legislation is necessary. H
should, while unscrupulous leriders are making
cessive—are a normal part of doing business|
l^ill protect the consumer from being victimized,
^immen;^ profits at the expense of every trtani
for the lender, but should rightfully be figufed!
lit will make the lending industry heavier by s
moman and child in the United States. Passage of
in with the interest of finance charges and com- ?
fTruth-ituLending legislation being sponsored by'
Ipfhtecting the ethical lender from losing busijSermtor Williani Proxmire (D'Wis.) would go d
puted as part of the annual interest rate.
I ness ?to unscrupulous competitors,
:tong way toward remedying tMs situation. •Thein
The oniy ^
fr<mti such
^\bat effert
Ahd? well- ?
AFL-CIO has thrown its full support behind tM^
pegisiation
are
tlie
unscrupulous
lenders—the
[planned confusion had for the average Ameripending legh^tlon as it is irnportaht to the ..w0ll^
l^bugers, fast-faik boys and out anb^o^^^^
of eit:fy Atnerican citiien.
^consume^?^•?v.?v.
HEN you are forced to borrow money or
W
purchase on the installment plan, do you
demand to know what the annual interest rate
ill-
pjisa
'W-%
^
often by a slick and well trained salesman, that
he will pay only $10 down and $10 a month
so that the loan will be a "breeze" to repay.
Neither the total finance charge nor the interest
rate is evident—and only a persistent and prob
ing questioner and skillful mathematician will
be able to discover the true facts.
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U.S. LACKS ENOUGH VESSELS TO MEET TRADE DEMANDS, GULICK TELLS MTD
MTD AUTHORIZES IN-DEPTH STUDY OF LANDRUM-GRIFFIN COURT DECISIONS
AFL-CIO COUNCIL ‘READY’ TO DISCUSS ANY COMPLAINT OF AFFILIATED UNIONS
SIU CANNERY UNION TOPS IBT IN PACIFIC COAST NLRB VOTE
25 MILLIONTH NLRB ELECTION VOTE MARKS MILESTONE IN LABOR HISTORY
AFL-CIO DISPUTE SETTLED WITH OHIO RADIO STATION
INCOME TAX GUIDE FOR SEAFARERS
PRESIDENT URGES NEW RIGHTS LAW AS ‘DECENT, RIGHT, AND NECESSARY’
SEAFARERS’ KNIFE & FORK EXPEDITIONS TAKE THEM TO GLOBE’S FAR CORNERS
NEW ELECTRONIC VOICE BOX ENABLES VETERAN SIU MEMBER TO SPEAK AGAIN
AFL-CIO COUNCIL ‘READY’ TO DISCUSS ANY COMPLAINT OF AFFILIATED UNIONS
TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN CONSUMER – A TRUTH-IN-LENDING LAW
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SEAFARERS LOG
Page Two
Council Conciudes Winter Session
AFL'CIO Exec, Couna'l Plots Course
For Labor's Programs in 1967
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
The AFL-CIO Executive Council recently called on President John
son to issue an executive order to bar government contracts from going
BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—^The trade union movement took a long, hard look at the challenges to notoriously anti-labor corporations—and in this manner virtually
and problems of 1967—internationally, at home and within organized labor—and came up with subsidizing their anti-labor practices.
The very need for such demands on the part of organized American
a carefully-planned program designed to insure progress on all three fronts.
labor
is a sad and shameful commentary on the contracting policies of
In a week of intensive and Policy Committee.
• Called for "immediate and the U.S. Government.
highly productive sessions, the
Meany told reporters at a press extensive attention" to problems
The fact of U.S. Government support for anti-labor firms is clear.
AFL-CIO Executive Council conference that in terms of the of the American consumer and
During the past five years the share of U.S. military contracts going
plotted the course for organized overriding issue of labor unity he urged legislation and investigation to companies located in the South Central States has nearly doubled.
labor for this year and the years hoped that the UAW would not in six major areas.
Of the eight South Central States five are "right-to-work" states.
beyond, with particular attention leave the AFL-CIO and that he
• Urged amendment of the During the same period the eight South Atlantic States, five of which
to improving the quality and would prefer to have Reuther back
present draft law to remove in are also "right-to-work" states, have boosted their share of military
standard of life for all Americans on the council.
equities and discrimination and contracts by over $2 billion.
and assuring that all workers se
One of the worst anti-labor companies in the entire nation is located
In a series of statements on do proposed an 8-point program of
cure a fair share of the fruits of
in this area, and it is doubly tragic that this company is also one of the
mestic policies and legislation the revisions.
their labor.
council took the following action:
• Recommended postponing a biggest receivers of Defense Department contracts. This is the in
And despite an all-time record
• Reaffirmed its deep commit decision on the need for a tax famous J. P. Stevens Company, which is perhaps the nation's biggest
high memtership at the end of
producer of U.S. military uniforms.
1966, the council stressed the need ment to the war on poverty, sharp increase until current uncertain
The anti-labor practices of J. P. Stevens' management have been
for a continuin" emphasis on or ly repudiated attacks designed to ties in the economy are resolved
so
blatant and consistent that a National Labor Relations Board trial
ganizing and updating the policies cripple or destroy the program in the next few months.
examiner
recently noted that "it begins to appear doubtful" that ainy
of the federation in the fields of and rejected the "mythology" that
• Called for wage increases legal remedy can right the wrongs done to Stevens employees. He
political action and education and the nation cannot afford it.
through collective bargaining to blasted J. P. Stevens management for not only repeatedly violating
public relations.
• Pledged to do everything in bolster consumer buying power, employee rights but also for setting policies that led many company
AFL-CIO President George its power to translate President noting that extraordinary profits
* Merny characterized the mid Johnson's civil rights program into and rising productivity made such supervisors to lie on the witness stand. Yet the Federal Government
winter sessions at the Americana law, terming his proposals "sound, wage hikes possible without in continues to reward Stevens with fat government defense contracts,
paid for with the tax dollars of American workers.
Hotel here as "very, very produc sensible and achievable."
creasing the general price level.
Another way in which our tax dollars are wasted to support antitive ... a fine meeting," with the
labor
employers is through the issuance of tax-exempt industrial bonds
discussions intensive and at a high
which
serve in many cases to induce companies to violate their union
Tried to Save Shipmate
level.
contracts
and run away to states offering them the protection of antiIn its final sessions the council
labor
"right-to-work"
laws.
continued to receive detailed brief
A
vigorous
attack
on this tax-dodging scheme was made recently
ings from the top leaders of the
by
the
Assistant
Secretary
of the Treasury. He charged that these
Johnson Administration, holding
industrial
development
bonds
were being used more and more by the
a 90-minute meeting with Vice
states
to
lure
financially
strong
corporations, that are fully able to
President Hubert H. Humphrey
obtain funds through normal channels, into their area where they can
on foreign policy matters, with
enjoy the further benefits of "right-to-work" statutes.
emphasis on Viet Nam, and with
San Francisco—An SIUNA Military Sea Transport Union mem
These practices of awarding government contracts to anti-labor
Treasury Secretary Henry H. ber received a Coast Guard Lifesaving award on March 2nd for
companies
and of alloVving many of these same companies to take
Fowler on the general state of the
an
act
of
bravery
that
occurred
in
March
a
year
ago
when
he
at
advantage
of
these tax-exempt bonds to increase their profits are
economy.
tempted
to
save
a
fellow
ship^
just
two
areas
in which the U.S. government will have to revise its
Earlier it had met with Labor
present
policies
before it can truly say it is fulfilling its obligations to
mate
from
drowning.
Secretary W. Willard Wirtz, Budg
the American worker.
et Director Charles L. Schultze,
Barstle V. Cross, deck dele
White House Assistant Joseph A. gate aboard the MSTS transport
Califano, Jr., and Federal Media USNS General Edwin D. Patrick,
tion Director William E. Simkin. jumped into 48-degree water at an
anchorage in Yokohama, Japan,
Pollock Elected
The council filled the vacancy in an effort to save the life of
in its ranks caused by the resigna fellow crewman Felipe S. Santos
tion of Auto Workers President on March 28, 1966. Brother San
Walter P. Reuther by electing Tex tos had fallen into the water while
The nominating period for delegates to represent- the SIU
tile Workers Union of America attempting to climb a Jacob's lad
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District Deep Sea Mem
President William Pollock. It der from a liberty launch.
named Steelworkers President 1.
bership at the Internationals 13th biennial convention will open on
Although Brother Cross was not
W. Abel to head up its Economic successful in saving the life of
March 20. Twenty-seven deleBrother Santos, he did everything
gates are to be elected.
Nominations and acceptances
possible to rescue Santos until he
Complete information on the shall be submitted to Al Kerr, sec
became exhausted from the cold.
nominating procedures, along with retary-treasurer, Seafarers Inter
Rear Admiral Theodore Fabik, MSTU Seafarer Barstle V. Cross election details and the president's national Union of North America
SEAFARERS^fe^OG
Commander 12th Coast Guard displays C. G. Lifesaving Award, recommendations, which had been Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
March 17, 1967 • Vol. XXiX, No. 6
District, made the presentation to received for valiant and daring approved by the membership at Waters District, 675 Fourth Ave
Official Publication of the
Brother Cross, while his wife, Al- effort to save drowning shipmate. the regular March meetings, were nue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232 and
Seafarer* International Union
mailed directly to all AGLIWD must be received at headquarters
vina, looked on. Cross was then
of North America,
and
holding
his
head
above
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
deep sea members by SIU Presi no later than the close of business
handed an encased letter of com
and Inland Waters District.
water,
Mr.
Cross
attempted
dent Paul Hall, in accordance on March 24, 1967.
mendation from the Secretary of
AFL-CIO
to secure him with a life pre
The mailed notice pointed out
the Treasury Henry H. Fowler.
with the Union Constitution,
Extevtive Board
that
"in accordance with Article
Article
XIV,
Section
3.
server
and
line.
After
secur
The Secretary of the Treasury
PAUL HALL, President
XIV,
Section 3, in the event the
As
approved
by
the
member
CAL TANNER
EARL SHEPARD
ing
himself
to
a
second
line
commendation read as follows:
Exec. Fiee-Pree.
Vice-President
number
of all qualified nominees
ship
meeting,
the
president
rec
and while being repeatedly
AL KERR
LINOSEI WILLIAMS
The Secretary of the Treas
is
equal
to
or does not exceed the
ommended
that
the
district
send
See.-Treoe.
Vice-President
immersed by the turbulent
ury takes pleasure in present
ROBERT MATTHEWS
number
of
delegates to be elected,
to
the
convention
the
27
dele
water, both men were pulled
Viee-Preeident
ing the Silver Life-Saving
then such nominees shall be
gates
"to
which
we
are
entitled."
HERBERT BRAND
back under the Jacob's lad
Medal to Barstle Virgle Cross
The notice pointed out that deemed to be elected as conven
Direetor of Organiting and
der. Exhausted by the ordeal
for acts as set forth in the fol
Publications
"any full book member in good tion delegates. Should the num
and debilitated by the water,
lowing CITATION:
Managing Editor
standing, may nominate himself ber of all qualified nomiaees be
MIKE POLLACK
Mr.
Cross was assisted aboard
greater than the number of dele
"For hereto action on the
for convention delegate."
Assistant Editor
NATHAN SKYER
Staff Writers
ship and released to medical
evening of March 28, 1966,
All those members who are gates to be elected, a secret vote
PETER WEILL
when he attempted to rescue
authorities. Mr. Cross dis
nominated and wish to accept such on the delegates will be held in all
PEIB WEISS
nomination, or who wish to nomi ports on April 17 between 9:00
a fellow crewman from
played
outstanding
initiative,
ED RuBBNsnaN
drowning in Tokyo Bay, Yo
nate themselves, shall submit such A.M. and 5:00 P.M."
courage and fortitude in-.this
kohama, Japan. On returning
notifications of their nomination
Similar notices are being sent
PilliiM blENkly at 810 Meds lilud Ami*
valiant attempt to save the
N.E.. WuliliitoB. D. C. 20018 ky tk* Seafirto
the
anchored
USNS
Pat
or
acceptance
by
wire,
registered
to
all members of the districts
life
of
a
shipmate.
His
ex
in iitm*tl*Mi UilMi, Atiantli, Cilf, Lakn
rick, a crewman slipped from
Bid lilud Witm Dlrtrirt. AFL-CIO, C75
letter or in person. Such accept Inland Boatmen's Union, United
emplary
service
is
in
keeping
FHrtb Amn, 8n*klyB. N.V. 11232. Til.
a Jacob's ladder and fell into
ance or nomination shall contain Industrial Workers and Great
NYiriitt 9-6800. tmid ilia yeitifi yald
with the highest traditions of
at WadilaitMi. D. C.
the frigid water. Mr. Cross
the book number and address Lakes Seamen for the designation
the sea."
mriAtTEB'S ATTEBTIIB: Fsna 3979
saw his shipmate tiring and
where
the nominee can be reached of their respective delegations to
iwdi ikiild k* Mat t* Seafann latsraatliaal
despite the cold and choppy
The MSTU will honor Brother during the period of nominations the convention of the Seafarers
BIIM, AtlaatI*. Bilf, Lakw aid iilaad Watin
BMrirt, AFL-CIO, 875 Fiartk Awaie, Bnrtwater, jumped from the
Cross with a plaque for his act of and appeals which commences on International Union of North
lya, B.r. 11232.
launch to swim to his rescue.
courage, it was announced by Sec March 20, 1967 and ends on April America which will be held in
While grasping his shipmate
Washington beginning June 21.
retary-Treasurer Joseph J. l.eal. 3, 1967, the notice said.
MSTU Seafarer Wins Award
For Daring Rescue Attempt
Nominating Period Begins
For SlU Convention Delegates
�March 17, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Upgrades to FOWT Rating
AFL-CIO Rallies Public Support
In Drive for New Sociai Security Biil
President Johnson, Vice President Humphrey and overflow crowds at rallies throughout
the nation helped launch the AFL-CIO's drive to demonstrate massive public support for the
Administration's social security bill. The rallies were held in 14 major cities on Mar. 12.
*Too many citizens have*^
"That is how progress is made. of the auditoriums and crowding
been left behind by the prog That is how laws are passed. It the entrances.
ress they helped hufld," John is really up to us."
In Boston, center of the New
son declared. **Our effort to
Humphrey touched on the same England area rally, a second hotel
guarantee d^pity and a decent theme in a rousing speech to the ballroom even bigger than the one
income to eveiy worker still has enthusiastic Oklahoma City rally. originally scheduled was quickly
"The success of any legisla rented and speakers shuttled back
a long way to go ... I am count
tion,"
the Vice President stressed, and forth between the two halls—
ing on you to help in this great
"begins
right here at the grass roots with standees in each. Paul Jen
effort."
when people like yourselves, many nings, president of the Electrical,
Great Lakes Seafarer David Jones (left) looks over brand new FOW
Johnson and AFL-CIO Pres. miles away, start the groundswell Radio & Machine Workers, was
ticket with Port Agent Jack Hall at the Duluth SlU hall. Jones, George Meany appeared together that eventually touches Capitol the principal speaker.
along with many other Seafarers, upgraded his rating this winter in a special film show at 14 week Hill in Washington."
In New York, a capacity crowd
by successfully completing the course of study being offered at end rallies sponsored by local cen
Enthusiasm was the keynote of attended the meeting, which was
the Union's FOW school in Duluth. Port Agent Hall directs school. tral labor councils with strong all of the meetings—flowing back held in the NMU hall.
support from senior citizen organ and forth between speakers and
Representative Jacob H. Gilbert
izations. Humphrey headed the audiences, demonstrated by stand
(D-N.Y.), a member of the House
speaker list at the Oklahoma City ing room only crowds in most of
Ways & Means Committee which
rally and senators, congressmen, the cities lining the sides and rear
(Continued on Page 6)
union leaders and Administration
officials addressed mass meetings
in other cities.
SIU President Paul Hall went to
New Orleans to spur labor's cam
NEW YORK—Three Seafarers have become the second, third paign there. He was the principal
and fourth men to obtain deck officer's licenses after preparing speaker at the New Orleans rally
for their Coast Guard examinations at the SIU's Harry Lundeberg which was held in the SIU hall.
School for Seamanship in the ^
vided with meals, hotel lodgings The meeting was given widespread
training program jointly spon and subsistence payments of $110 television coverage which relayed
the highlights of Hall's talk and
sored by the SIU and the Amer per week while in training.
the
meeting throughout the com
ican Maritime Officers Union.
This in-training assistance is the
Winning certification as Third same as available to engine de munity.
Tens of thousands of petitions
Mate on Steam and Motor Ves partment Seafarers who are en
sels were Kevin Skelly, Frank rolled in the union training pro were distributed at the rallies,
Myatt, and John Thompson, who gram to prepare engine depart which Meany stressed were "only
successfully completed the inten ment men for their licensed engi the beginning" of the campaign.
He urged those attending to:
sive course of study at the SIU- neers examination.
Sanicola
Kazar
Adams
Hartman
AMO school as. well as the Coast
"Write
to
your
congressman
In order to qualify for the train
The jointly-operated SIU-District 2 MEBA School of Engineer
Guard examinations.
and your senators. Visit them . . .
ing course. Seafarers must:
Forty-four-year-old Kevin Skel
• Be nineteen years of age or
"Talk to your friends and neigh ing actively continues to upgrade the skills and ratings of Seafarers.
ly joined the Seafarers in 1961 over;
Four more men have advanced through the program and
bors—to your church ?nd school
and went to sea as AB and as
• Have 24 months of watch groups, to your fellow club mem achieved Coast Guard certifica- ^
bos'n before acquiring his newly- standing time in the deck depart bers. Get them to read the litera tion as Engineers. A total of sailing or about to sail in berths
earned rank of third mate. Skelly ment and an AB endorsement on ture we have prepared and to 128 Seafarers have now received aboard American-flag ships are
is from Parma, Ohio.
their seamen's papers.
write their congressmen and sena engineer's licenses since the school Frank Sanicola, John Kazar,
Thomas Adams, and John HartFrank Myatt of New York is
In addition to achieving its ob tors. Get everyone you can to began its program last year.
40 years old and has been with jective of assisting qualified deck sign your petition.
The newly-licensed engineers man, Jr.
the SIU for ten years, shipping out
Newly-licensed third assistant
during that time as AB until ad
engineer Frank Sanicola is 49
vancing to his third mate's rating. Representative Dingell Speaks at MTD Meefi'ng
years old and makes his home in
John Thompson hails from Es
Brooklyn, New York. Brother
sex, Maryland, and is an SIU vet
Sanicola has sailed as FOWT.
eran of 22 years who shipped out
Forty-year-old John Kazar is a
as AB and as bos'n before winning
23-year veteran who's sailed in
his third mate's license.
FOWT slots before earning his
The training program, operated
third assistant engineer's license.
Brother Kazar hails from ScranWASHINGTON—The Soviet Union will become the dominant maritime power in the world if ton, Pa.
Thomas Adams, 44, also sailed
the United States doesn't become more competitive in the rebuilding of a strong merchant marine. as FOWT before winning his third
Representative John D. Dingell (D.-Mich.) warned those in attendance at a meeting of the AFL-CIO assistant engineer's license. Broth
Maritime Trades Department
er Adams joined the SIU in 1961.
Transportation that old rust-buck ican merchant marine.
here last week.
John Hartman, Jr., is an oldSlU-President Paul Hall, who is timer of 21-years SlU-standing
Dingell, a member of the ets and obsolete Liberty Ships be
House Merchant Marine and Fish used to revitalize the American also president of the Maritime who also sailed as FOWT before
Merchant Marine was hardly an Trades Department, reaffirmed his acquiring his third assistant's li
eries Committee and the House
answer
to this need. He said the confidence in bi-partisan coopera cense. Brother Hartman, 43 yearsCommerce Committee, in his talk
use
of
these
old ships represents tion as the best hope for solution of-age, is, like Brother Kazar,
to representatives of labor, indus
Skelly
Thompson
a danger to both crew and cargo of industry problems and the re from Scranton, Pa.
try and government, emphasized
The joint SIU-MEBA District
under a reciprocal agreement be the need for legislative authoriza as well as making U.S. efforts in vival of our American merchant
2 upgrading school offers Seafar
tween SIU and the American Mar tion in allocating funds needed to the maritime field a laughing stock marine program.
Hall also called for some atten ers and Engineers qualified in
itime Officers, is the first of its rebuild our merchant fleet and up among "foreign shipowners."
Dingell
again
stressed
the
need
tion
in Congress to the decline of struction in preparing for their
type in the maritime industry.
grade shipyard capabilities. It
Applicants can begin receiving should not be left to the Budget for continued efforts by all con American shipping on the Great Third Assistant Engineer, Tempo
rary Third Assistant Engineer or
instruction at any time. The pe Bureau or the Appropriations cerned toward the establishment of Lakes.
Attending the luncheon in place Original Second Engineer's li
riod of instruction will be deter Committee to handle the maritime an independent Maritime Admin
mined by each member's individ fiscal requirements needed, he said. istration and alluded to the recent of Senator Everett Dirksen, who censes in either steam or motor
ual ability and knowledge, and
A strong merchant marine is not success of maritime unions and was ill, Senator Thomas Kuchel vessel classifications.
SIU engine department men
the instructors' satisfaction of his only vital to serve the nation's de much of management in prevent (R.-Calif.) voiced his concern for
ing
MARAD
from
being
made
a
who
have the necessary require
the condition of the maritime fleet.
readiness to take the examinations. fense needs but to serve its com
part
of
the
Transportation
De
ments
and who want to enroll in
He
said
that
on
a
recent
visit
to
The training program was in merce as well, the congressman
the Persian Gulf he had seen the the school can obtain additional
stituted in line with the SIU's continued. "Our Balance-of-Pay- partment.
objective of encouraging and as ment difficulties would also im
"We won that battle," he said, vessels of Japan and the Soviet information and apply for the
sisting unlicensed personnel to up prove considerably with American but reminded his listeners that "we Union which deal with free na course at any SIU hall or write
grade themselves.
vessels on the trade routes of the have yet to accomplish the objec tions, and became convinced that directly to SIU headquarters at
Seafarers can participate in the world," he pointed out, adding tives sought" and a major effort "this administration has not done 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn,
course of instruction at no cost to however, that recent suggestions will be required to reverse the long for the United States what is need New York 11232. The telephone
number is HYacinth 9-6600.
themselves. "They will be pro- from the new Department of period of unconcern for the Amer ed by the maritime industry."
Three Additional Seafarers
Win Deck Officers Ratings
I ,
Page Three
Four More SIU Men Win Licenses
As Rigineers—Total Is Now 128
House Maritime Committee Member
Warns of Soviet Sea Dominance
�Page Four
Six Additional Seafarer Veterans
Join Growing SlU Pension Roster
Resquites
March 17, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Wood
Sinin
Fisher
EscandeU
Albanese
Six additional names have been added to the ever increasing list of Seafarers collecting a pension
from the SIU. Newcomers to the pension ranks include: Sal Resquites, Cedric Wood, Earl Sillin,
James Fisher, Francisco EscandeU and Rocco Albanese.
Sal Resquites was bom in the
Philippines and joined the SIU the Steward department and New York. Wood last sailed
in New York. A resident of joined the union in the port of aboard the Executive.
San Francisco, he sailed as a cook. New York. Born in the British
Earl Sillin last shipped on the
His last vessel was the Steel Age. West Indies, he now lives with his Del Monte. A member of the
Cedric Wood was a member of wife, Inez, in South Ozone Park,. Engine department, the Seafarer
sailed as FWT and oiler. He
joined the union in Jacksonville.
Born in Arkansas, Sillin lives in
Tampa, with this wife, Eva.
James Fisher sailed as AB and
joined the SIU in the port of Seat
tle. He lives with his wife, Fran
by Fred Famen,Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes
ces, in Campbell, Calif. The Sea
farer was born in Boston. Fisher's
SIU members have kept the Port of Detroit busy for the last last ship was the Choctaw Victory.
Francisco EscandeU was born
two weeks with crews reporting to various vessels in the area. in Spain and resides in New York
At present three cement boats, the Inglehart, Paul Townsend and with his wife. Milagros. He joined
S. T. Crapo are fitting out. Crews have already reported to the the SIU in Baltimore. A member
U.S. Gypsum, Ben W. Calvin, Adam E. Cornelius and Consumers of the Steward department, he
Power. The Tug Dean and Barge
sailed as chief cook. His last ship
report at its first meeting. Aside was the Rice Victory.
Maida are also fitting out.
Rocco Albanese was an AB and
All SIU men clearing in Detroit from the operation of a few selfhave taken their physicals. We unloaders, indications are that the bosun. He was born in New Jer
urge all members who have not rest of the ships will not get going sey and lives in Lyndhurst, N. J.,
gone through the Union clinics on the season until about two with his wife, Emily. Albanese
to do =so promptly so that the weeks later than they did last joined the union in New York.
processing of clearance cards can year. The next formal meeting His last ship was the Gray.
be speeded up when men report of the committee is not scheduled
until March 26.
to ships.
Frank Kalicky, who is reporting
With the cutbacks in automo
bile production and the possibility back to his job as porter on the
of an auto strike this year, things Paul Tovrasend, was the first mem
in the shipping industry could be ber to get his callback this season.
come slack. But there should be
plenty of jobs — especially for
rated men—and the Union is mak
ing every effort to assist members
SAN FRANCISCO—The Elec
in obtaining their ratings.
tion Committee of the SIUNAYour Secretary-Treasurer and
affiliated Marine Cooks and Stew
other Union officials attended a
ards
Union has completed its offi
membership meeting of Checker
cial
count
of ballots cast in the
Cab drivers held at the Retail
recent
MCS
election of officers
Clerk's hall to advise the more
and
has
announced
the results.
than 250 drivers present of the
NEW BEDFORD—"Hedgeproposals presented to the Com fence" — this well known name
Results of the official tally were
pany. Guest speakers were Mike might be taken by an outsider to concurred on by the membership
Novak, president of the Wayne be a disparaging remark about at monthly membership meetings.
County AFL-CIO, and Johnny some girl's lack of a beautiful
The official tally shows election
Schreier, Regional Director of the face.
of the following officers:
nth Region AFL-CIO.
But actually it's a reference by
Ed Turner, Secretary-Treasurer;
John Weaver, President of Lo SIU New Bedford fishermen to Frank Gomar, Assistant Secretarycal 10, Transportation Services Hedgefence Shoal, a fishing ground Treasurer; Elmiro LaRue, Head
and Allied Workers, Seafarers' In
quarters Dispatcher; Mathew G.
ternational Union, AFL-CIO, told off Nantucket. Someone once said Bayless, Robert D. Bessette and
the TSAW members that negotia the shoal looks like a hedgefence. Pendleton D. Thompson, Head
Other fishing grounds visited by quarters Patrolmen; Charles W.
tions will begin March 15. The
negotiating committee was intro local fishermen bear such names Green, Seattle Port Agent; John duced to the membership which as "Banana," "Lumps," "Bight of Stathis, Portland Port Agent; Joe
then went on record to grant it full
Clark," "Iron Ore," and "Rose Goren, Los Angeles Port Agent;
authority.
Wilder Smith, New York Port
Members of the committee in and Crown."
Agent; and Emil Lee, Honolulu
A majority of the fishermen
clude four drivers (representing
Port Agent.
three garages), your Secretary- know these locations but the U.S.
Elected as SIUNA Convention
Treasurer, John Weaver, Jack Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Delegates were Ed Turner, Joe
Bluitt and Vic Hanson.
Goren, Wilder Smith, Charles
After using every legal gim often has trouble pinpointing the
Green, John Stathis and Earl Lee.
mick in the books and stalling for exact spots.
For the first time in MCS his
John V. Mahoney of the BCF
the last five years, we can expect
tory, the absentee ballot was avail
the Company to be just as hard- office in New Bedford says the able in every port except San
boiled during these negotiations. government wants to get specific Francisco, as previously author
However, we have confidence that
ized by the membership. The
we will get the best contract possi locations so the grounds can be elections committee report noted
evaluated, future stocks estimated
ble.
and management and conserva that use of the absentee ballot had
Cleveland
proved a complete success, en
The Lakes Ice Committee came tion policies can be recommend abling more eligible voters than
up with a very discouraging ice ed.
ever before to register their tallies.
MC5 Re-elects
Ed Tuner to
Top Union Post
Hedgefence Shoal
Guides Fishermen
Of New Bedford
The Attantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area|
Nevr York
Rudolph Evans was by the hall
checking the boards for a bedroom
steward's job like the one he held
down for three months recently
aboard the Burbank Victory.
Frank Maldonado, off the Long
Beach after a brief 26-day stint
as oiler, is checking the boards
once more for any Sea-Land ship,
preferring an oiler's spot.
Troy Smith recently concluded
his trip after 6 months aboard the
Steel Designer. Troy is seeking
for his next run a Far East tripper
as oiler.
Raymond Lewis likes to ship:
Period. So he'll take any ship any
where. Raymond last held down
the galley utility spot aboard the
Wacosta for two months.
Peculiar weather has been mak
ing itself felt around the head
quarters hall. Seafarers coming
by in the A.M. with scarves and
fur-lined jackets can, by noon,
get sun tans outside the hall. On
some days, that is.
Boston
Twenty-year SIU member Ar
thur Vogel is ready for the first
job to be put on the board after
enjoying a few weeks at home
with his family. Art last sailed as
a wiper on the Robin Goodfellow.
Henry Martin is raring to go on
any ship. The 25-year SIU vet
eran's last job was as Chief Cook
on the Maiden Victory.
Another 25-year man, John
"Fish" Ruhery, is holding down
the hall for the first bosun's job to
be posted. The Bertha Ann was
his last ship.
Shipping has been slow this
period but we expect it will be
somewhat better before the next
report.
Norfolk
Two 20-year-veterans of the
SIU are back in town after ex
tended absences. David Berger
finally found his way home after
three years on the West Coast.
He's now registered in Norfolk
and looking for a bosun's job
Randolph Archer signed off the
Baltimore for a couple of weeks
leisure. He just picked up a size
able vacation check and means to
make the most of it before look
ing for another wiper's job.
William Donald, an SIU man
for 19 years, is watching the board
for a short European run. He had
to get off his last ship, the Globe
Traveler to tend to some personal
business ashore.
Shipping has been good here
this period and the outlook is very
encouraging.
Philadelphia
Funeral services for oldtimer,
Edmund Brett were held on
March 8 at the Nulty funeral
home here. Ed passed away on
March 5.
Shipping in the Philadelphia
area has been only fair this period.
William Smith is ready to go
again after getting off the Colum
bia due to a death in the family.
Billy sails in the Deck department.
Ed Dacey and Joseph Werselowich are both watching the board
for jobs in the Steward's depart
ment. Ed recently got off the Fort
Hoskins. Joe's last ship was the
Merrimac.
Joseph Doyle, last on the Fort
Hoskins, is registered and ready to
take the first Engine department
job that comes up.
Baltimore
Shipping has been good here
and prospects for the next period
look the same. In port with no
crews are the Almar, Losmar,
Ohio, Maine, Hercules, Victory
and Seatrain's Washington. Ships
crewed this past week were the
Seafarer and the Jasmina. Three
paid off, 4 signed on, and 5 were
in transit during the past two
weeks.
Kenneth Bane is happy over the
many benefits he's received over
the last 18 years as an SIU broth
er. Ken's last vessel was the Kenmar, which returned recently from
a one-year run. So he's just taking
it easy for a while, but will join
up again soon, this time on a
European run.
Puerto Rico
Old timers seen around the hall
include Cliff Mainers, who is leav
ing the island to enroll in the
SIU's Engineers Upgrading pro
gram, and Eddie Castro, who will
follow Cliff up north very shortly.
Joe Wohletz, a pensioner, is re
cuperating from a recent eye op
eration.
Frank R. Myatt (left), second Seafarer to receive deck officer rating
after completing upgrading training at joint SlU-AMO Deck Officer
Training School, receives certificate and hearty congratulations from
SIU vice-president Earl Shepard. Myatt won third mate's ticket.
�<
March 17, 1967
The Gulf Coast
by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
•!) «
The Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO elected oflBcers at its
meeting held February 23. Officers reelected were: A. P. Stoddard,
president; Davy P. Laborde, vice president; Buck Stephens
secretary-treasurer; and Roy Klung, sergeant-at-arms. Members
of the executive board reelected were: Peter Babin, Jr., Edward
Bertoneau, Ernest Colbert, Clar
ence Henry, M. E. Joseph, John After an extensive Viet Nam run
M. Kelly, Jr., Robert Lewis, as chief steward, Homer Rlngo
Edward Shanklin, Nick Tadin, Sal has retreated to his summer home
Tardo, Joseph Usner, C. V. Utter, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast,
John W. Whalen, Jr., myself and where he plans to relax before
setting out to sea again. Ringo is
Jules Zuberbier.
The tug Whiteman No. 10 sunk well-known for both his fairy tales
in the Mississippi River after a and hush puppies.
Houston
fire broke out in the engine room.
The tug was owned by the SIURichard Torrealba recently
IBU contracted George Whiteman piled off the Keva Ideal for a very
Towing Co., Inc. of Gretna, La. special reason: It seems that Dick
Danger of an explosion lasted recently became a grandfather,
for an hour due to the highly and is anxious to begin spoiling
inflammable nature of the tug fuel. his newly arrived granddaughter.
Harbor police fireboats worked James M. Sammon decided to take
nearly three hours to douse the advantage of the SIU Upgrading
flames. Fortunately all five crew Program in Houston, and that he
men escaped injury.
did. Sammon was not satisfied
Representative Eddie L. Sapir with merely one or two endorse
was victorious over his Republi ments. Through diligent study he
can opposition in the February 28 managed to get six: Machinist,
general election for the city coun refrigeration engineer, a new en
cil seat. It was his third contest dorsement as engineman, junior
within two months. His victory engineer, deck engineer, and last
represents a hard-fought triumph but not least, electrician. Sammon
for all of New Orleans labor.
is a good example of just what
determination
can accomplish.
New Orleans
Mobile
Seafarer Tim Holt has just com
pleted a very unusual trip to
Back from a fast trip to Viet
Karachi. Holt was injured on the Nam, chief cook Robert Spencer
Ramban while sailing as an AB. had nothing but praise for his last
He was sent to a Karachi hospital ship, the Linfield Victmy. Spen
•—a maternity hospital.
cer characterized her as an "oldie
Off the Overseas Joyce after a but goodie." Joseph Green is most
tour of the Far East is Dave Al- familiar with the island runs, but
bnVht. Dave has been relaxing recently he made a rapid run to
with friends in the hall. He gen Israel with a load of grain on the
erally sails as baker and is pres Tamara Guilden. Joe makes his
ently looking for a three month home in Mobile. While on the
stint going anywhere. John Rich Minot Victory, deckman William
ardson, meanwhile, is scouting a E. Smith suffered burns and had
summer run to Europe. His last to be repatriated to the States.
ship was the Warrior as FOWT. Smith has shipped from the Gulf
John's a native of North Carolina. area for over twenty years. After
Anything that comes along will he recuperates. Brother Smith is
suit J. A. Tadias. The Del Monte looking forward to getting back in
was his last salt water billet. He harness.
was an AB on that one. Electrician
Seafarer John D. Hunter just
Gorham Bowdre last sailed on the finished a nice long trip as bosun
Alcoa Voyager. Bowdre claims on the Neva West He got off re
not to be choosy as to his next cently to go into drydock and
selection, but expresses a prefer after some minor repairs will be
ence for Northern Europe or back looking for another long stay.
Japan as the destination. He Hunter makes his home in Mobile
makes his home in Baltimore. with his wife and family.
Page Five
SEAFARERS LOG
Fire Claims SlU-IBU Manned Tug,
AH Crewmembers Escape Unharmed
SIU-IBU manned Whiteman Towing Co. Tug. No. 10, which burned and sank near New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS—^A sudden fire claimed the
SIU-IBU manned Whiteman Towing Co. Tug No.
10 recently in the Mississippi River near here.
Fortunately, none of the tugs four-man crew
suffered any injuries.
The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union-contracted
vessel, named the Cosa Nostra, was towing a der
rick barge when the fire broke out.
Two Coast Guard vessels and two New Orleans
harbor police fireboats poured streams of water
into the flames for more than two and a half
hours c fter the blazing tug ran aground at Law
rence Street in Algiers, but the boat finally went
under.
Because the tug carried highly flammable fuel,
fire fighters feared an explosion, but managed to
prevent that from happening.
The four crewmembers aboard the tug were
SIU-IBU members Floyd Koenig, Captain; Leon
ard Koenig, Engineer; Claud Koenig and Bennie
Stewart, both deck hands. A fifth man, aboard the
derrick at the time of the fire, also escaped unin
jured.
Report Indicates Continued Increase
Medical Costs Creating 'Hardships'
U.S. Govt. Agency Report Reveals
WASHINGTON—Soaring prices for medical care are causing "severe hardships" to people who
need doctors or hospital services and are inflating the cost of government-financed medical care
programs, the Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare reported to Pres. Johnson recently.
The government study pre
urged consideration of such a list
medical costs during 1966.
dicted that medical costs will
Fees charged by doctors shot ing by the Food & Drug Admin
continue to rise. But it stressed up 7.8 percent, more than double istration.
that the rate of increase can be the 1965 increase and the biggest
Both the report and the council
slowed by measures to make more one-year rise since the government statement called for consideration
efficient use of medical resources began collecting statistics on med of the efficiency of hospital and
and bring down the cost of drugs. ical costs 40 years ago. The study nursing home facilities in deter
Physicians fees and hospital also showed a long-term trend in mining the amount of reimburse
charges led to an explosive rise in dicating that doctors are spending ment under the medicare pro
less time on each patient as well gram.
A council proposal for grantsas
charging bigger fees.
Del Muncfo Crew Wins Safety Award
in-aid
"to stimulate the growth of
Hospital costs jumped 16.5 per
consumer-controlled
comprehen
cent last year to an average charge
of about $45 a day, with no sign sive health plans" was matched by
an HEW recommendation for en
of a letup.
couragement of group practice
While drug prices did not rise
markedly during the past year, and federal "seed money" to en
they are an important factor in the courage the start of group practice
high cost of medical care and the prepayment plans.
report recommended steps to
lower prices of prescription drugs.
Many of the report's findings
Zip Code Needed for
and recommendations paralleled a
Foreign Allotments
statement by the AFL-CIO Exec
Seafarers who desire to
utive Council at its recent meet
send
foreign voyage allotment j
ing.
notes
to their families or to i
The HEW study recommended
an
American
bank are re-1
"an intensive examination of fre
quested
by
the
Coast Guard
quently prescribed drugs" to com
to have in hand the complete
pare the effectiveness of more ex
: name and address of the al
pensive brand name products with
lottee, including Zip Code
unbranded equivalents so that
number,
for presentation to
doctors can be authoritatively as
the
Shipping
Commissioner at
sured if the two are equal in value.
CapL M. L. Leger of the SlU-contracted Delta Line's cargoliner Del Mundo happily accepts Jones F. Devlin It asked that the Food & Drug
the appointed time the vessel's
crew signs on Shipping Arti
Safety Award from company Safety Director Capt. C. P. McFaull. L-R are: Seafarer Walter Dunn, stew Administration provide unbiased
cles in the presence of the
ard; Homer Gill, first asst. engineer: Captains McFaull and Leger; Robert Horodecky, chief engineer; information to doctors about the
Shipping Commissioner.
Philip Parish, purser. Award is issued by National Safety Council's Maritime Section to American-flag efficacy of drugs.
The
Executive
Council
had
ships achieving operation records of two full years without any lost-time accidents to its crew members.
�AFL-CIO Rallies Public Support
For Now Social Security Measure
(Continued from Page 3)
Commissioner Robert M. Ball not
only
spoke; he threw the meeting
is currently considering the legis
open
to questions on all phases of
lation, was given an ovation punc
social security.
tuated by cheers and shouts of ap
At Milwaukee, the overflow
proval as pledged "full support"
crowd cleaned out every available
to the Administration's bill "as a literature kit and petition and gave
bare minimum" to meet the need a big hand to Senator Gaylord
for improved social security. Be Nelson (D-Wis.), the principal
sides helping the elderly, Gilbert speaker.
pointed out, the President's pro
Senator Vance Hartke (D-Ind.)
posals would, if enacted, be worth
was
the featured speaker at the
$200,000 in insurance to a 35Indianapolis
rally, but Senator
year-old man with a wife and two
Birch
Bayh
(D-Ind.)
and Indiana
children.
Congressmen William G. Bray
Meany called for the same tvpe (RI, Andrew Jacobs. Jr. (D) and
of effort that led to the enactment Richard L. Roudebush (RI were
of medicare. He stressed that la among those to greet the standinebor regards the pendin? bill as "a room audience.
down payment" on a needed 50
The Cincinnati audience he^rd
percent increase in social security
from
the man regarded as the na
payments, with government con
tion's
leading expert on the social
tributions added to the social secu
security
system—^Wilbur J. Cohen,
rity tax paid by workers and em
under
secretary
of the Dept. of
ployers.
Health. Education & Welfare.
In Los Anf'eles—another stand
Overflow Crowd
ing room only rally—heard Rep.
Philip Burton (D-Calif.) stress the
They were standing in the
importance of a boost in social aisles at Cleveland to hear Repre
security benefits.
sentative Charles A. Vanik (DUp the coast, at Seattle, rally Ohio) and Machinists Sec.-Treas.
sponsors lugged in 200 extra Matthew DeMore, who returned
chairs but many still had to stand
to his home town to help labor's
to hear Rep. Lloyd Meeds (D- drive for the 20 percent social
Wash.) speak intently of the ur security raise.
gent need to improve social secu
In St. Louis, Representative
rity, "the only reliable protection Richard Bollines (D-Mo.), a leader
for most Americans in their old of the liberal Democratic bloc in
age."
Congress, gave the principal ad
At Denver, Social Security dress.
_
QUESTION: What's your fa
vorite ship or favorite line when
making a run?
Hany Ahrahamian: I like to go
to the Far East on American
President Lines. I
know a lot of
people there in
the Far East
ports, even more
than I know here
in New York.
American Presi
dent Lines usually
has Mariners on
that run. They're a new type of
ship, a passenger-merchant vessel
combination.
Stanmore BeD: I've been sailing
for a good twenty-four years and
in that time I've
learned at least
one thing, and
that is that as long
as you have a
good crew you
have got a good
ship. Usually for
the seaman,
though, his favor
ite ship is the one he signs on!
No, it doesn't matter where she
goes, as long as she gets you there!
^
Ruben Llauger: They're all my
favorite ships. I sail as A.B., peri
od! A ship is a
ship, that's all
there is to it.
When I come to
the hall, I come
to ship out. I
don't believe in
just doing favor
ite runs. Why
anyone would
really want to be so fussy, I just
couldn't say. Hell, a ship is a
ship and the sea is the sea.
Ralph Dougherty: I like the
coast-wise tankers of Cities Serv
ice best. Usually
I sail with them
out of New Or
leans. When you
sail with them
you're able to be
at home more of
ten and I like a
balanced life at
land and at sea.
Another reason I enjoy this run
is that it pays well. Good money
with good overtime. Oh yes, I
sail as an A.B.
Vincent Vanzenella: I like the
Trans-Globe best of them all. I
just got off her
after a solid year
on board. During
that time she
sailed back and
forth, and back
forth between
Okinawa and Sai
gon. Generally, I
would say, I en
joy anything that is a foreign run.
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Ramon Quintanilla: I don't care
what ship I'm on. What makes it
go is the crew, the
team. I have a lot
of favorites that I
can remember.
Among them are
the Fort Hoskins
and^ the Cities
Service Miami. I
just got off a
swell ship, the
Joplin Victory. What a ship must
have is a good captain, a good en
gineer, and a good crew. They
make or break the trip. A bad
crew is a bad ship.
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Inland
February 25, 1967 to March 10, 1967
DECK DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco ....
Seattle
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile ....'.
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
Totals
All Groups
Class A Class B
14
15
24
61
5
16
12
14
3
6
8
3
7
1
32
14
81
27
31
24
9
5
60
82
13
5
197
319
All Groups
CUssA OassB ClassC
16
14
6
42
13
9
12
2
16
14
6
8
9
3
8
2
5
4
2
2
4
17
5
25
10
5
28
18
7
7
5
2
85
53
58
11
9
17
255
168
127
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
All Groups
Class A Class B ClassC"
Class A Class B
17
60
12
17
3
8
7
25
43
27
9
61
8
297
17
46
6
17
9
1
0
9
24
25
1
41
7
203
10
32
3
10
6
5
3
6
24
18
9
62
13
201
6
25
4
6
5
2
2
12
20
28
4
27
7
148
6
22
1
6
6
8
0
6
10
2
8
96
16
187
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
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Pace Six
Mobile
^Tew Orleans
H .uston
Wilmington ......
San Francisco ....
Seattle
Totals
All Groups
Class A Class B
21
14
41
12
3
18
14
21
2
6
2
2
7
0
30
9
23
35
21
36
9
4
28
; 77
17
3
151
304
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
7
6
10
20
9
28
5
2
2
7
10
6
13
4
1
9
3
2
0
2
1
16
7
7
26
12
1
7
17
31
3
6
3
74
29
70 '
5
9
9
114
155
210
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
91
36
218
95
19
7
91
36
18
12
9
7
7
3
81
29
158
92
158
93
43
5
80
25
44
7
1.021
447
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
55
42
106
147
6
23
55
42
13
19
1
7
9
1
55
20
73
107
78
85
6
29
10
44
9
24
407
659
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
33
64
33
134
20
8
33
64
15
7
1
2
8
0
14
71
135
96
94
50
19
9
60
12
3
25
307
703
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RR Rates Designed to Destroy Competition
Great Lakes Ship Operators Blast
New Rate-Cut Scheme hy Railroads
The Lakes Carriers Association and nine of its member steamship companies recently charged
that eight railroads serving the Great Lakes area were using illegal means in an attempt to deprive
steamship carriers of a fair share of the 55 million ton annual traffic market.
In a complaint filed before commodity between two points on of business unless the railroads set
the Interstate Commerce Com special delivery schedules. The rates to lakehead ports which are
mission the Association asked Lakes Carriers agree with the unit comparable to their longer dis
that the railroads be ordered by train in principle but want com tance all-rail rates.
the regulatory agency to provide parable rates to lakehead ports
Hirshfield said the railroads
service to Lake Erie ports at rates where they can share the traffic. "have complete control of the
comparable with those charged to
Loss of Revenue
means of transportation from in
destinations where no connection
The association says that as land mines to the lake ports" and
with a lakes carrier is necessary. things stand now, the loss in reve that "by refusing to publish com
James A. Hirshfield, president nue to lakes carriers would be parable rates . . . they are refusing
of the Lakes Carriers, which rep severe enough to force them out to provide service at all."
resents 26 companies operating
200 vessels on ffie Great Lakes,
claimed abuse of power by the
SlU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS
railroads. "As a sole supplier of
service," he said, they "deny to
January 1 - January 31, 1967
the consumer freedom of choice
Number of
Amount
of an equally efficient, or more
Benefits
Paid
efficient, rail-water competitive
routing."
Hospital Benefits
. . 6,452
$
66,967.25
Hirshfield pointed out that the Death Benefits
78,445.08
37
so-called "unit train" rate charged
Disability Benefits
166,778.00
880
from Sunnyville, Ohio, to Essex7,810.00
39
ville, Mich., a distance of 366 Maternity Benefits
Dependent
Benefits
94,803.56
miles, is only $2.20 a ton. But
the rate for a mere 177 miles from OpHcal Benefits
1,498.46
100
Sunnyville to Toledo, where con Out-Patient Benefits
32,402.00 .
.. 4,348
nections can be made with lake Summary
448,704.35
carriers, is $2.35 a ton.
Vacation Benefits
730,970.25
.. 1,711
A fairly new development of
the railroads, the unit train may
- 1
consist of 100 or more cars spe TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION
cially designed to haul a single BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD
$1,179,674.60
14,036
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SEAFARERS LOG
Meany Voices Labor's 'Horror'
Over Natchez Rights Murder
'On The Way Up!'
WASHINGTON — AFL-CIO President George Meany expressed
labor's "sorrow and horror" over the murder of Wharlest Jackson, a
Natchez, Miss., union member and civil rights worker and called on
Attorney General Ramsey Clark to investigate the killing and prose
cute those guilty.
Jackson was killed Feb. 27 when a bomb exploded in his car as he
drove home from work at the Armstrong Rubber Co. plant. A member
of Rubber Workers Local 303, Jackson had just begun a job formerly
held by a white man, wire services reported.
Meany said, in a message to the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People, that the AFL-CIO joins with its affiliate,
the URW, in expressing its indignation and expects the Dept. of Justice
to "investigate this atrocious act, arrest the guilty and prosecute them
to the full extent of the law."
The AFL-CIO, he added, "will continue its fight for stronger federal
legislation against crimes like this and we will not rest until discrimina
tion and prejudice are driven from every place in America." A copy
of the message also went to Clark.
URW President Peter Bommarito sent a message of sympathy to
the family declaring that "this unnecessary and unfortunate event
should impress every God-fearing person with the evils of discrimina
tion, hatred, bigotry and prejudice."
The union, Bommarito said, "will exert every possible effort to bring
those responsible for this cowardly act to justice."
Natchez civic authorities assured the Negro community they would
continue to seek the killer of Jackson, who was active in the NAACP
and other civil rights groups.
NAACP Director Roy Wilkins called on Congress to enact new
laws to facilitate federal prosecution in civil rights slayings.
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Wide grassroots support for the Administration's social security
improvement proposals could be the way to their enactment, an AFLCIO spokesman observed in a network radio interview.
Bert Seidman, director of the AFL-CIO's Dept. of Social Security,
noted that the mobilization of such support is the object of a major
drive undertaken by the federation.
Social Security, Seidman said, "has always been a popular program
both on Capitol Hill and in the country at large." If people will tell
their congressmen that they are in favor of the President's proposals,
"the chances of congressional approval this year will be enhanced,"
he added. His statements came on Labor News Conference, a weekly
public affairs feature on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Seidman called attention to the series of rallies being sponsored by
the AFI^CIO across the country to help promote President Johnson's
social security improvement plan. Most of the rallies will be held
Sunday, March 12.
He said that civil rights and minority groups, church organizations,
senior citizens clubs and others who have "worked in their own com
munities for better education and for social welfare" are cooperating
in the rally effort. He added that support from organizations like these
will give a big boost to "advancing the cause on Capitol Hill."
TV viewers in Detroit will have
a chance to see the weekly tele
vision series based on President
Kennedy's book, "Profiles in
Courage" because of the spon
sorship of Local 876 of the Retail
Store Employees Union. The lo
cal arranged for the program to be
shown in the area on station
CKLW.
^
Ralph Williams, president of
the Vermont Labor Council, said
State employees won't appear be
fore a legislative committee con
sidering a law to allow them to
organize and bargain because "if
their employer finds out about it,
they have no job tomorrow." Wil
liams told the investigating com
mittee salaries are so low that
hundreds of jobs go begging.
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The Georgia Commissioner of
Labor has for the first time in the
history of the state released unem
ployment figures covering both in
sured and uninsured workers. The
1966 statistics show a 3.4 percent
unemployment rate while the in
sured unemployment rate was 1.3
percent. The figure still does not
include those classified by the
State as "untrainable or unem
ployable."
At a meeting on consumer
packaging held in Washington,
D. C., Acting Secretary of Com
merce Alexander Trowbridge told
350 businessmen that they act to
advance their own voluntary
standards for honest packaging
before the Department finds that
there is a proliferation of sizes in
any one product line and opens
hearings to set standards.
Bernice Honaker, a member of
Retail Clerks Local 324 in Los
Angeles has learned it pays to be
union. When she was unfairly
discharged from her job at a
supermarket the local took her
case to arbitration. She was
awarded $5,303.87 in back pay
and payment for all hospital,
dental and prescription bills she
incurred as a result of loss of the
union-negotiated health plan.
The Redstone Arsenal here
went union in a big way in Huntsville, Ala., when government
workers voted 3,993 to 879 for
the American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees. The new ex
clusive recognition gives AFGE
the largest bargaining unit in the
Department of the Army.
Good Health Is Expensive
As if they were not already high enough,
medical costs took another massive jump
during 1966. Doctors' fees went up a whop
ping 7.8 percent in just one year—the biggest
single annual increase since 1927 when such
records were first kept. Hospital charges
went up even more during last year, chalk
ing up a 16.5 percent hike.
The high cost of medical care has become
so critical so suddenly that the President has
called a national conference to study the sit
uation and possibly do something about it.
Like the weather, everyone seems to com
plain about the skyrocketing medical costs
but no one has yet done anything about them
—although some, like the American labor
movement, have been trying for years.
Although the President's conference has
yet to meet in its attempt to discover why
medical costs have climbed so high, the an
swer is actually quite evident.
AFL-CIO Community Services Depart
ment Director, Leo Perlis, laid the facts on
the line recently when he bluntly accused
Electricity Is No Bargain
In the wake of continued periodic rate
increases that are heaped by the privatelyowned power companies upon the already
overburdened consumer of electricity, it is
high time for the Federal Government to
take a good close look at this thinly-disguised
piracy and demand some straight answers
from these insatiable giant utilities.
Each time the power companies get the
word from their research people, lobbyists
and other well-placed feelers of the nation's
pulse that the time looks right, they soak
their captive customers with another increase.
And nobody in authority ever says more than
a barely audible, completely sterile "boo."
Without federal restrictions or even an in
formal government yardstick by which to
evaluate these arbitrary surcharges on an
everyday necessity, you and we and everyone
who turns on a light at night are forced to
organized medicine of "trying to, wreck" the
Medicare program.
Medicare went into effect at the beginning
of 1966. During that year the nation's doc
tors hiked their fees more than they had in
the previous 40 years and hospitals upped
their rates more than they had in the pre
vious 18 years.
The U.S. Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare has made a number of recommenadtions designed to bring down medical
costs by increasing the efficiency of the
American medical industry. He includes a
call for greater group practice among doc
tors, Federal aid for training doctors' assist
ants to do work which doctors need not do
personally, the creation of health centers and
the modernization of hospitals.
To these recommendations we would add
another—probably more important than all
the rest. That is a new code of ethics for
the nation's doctors and hospital adminis
trators—a code that would place service to
the sick and injured at least on an equal
footing with the fees charged to patients.
pay—and pay—and pay again the next time.
We can all approach most other things on a
take-it-or-leave-it basis. Electricity we must
take on whatever terms it's offered.
It can be argued that there are agencies
and government departments on var>'ing
levels about the country whose declared purpost it is to keep such practices from going
too far but too few of them dare come right
out and say how far "too far" is.
Occasionally someone in public office
shows the courage to raise a small voice in
the wilderness and point out the facts. Such
a man is Senator Lee Metcalf (D. Mont.)
whose outspoken book, "Overcharge" (See
March 3 issue of LOG) illustrates the power
fleecing graphically and offers vivid proph
ecies of the future unless something is done
soon. We can only hope that his fellow leg
islators will acknowledge the wisdom of his
words and act.
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B
Y any reasonable standard of measurement, pub
lic health care service in the United States is
deficient in almost every category. Public health
facilities are few, terribly overcrowded and totally
inadequate for the nation's needs. Private facilities
are also few, and so expensive that they can serve
the health needs of only certain segments of the
population. In some areas of this vast nation, health
services are almost totally lacking.
Among doctors, the general practitioner, who has
traditionally been, the main line of defense for the
health of moderate income people, is rapidly dis
appearing from the scene. His replacement by spe
cialists of all sorts may be laudable on technical
grounds, but specialists tend to practice only in urban
centers, thus leaving large areas of the nation without
doctor availablity, and because of the extra training
required by specialists their services are usually more
expensive than that of general practitioners, making
it doubly difficult for people of moderate means to
utilize their services.
In American hospitals, a veritable "crisis of man
power" exists. Because of the abysmally low wages
which hospitals, both public and private, deem to
pay nurses, nurses aides, medical technologists, order
lies and other workers, these institutions are chroni
cally understaffed. Life and death situations are
often placed in the hands of people who are not
truly qualified to undertake such responsibility and
will admit it. Because recruitment of personnel is
so difficult service is poor, the available staff is harried
and overworked, and it is the patients—the sick, weak
and helpless, who suffer.
If the hospitals are in a state of crisis, American
nursing homes, especially those for the elderly, are in
a state of disaster. In a nation where the percentage
of elderly persons in the general population is rising
rapidly, nursing facilities are unbelievably scarce,
expensive, poorly run, poorly administered, poorly
regulated—and l^cause nursing homes generally pay
their workers even less than hospitals—-they are even
more poorly staffed.
A classic measurement of the quality and suffi
ciency of a nation's medical facilities is the so-called
"infant mortality rate"—the percentage of newborn
who survive the first year of life. Based on this vital
statistic alone, the quality of U.S. health services can
be judged inadequate for a nation of such wealth.
With its high infant mortality figures, the United
States trails behind most of the industrialized nations
of Western Europe and behind many other, less indus
trialized nations as well. (And this figure is an aver
age. The infant mortality rate among America's
negro citizens is so much higher than the national
average that it is far worse than many of the new
"emerging" nations.)
By far the greatest deficiencies in American public
health services stem from lack of facilities and lack
of manpower. This has come about through many
years of almost total neglect of public health needs
on all levels of government—city, state and national.
Health and medical care were thought of as a busi
ness. The product of this business was health—and,
as with any other product of business, those who
couldn't afford to pay for it just didn't get it.
It was this state of affairs that led many labor
unions, such as the Seafarers International Union, to
set up clinics of their own to help assure their mem
bers adequate diagnostic facilities when it was needed.
Employer contributions to health and welfare funds
became a part of many union contracts as another
method of providing for the high costs of decent
medical service.
Although union clinics, health and welfare funds,
health insurance and other measures helped alleviate
the problem for many, millions of American citizens
remained outside this protective umbrella—including
the elderly, the poor, the unemployed, etc.
Thanks in great measure to vigorous campaigns
waged by the American labor movement and other
groups for many years, the U.S. has recently begun
to take a new look at the health and medical needs
of its citizens and how poorly they are being met.
Recently-passed Medicare legislation is designed to
alleviate the economic burden of adequate medical
and nursing care for the elderly. This new realization
of the need for ensuring adequate medical care for
all Americans will undoubtedly, with the continuing
support of American Labor and others, lead to fur
ther health and medical care legislation.
To provide such improved care however, the nation
must first solve a two-fold problem—providing suffi
cient modern health, medical care and nursing home
facilities, and seeing to it that there is sufficient welltrained manpower—nurses, nurses aides, orderlies,
medical technicians, etc.—to utilize such facilities
to the fullest.
FACILITIES
It is customary to refer to hospital and nursing
home facilities in terms of the number of "beds"
available per 1,000 persons of the total population.
Ehiring the past decade and a half, the number of
hospital beds per 1,000 persons has actually declined
from its already inadequate level. The population is
actually growing much faster than are facilities for
serving its health needs. The picture is actually even
worse than it at first appears. A relatively larger por
tion of our increasing population is made up of the
elderly—^who quite naturally require more health care
than the young. An increasing population also means
that the number of people of modest means is also
increasing, and this is the group on which the high
costs of medical treatment have always brought the
most difficulty. In short, the United States has been
losing ground for many years in terms of adequate
medical facilities and the problem promises to grow
much worse in the future. The problem is; How can
this shameful trend be reversed?
To begin such a reversal, the U.S. Government
must harken back to the Preamble to the U.S. Con
stitution which includes promoting "the General wel
fare" among the responsibilities of government. Tax
monies could not be better spent than in the construc
tion of modern hospital and nursing facilities. In
addition, there are many ways in which the Govern
ment can spur the growth of medical facilities short
of actually constructing them itself. Tax advantages,
low cost loans, technical assistance, coordinating
assistance and administrative studies, etc., are all
tried and proven methods which could be put to use.
Above all, the idea that adequate medical care is
not a business proposition to be governed by the laws
of supply and demand and ability to pay the price
must Income a part of general Government policy.
Such a popular mandate goes back to the very begin
nings of our nation, when it was stated clearly in the
Declaration of Independence that all men are created •
equal and have inalienable rights—including life, ,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To deny Ameri
can citizens their health is therefore to deny them"
these other rights of the nation's most famous and
revered document, and the fact that many Ameri-,
cans have been denied health in the past is no reason
why such a shameful condition should be allowed
to continue.
HEALTH MANPOWER
PHYSICIANS—In recent years the number of
physicians in private practice has actually declined'
in proportion to the U.S. population. At a time when •
the proportion of elderly citizens in the total popula-.
tion is on the rise and the aspiration toward higher
health standards is on the increase, this is a serious
dilemma. The picture would be even worse were itnot for the fact that many of the physicians serving
in U.S. hospitals are trained in foreign nations or at
the expense of foreign Governments.
The fact is that the U.S. does not train nearly
enough new physicians to keep up with its needs.
To alleviate this serious situation the high costs of
medical training—in both money and time—must '
somehow be absorbed or reduced so that many young.
people who would like to study medicine but cannot
afford the high costs of training could do so. Medical
training in the U.S. has traditionally been for the'
sons and daughters of the wealthy, and this fradition
must be abandoned if we are to have the doctors we,
need. Medical school scholarships should be estab
lished by the public, private and governmental sectors
of the nation to make it possible for young people to •
begin a career in medicine who could not otherwise
afford to do so.
To keep pace with the increased enrollments thiswould bring about, more medical training facilities .
must be established and more staff procured to train
students. Such a goal is not impossible, because other
nations have succeeded in training the doctors they *
need.
Nurses and other hospital workers—^American hos
pitals and nursing homes are plagued with an extreme
inability to get and keep trained nurses and lesser-trained hospital workers. In 1966 there was an esti
mated shortage of at least 125,000 registered nurses.
By 1970 this shortage is expected to grow to over'
300,000, leading to even more dangerously under- ^
staffed wards and operating rooms. Hospital admin
istrators talk continuously of an immediate, desperate
need for nurses. So many untrained and unqualified '
personnel are presently doing nurses' work in hos-.
pitals that one hospital administrator recently adr
mitted "it would be difficult to even estimate how
many positions we have open."
This is the fault of the hospitals themselves, because .
they are unwilling to provide decent wages, hours
and working conditions. The hospitals are in effect
asking their workers to subsidize the industry by
accepting poor pay, long hours and substandard con-.
ditions. A recent survey of hospital workers showed
that:
• Over 25 percent of registered nurses-were earn
ing less than $80 per week.
• Nearly 30 percent of hospital clerical staffs
were earning less than $60 per week.
• About 32 percent of nursing aides and practical
nurses were earning under $50 per week.
• About 40 percent of service workers—laundry
and kitchen help and janitorial workers—were earn
ing less than $1.20 per hour or, on a 40-hour week,
less than $43 per week.
A survey of nursing homes painted an even more
dismal picture.
• Registered nurses were averaging just over $90
per week.
• Nurses aides were averaging $1.08 per hour.
• Maids and porters were averaging $1.09 per
hour.
• Laundry workers were averaging $1.09 per
hour.
• In addition, more than one-third of the service
and maintenance employees in nursing homes were
scheduled for more than 40 hours per week but only
one-fifth of these establishments had any provisions
for paying overtime.
Over 50 percent of private hospital non-clerical
and non-professional employees received only six paid
holidays or less. Among nursing home employees
the overwhelming majority—62 percent—received
not a single full-day paid holiday per year.
For these reasons, America's private hospitals and
nursing homes have been losing workers to other
industries at an alarming rate. It it for these reasons
also, that trained nurses who do not wish to abandon
the area in which they are needed most and can
perform the greatest service to mankind, have been
organizing to collectively secure the wages, hours
and working conditions that will make it possible
for them to continue their desperately needed services.
For non-professional hospital workers, recent revi
sions of the minimum wage provisions of the Fair
Labor Standards Act will provide some relief by
giving them coverage for the first time. By today's
cost of living standards however, the mere minimum
wage is still totally inadequate to meet the needs of
the vast majority of hospital and nursing home
workers, and the hospital industry will continue to
lose them to other industries at an unacceptably high
rate.
More and more of these hospital workers are turn
ing, to unionization as the only answer to their chronic
problems. Although most hospitals continue to fight
vigorously against every unionization attempt by their
workers, increased unionization will in the long run
help them every bit as much as it does the workers
themselves. As the workers win better wages and
conditions, hospitals and nursing homes will be in a
better position to obtain the manpower that will be
attracted by a decent wage. This will in turn allow
the industry to enga<'e in more and better in-service
training and upgrading to vastly improve the quality
of service it provides.
These then, are the basic problems facing the
American health care industry today and some possi
ble solutions to those problems. The solutions sug
gested here are not necessarily the only possible
avenues of attack on these growing problems. Much
more serious study must be given to this area of our
economy, and much fresh thinking must be applied.
One thing is certain. The growing trend toward
poorer and poorer health care for the citizens of the
world's richest nation must be reversed. It is incon
ceivable that this condition be allowed to continue.
A critical shortage of skilled nurses, technicians and non-professional personnel exists in the nation's hospitals. The
basic cause of the shortage is ..low wages. More and more, nurses, technicians and hospital helpers are unionizing
to obtain just compensation for their training and for the long and intense hours they put in every working day.
The cost of hospitalization has risen astronomically during recent years because of a combination of circum
stances. Special care, or hospitalization for an extended period, have become prohibitively expensive for the
average wage earner. Ironically, overcrowding and other inadequancies are found more frequently today.
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SEAFARERS
LOG
March 17, 1967
Testifies Before House Committee
lYOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH
Meany Urges Congress to Approve
20% Hike In Social Security Benefits
Iseafarer's Guide to Better Buying
WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany called on Congress to write a new ending
to the "grim story" of poverty among millions of elderly Americans subsisting on inadequate social
security benefits.
Meany told the House Ways ^
& Means Committee that Presi especially by the younger genera they came up with this figure, liv
tion of workers, who need them ing costs have risen over 5 percent.
dent Johnson's proposals for a
most."
So the social security poverty
20 percent average benefit hike,
standard today isn't even enough
Meany
stressed,
however,
that
coupled with major improvements
for a 'temporary or emergency'
it
is
the
elderly
retired
workers
in other sections of the program,
period. Yet for millions, it is not
"are a long step toward the kind and widows struggling to get by on temporary; it is permanent."
of social security system the benefits of $20 a week or less who
make up "the great majority of
Labor is "most enthusiastic"
American people should have."
the
22
million
Americans
now
de
about
the President's proposed 59
The Administration hill, he said,
percent increase for the 2.5 mil
would bring the nation closer to pendent upon social security."
He spoke of the 5 million el lion persons now receiving mini
the era "in which old age is a
promise instead of a peril, in derly persons on the social secu mum benefits of $44 a month,
which illness or premature death rity benefit rolls—35 percent of Meany said.
He strongly supported the pro
are personal tragedies rather than the total—^who are living below
posed
three-step increase in the
the
Social
Security
Administra
family catastrophes."
taxable
wage base—to $10,800 by
tion's
own
definition
of
poverty.
Labor regards the proposed 20
1974.
It would bring the system
percent rise as "a substantial down
"According to that definition,
payment" towards a needed 50 Meany noted, "a single worker closer to the social insurance prin
percent increase, he said.
isn't poor if he has an income of ciple on which it started in 1935,
Meany spoke and answered $1,500 a year. A couple isn't he said, when the $3,000 ceiling
questions for more than an hour poor if they have $1,900 a year covered virtually all wage-earners.
He assured the committee that
as the first public witness at the coming in. It seems to me that
AFL-CIO
members are prepared
Ways & Means Committee hear this is about as poor as you can
to
"pay
their
fair share toward a
ings.
get."
"Social security is not just an
Even catching up to this poverty better social security system."
In the long run, however, fur
old folks' program," he noted. "It level would allow only 22 cents a
ther
improvements the AFL-CIO
protects the widows and children meal for each person based on a
considers
necessary should be paid
of breadwinners who die. It pro Dept. of Agriculture "economy
for
in
part
by general revenue
tects the younger worker who is food plan," intended for "tempo
rather
than
the
"regressive" pay
disabled and those who have de rary or emergency use when funds
roll tax.
pended upon his earnings. These are low."
"We are not asking for this
are vitally important safeguards
"Imagine that," Meany told the
that are too often overlooked, committee, "22 cents. And since now," Meany told the committee.
"But we will be back."
Republicans have proposed an
8 percent increase in social secu
rity benefits, with an escalator cov
ering future cost of living in
creases.
"Its inadequacy is appalling,"
Meany said of the GOP plan.
by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative
He said labor is not opposed to
some form of escalator clause for
The SIUNA-affiliated International Union of Petroleum Workers social security benefits. But he
are boycotting Standard Oil and Chevron stations throughout stressed that mere adjustment of
California. Members of the lUPW along with many Seafarers rates to living costs is not enough.
are maintaining informational pickets in front of Standard of
"Older Americans are entitled
California's main office in downtown San Francisco and at key to do better than just keep pace
with the cost of living in a society
service stations. The informational
pickets are passing out handbills around the hall with a smile a yard where the standard of living is
to the public telling of Standard's wide and passing out cigars to steadily rising," he said.
refusal to bargain in good faith. honor the arrival of a brand new
Bay area shipping continued at baby son. Vince sails as an oiler.
Payoffs and sign-ons during this
a fast pace this period. The great
est demand is for Oilers, FWT's period included the Steel Vendor,
and Electricians and these jobs are Los Angeles, Jefferson City Vic
tory, Del Alba, Selma Victory,
being snapped up fast.
Brother R. Steward, who hails DePaw Victory, Steel Flyer, Cita
from South Bend, Ind., is a proud del Victory and the Beaver Vic
man this week. He just received tory.
Queens District Attorney Thom
The Beloit Victory, Mayaguez
his full book and is awaiting his
as J. Mackell and Local 1070 of
certification for a Steward's en and Marymar were in transit.
Dave "Philadelphia" Archie is the American Federation of State,
dorsement.
eagerly
awaiting the next Chief County and Municipal Employ
Seattle
Steward's job to hit the board. ees, AFL-CIO, made City labor
Shipping is still good here for Brother Archie, a member of the
history on Jan. 16 when Mackell
rated black gang jobs and pros
SIU since its inception, just got issued the first collective bargainpects for the coming period look
his fit for duty slip from the Ma
ng certificate ever granted by a
good for all rated men.
rine Hospital and is raring to go. District Attorney's office.
Payoffs and sign-ons for the
A majority of the employees
Wilmington
current period included the Yaka,
actually
close to 100 per cent)
Express Virginia, Seattle, White
The last couple of weeks have
of
the
District
Attorney's staff had
hall and Anchorage.
been slow for shipping with only
dined
Local
1070
and signed the
In transit this period were the five ships in transit. Shipping is
Calmhr, Sea mar, Tucson Vict<Hy expected to pick up within the green checkoff cards.
Nat Lindenthal, representative
and the Cosmos Trader.
next few days as the Voung Amer
Two SIU old timers were on the ica and Mankato Victory are due of District Council 37 of the un
beach here at this vvriting. Brother to pay off. When jobs did come ion, hailed Mackell as having "led
Angelo Z. Deheza, who last sailed up this period, they rarely re the way in recognizing majority
as Chief Steward on the Mauldin mained on the board for more unions for employees of D.A.
offices."
Victory, is waiting for the first
than one call.
steward's job to hit the boards.
Walter Jones, last paid off from
District Attorneys are elected
William McBride, last on the the Enid Victory, has returned officials and their agencies do not
Minot Victory as Bosun, is biding from his vacation and is on the come under any Mayoralty execu
his time until he can take another beach here waiting for the first
tive order, such as former Mayor
Bosun's job. Angelo and Bill are AB's job to hit the board.
Robert F. Wagner's famous Exec
both 20-year men with the Union.
Ed MitcheD is also back from a utive Order No. 49, which estabVincent Lawsin got off the Seat short visit at home and ready for
ished bargaining rights for City
tle for a special reason. He was the first FWT job that comes Up. employees.
The Pacific Coast
U. Y, District Attys
Office Employees
Vote For Union
The widespread protests, boycotts and picket lines across the U.S.
and Canada show the public's deep resentment against high food prices.
In one public opinion poll in New York State the majority even said
they wanted a Federal stabilization board to regulate food prices.
Almost every major city and many smaller towns now have seen
spontaneously-organized groups of housewives parading in front of
supermarkets. The protests and letters from working people show anger
especially towards trading stamps; supermarket lottery games; the fan
tastic prices of some processed foods, and concealed price increases
affected by reductions in contents of packages.
At least some working people are getting wise to what's happening
and are beginning to figure out how much they really pay for processed
foods. "My daughter bought a six-ounce box of Puffed Rice for 45
cents," writes Thomas Lundy. "That's IV2 cents an ounce, or $1.20
a pound. This label I'm sending you shows what they are charging
for four sugar buns—69 cents. I have seen bread for 59 cents a loaf."
The public also is angry about the current tendency of many food
manufacturers to hide price rises simply by giving you less. "In Sep
tember I purchased two packages of M.C.P. Jam and Jelly Pectin at
two for 35 cents," reader Bert Halpin writes. "My wife still had a
package bought in June at two for 33 cents. If not for that, we might
not have noticed that the old package was three ounces, and the new
one two. This is an increase of more than 54 per cent!"
This kind of concealed price rise, in fact, is one of the main reasons
why consumers wanted the "truth in packaging" bill to include some
provision for standardized weights. But this provision was eliminated
by Congress. So now you have to be on your guard and not depend
on the same brand providing the same net weight each time you buy it.
Among many examples cited by consumer spokesmen, one leading
brand of instant mashed potatoes kept the same price but reduced its
contents three times; manufacturers of paper goods have reduced the
count of towels and tissues without announcement; manufacturers of
cooking oils reduced contents from a quart (16 ounces) to 14 ounces;
contents of frozen vegetables in packages, originally a pound, gradually
were cut to 14 ounces, 10 and now even 9.
In reality, the food manufacturers are even more responsible than
the stores. But the supermarkets are trying hard to dodge their share
of the responsibility. If extra services such as check-cashing, carryout
boys and night openings were discontinued, retail prices could be
brought down 6 to 9 per cent, the President of the National Association
of Food Chains commented. But, he said, the public wants these
services. Furthermore, he pointed out that supermarket profits are only
about 1.3 cents of the dollar you pay for food.
This is where they're dodging. It's not their percentage that hurts
as much as the money they waste—your money—to achieve their dollar
profits.
The fact is, supermarkets have joined in the food manufacturers'
modern game of pushing at you a host of highly-advertised processed
food products whose prices have little relation to their actual value.
To a noticeable extent, television advertising, with its ability to com
mand a huge audience, has made retailers as well as consumers its
captives. Any product that can be advertised on television in a dom
inating way now is able to force its way onto supermarket shelves
simply by its ability to develop demand.
One result is that modern large supermarkets now carry 8000-9000
items, compared to the 3000 or 4000 that used to be considered a big
stock. The proliferation of items, brands and sizes, many only slightly
different or merely under different names, has helped to thwart
the early promise of supermarkets—that they would reduce the cost
of bringing food from farm to consumer.
Both business and government officials often argue that this wide
varity of brands and items is a benefit to consumers.. In actuality, it
has become a major source of shopping confusion and one of the
reasons why food prices have gone up in our time more than any
other commodity, and why much of the benefit of automation on the
farms and in the supermarkets themselves, has been lost to consumers
and farmers.
When the first supermarket started in the big depression of . the
1930's, in an abandoned garage in Jamaica, New York, it had only
pineboard tables with cases cut open so shoppers could serve them
selves. The original super operated on a retail margin of 10 per cent;
that is, it took only 10 cents of the food dollar for all its operating
expenses and profit.
By the 1940's the supermarket margin had crept up to 18 per cent.
Now it is often 21-22 per cent.
Cutting down some services, including trading stamps and bingo
games which together can take IVi cents of your food dollar, could
cut prices. Some stores already have cut out stamps as the result of
the recent boycotts and picket lines.
But the best boycott you can make is to refuse to buy the processed
and ready-to-eat foods priced out of all proportion to their value.
Kellogg's already has had to discontinue the costly "Corn Flakes with
Bananas" because the public turned thumbs down after a first rush to
buy.
Also beware of supermarkets and service stations offering bingo and
sweepstakes games such as "Bonus Bingo" and "Match and Win". The
number of winners is controlled. Some newspapers in the Midwest
areas have been full of classified ads from people seeking other people
who might have the matching half of a number needed to win a prize.
So you can see that your chances of winning even a small prize, let
alone $1000, is slight.
Meanwhile you can be misled into buying at more expensive stores,
and buying costlier products.
�Mareh 17, 1967
Defense League
Was Long Needed
To The Editor:
I think the establishment of
the Maritime Defense League
is one of the best things that
the SIU has been connected
with in many years.
Needless to say such action
by the SIU, and by other un
ions, has been sorely needed
since the passage of the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959,
which prohibits unions from
lending legal aid to their mem
bers,
I wonder how such legisla
tion was passed, with subse
quent court decisions upholding
and enforcing it, when private
corporations are permitted to
maintain large legal depart
ments which enable the com
panies to acquire other compa
nies and yet skirt anti-trust laws,
to set up their accounting sys
tem to circumnavigate tax laws,
and to acquire monopolies on
the marketplace by buying and
taking out patents? The passing
of the law can be explained by
the decidedly pro-business and
anti-labor tenor of the Eisen
hower administration. But it is
hard to understand why Federal
judges kept on denying the right
of unions to provide legal coun
sel during the Kennedy and
Johnson administrations. Fed
eral judges, of course, are ap
pointed for long terms, and,
being human, could not be ex
pected to change mental gears
overnight.
With the possible exception
of medical care, no professional
services cost more than legal
services. And corporate execu
tives are in a much better posi
tion to pay these costs than are
working men. Yet, generally
the law says that corporate exec
utives are entitled to legal as
sistance from their companies
while union members are not
entitled to the same services
from their unions.
Well, the SIU has found a
way around this unjust law, by
helping to found and to finance
the Maritime Defense League.
Let's all get behind the Mari
time Defense League, for it is
a great step forward.
Shepard Wren
Seafarer Lauds
Fine Skipper
To The Editor:
I know that all my fellow
crew members on the S.S. Inger
(Reynolds Metal) have found
Captain Larry Dyre to be a fair
and efficient skipper. I want my
shipmates to know that he is
that and so much more—I mean
I want them to know of his
kindness and thoughtfulness to
a member of the crew who
needed help.
During my illness on board
ship from December 16 to Jan
uary 26, Captain Dyre did
everything he possibly could on .
my behalf. TTierefore, I say
Hats Off to such a fine captain
and fair man.
Cecil N. Lewis
<I>
SIU Would Be
Union for Him
To The Editor:
I just want to say I enjoy
the Logs you send me. I was
SEAFARERS
never a member of the SIU, but
I would be proud to be one.
Your organization is doing its
share to preserve our Merchant
•Fleet, and to make our Mer
chant Marine tops in the world
again.
I first went to sea in 1943 as
a Messman. Then I went into
the Coast Guard and sailed on
cutters until after World War II.
I did some more sailing. My
last job was in 1952, on a tug
out of Brooklyn.
I was bom and raised in
Brooklyn's Bay Ridge section,
but for family reasons I now
live in North Carolina. I love
the sea and would be lying if I
didn't miss it. That's why I
enjoy your publication and hope
you will continue to send it to
me.
I don't sail now, but I have a
validated certificate for OS. I
like to build ship models be
cause it keeps me as close as
possible to the thing I like to
do.
In closing I would like to
say that I hope the SIU will
continue to fight for a modern
Merchant Marine. If I ever de
cide to ship out again I would
be proud to be an active mem
ber of the SIU.
A1 Kaurin
—
—
Seagoing Smokers
Shouldn't Suffer
To The Editor:
At the last shipboard meet
ing aboard the S.k Commador
a motion was made and sec
onded that concerned the dis
criminating order of no smoking
on the bridge.
While other seagoing outfits
are permitted to send up a
smoke screen that could put
some Indian tribes to shame, the
SIU sailor hears that old re
frain which prevails on most
of our contracted ships—"Sorry
Joe, no fume on the bridge."
This outmoded order not only
should be abolished but also put
in print at the next meeting of
the Contract Committee. Thank
you and smooth sailing.
Eddie Kresz
Seafaring Steward
Honored by Crew
To The Editor:
We, the crew of the Linfield
Victory (Alcoa), who are now
returning from the Viet Nam
run, would like this letter pub
lished on behalf of our most
wonderful Steward, William
"Andy" Anderson. TTiis brother
gives unselfishly of his time to
see that this vessel is rated as
one of the best feeders in the
SIU.
It is not unusual to have ice
cream four and five times a
week, twice a day.
We, the crew of the Linfield
Victory, think so highly of this
brother that we have, without
his knowledge, collected a fund
so that we may show our true
feelings. We intend to buy him
an engraved watch.
"Whitey" Duff
LOG
Page Eleven
Five on Bocalmed Sailing Vessel
Saved by SlU^Crewed Del Mundo
Ilie sharp eyes of Seaferer James H, Loe sayed five ^ople,^^^
a young mother and
her baby, from perishing on the high seas. The incident was reported to the Log by the Del
Mundo Ship!s Delegate, Joseph N. Powers,
Brother Loe, an AB, was
on watch on C^stmas Eve
aboard the Del Mundo (Del
ta), which was bound for itouth
America had had just crossed
the Tropic of Cancer into the
'-P
Tropics. At about 1:00 p.m.
Brother Loe sighted an object
on the horizon. Using binocu
lars he was able to see it was
a small vessel. It was not mov
ing and was raising and lower
ing what seemed to Loe tO' be
a red sail.
Realizing the boat was in
The Albatross is sighted by Seafarer James Loe. The five
distress, he reported his sight
persons aboard the stricken vessel, including a mother and
ing to the officer on watch.
her infant son, had not eaten for five days when help came.
Second Mate E. J. George. Mr.
George, in turn; notified the
Captain, M. L. Leger, who im
mediately went to the bridge
and took over operations.
Maneuvering closer to the
little vessel, she was seen
through binoculars to be raising
and lowering an Upside-down
British ensign as a signal of
distress. It was the inverted
Union Jack that Brother Loe
had at first taken to be a red
sail. As the Master guided the
iS'
Del Mundo still closer, two
men jumped from the small
Captain Leger of-^e^Albatross and a crew member jumped
boat into a rubberiife raft and
intp a rubber raft and paddled alongside the Del Miindd as
paddled alongside the Del
Mundo. They shouted to Cap
the ship maneuvered closer, shouting to the ship for aid.
tain Leger that thej^had run
out of food five days before
and had not eaten since, and
asked if the ship could help
them.
Captain Leger ordered the
two men helped aboard the
Del Mundo. One of them iden
tified himself as the Captain
of the Albatross, Barry Goddard. Captain Leger and Stew
ard Joseph N. Powers, who is
also SIU Ship's Delegate, at
tended to getting the needed
food and supplies. Crew mem
bers carried everything on deck,
The Del Mundo's crew members lower food and supplies Into
including 350 pounds of food,
the Albatross's pontoon raft. Besides necessary food and
and lowered the stores into the
supplies, crew members gave cigarettes, candy and potables.
rubber raft.
The Albatross is an auxiliary
motor yacht of 24 tons, 45 feet
long and having an 18-foot
beam. Registered in London,
she is "a very fine looking and
well-kept vessel," according to
the report sent by Brother
Powers.
Bound for Antigua
Captain Goddard, who owns
the boat, had sailed from Casa
blanca with his wif6 and oneyear-old imant son and hvp
crew members. They were
The bearded captain of the Albatross, Barry Goddard, is
bound for the island of Antigua
flanked by Joseph Powers (left). Steward and SIU Ship's
in the West Indies, When the
vessel was sighted by Brother
Delegate, and Del Mundo's Chief Officer, George J. Stauter.
Loe, they had been at sea for
40 days and were about 700
transferred to the Albatross,
with no success.
miles from their destination.
and as he was leaving to board
Besides the necessary food
The little vessel had been be
and supplies, Captain Goddard
his own vessel. Captain God
calmed for two weeks, causing
was given cigarettes, candy and
dard thanked the crew of the
an unestimated delay in her
Del Mundo for their kindness
potables by some of the crew
voyage. When they realized
and the gifts and said: "Now
members and .oflicers of the
that their food supply was r^
I really believe there is a Santa
\DeL^hdd./': •
ning out. Captain Goddard and
After the supplies had been
Claus."
i
- his crew tried to catch fish, but
' V V"
�Page Twelve
SEAFARERS
Mareh 17, 1967
LOG
The Del Norte (Delta) is due in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow, March 18, due in Buenos Aires on
Jimmey Hamiltmi
Joseph Carron
March 25, due north in Rio de Janeiro on April 5, due Caracao April 12, due in Houston April
Please get in touch with Tim
Get in touch with the law firm
16, and due in New Orleans to payoff April 19. Ship's Delegate Ruben Belletty reports that E. R. of Newton B. Schwartz at your McCarthy, Box 142, RED 2,
'TBuck" Solomon was hospitalearliest convenience. The address Reeds Ferry, New Hampshire, as
Del
Aires
(Delta)
Meeting
ates
the
good
job
that
Brother
ized in the port of Buenos Aires.
is 500 Branard at Garrott, Hous soon as you can.
Chairman Nils Eric Grinberg was Scott did during the last two ton, Tex. 77006. Phone JA 8The ship picked up one repatri
elected new Ship's months." Brother Rosoff also re 2863.
ated seaman, Lee Smith, in Mon
Charles E. Switzer
Delegate. The ported that the Chief Steward is
tevideo, and another, Joe Riley,
Please contact Jack Lynch,
crew gave the pre very cooperative, supplying plenty
in the port of Rio de Janeiro.
vious Delegate a of boiled eggs, tuna fish, salmon
Room 201, SUP Building, 450
Grover C. Turner
Both repatriated seamen were
Harrison
St., San Francisco, Calif.
vote of thanks for and sardines at night.
Two income tax return checks
given ten dollars each from the
94105.
He
has an income tax
"a good job well
are being held for you by Jack
done." The dele
return
check
for
you.
Ship's Fund. "Buck" Solomon was
Kim R. MacConnel, Meeting Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building,
gates from each
given $50 from
450 Harrison St., San Francisco,
of the three de Secretary aboard the Vantage Calif. 94105.
the Ship's Fund
Dominic J. Fuschello
Progress (Pioneer
partments, writes
when he left the
Tolentino
Please
contact Mrs. Charles
Maritime) reports
Meeting Secretary
vessel to enter the
Slater, 1854 Annunciation St.,
that
a
letter
of
Thomas E. Tucker
New Orleans, La. 70130. Phone
hospital in Buenos Alf Tolentino, gave the same won
commendation
derful report: "Everything is run
An income tax return check is 522-4318.
Aires. At the end
from the Master being held by Jack Lynch, Room
ning smoothly and there are no
of his report, re beefs." Each crew member on
^
of the ship was 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison
corded by Meet Voyage 10 will be given a safety
mailed to SIU St., San Francisco, Calif. 94105.
Frank Holland
headquarters that
ing Secretary Bill award by the company, it was an
Please
contact Mrs. Charles
—
praised an act of
Kaiser, Brother nounced during the good and wel
Slater as soon as possible at 1854
riailahgn
Frank Kumiego
extraordinary
Belletty said that fare portion of the meeting.
Frisinga
Annunciation St., New Orleans,
courage by Broth
Please contact Mrs. Charles La. 70130. Phone 522-4318.
he wished to "thank all for their
er Vincent Louis Frisinga. Ship's Slater, 1854 Annunciation, New
help in making the Ship's Dele
^
Meeting Secretary S. Escobar Delegate Edgar Mitchel reported Orleans, La. Phone 522-4318.
gate job an easy one," He also
that
the
crew
will
clean
its
quarters
Thaddeus
J. Loboda
gave a "vote of thanks to the men reports that Brother C. Goidts was before the pay-off, eight days after
Please contact your sister, Mar
elected Ship's
in the Bakery, in the Galley, and
BiUHart
ion, at Duplex Building, first floor
Delegate of the the meeting. During the good and
in the Pantry for doing a real
Please contact Carl Wayne, 25 apt., 145 E. Allegheny Ave., Phila
Western Clipper welfare portion of the meeting,
good job." During the meeting,
South St., New York, N.Y. 10004, delphia, Pa. 19134, in regard to a
presided
over
by
Meeting
Chair
(Western Agen
presided over by Meeting Chair
as soon as possible.
legal matter that requires your
cy). During the man Patrick Conley, it was re
man Robert CaUaban, Movie Di
ported that the problem of dishes
signature.
good and welfare
rector Maurice Kramer reported
portion of the and utensils in the crew's messhall
that 15 pictures had been ordered
Stefan Goscinski
had abated since the issue was
shipboard meet
from Houston. It was agreed that
Jack
Lynch
is holding your in
John Seaman
brought up at the last meeting.
ing presided over
if the ship is laid up for repairs
come
tax
return
check. Contact
Please get in touch with Mrs.
The arrival pool was won by
by Meeting Chair
that the projector along with the
Goidts
Bruce Churchman for Yokohama. him at Room 201, SUP Building, Charles Slater at 1854 Annuncia
man Fred Gentry,
Movie Fund of $605.85 will be
An arrival pool for San Francisco 450 Harrison St., San Francisco, tion St., New Orleans, La. 70130,
put in the care of Treasurer Bin the crew resolved not to leave is under way.
Calif. 94105.
as soon as possible. Phone 522Kaiser. During the good and wel dirty clothes in the laundry room
4318.
——
fare portion of the shipboard and not to enter the messroom un
William Sharp
meeting. Brother Nick Pizzuto less properly dressed.
A fire broke out in the hold of
warned his fellow Seafarers about
Please contact Mrs. Charles
Edwin S. La Plante
the Oceanic Cloud (Oceanic Ore
sticking their heads out through
Please contact your wife, Mary,
Carriers) while Slater, 1854 Annunciation St.,
port holes when the ship is dock
Brother Nick Sabin was elected
the cargo was be New Orleans, La. 70130. Phone 508 Willard St., Houston, Texas
ing or undocking. "If a line parts," to serve for the next two months
77006, as soon as possible.
ing unloaded in 522-4318.
he said, "one is in danger of los
as Ship's Delegate
Viet Nam. The
ing his head."
on the Floridian
Log received a re
(South Atlantic
port of the mis
and Caribbean).
hap from crew
The crew of the Del Rio (Delta)
At a meeting pre
member Carlos
elected a new Ship's Delegate,
sided over by
Sy. According to
N. G. Savoie, re
Meeting Chair
Brother Sy, the
ports Meeting
man Anthony C.
fire occurred at
Secretary Robert
Aronica, Mason 2316 (11:16 p.m.) on Jan. 16. At
Jimmy Cheatham, bom Decem
Marvin Robinson, Jr., born De
Merrift. At a
R. Scott resigned the time, the night crew of Ameri ber 15, 1966, to the Jim D. Cheat- cember 6, 1966, to the Marvin
Sabin
meeting presided
as old Ship's Del can soldiers were in the process hams, New Madrid, Mo.
Robinsons, Mobile, Ala.
over by Meeting egate. Meeting Secretary S. Rosofl of unloading the Army cargo in
^
Chairman E. S. writes: "The entire crew appreci- the port of Newport, Saigon.
John Charles Steeber, Jr., born
Harris, crew
Charles Moore, bom Febmary
December 21, 1966, to the John 8, 1967, to the Charles C. Moores,
members voiced
C.
Steebers, Irvington, N. J.
Jacksonville, Fla.
some
dissatisfacLifeboat
Class
No,
171
Weighs
Anchor
Harris
about the way
the ship's laundry was being done.
Melondie Lcmmalds, bom Jan
Theresa Axllne, bom Septem
The crew was requested by the
uary 10, 1967, to the Peter Lou- ber 20, 1964, to the Leroy AxStewards to bring coffee mugs and
makis, Tampa, Florida.
lines, Thompsonville, Mich.
water glasses back to the pantry.
They were also asked to bring read
books back to the library. They
Flora Duming, bom January
Todd William Charters, bom
also decided that no one would
13, 1967, to the Ivan A. Durnings, November 6, 1965, to the Robert
allow natives inside the messroom
New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Charters, Frankfort, Mich.
or quarters.
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Brother Frank Feld was elected
new Ship's Delegate aboard the
Hattiesbuig Vic
tory (Alcoa), after
his predecessor,
Charies M. Bean,
requested that a
replacement be
named. Brother
^ Bean's last act as
•I Ship's Delegate
Guard
all repair lists.
Following this up, the new Dele
gate requested that each depart
ment delegate make up a new
repair list for the current voyage.
Jack Guard was elected Secretary
Reporter.
Roy Evan Todd, born Decem
ber 24, 1966, to the Ralph K.
Todds, Ovett, Miss.
Patricia Ann Dougherty, bom
Febmary 3, 1967, to the Ralph
Doughertys, New Orleans, La.
Denise Ann Froloff, bom Feb
ruary 5, 1967, to the John Froloffs, Jersey City, N. J.
Alexis Velez, born Febmary 11,
1967, to the Porfirio Velezs, Rio
Piedras, Puerto Rico.
—i
Ellen Gilmore, bom January
22, 1967, to the James Gilmores,
Blackwood, N. J.
This group of graduates of the SlU's Lifeboat School have completed
the 10-day course that will lead to endorsement as Lifeboatmen.
In the front row (l-r) are: Robert DeTempo, Ernest Oxendine, Ronand Gaffrie and Jose Rodriguez. In the middle row (l-r) are:
Frank Morongello, Alphonse Bambase, Angel Rodriguez and James
Tucker. Standing (l-r) are: Alfred Joaquin, Vaino Hakkarainen,
Frank Noble, Jim Kennedy and school instructor Ami F'ornsson.
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Roy James Ebersole, born Jan
uary 23, 1967, to the Lester Ebersoles. Union City, N. J.
Terry Huntley, born December
20, 1966, to the Everett D. Huntleys, Bronx, New York.
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Shane Brent O'Brien, born De
cember 12, 1966, to the George
E. O'Briens, Springfield, La.
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Jeffrey Bruce Day, bom No
vember 5, 1965, to the Alfready
Days, Mobile, Alabama.
^
Walter DeDlos, born December
11, 1966, to the Fidel V. DeDios,
San Jose, Califomia.
�March 17, 1967
SEAFARERS
FINAL DEPARTURES
Adolph Martin Bellande, 45:
Brother Bellande died of pulmo
nary complica
tions brought on
by Hodgkin's Dis
ease. He passed
away in the Vet
erans Administra
tion Hospital in
New Orleans.
Previously, he
had sailed in the
Deck Department. He joined the
SIU in his native city of New Or
leans in 1947. He was a WW II
veteran of the Navy.
Raymond T. McGrane, 56:
Brother McGrane died of a
cerebral hemorrage. A resident
of Brooklyn, New
York City, he
died in St. John's
Hospital, New
York. A tugboatman, he was em
ployed by the
Erie-Lackawanna
Railroad as a Floatman. He
worked for Erie since 1934. He is
survived by his wife, Anna, and a
son, Raymond.
Emiie J. Stevens, 59: Brother
Stevens died of heart failure in the
USPHS Hospital
in New Orleans.
He sailed in the
Steward Depart
ment, and was a
member of the
SIU since 1951.
He joined the
Union in the city
of his birth. New
Orleans. Married, he resided in
New Orleans. He is survived by
his wife, Betty.
Leonard G. Kropp, 63: Brother
Kropp passed away at the USPHS
Hospital in Staten
Island, New York
City. Bom near
New York City,
in Oyster Bay,
N.Y., he spent
most of his life in
New York. He
resided in New
York's Borough
of Queens, and joined the SIU in
New York. He sailed in the Deck
Department, as an AB. He was a
WWI veteran of the Navy. Single,
Brother Kropp is survived by a
brother, Rupert Kropp of New
York.
Honorio B. Gonzales, 57:
Brother Gonzales suffered a heart
attack aboard the
Del Sud (Delta),
while the ship was
tied up at the
G a 1V e s Street
Wharf in New
Orleans. A stew
ard, Brother Gon
zales had been
sailing for over 25
years. Born in the Phillipines, he
resided in New Orleans, He is sur
vived by his wife, Magdalen, and
four children.
^
Florencio Letie, 66: Pneumonia
claimed the life of Brother Letie.
He died in Bos
ton City Hospital,
after an illness of
several days. A
resident of Dor
chester, Mass., he
sailed out of Bos
ton. A member
of the Steward
Department, he
had a rating as Cook-Baker. Mar
ried, Brother Letie was bom in
Portugal and was a U.S. citizen.
He joined the SIU in 1947, in the
port of Boston.
James Edgar Johnson, 58:
Brother Johnson died of a heart
attack while
aboard the Nori n a (Marine
Corp.). while sail
ing the Azores.
Brother Johnson
sailed in the En
gine Department
as both an Oiler
and an FWT.
Born in Alabama, he was a resi
dent of Port Arthur, Tex. He is
survived by his sister, Mrs. Marie
Myers of Port Arthur, and a son,
James Carroll Johnson of Houston.
Journey's End
A Seafarer who had spent most of his life sailing was buried at
sea recently. Bosun John McLemore, 55, suffered a fatal heart
attack aboard the Lucile Bloomfield on January 22. His family
requested a burial at sea. After Captain Elsensohn conducted an
Episcopal burial service all hands were led in the Lord's Prayer.
After a minute of silence for the repose of his soul, Brother
McLemore's body was committed to the deep in the Philippine Sea.
Page Thirteen
LOG
Seafarer Knee-Deep in Viet War
As He Plies South China Sea in Tug
Seafarer Howard L. Thompson, 56, known to most of his fellow Seafarers as "Tommy" Thompson,
had the unique experience of spending five solid months in Viet Nam. Working as a deep sea tugboatman, he got a chance to get to know Viet Nam, its people and its waters.
In the fall of 1965 while he ^ the rickshaw boy grins at you, you bish they can pick up. Everyone
was working for the SIU Inland know you've paid him enough," in the refugee camp was dressed
Boatmen's Union contracted Thompson told the Log wryly. in rags, but then," he added,
Gulf-Atlantic Towing Co., he vol Commenting further on prices in "that's all you need in that
unteered to work for a year aboard Saigon, he said: "There are two climate." He explained that aboard
a deep sea tug in Vietnamese prices for everything—one for the H. G. Williams he himself
waters.
Americans and one for Vietna wore only a pair of bathing trunks.He soon found himself aboard mese." Needless to say, the Amer
In Qui Nhon, unlike in Saigon,
the Gulf-Atlantic's M/V H. G. ican pays the higher price.
the
war is close at hand. Fight
Williams, a 150Nevertheless, it is a pleasure to er-bombers and artillery pound
foot long Diesel- go walking the streets. Seafarer
powered vessel. Thompson said, as there are street away at Viet Cong strongholds in
At the beginning vendors everywhere, and they sell the surrounding hills. The hills
of her career, the everything from toothpaste to are close to the city. "You hear
H. G. Williams cameras. The toothpaste and other the blasting in the hills all the
was an Army toiletries and amenities are Ameri time," says Brother Thompson.
steam tug. When can, while most of the small manu
Thompson told the Log that he
Gulf-Atlantic ac factured goods are Japanese.
never saw a war casualty in Qui
Thompson
quired the vessel,
Nhon. He surmised that the native
"There might be poverty in the villagers receive medical attention
she was converted
to Diesel." " Brother Thompson capital area, but I didn't see any," near their hillside homes, while
served as a Messman during the said Brother Thompson. However, wounded American soldiers are
five months he was aboard the ves he admits, "I might not have been sent directly to military hospitals.
in the interior to see it."
sel.
After a year in Viet Nam,
The boat plied the waters of
Choked with Mud
Brother
Thompson flew back to
the South China Sea, towing
Qui Nhon, however, is an en the States last April.
barges full of military cargo from tirely different story. Brother
Singapore and Saigon to Camranh Thompson's five months in Viet
Brother Howard Thompson first
Bay and Qui Nhon.
Nam were during the rainy season, went to sea at the age of 17. He
Camranh Bay, now a large port. and the streets of that northern
Army has*? and staging area, has port were choked with mud the en then worked for a federal agency,
become important only since the tire time he was there. "The mud the Lighthouse Department of the
vast American build-up in Viet stuck like glue," and it made every Department of Commerce, that
Nam. It is about 200 miles north thing seem drab.
has subsequently been eliminated.
of Saieon, and about 100 miles
The
many
refugees
living
in
It maintained lighthouses, light
south of the port of Qui Nhon in
northern South Viet Nam. It is Qui Nhon made a deep impression boats, and planted and maintained
about 575 miles across the open on Brother Thompson. "ITiey live buoys. These functions are now
sea from the seaport of Singapore in cardboard boxes," he said, "or
to Camranh Bay. Singapore, the in shelters made out of any rub performed by the Coast Guard.
largest seaport in the area, is a
British colony on a small island
off the southern end of the Malay
Peninsula.
Though often in Camranh Bay,
Checks are being held at SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave.,
the crew of the H. G. Williams
Brooklyn,
N. Y., for the Seafarers listed below for money due
was not allowed ashore there. The
them
on
the
vessels shown. Men whose names are listed should
only ports where they were per
get
in
touch
with
Union headquarters as soon as possible.
mitted ashore in Viet Nam were
Saigon and Qui Nhon. Saigon,
Claim
Ship
Name
says Brother Thompson, was by
Hercules Victory Disputed overtime
Edward Jensen
far the better port.
Hercules Victory Disputed overtime
Robert Smith
One day's wages
"In Saigon," he said, "no one
James R. Boone
Natalie
One day's wages
looks as if they were hurting."
Frank G. Valerie
Natalie
Disputed overtime
Thompson, who hails from
Penn Carrier
Earl H. Beamer
Disputed overtime
Charleston, S.C., like many other
Transwestern
Calvin Smith
Disputed overtime
Transwestem
Southerners, likes to talk and pep
Daniel McLaren
Disputed overtime
Transwestern
pers his speech with homey simClyde Greeson
Transportation
Thomas E. Hanson Valient Hope
ilies. Continuing to talk about the
Transportation
Valient Hope
Donald Kershaw
people of Saigon, he said, "They
Lodging
Warren Weiss
Niagara
are as full of ticks and as fat as
Seatrain New York Disputed Lodging
James Gleason
butterballs. They were all fatter
Seatrain New York Disputed Lodging
Fred Patterson
than I am."
Lodging
Kent
Joseph L. Chapeau
The city of Saigon seems un
Lodging
Kent
Cyril
Gauthier
touched by the war, Thompson
Lodging
Sea Pioneer
Andrew Levris
said, except for the presence of
Standby
wages
Midlake
I
J.
Walsh
large numbers of American sol
Standby
wages
Midlake
i
D.
Shattuck
diers. Many of them are out of
Wages
I Carlos Ruiz
Bonanza ,
uniform, allowable under current
Wages
i William L. Rohinson Bonanza
Army regulations, but they stick
Transportation
I Edgar Lee Faison
Alcoa Master
out like sore thumbs. "They are all
Transportation
Alcoa
Master
I Bobby V. Carter
waiting for the day when they'll
Transportation
Alcoa
Master
I
David
J.
Flynn
go home and get discharged,"
Retroactive wages
Rambam
G.
Bertrand
Brother Thompson says.
Retroactive wages
Rambam
J. Rose
Rickshaws In Use
Retroactive wages
Rambam
C. Cummings
Retroactive
wages
Rambam
A.
Samawi
Warned about the danger of
Retroactive wages
Rambam
J. Smith
eating local food or drinking
Retroactive wages
Rambam
L. Childress
water, the American in Saigon is
Retroactive wages
Rambam
D. Jus Tian
unable to patronize any refresh
Retroactive
wages
Rambam
R.
Cantu
ment spot except to drink beer in
Retroactive
wages
Rambam
i
J.
Saunders
the numerous bars. Brother
Retroactive
wages
E.
M.
McCay
Rambam
Thompson's favorite recreation in
Unclaimed
wages
Western
Hunter
Ian
O.
Robertson
Saigon was walking the city's
Seatrain San Juan Unclaimed wages
Ruben G. Ruttkay
thronging streets. "Ninety per
Seatrain San Juan Unclaimed wages
Roy
L.
Frank
cent of the transportation in Sai
Seatrain San Juan Unclaimed wages
I Neil Napolitano
gon is by rickshaw," he said, and
Overtime
Young America
I Louis Eggleston
he often traveled by that method
when his feet began to tire. "If
Money Due
�Page Fourteen
SEAFARERS LOG
ROBERT D. CONRAD (Maritime Op
erations), February 26—Chairman G. B.
Gapac; Secretary, L. A. Lamphere.
Brother Steven Mooney was elected to
serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed
OT in deck department. Awaiting clari
fication of OT for work done in scienti
fic spaces, i.e. painting and chipping.
Also 4-8 watch tieing up before 8 A.M.
Schedule of
Membership
SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New Orleans Apr. 11—2:30 p.m.
Mobile
Apr. 12—^2:30 p.m.
Wflmlngton .Mar. 20—^2:00 p.m.
San Francisco Mar. 22—2:00 p.m.
Seatfle
Mar. 24—2:00 p.m.
New York .. Apr. 3—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia . Apr. 4—2:30 p.m.
Baltimore ... Apr. 5—2:30 p.m.
Detroit
Apr. 14—2:30 p.m.
Houston
Apr. 10—2:30 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit
Apr.
Alpena
Apr.
Buffalo
Apr.
Chicago ... .Apr.
Oeveland .. .Apr.
Duluth
Apr.
Frankford .. Apr.
3—2:00 p.m.
3—7:00 p.m.
3—7:00 p.m.
3—1:00 p.m.
3—^7:00 p.m.
3—7:00 p.m.
3—7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago ... .Apr. 11—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie
Apr.
Buffalo
Apr.
' Duluth
Apr.
Cleveland .. .Apr.
Toledo
Apr.
Detroit
Apr.
Milwaukee .. Apr.
13—^7:30 p.m.
12—^7:30 p.m.
14—7:30 p.m.
14—7:30 p.m.
14—7:30 p.m.
10—7:30 p.m.
10—7:30 p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans Apr. 11—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
Apr. 12—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia .Apr. 4—5:00p.m.
Baltimore Qicensed and
unlicensed) Apr.. 5—5:00 p.m.
Norfjdk .... Apr. 5—5:00 p.m.
Railway Marine Region
Houston
Apr. 10—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia
Apr. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Baltimore
Apr. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
•Norfolk
Apr. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
Apr. 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
COEUR O'ALENB VICTORY (Victory
Carriers). February 3—Chairman "T. H.
Holt; Secretary, Johnny W. Givens. No
beefs reported by department delegates.
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans Apr. 11—7:00 p.m.
Mobile
Apr. 12—7:00 p.m.
New Yorit ..Apr. 3—7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia .Apr. 4—7:00p.m.
Baltimore .. • Apr. 5—7:00 p.m.
^Houston .. .Apr. 10—7:00 p.m.
tHeetinr held at Labor Temple, Sanlt
Ste. Marie, Mich.
* Meetinx held at Labor Temple, New
port News.
t Meeting held at Galveston wharves.
Dil^CTORYof
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
VICE PRESIDENTS
Lindsay 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. Ballimore St.
EA 7-4900
BOSTON, Mass
177 State St.
Rl 2-0140
BUFFALO, N.Y
735 Washington St.
TL 3-9259
CHICAGO, III
9383 Ewing Ave.
SA 1-0733
CLEVELAND, Ohio
1420 W. 25th St.
MA 1-5450
DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave.
DIGEST
of SIU
MEETINGS
LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), January
28—Chairman, Ralph H. Smith; Secre
tary. Thomas Thompson. Brother Delmer
Craig was re-elect^ to serve as ship's
delegate. Crew requested to donate fifty
cents to ship's fund.
TRANSWESTERN (Hudson Water
ways), February 6—Chairman, T. Cummings; Secretary. F. Fletcher. $2.02 in
ship's fund. No beefs reported by de
partment delegates. Brother Ruel N.
Lawrence was elected to serve as ship's
delegate. Ship to be fumigated on re
turn to States.
STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian) January
22—Chairman, Fred Shaia; Secretajy,
Elliott Gorum. $27.40 in ship's fund.
Motion made to send wire to Union asking
them to contact the Company and autho
rize the Captain to allow draws on week
end OT. It was also suggested that this
week-end OT be included in the contract
by negotiating committee. Motion that all
draws be given in American money and
discontinue issuing travelers checks. Vote
of thanks was extended to the steward
department for the good food and service.
CALMAR (Calmar). February 5—
Chairman. E. Hogge; Secretary. V. Doug
las. No beefs reported by department
delegates. Brother J. Corder was elected
to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion
about getting better grade of food. Motion
made to have all B and C men get off as
per contract.
LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld).
January 26—Chairman. Heacok ; Secre
tary, McGravie. No beefs reported by de
partment delegates. Brother McGravie was
elected to serve as ship's delegate.
COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic
tory Carriers). February 3—Chairman,
T. H. Holt; Secretary W. Givens. Crewmembers were requested to keep the mess
hall clean.
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
Tel. 529-7546
115 3rd St.
Tel. 622-1892
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
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. .
VANTAGE
PROGRESS
(Pioneer).
January 31—Chairman. Patrick Conley;
Secretary. K. R. MacConnel. $10.00 in
ship's fund. Ship's delegate stated that
there would be no payoff until the patrol
man boards vessel and ship is cleared for
payoff. Motion made that a letter of Com
mendation for~Vincent Louis Frizinga.
PB 30414 is mailed with reconunendations
to headquarters from Yokohama. Japan.
Request for clarification on B and C card
shipping time from patrolman in San
Francisco, before payoff in Long Beach.
No patrolman met ship in Yokohama
because of greater problems aboard an
other ship in Yakuska. Ship's delegate
O.K.'d it with patrolman upon arrival
though.
HATTIESBURG .VICTORY (Alcoa),
January 17—Chairman, Robert A. Kongelbak; Secretary. R. H. Simpson. Brother
Frank Feld was elected to serve as ship's
delegate. Ship sailed short one oiler and
one messman.
ASBURY VICTORY (Bulk Transport).
February 5—Chairman. C. D. Anderson ;
Secretary. J. Doyle. Motion made to have
the Union send ballots to all members on
ships, in order to be able to vote in all
elections. No SEAFARERS LOGS re
ceived this trip. Mail service is very
poor.
March 17, 1967
LINFIELD VICTORY (Alcoa), Febru
ary B—Chairman, T. J. White; S«retary,
D. Waskie. Crewmembers were asked to
observe safety rules and to leave rooms
clean at payoff. Request made that Earl
Shepard meet ship if at ail possible. Vote
of thanks to the steward department
particularly the chief cook for an excellent
job. The crew thanked the captain, chief
mate and steward for a great Christmas
party. One man hospitalized in Cochin.
DEL MONTE (Delta), February 4—
Chairman. Wm. Parker; Secretary, A. G.
Espeneda. Ship's delegate report^ that
everything is in good order and no beefs
were reported by department delegates.
One man missed ship in Paranagua,
Brazil. $2.00 in ship's fund. Crewmembers recommended a 20-year bust out
for retirement. 12 years sea time or 20
years with the Union, regardless of age.
Vote of thanks was extended to the ship's
delegate and the department delegates for
a job well done.
DEL MAR (DelU), February 12—
Chairman. W. Whalen; Secretary. V.
Alford. Jr. Brother Joe McLaren was
elected to serve as ship's delegate. Ves
sel won the yearly Safety Award for
passenger ships. $6.90 in ship's fund.
No beefs reported by department dele
gates. Everything is running smoothly.
LINFIELD VICTORY (Alcoa) December 17—Chairman, 'T. S. Kline;. Jecretary,
R. A. Domboski. Brother R. "Whitey"
Duff was elected to serve as ship's dele
gate. No beefs reported by department
delegates.
LYNN VICTORY (Victory Carriers),
January 22—Chairman, Wm. McDennott;
Secretary. Matt Guidera. Brother Matt
Guidera was elected to serve as ship's
delegate. No beefs reported by depart
ment delegates.
DEL SUD (Delta). January 28—Chair
man. Mike Dunn; Secretary. William P.
Folse. No beefs reported by department
delegates. All disputed OT was settled.
Motion made for pension after 20 years
in Union, fifteen years seatime. Not old
age pension. Brother Mike Dunn was
elected to serve as ship's delegate.
TOLABOB
DO NOT BUY
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 in
volved, and will be amended from
time to time.)
Sears, Roebuck Company
Retail stores & products
(Retail Clerks)
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Stitzel-Weller Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
"Cabin Still," W. L. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
<I>
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Childcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
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FAIRISLE (Pan Oceanic), January 28
—Chairman. FYed Olson; Secretary. Ira
Brown. No beefs reported by department
delegates. Brother John DeCulty was
elected to serve as ship's delegate.
Jamestown SterUng Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
TRANSNORTHERN (Hudson Water
ways). January 29—Chairman. Horace
Mobley; Secretary, Boyd H. Amsberry.
Brother Mobley was elected to serve as
ship's delegate. No beefs were reported
by department delegates.
White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Carriers),
January 22—Chairman. G. Wile; Secre
tary. R. Schemm. Ship's delegate re
ported that there will be no payoff in
Pearl Harbor. Some disputed OT in en
gine department. It was suggested that
the ship have at least six months stores
aboard before leaving Hawaii.
DEL RIO (Delta). January 22—Chair
man. E. S. Harris; Secretary. Robert
Merritt. $30.10 in ship's fund. No beefs
reported
by
department
delegates.
Brother N. J. Savoie was elected to serve
as ship's delegate.
OCEANIC CLOUD
(Trans-World),
January 2—Chairman. W. Nesta; Secre
tary. T. Densemore. Discussion held about
20-year retirement—or 20 years in Union
—no matter what age. Bmf in deck de
partment regarding chief mate. Every
thing running smoothly in steward de
partment.
JOPLIN VICTORY (Marine Carriers),
January 22—Chairman. Joh Boldizar;
Secretary. Joe Biiloto. Three men hospi
talized in Korea. Some dispute^ OT in
deck department. Vote of thanks to the
steward and his cooks for their efforts
in obtaining fresh provisions.
STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Janu
ary 16—Chairman, L. A. Williams; Sec.
retary, J. Nudsen. Brother L. T. Mar
shall was elected to serve as ship's dele
gate. No beefs reported by department
delegates.
RIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columbia),
February 5—Chairman. F. N. Mainwerth;
Secretary. C. J. Beck. Ship's delegate
reported that there were no beefs and
that everything is running smoothly.
Motion was made that American foods
be put on board, stateside. Also that
when ship arrives in foreign ports it
should b< stored with fresh foods, etc.
KNOW YOUR RI
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 adnrinistered 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 conti^cts 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 Batteiy Place, Suite 1930. New York 4, N. Y.
Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by
writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board.
CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These
contracts 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 jsgent.
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 ^ard of the Union. The Ebcecutive Board may delegate,
from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility.
UNFlliR
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
circunwtances 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 c^tain 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 emplojrment, 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 employersr 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 themseives, tbeir families and their Union. To achieve these
objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to
SPAD are entireiy 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 constitational right of access to Union records or in
formation, he should Immediately notify SIU President Panl Hall at headqnartcrs by
certified mail, retnm receipt reqnested.
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Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
Work Shoes . . .
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
Statier
Men's Shoes . . .
Jarman, Johnson &
Murphy, Crestworth,
(Boot and Shoe Workers' Union)
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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)
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"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)
—if—
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Camels, Winston, Tempo,
Brandon, Cavalier and Salem
cigarettes
(Tobacco Workers International
Union)
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Peavy Paper Mill Products
(United Papermakers and
Paperworkers Union)
—if—
Comet Rice Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
Antonio PereUI Minettl & Sons
Ambassador, Eleven Cdlars
Red Rooster, Greystone, Guastl,
Calwa, F. I., Trihuno Vermonfli,
Aristocrat, Victor Hugo, A. R>
Morrow Wines and Brandies.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
�March 17, 1967
HISTORIC
SEA
DISASTERS
w
HEN people think of ship disasters that have
claimed many lives, they usually picture a ves
sel burning or foundering far out at sea—
alone, far from shore and far from any possible aid
or assistance.
This is not necessarily the case however. Many of
the worst ship disasters of all time have taken place
in supposedly "safe" waters, in protected bays and
harbors, navigable rivers, or within shouting distance
of shore.
On April 27, 1865, for instance, a boiler explosion
aboard the steamboat Sultana claimed 1,450 lives—
right in the middle of the Mississippi river not far
from Memphis, Tennessee. This was almost as many
casualties as in the famous Titanic sinking that oc
curred far out at sea.
On June 15, 1904, the excursion steamer General
Slocum burned right in New York harbor with a loss
of 1,021 lives. July 24, 1915, marked the capsizing
of the Great Lakes excursion steamer Eastland in the
Chicago River that claimed 812. Just a year earlier
the Empress of Ireland sank following a collision in
the St. Lawrence River and 1,024 lives were snuffed
out.
In many vrays these disasters were even more tragic
than those that have taken place far out at sea. The
tragedies of these vessels unfolded in clear sight of
watchers on shore, who were for the most part still
powerless to lend any kind of assistance. For those
aboard the stricken vessels, shore and safety were
also clearly in view—^yet they might have been a mil
lion miles away. They still had to meet their fate
alone and largely unaided,:
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The "BerUn"
The sense of helplessness and frustration that
strikes both victims and rescuers alike on such occa
sions is exemplified in the wreck of the passenger
steamer Berlin in 1907.
Near dawn on the morning of Thursday, February
21, 1907, the Berlin had almost completed her regu
lar 110-mile trip across the North Sea from Harwich,
England to the village of Hoek van Holland (Hook
of Holland), where a boat-train had already arrived
and was waiting for the steamer's passengers. In all,
the Berlin carried over 143 passengers and crewmen.
It had been an extremely rough but otherwise
uneventful crossing. A heayy north-westerly gale
lashed the North Sea, dashing rain, hail and snow
against the Dutch coast. But the Berlin had weathered
the storm well and was now only about two miles
from her berth a short way up the Nieuwe Waterweg
(New Waterway), which also led to Rotterdam.
Granite-block breakwaters led out from the shore
along both sides of Nieuwe Waterweg for about a
mile, to create a protected entranceway to the channel.
At the seaward tip of each breakwater stood a steel
light tower.
The trip was all but over and passengers had
already been awakened to be ready to disembark
for the train trip to Rotterdam as the Berlin ap
proached the protected channel between the break
waters. But suddenly everything began to go wrong.
Rolling heavily in the gale-lashed seas, the Berlin
was caught by ground seas and carried helplessly off
course almpst to the tip of the North breakwater.
A heavy sea on her port side then swung her com
pletely around until she-lay almost parallel with the
shore, her port side almost athwart the tip of the
breakwater.
Disaster
The Captain succeeded in turning her to starboard
but could not gain headway before a huge sea struck
her starboard (seaward) side, lifted her up and bashed
her down on the great granite blocks forming the
base of the light tower at the tip of the North break
water. She suddenly lay hard aground completely
across the breakwater, her whole starboard side ex
posed to tremendous breakers.
Distress rockets were fired as the Berlin's powerful
engines labored full astern in hopes of getting her
off. But her twin screws churned the water futilely
SEAFARERS LOG
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fa Disaster
FREAK SHIPWRECK
TOOK 128 LIVES
as hugh seas worked her up and down solidly on the
rocks. From then it was only a few minutes until
the Berlin lost all power and the blackgang rushed
on deck to inform the Captain that the stokeholds
were filled with water and the fires out.
Yet strangely, now and even much later, there was
almost no panic aboard the vessel. They were
aground nearly on top of the light tower on a solid
breakwater connected to the shore only a mile away.
Surely rescuers would arrive at any moment to take
them off the stricken vessel. Unfortunately they were
wrong. As is often the case in such wrecks near
shore, hope and frustration go side by side and the
raging seas almost always win.
On shore, the Berlin's approach to the breakwater
channel had been watched anxiously by the staff of
the nearby lookout station. When the ship's lights
stopped moving and remained stationary, they knew
the vessel must be in some sort of difficulty. When
the distress rockets were fired they knew the difficulty
was of a serious nature. When the ship's lights failed
completely shortly thereafter they began to fear the
worst—and they were correct.
Rescuers Frustrated
As soon as the distress rockets were fired the whole
town was aroused and the large steam lifeboat Presi
dent van Heel churned down the channel between the
breakwaters with a crew of 10 experienced seamen
and ample rescue equipment. Soon they were stand
ing by the Berlin only to realize that they were help
less and could do nothing to save her or those on
board. Huge seas battered against the Berlin's star
board side, making an approach either there or from
the bow or stem impossible. In the high seas the
breakwater itself was awash with the seas rolling over
it. To approach from the port side would mean dis
aster on the rocks for the rescue craft.
The lifeboat crew attempted to shoot rescue lines
over the ship, and one of these was actually caught
and made fast. But at that very moment a huge sea
lifted the lifeboat and flung it back with such force
that her anchor rope parted. Without another anchor
the lifeboat had to cast off the rescue line and hurry
back to port to replace the anchor.
Meanwhile it grew light, and watchers on shore
finally realized the hopelessness of the situation.
Through the driving rain and spray they could see
that the Berlin's masts had assumed divergent angles
—a sure sign that the seas pounding her on the rocks
had broken her back and she was breaking up. Soon
they saw the entire, fore part of the ship, with both
funnels, break away from the remainder on the rocks
and slide slowly down the inner bank to disappear
beneath the waves. Had the rescue craft President
van Heel still been in her previous position before her
anchor parted, she and her crew would have been
crushed and lost when the Berlin broke, up.
Meanwhile, those still alive aboard the stricken
vessel still hoped for rescue. But their numbers di
minished constantly throughout that terrible first day
as all rescue attempts proved futile. Huge seas broke
over the remains of the Berlin, carrying away most of
her structure along with the survivors who still clung
to whatever support was available. All through the
night this continued, while bodies washed ashore were
placed in a warehouse to await identification.
The Sea Rages
Passengers and crew aboard ships passing up the
channel could see the pitiful survivors and be seen
as well—but nothing could be done to assist them.
The rescue lifeboat and powerful tugs returned time
after time, but the raging seas prevented them from
approaching.
The night passed, but the new day brought no
change in the weather. Thus far only one rescue had
been made, when the rescue lifeboat plucked a man
from the sea, along with the smashed piece of wood
to which he clung. Everyone else in the freezing
water was dead.
By afternoon of the second day some hope revived
for rescue of the remaining survivors. The gale and
snow squalls still raged, but the tide was low and the
seas had moderated slightly. Rescue boats and tugs
now hoped to put men ashore, on the channel side of
the North breakwater, from where they might reach
the Berlin in spite of the breakers that still came
across the rocks. They would try to put a line aboard
the Berlin by taking advantage of whatever shelter the
steel light tower offered.
On the first try, one man from the lifeboat Presi
dent van Heel actually got ashore in this manner, but
the fury of the sea drove him back. Finally four vol
unteer seamen put out from a rescue vessel in a tiny
yawl and managed to reach the breakwater without
being smashed on its rocks. With them they took a
heavy rope.
As they struggled to keep from being washed off
into the sea, six young men put out in another yawl
to assist them and also succeeded in landing. The 10
men now crawled and fell between the rocks to reach
the light tower with their rope. They finally managed
to do this, only to find that there were no survivors
aboard the Berlin still capable physically of catching
the rope.
Success
The remains of the Berlin was so close to the light
tower however, that one of the rescuers managed to
catch a swinging boat fall. Clinging to the fall he was
pulled into the sea, but managed to swim and crawl
back to the tower, where the fall was secured about
20 feet up the steel latticework support. With great
difficulty, 10 survivors managed to climb and slide
down this rope.
One woman however, could not muster the strength
to make the climb. As the rescuers urged her on,
they were eventually forced to retreat to shelter by a
new onslaught of the sea. Seeing this, the woman
gave up all hope, let go of her hold and plunged into
the sea. At this the rescuers again rushed into the
breakers and managed to drag her, unconscious, to
safety.
Now there remained on the ship only three sur
vivors—women who were totally exhausted and could
not hope to descend via the rope. As night fell and
the gale increased again, it became obvious that all
on the breakwater would have to go aboard one of
the rescue vessels immediately or be lost. The three
remaining survivors would have to be abandoned for
yet another night.
Another Try
But during that night, new rescue plans were
hatched. The tide would again be low at 1 a.m. A
professional salvage man and diver volunteered to
make another attempt to land in a yawl, accompanied
by three other men. At midnight the trip began, the
yawl in tow by a powerful tug. Near the end of the
breakwater the yawl cast off and managed to land.
The boat fall was still in place, but was secured again
only about 8 feet up the tower so one of the men
could use it to climb aboard the remains of the Berlin
to assist the three women who still huddled there.
When he reached the wreck the sea was raging
again and the Berlin's decks were working so violently
that he knew the remaining hulk was in danger of
breaking up at any moment. Bodies were scattered
over the deck.
Working quickly, the rescuer made a sling out of
deck ropes. Then he climbed to what was left of the
boat deck and secured a second rope from a block
still hanging in the davits. This rope would enable
him to slowly lower the women, one by one in the
sling, from the deck to the rescuers on the rocks
below. In this way the rescue was finally completed.
In all, only 15 pf the Berlin's passengers and crew
were saved. Over 80 passengers and 48 crewmen
perished—all within about a'mile of shore and actu
ally on a solid causeway leading to shore. And
although the death toll was high, it is a miracle that
none of the rekuers them^lves were lost—^for in
their helpless anger and frustration they took risks
normally taken only by those who have themselves
given up all hope of survival.
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SEAFARERSaLOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO-
WHY THE U.S. NEEDS AN
NOEPENDENT MARITIME
MINISTRATION
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T has taken many, many years of bureaucratic
bungling and mishandling by Federal government
agencies and administrators to bring about the
present day deterioration of the American merchant
fleet.
Countless mistakes have been made and never ad
mitted or rectified. Petty jealousies and power plays
between various Government agencies and adminis
trators have time after time been resolved at the ex
pense of maritime. Maritime has never had any real
representation within the bureaucratic jungle of the
U.S. Government and has continually suffered at the
hands of men who could barely hide their real alle
giance to other modes of transportation or their spe
cial interest areas, which they felt could be strength
ened best by policies that further undermined the
nation's maritime industry.
In the not too distant past, the prime offenders
against maritime were often the Agriculture Depart
ment and the Gmnmerce Department. Right- now
however, anti-maritime influence seems to have shift
ed heavily into the Defense Department and the new
Department of Transportation.
This is perhaps best demonstrated by the many re
cent statements of the present heads of these departs
ments, and by the most recent "pet projects" of Sec
retary Robert S. McNanwra, who heads the Defense
Department.
Tlie Airlift Fiasco
Not too long ago, McNamara's pet project was
Airlift. He somehow decided that he would be able
to supply vast armies, if necessary in some future
emergency, through airlift alone. Ships were obsolete
and no longer needed, he decided. What we should
do, he said, is abandon our merchant fleet entirely
and build huge cargo planes to rush heavy equipment
to trouble spots anywhere on the globe. If ships were
still needed, he said, American-owned ships flying
runaway flags, and foreign ovraed ships could be
used—the runaways under the concept of "effective
control" and the foreign vessels under ordinary
charters.
This was his pet project, and like many of his ideas
it didn't look too good on paper. Then came
America's Vietnam buildup, and the unworkability
of his whole scheme became only too evident. Airlift
proved all but useless. Over 98 percent of the men
and material shipped to Vietnam had to go by ship.
The U.S. Government always avoided a test of the
totally unworkable "effective control" concept, and
tried instead to charter foreign-owned and manned
vessels to haul vitally-needed military supplies.
One after another however, foreign ships and for
eign crews refused to sail to Vietnam with American
military supplies. Ships were loaded, only to be un
loaded again while still at American docks as foreign
crews refused to man their vessels. Some govern
ments began to yield to internal political pressure and
refused the use of any of their vesssiels to the United
States for Vietnam supply.
Suddenly the Defense Department decidgd it need
ed ships, and a lot of them in a hurry. Fortunately
there were still some old World War II vessels still
in the emergency Reseive Fleet. They were old and
slow and not too dependable and cost a great deal
to put into shape, but they are being used.
Now apparently, the Defense Dep^ment has re
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vised its estimate and has decided that ships are a
vital necessity to insure the nation's defense. But now,
instead of throwing its full support behind construc
tion of the big, fast, modem merchant fleet that the
nation really needs, the Defense Department has em
barked upon another folly. Ships are needed, the
thinking now goes, but not merchant ships. What we
need, McNamara has decided, is a force of "Fast
Deployment Logistic Ships" (FDL).
What is FDL?
What are "Fast Deployment Logistic Ships"? They
have been denounced unanimously by American mar
itime labor. House Merchant Marine Committee
Chairman Edward A. Garmatz has referred to them
as Flying Dutchmen which will cruise the seas end
lessly, fully loaded, never touching port and never
contributing anything to the nation's commerce.
Others have denounced them as wasteful, useless and
unnecessary. Many legislators have become so
alarmed at the fact that such a concept could be
seriously proposed that they have thrown their solid
support behind maritime labor's campaign for an
independent Maritime Administration to be headed
by someone with a real knowledge of maritime who
could hring about an overall and realistic plan to
assure the satisfaction of the nation's shipping needs.
Fast Deployment Logistic Ships would be speciallybuilt vessels, costing an estimated $40 million each.
A fleet of 40 such vessels would be loaded with vari
ous military supplies and would cruise the seas end
lessly, waiting for trouble to break out anywhere in
the world. Then they would rush to discharge their
cargoes and rush back to a- U.S. port for more.
The Fast Deployment Logistic Ship concept is so
patently ridiculous that it is difficult to even- discuss
with any objectivity. Yet it is being seriously pro
posed and actively pushed by Defense .Secretary
McNamara and the Defense Department. The matter
has gone so far, in spite of the mounting opposition,
that the Administration's fiscal 1968 budget request,
recently submitted to Congress, seeks funds to begin
construction of the first 5 FDL vessels.
In the past, ill-conceived proposals and unworkable
compromises have almost never been either admitted
or rectified. This seems to remain true to this very
day. The many shortcomings of the FDL concept
have been pointed out on numerous occasions—^by
maritime labor, management, U.S. legislators, and
other interested parties. Still, the Defense Depart
ment clings tenaciously to the idea.
Expensive, Useliess
It has been pointed out for instance, that the FDL
vessels would be extremely expensive to construct.
The estimated cost of $40 million for each FDL ship
would be enough to construct three fast, modem
cargo vessels for the commercial merchant fleet under
the present subsidy system. The nation would then
have three ships at its disposal in time of emergency
for every 1 FDL it might build. The high degree of
effectiveness of the American merchant marine work
ing in conjunction with -military operations has been
proved time and again in peace and war, and is dem
onstrated many times daily in Vietnam, so the effec
tiveness of private merchant ships and crews cannot
be disputed.
It has also been pointed out that although their cost
to the nation will be staggering, FDL ships will con
tribute absolutely nothing to the nation's commerce.
They will not carry a single ton of the nation's for
eign trade. In the long run they will drastically weak
en the nation's trade posture.
It is almost inevitable that the construction of FDLs
would fxirther refluce the already drastically inade
quate appropriations devoted to the active U.S.-flag
merchant fleet, which would continue to deteriorate
and lose what little it now carries of the nation's
foreign commerce. This would put the U.S. increas
ingly at the mercy of foreign shippers and ship op
erators, who would be able to charge whatever they
chose for the movement of American goods, to the
detriment of American business and industry. Ameri
can maritime's valuable contribution to the mainte
nance of a favorable balance-of-payments would de
crease, and the FDLs would certainly make no con
tribution. ^
. Most dangerous of all, the application of the FDL
concept would certainly weaken the nation's defenses.
We can never hope to construct and maintain enough
FDLs to fully support a military conflict far from
U.S. shores. Yet, if construction of these FDLs led to
the continued deterioration of the American merchant
fleet we would not have nearly a sufficient number of
ships of any kind available to support either troops
or commerce.
History Repeats Itself
Somehow, this does not seem to alarm many of
the nation's supposedly "responsible" Government
administrators. It does not, apparentlj^, disturb De
fense Secretary McNamara. Another "Administra
tor," Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd, recently
stated publicly that he doubts if the United States
needs any merchant ships at all.
It has been said that men who refuse to learn from
history are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past.
The United States was faced with a desperate shortage
of merchant ships at the outbreak of World War I.
After the war the fleet was allowed to deteriorate
again and the U.S. was faced with a desperate short
age of ships at the outbreak of World War II. The
same pattern followed and we were in the same plight
at the outbreak of the Korean Conflict and then again
at the beginning of the Vietnam buildup. And it seems
that many Government administrators have still not
learned these lessons of history.
Many Americans have learned however, including
some of our leading legislators. They have realized
the vital importance to the United States of a strong,
niodem merchant fleet, and know that we will never
get the fleet We need until maritime finally has a
place in the Federal Agency setup of equal power
with other agencies—^with someone at the helm who
imderstands the special needs of maritime and is
devoted to satisfying those needs.
This is why more than 50 Congressmen have sub
mitted bills into the House which- would create an
independent Maritime Administration as an agency
of the Federal government. TTiey are supporting
maritime labor's campaign for an independent
MARAD because they realise that time is growing
short and the United States can no longer afford to
trust the supposedly responsible administrators of
other Government agencies to look after the needs
of maritime.
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AFL-CIO EXEC. COUNCIL PLOTS COURSE FOR LABOR’S PROGRAMS IN 1967
AFL-CIO RALLIES PUBLIC SUPPORT IN DRIVE FOR NEW SOCIAL SECURITY BILL
HOUSE MARITIME COMMITTEE MEMBER WARNS OF SOVIET SEA DOMINANCE
FIRE CLAIMS SIU-IBU MANNED TUG, ALL CREWMEMBERS ESCAPE UNHARMED
MEDICAL COSTS CREATING ‘HARDSHIPS’ U.S. GOVT. AGENCY REPORT REVEALS
GREAT LAKES SHIP OPERATORS BLAST NEW RATE-CUT SCHEME BY RAILROADS
MEANY VOICES LABOR’S ‘HORROR’ OVER NATCHEZ RIGHTS MURDER
MEANY URGES CONGRESS TO APPROVE 20% HIKE IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
FIVE ON BECALMED SAILING VESSEL SAVED BU SIU-CREWED DEL MUNDO
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SEAFARERS LOG
Page Two
Addresses MTD Shipbuilding Seminar
Hall Blasts Govt's Maritime Policy,
Cites Need For Separate Marad
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
The recent series of rallies organized by the AFL-CIO to gain
overwhelming public support throughout these United States for a
stronger and farther reaching Social Security program illustrates once
again the deep concern of the American labor movement for the
safety and well being of all citizens.
WASHINGTON — SIU President Paul Hall, who is also president of the AFL-CIO Maritime
Trades Department, said recently that he was optimistic that a concept of an Independent Maritime
Administration would pass in the 90th Congress even though some interests are being pressured into
position by the spokesman for ®
From coast to coast tens of thousands of citizens attended these
the new Department of Trans year's Congressional fight to keep out that there was good reason to
believe that U.S. shipbuilding 14 meetings and many millions more were informed of them via
the
Maritime
Administration
inde
portation.
prices, utilizing existing facilities,
Speaking at the day long semi pendent of the Department of can be reduced by 20 to 30 per press and television. Labor leaders and legislative exponents of the
nar "Shipbuilding 1967—Year of Transportation, and assured those cent below today's levels with administration's proposed increase in Social Security pensions and
in attendance that Congress was
benefits gave of their time and urged adoption of the bill now before
Decision," Hall said the Adminis
ready and willing to receive rec more sensible procurement proce the Congress. Packed union halls and hotel ballrooms resounded with
tration's maritime policy is "noth
dures, multiple production con enthusiastic cheers for an expanded Social Security program.
ing more than last year's task ommendations on U.S. Maritime
tracts, better vessel design and
policy.
"It
needs
these
recom
force proposal retrieved from the
All of this sounds very impressive and it was impressive. I was in
more realistic specifications.
mendations,"
he
said.
ash can in which Mr. Boyd told
New
Orleans to hear the reaction of the people there and reports from
A "crusade for a bigger and
Other speakers at the seminar other cities were no less favorable.
Congress the plan had been
better Merchant Marine" was included Page Groton, director of
dumped."
called
for by Congressman Wil the Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuild
But now that the applause has died down and the participants have
Alan S. Boyd, head of the new
liam
L.
St.
Onge
(D-Conn.).
A
returned
to their homes, the campaign must continue in earnest. A
ers
Marine
Council,
who
pointed
cabinet-level Department of
member
of
the
House
Merchant
rousing
beginning
is just that. Unless it is sustained its purpose is
out
the
boost
shipbuilding
gives
Transportation, came under severe
criticism from Hall, who accused Marine Committee, Onge noted the U.S. economy; and Andrew wasted and its cause often lost.
Boyd of using "hatchet man" tac that from the national interest of Pettis, vice-president of the Indus
Necessary and worthy as this Social Secuirty bill is, it has its oppo
tics and said that he doubted the United States "it is vital that trial Union of Marine and Ship
nents
in the Congress as well as its supporters and could be defeated
we
maintain
a
shipbuilding
base"
building Workers, who urged a
whether Boyd could properly rep
unless
the voters themselves let their wishes be known. Cheering at a
with
sufficient
trained
men
and
continued fight for an independent
resent even a good program much
rally
is
fine; but cheers die down and are heard no more. It must
shipyards
for
the
construction
of
MARAD.
less the bad one he is now ped
be
done
in writing and it must be done by the voter.
ships
for
any
eventuality
that
may
dling.
The importance of a revitalized
arise
in
the
future.
Administration tactics in rela
Senators and Representatives are in Washington because a majority
Dismissing ideas of building merchant marine and the estab of citizens cast enough votes on election day to put them there. But
tion to maritime also came under
lishment
of
an
independent
Mari
attack from Congressman William U.S. merchant ships abroad, he time Administration was also the the voter's voice in government doesn't end on election night any
S. Mailliard (R-Calif.), who de said "the damage done to a vital topic of speakers at the regular more than a successful political campaign ends the responsibilities of
scribed the Administration as us industry in our country would be MTD Legislative Meetings.
the legislator who waged it.
ing a "combination of politicking irreparable."
"The Administration is duty
Write to your Congressman or Senator and let him know that you
Shipbuilders Council of Amer
with the 'carrot and the stick' and
support
an expanded Social Security program. The letter doesn't have
bound
to
the
American
people
use of the principle of 'divide and ica President Edwin M. Hood at
tacked the accuracy of estimated to see that appropriations are to be elaborate and the shorter it is the better; a few sentences saying
conquer'."
He urged the industry to re cost savings achieved by building made available to support a strong you favor the Social Security program requested by the administration.
main as united as it was in last ships in foreign yards. He pointed Merchant Marine," said Joseph The voice of the people is just as much the foundation of a democracy
Keenan. Keenan, who is secretary as it ever was but we must not forget that the men sent to Congress
of the International Brotherhood to serve us can function only if we take the trouble to tell them what
of Electrical Workers and a yice- we want.
president of the AFL-CIO, pointed
Although this bill doesn't do all that might be hoped for, the 20%
to the vital contribution being
average
increase in Social Security benefits is a good step forward
made by the maritime industry to
toward
the
50% increase the AFL-CIO would eventually like to see
support American troops in Viet
realized. Under certain circumstances it does provide medicare assist
nam.
ance to those under ^65, disability insurance and extended protection
WASHINGTON—^The American Maritime Association has
Another speaker who stated ;br survivors. Even under the present proposal, the Social Security
voiced its vigorous opposition to a proposal by Transportation De strong support for the creation of package is vastly superior to any insurance available privately with
partment Secretary Alan S. Boyd which would permit the cmistruc- an independent Maritime Admin )remiums that would ordinarily be available only throu^ a high cost
istration was Representative Hugh lolicy issued through a private company.
tion of American-flag vessels ^
Carey
(D-N.Y.) who insisted that
abroad and allow such vessels traded Isthmian Lines, the AMA
If every person of .voting age that cheered at all of those rallies put
an
independent
MARAD is the
to receive operating subsidies, voiced its opposition to the Boyd
the
cheer on paper and also got someone else to do it, the bill would
carry aid and defense cargoes and proposals on a point by point only course to follow in upgrading
lave
an excellent chance of becoming law.
the
American
merchant
fleet.
participate in the U. S. domestic basis, and expressed its disagree
trades—contrary to the provisions ment with two other management
associations, the American Mer
the 1936 Merchant Marine Act.
SIU Ship Escapes Staten Island Blaze
chant
Marine Institute and the
In a letter signed by Archibald
E. King, president of SlU-con- Committee on American Steam
ship Lines, which represent sub
sidized operators and have ex
v.:,. •
pressed a willingness to accept
SEAEiARER&^LOC most of Boyd's proposals.
The AMA represents 95 com
March 31. 1967 • Vol. XXIX, No. 7
panies operating 232 unsubsidized
Official Publication of the
vessels.
Seafarers International Union
Shipping Group Opiioses Boyd's ^
Han To Buiid Ships Abroad
of North America,
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District,
AFL,-CIO
Exeeutive Board
PAUL HALL, President
CAL TANNER
EARL SHBFARO
Exoe. Viee-Prei.
Vieo-Preiident
AL KERR
LiNosEt WILLIAMS
See.-Treas.
Pics-President
BOBERT MATTHEWS
Vice-President
HERBBIT BRAND
Direetor of Organitina and
Pubtieationo
Managing Editor
MIKE POLLACK
Assistant Editor
NATHAN SKYER
Staff Writers
PETER WEILL
Pam WHBs
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Instead of the five-year plan
suggested by Boyd, the AMA
called for a longer range, 10-year
program as the "minimum time
necessary for restoration of the na
tion's fleet."
'a
J V
Boyd's proposal to enlarge and
overhaul 100 vessels for return to
the reserve fleet and the recondi
tioning of 150 other old World
War II Victory ships was described
as "imprudent and wasteful" by
the AMA.
The AMA urged a program pro
viding for the construction of at
least 50 ships each year and ex
pansion of the volume of cargo
that is made available to Ameri
can-flag vessels. The Boyd proposal
calls for a building program of
only 15 ships per year, an increase
of just two ships yearly over the
totally inadequate current ship
building program of 13 vessels an
nually.
if
Seafarers aboard the SiU-contracted vessel Fcrtaleza got a birds-eye-view of the spectacular fire that
destroyed Pier 20 on Staten Island March 23. Photo, above, taken by the LOS photographer from
the deck of the Fortaleza, shows how close the ship and her SIU crew were to the blaze. Fireboats
and local firemen were unable to extinguish burning bales of rubber which were stored on the dock, and
exerted all their efforts to keep the fire from spreading. A Norwegian ship, the Fernglen, unloading a
cargo of rubber at Pier 20, was towed from the dock after suffering minor damage. The Fortaleza, docked
at the next pier, was prepared to be towed to safety if the fire spread. The blaze was confined to Pier 20.
�m
March 31, 1967
Total Now Stands at 132
Page Three
SEAFARERS LOG
Senate Resists Defense Dept. Pressure
SIU Engineer School Prodnces Senate Re/etts FDL Ship Proposal,
Fonr More Ucensed Officers Opposition BuiUing Up in the House
If
Engineers licenses have been awarded to four more Seafarers
who passed their Coast Guard'examinations after completing the
course of study offered by the jointly sponsored SIU-Marine Engi
neer's Beneficial Association, ^
District 2—School for Marine addition, MEBA District 2 mem
bers who already possess en
Engineers.
All four men upgraded to 2nd gineer's licenses may upgrade
Assistant Engineer's Licenses and themselves to higher ratings.
The training school is operated
each one had sailed previously
under a reciprocal agreement be
with a FOWT rating.
Louis Matthew Hopkins was tween the SIU and District 2 of
born in Baltirnore, Md. and makes MEBA. SIU men who enroll in
his home in Houston, Tex. Hop the program are provided with
kins, who is 49 years old, has been meals, hotel lodging and subsist
a member of the SIU since 1949. ence payments of $110 per week
while in training.
As a result of the reciprocal
agreement between MEBA Dis
trict' 2 and the SIU, unlicensed
SIU men receive full credit and
complete protection for all of their
accumulated pension and welfare
credits. While sailing as engineers,
they will also receive pension and
welfare credits. As a result, upon
reaching retirement eligibility their
pension will be paid based on
Layko
combined time.
Robert Layko, 40, has been a
MEBA District 2 has waived
member of the SIU for 25 years. its $1,000 initiation fee for all men
Brother Layko makes his home who begin sailing as licensed engiin Portland, Oregon with his wife needs under the joint program dur
and five children. He was born in ing the period of the Vietnam
Pennsylvania.
crisis.
Billy J. Walker is a 20-year SIU
man who, in addition to sailing
as FOWT also shipped out as an
electrician. Born and raised in
Tennessee, he makes his home in
that state with his wife and child.
James Terry was born in Flor
ida, where he makes his home
with his wife and three children.
Establishment of the engineer
training program was spurred by
Walker
Terry
the growing shortage of licensed
marine engineers aboard Ameri
Engine department Seafarers are
can-flag ships, particularly as a eligible to apply for any of the
result of the demands placed on upgrading programs if they are 19
American shipping by the conflict years of age or older and have 18
in Vietnam.
months of Q.M.E.D. watch stand
The SIU-MFBA District 2 train ing time in the engine department,
ing program is the first of its plus six months' experience as a
kind in maritime history. It as wiper or equivalent.
sists engine department seafarers
SIU engine department men in
to obtain instruction in prepara terested in the program should ap
tion for their Third Assistant En ply immediately, or obtain addi
gineer's license, Temporary Third tional information at any SIU hall,
Assistant Engineer's license, or or directly at SIU headquarters,
Original Second Assistant En 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn,
gineer's license in either steam New York 11232. The telephone
or motor vessel classifications. In number is HYacinth 9-6600.
WASHINGTON—The Senate has rejected a proposal by the Defense Department calling for
the construction during fiscal year 1968 of the first seven Fast Deployment Logistic Ships that
were to serve as prototypes for an eventual fleet of at least 30 such vessels.
In rejecting the FDL pro- ^
posal, the Senate acted on the sufficient to build three times as number of U.S.-flag ships dwindles
recommendation of the Armed many fast, modern cargo vessels each year while we are told by the
Services Committee, which had for the commercial merchant fleet Bureau of the Budget that con
conducted an investigation of the under the present subsidy system. struction funds are not available.
It was further feared that such a Hall said:
Defense Department proposal.
Defense Department Secretary huge expenditure for FDL ships
"It is with great surprise, there
Robert S. McNamara was report would have so reduced the money fore, that I note the recommenda
edly "extremely disappointed" at available for construction of mer tion of the Department of De
the Senate's rejection of the FDL chant ships that the already gross fense to spend approximately $800
proposal, which was in many ways ly inadequate ship replacement million to construct twenty Fast
program would have been cut back
his own concept.
Deployment Logistic Ships, an
Defense Secretary McNamara still further and the rapid deterio
amount approximately four times
is expected to carry the fight for ration of the nation's merchant
greater
than the current yearly fed
approval of the FDL appropria fleet would have been accelerated.
eral
outlay
for construction of
tion to the House, which has not
Outlines
Views
merchant
ships.
yet acted on the proposal. How
ever, various Representatives have
"It is most difficult for me to
At the request of Senator War
indicated that they share their ren Magnuson (D-Wash.), SIU understand how the federal gov
Senate colleagues' doubts about President Hall outlined his views ernment can contemplate such a
the feasibility of the FDL concept on the FDL proposal in a recent huge financial commitment for the
and House approval of the propo
letter to the Senator. Noting that constuction of vessels which some
sal is doubtful.
SIU President Paul Hall has the American Merchant Marine military experts have termed 'im
called the Fast Deployment Logis faces block obsolescence and is practical' and at the same time al
tic Ship concept a "liability laden" plagued by the absence of an ade low our basic vessel construction
undertaking "with no apparent quate and up-to-date vessel con needs for the merchant marine to
benefit or value to our country," struction program, and that the go wanting."
and has noted that the FDL ships
would represent direct competition
by the Department of Defense
with the privately-owned merchant
fleet, which has the dual function
under the law to serve the nation's
commercial and national defense
Two more Seafarers have been added to the ranks of those who
needs.
have upgraded themselves to Deck Officers licenses through train
Flying Dutchmen
Solid opposition to FDL has ing received in the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School for Seamanship
also been the stand of the many in a program jointly operated by
legislators in both the Senate and the SIU and the American Mari instructors' satisfaction of his
the House. The proposed FDL time Officers Union. A total of readiness to take the examinations.
ships have been referred to as six Seafarers have now upgraded
The training program was in
wasteful, useless and unnecessary, themselves to Deck Officers stituted in line with the SIU's ob
and House Merchant Marine Licenses.
jective of encouraging and assist
Committee Chairman Edward A.
ing unlicensed personnel to up
Garmatz (D-Md.) has referred to
grade themselves.
them as Flying Dutchmen, which
Seafarers can participate in the
would cruise the seas endlessly
course of instruction at no cost to
without ever touching port and
themselves. They will be provided
never contributing anything to the
with meals, hotel lodgings and sub
nation's commerce.
sistence payments of $110 per
week while in training.
Doubt about the feasibility of
the FDL concept was spurred
mainly by the extremely high cost
Scarpelis
Kushner
of these vessels—about $40 mil
lion each. It was noted often that
Walter Kushner. who sailed for
this amount of money would be a number of years as AB, received
has 3rd Mates License. Brother
Kushner
is 36 years old and was
SIU President Hall Addresses Social Security Rally
born in Brooklyn, New York,
where he makes his home.
Thomas Scajpelis has been in
WASHINGTON — Full scale
the SIU for 18 years and sailed
hearings
on Federal shipping pol
for a good deal of that time as an
icy
proposals
and the needs of the
AB. He, too has upgraded to his
merchant
marine
have been re
3rd Mates License and will enjoy
scheduled
for
April
12 and 13 by
the additional pay and responsi
the Senate Commerce sub-com
bility of his new position. Brother
Scarpelis, who is married and has mittee on Merchant Marine and
one child, is 37 years old and Fisheries.
Originally scheduled for Feb.
makes his home in Clifton, New
27,
they had been delayed to al
Jersey with his family.
Both Kushner and Scarpelis low formulation of a national pol
completed the intensive course of icy by the White House, accord
study at the joint SIU-AMO ing to a joint announcement by
school and passed the required Senator Warren Magnuson (D.
Wash.), chairman of the Com
Coast Guard examinations.
The training program, operated merce Committee; and Senator E.
under a reciprocal agreement be L. Bartlett (D. Alaska), head of the
tween SIU and the American Mar sub-committee.
According to spokesmen, the
itime Officers, is the first of its type
sub-committee will conduct a
in the maritime industry.
An enthusiastic crowd was on hand at New Orleans SIU hall on March 12 to hear SIU President Paul
Applicants can begin receiving thorough study of the American
Hall and other speakers stress the importance of passage of the Administration's social security bill. instruction at any time. The pe Merchant fleet's requirements and
Rallies were held in 14 major cities as part of the AFL-CIO's drive to coordinate public support for the riod of instruction will be deter review in full the adequacy of gov
proposed legislation. AFL-CIO President George Meany called for the same type of eifort that led mined by each member's individ ernment policies and programs
to enactment of medicare legislation in order to bring about the long-needed social security reforms. ual ability and knowledge, and the concerning it.
S/ff Upgrading School Graduates
Two More Licensed Deck Officers
Senate Sets Probe
Of U.S. Shipping
For April 12-13
Wi
�Pafi;e Four
SEAFARERS
March 31, 1967
LOG
AFL'CIO Endorses Gov't Program
To Aid Hard-Core Unemployed
The Atlantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area
WASHINGTON—Organized labor has called on the federal government to expand the war against
I have been watching the labor situation in Puerto Rico closely
poverty and honor its commitment to the nation's poor "even as we fulfill our commitments in Viet and note that while the cost of living has hit a record high and
Nam."
continues to rise, there are many non-union workers on the island
The AFL-CIO at the same ^
who are still denied those minimum wages set forth by 1966
time gave its endorsement to a level to determine if they are ful
A substantial inroad in this amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act. It is imperative that
1966 commission study that filling their intended purpose, he problem could be made, he said, this situation be rectified and I ^
through a federal program that certainly hope that hearings now
would establish a federally-sup observed.
Puerto Rico
would attack America's "huge going on will accomplish this and
ported effort to put the hard-core
Julio Delgado was the bosun
Consider Revisions
backlog of public service needs" that Puerto Rico workers will ob aboard the San Juan when she
unemployed to work in muchBiemiller suggested that consid in parks, playgrounds, hospitals, tain minimum wage coverage.
needed public service programs.
made her last run through here
In testimony before a Senate eration be given to revisions in the libraries, nursing homes, highways,
this period. Also on board were
New York
labor subcommittee examining the Job Corps program "in terms of public protection activities, conser
Leoncio Calderon, who will hold
Ed Kaznowski was by the hall
three-year-old war against poverty, the realities of today's job market." vation and other public and pri
down the steward's job, and Eric
lately in-between visits to the race Sommers, AB. The San Juan is
AFL-CIO Legislative Director An He urged the utilization of nation vate non-profit undertakings.
track where he's passing some va bound for Okinawa.
drew J. Biemiller declared that a ally recognized private groups,
This program was first advanced
good beginning has been made "including trade unions with years by the National Commission on cation time. Ed last served as
Governor Sanchez had talks
of experience in manpower train Technology, Automation and Eco chief steward aboard the Seatrain with Labor Secretary Willard
"but much remains to be done."
"Even as we fulfill commitments ing for various skills." Such nomic Progress in its report to the San Juan which made a Puerto Wirtz to explore the possibilities
in Viet Nam and elsewhere over changes, he said, would improve President. The initial program, on Rican run, of course.
of gaining more employment for
After a shivering stint to North Puerto Rican migrant workers on
seas;" Biemiller said, the resources the quality of training and the a five-year basis, would be funded
allocated at home "are altogether young men would have further as at $2 billion and ultimately pro ern Europe aboard the John B. the mainland.
Waterman, Mauri Karisson, oiler,
inadequate in terms of the need surance of more advanced training vide 500,000 jobs.
Baltimore
is taking a breather on the beach.
and of our capabilities." He warned and a greater likelihood of goodEdgar Nelson shipped out as
Biemiller declared that the pro
Shipping here has been only fair
that incalculable harm would be paying jobs.
AB
on
the
Barre
Victoiy
for
a
trip
gram
would
add
to
total
employ
the
last two weeks but looks good
done if the "forward thrust" of the
He predicted that the ultimate
poverty war is lost and "the rea success of all anti-poverty pro ment and would not displace any to Viet Nam. Back on the beach for the coming period.
At present, we have the Alamar,
sonable expectations of the poor grams would be the degree by workers. It would provide services for a while, Edgar is taking a vaca
tion.
And
Rudolph
Kamer,
who
Losmar,
Ohio, Maine, Venore and
are frustrated."
which they are meshed with other that are badly needed now but for
served
as
pumpman
on
the
MonSeatrain
Washington laid up in
Biemiller praised the achieve federal programs, "particularly which most state and local gov
ticello
Victory,
is
enjoying
some
port.
The
Venore should be ready
ment of the Neighborhood Youth those which seek to provide jobs at ernments lack funds.
vacation
time
after
his
run
to
to
crew
up
next week but there is
Corps, the Job Corps and the decent pay for the millions of
The
AFL-CIO
spokesman
ex
Japan.
no
report
on
the others.
Community Action Programs and working poor."
pressed
confidence
that
the
com
Philadelphia
During
the
last period we had
urged their expansion as "the high
He noted that most of the antiShipping out of the port of the three ships paid off, three signed
road out of poverty for millions of poverty programs are aimed pri mittee's ex'.nination and evalua
on and six in transit.
Americans."
marily at education, counseling tion of the anti-poverty program City of Brotherly Love has been
Clarence Houchins is ready to
fair
lately.
The
outlook,
however,
would
show
that
it
can
be
expand
He urged that the present 90* and job training while more than
ship
on the first job that comes
percent funding by the federal half of the poor families have a ed intelligently and effectively. "It is for brighter prospects.
along.
Clarence, who has been
Bennie
Crawford
was
by
to
scan
is our judgment that the funds
government be continued because member who has a job.
sailing
in
the deck department for
the
boards.
Bennie,
registered
and
of the inability of areas where the
"These are the working poor," committed for programs to date ready to roll again, last shipped as about 22 years, last paid off the
poor are most highly concentrated he declared, "and their impover are inadequate, and are far less
to increase their level of participa ishment is due mainly to low than the American people are will chief cook aboard the Cape San Alcoa Trader to take a brief vaca
tion.
tion. He also asked an immediate wages, underemployment or un ing to invest in achieving victory Diego.
B. S. Wilamoski would have
Chief
steward
aboard
the
Pro
supplemental appropriation to re employment."
in this war."
made
another trip on the Duval
ducer, James Winters, is back in
store vital programs that have been
but
she
went in for repairs and
port after a good trip. Jim will be
cut back.
left
him
on the beach. Brother
ready to go again in just a few
By way of a report, Biemiller
Wilamoski
has been sailing for
weeks.
told the committee that the AFLsome
18
years
in the Engine de
William Millison, who last
CIO is "deeply committed" to
partment.
shipped aboard the Potomac with
making the anti-poverty program
Boston
a deck department spot is regis
a success. The federation has en
Shipping
out
of Beantown has
SAN
FRANCISCO
—
Deep-Sea
SIU
members
are
aiding
tered once more and is resting up
couraged affiliates to enter into
been
fair
lately
but we expect it
SIUNA-affiliated
International
Union
of
Petroleum
Workers
mem
on the beach before riding the
state and local programs, he said,
to
be
even
better
in the up-andand highly successful labor-initi bers in their accelerated picketing campaign against both Standard waves again.
coming
period.
ated programs are under way in and Chevron service stations ^
And Alex Tuum has also been
Oldtimef Thomas Fleming, who
West Virginia, Maine, California, and the company's main offices on the Union hinges on an all-out by, chatting with his SIU buddies
has
proudly carried his SIU mem
Wisconsin and the 10-state Appa in downtown San Francisco.
effort to enlarge company prerog and eyeing the boards for the first bership card for 25 years, was by
lachian region. He also noted that
The picketing that started on a atives in determining the job secu deck department job. Alex last the hall lately to see some sea
more than 3,000 union officials are small scale by the lUPW-SIUNA rity of employees. Standard wants shipped out aboard the Henry.
faring buddies. Tom's last jaunt
active in Community Action Pro in the Bakersfield and Los Angeles the right to establish new jobs,
Deck hand B. L. Winbome is was aboard the Helen D as an
grams.
areas shortly after contract termi eliminate, change, expand, trans back around the hall fit for duty AB.
One of labor's functions has nation last month, has now spread fer, reduce or combine jobs with and waiting to ship out. The 20Pete Choplinski is tired of walk
been to monitor programs at every over an area from San Diego to out the Union having the right to year veteran was in drydock for ing around in this winter's snow
grievance or arbitration proce a while after signing off the Chl- so he's waiting about for a sun
the San Francisco Bay area.
dures.
lore.
shine run to get him away from it
Response Excellent
all. Peter Jomides, a 25-year SIU
man, last shipped as oiler on the
In addition to picketing service
Platte. Pete is waiting for a coast
stations, SIUNA-IUPW is making
wise run that won't take him too
"do not patronize" materials avail
All SIU men, regardless of
far from home.
able to other labor unions for open
their ratings, who are sailing
display in union halls and for mail
Norfolk
actively and whose draft sta
out appeals to members of orga
Bullard
Jackson
is taking a short
tus is in question should com
nized labor to help in the cam
rest
before
shipping
out again.
municate immediately with
paign. The response from other
Bullard's
last
billet
was
aboard
the Union, giving full par
labor unions has been excellent.
the
CS
Baltimore
as
an
FWT
for
ticulars. Direct all letters and
In
San
Francisco,
deep-sea
Sea
eight
months.
Bill
Price,
an
18communications pertaining to
farers are picketing the main head
year SIU member, got off the
draft board matters to Earl
quarters of Standard Oil on a sixPenn Challenger in California to
Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers
day a week basis.
fly home and be with his family.
Appeals Board, 675 Fourth
Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232.
While strike action against ei
ther company is highly probable,
The SIU. and the Maritime
Trades Department have been
the lUPW is determined to make
seeking to have seafaring de
every effort to reach a satisfactory
settlement before calling its mem
clared an essential industry
because of the vital support
bers off the job. Bargaining ses
ing role it is performing in
sions are scheduled with Standard
the Viet Nam conflict. This
and Chevron under auspices of the
ezMiies-iviPiHe
effort has not yet been suc
Federal Mediation conciliation Seafarers are lending an assist to SIUNA-affiliated Petroleum Work
stAnAHtKfiae
service.
cessful but the Union mean
ers on the West Coast in picketing Standard Oil and Chevron
MMO'iHMIAl...
while has been endeavoring
The fight^ with Standard Oil service stations. Above, pickets patrol before Standard Oil Co.
tTS^ourmAVi
to obtain deferments.
company amounts to a "fight for headquarters in San Francisco. lUPW beef centers around company
mat
survival." The Company's attack attempt to reduce job security in contract talks now underway.
Seafarer Pickets Lend Solid Support
In SlUNA Oil Workers' Beef on Coast
Contact Union
On Draft Status
�March 31, 1967
Page Five
SEAFARERS LOG
House Maritime Unit Holds Hearings
The Gulf Coast
by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
The SlU-Inland Boatmen's Union contracted Crescent Towing
and Salvaging Co. has commissioned what is reputed to be the most
powerful tug in the American fleet, the William S. Smith, in New
Orleans, along with her sistership, the new Jason Smith.
The William S. Smith had been part of the Crescent tug fleet
for over seventeen years. Among
the new innovations is a totally have. His last job was on the Del
new superstructure, revamped Santos.
bulwarks, a fantail specially wid
Mobile
ened to accommodate twin screw
Shipping out of Mobile has
installation providing four times been a bit slow lately and pros
the original power.
pects for the coming period re
The William S. Smith will he main not much brighter.
within range of most major world
Around the hall lately have
ports with her enlarged bunkering been a number of oldtimers.
facilities that will allow sustained Among them are Raymond
runs in excess of 50 days.
"Blackout" Ferriera. Blackout's
Crew comfort has not been last ship was the De Valle as
overlooked: She has been air- bosun, a spot he held down on
her for the last 28 months. Black
conditioned throughout.
out, who has carried his SlU card
The SlU-manned Del Sud ran for 25 proud years, has shipped
aground in 19 feet of water at in all deck ratings mostly from the
the mouth of the Mississippi. She Gulf area. He makes his home in
stayed stuck for almost four days. Mobile with his wife.
WASHINGTON — Annual Congressional authorization of appropriations for the Maritime
Administration is of vital and major importance to the American merchant marine, Representative
Edward A. Garmatz (D-Md.) told the Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the
House Merchant Marine Com
mittee recently. Garmatz is who can save it."
a process of continuous review by
Strong support for the enact the responsible Legislative Com
chairman of the full committee.
The subcommittee is holding ment of maritime funds authoriz mittees. The pending, bills would
hearings on a bill (H.R. 158) and ing legislation was also voiced by accomplish this objective."
similar measures, which would John N. Thurman, vice-president
FOREIGN PAYOFF?
amend the 1936 Merchant Marine of the Pacific American Steamship
Act to require authorization in the Association. Thurman called for
LEAVE CLEAN SHIP
future for certain Maritime Ad a vastly increased shipbuilding
Seafarers are reminded that
program to offset the present state
ministration programs.
when they leave a ship after
The subcommittee heard testi of deterioration of the U.S. mer
articles expire in a foreign port,
mony from representatives of la chant marine, the almost universal
the obligation to leave a clean
bor, management and government lack of optimism for the future
ship
for the next crew is the
—all of whom voiced support for of maritime if present policies are
same
as in any Stateside port.
continued, and Russia's massive
the proposed legislation.
Attention
to details of house
efforts with respect to her own
In pointing out the vital im merchant marine.
keeping and efforts to leave
portance of the proposed legisla
quarters, messrooms and other
"Clearly," Thurman said, "it
tion witnesses emphasized the de will be in order for the Congress
working spaces clean will be
terioration of the merchant marine to exercise control on this expan
appreciated by the new crew
which has been brought about by sion of our maritime effort through
when it comes aboard.
years and years of neglect on the
part of government agencies.
Shipbuilding Workers Union
vice-president Andrew A. Pettis
told the subcommittee "it is im
perative that this bill be passed as
a first step in the build-up of the
maritime industry. The next im
WASHINGTON—Toll charges on the St. Lawrence Seaway
portant step is the establishment will not be raised at least for the next four years, the State
of an independent Maritime Agen Department announced here recently.
cy," he continued. To support his
"In view of the rapid growth
NEW ORLEANS —The SIU- call for passage of the authoriza
contracted Delta Steamship Lines tion legislation, Pettis pointed to of traffic on the seaway," the that, excepting iron ore, tolls
vessel Del Sud was refloated with the steep decline of the maritime department said, the govern could be raised up to 50 per cent
out damage or any injuries to pas industry in recent years and the ments of the United States and with little diversion of traffic.
sengers or crew after spending five inadequate maritime budgets Canada have agreed that there is
days aground in the Mississippi which have speeded this decline. no necessity for a toll increase at
River-Gulf Outlet, about 50 miles "The Maritime Administration's this time. After four years the
from New Orleans.
fiscal year 1968 budget strikes an toll structure may be reviewed at
The vessel was returning from a other fatal blow to the drive to the request of either country, the
South American cruise with 58 modernize our merchant fleet," he announcement added.
passengers and 120 crewmembers
The waterway handled a record
added.
aboard when she went aground.
total of 49,249,000 tons of cargo
Down The Drain
Until the combination passengerduring 1966—up 13.5 per cent
cargo ship was refloated with the
Representative Alton Lennon over the previous year. Last year
aid of four tugboats, passengers (D.-N.C.), a member of the full was also the first in which volume
PASCAGOULA, MISS. — The
made the best of their unexpec Merchant Marine Committee who exceeded the estimate of the Tolls SIU Pacific District contracted
tedly extended cruise and most appeared as a witness before the Committee, whose projected vol American President Lines
enjoyed their extra days "at sea." Subcommittee, stated his opinion ume for 1966 had been 48 million launched its 572-foot cargo liner
At no time was the ship in any that the authorization legislation tons.
President Grant here on March 4.
danger.
proposals are among the most im
Present tolls on the Montreal- The vessel is the second of five
The person most anxious for the portant that have come before the Lake Ontario segment of the Sea being built by the company in its
vessel to be refloated and finally Committee "in the 10 years I have way are 4 cents per gross register $68 million replacement program.
dock at New Orleans was prob been a member of the Committee." ton; 40 cents per tons of bulk
The President Grant and her
ably Seafarer Robbie Maas, whose "Lennon warned that the American cargo and 90 cents per short ton
sister ships—the Presidents Van
wife had been waiting ashore for merchant marine is "going down of general cargo.
Buren, Taft, Johnson and Fillmore
the ship to dock with Maas' infant the drain," and declared that the
New Toll Split
—have been designated the Season, whom the Seafarer had never House Merchant Marine Commit
The State Department also said master class and will be assigned
seen.
tee members "are the only people
that U.S. and Canadian represent to round-the-world and Pacific
atives have agreed to a new divi services.
Upgrading on the Lakes
sion of toll revenues. Under the
The President Van Buren was
new agreement, which the depart launched previously. The three
ment says reflects cost incurred other ships are in various stages
in recent years, the Canadian of construction at the Ingalls Ship
share will be increased from 71 to building Division of Litton Indus
73 per cent and the U.S. share will tries at Pascagoula.
be decreased from 29 to 27 cents
At maximum draft of 30 feet,
on each toll dollar.
These latest developments ren the new vessel displaces 21,000
der void last year's agreement by tons and has a cruising radius of
joint seaway authorities which 11,600 miles at a service speed of
called for a 10 per cent increase 23 knots.
in tolls and a 72-28 split with
The ship has a total cargo ca
72 cents going to Canada.
pacity of 845,000 cubic feet and
The toll hike turndown is a is propelled by a 24,000-horsetemporary defeat for the St. Lawr power steam geared turbine which
ence Seaway Development Corpo drives a single propeller.
ration, the American agency
Gas turbine generators, the first
charged with administering the
in
maritime history, will be able
U.S. share of the waterway. This
to
handle the full load of cargo
agency released earlier this year
operations
in port and also provide
a report based on two economic
emergency
propulsion at sea if
studies which supported an in
needed.
Great Lakes Seafarer Ted Hansen (right), now a second cook, gets crease in tolls. One found that
his diploma from SlU Agent Don Bensman in Alpena, after success moderate hikes would have little
The new ships will each accom
fully completing course of studies at the SlU upgrading school. influence on the seaway's projected modate a crew of 45 officers and
men plus 12 passengers.
Hansen sailed in the steward department on the A, E. Cornelius. traffic volume; the other concluded
Del Sud Freed
After Ffve-Day
Crounding in Guff
Ferriera
Hazard
It took the tugs Humrick and Port
Allen of the Crescent Towing and
Salvage Co. to ease her off after
some cargo was unloaded.
»
»
•
Seafarer Robbie Maas was one
of 120 members stranded on the
Del Sud. Robbie was impatiently
waiting to see his recently arrived
son, Darin, born just a week after
he left the States. Maas was hap
pily united with the newest mem
ber of his family following four
frustrating days.
New Orleans
Fireman Ernest Torres recently
piled off the Seatrain Delaware,
which has been sailing between
New York and Puerto Rico. He
is now looking forward to making
a, billet on the Del Rio when she
touches port. He makes his home
in San Juan. Seafarer Aden Ezell,
Jr. finished a deck department
tour aboard the Alcoa Ranger.
Sailing regularly as bosun or AB,
Ezell prefers a coastwise run when
it's available. He lives in Mobile,
but occasionally comes over to
the Crescent City to scan the ship
ping board. AB Paul Mayeux
ended a tour to the Far West
aboard the Overseas Joyce. Paul
is resting on the beach, watching
for another vessel going to the
Western Pacific. He makes his
home in New Orleans.
Paul Turner is relaxing after
a trip aboard the Del Sud as
bosun. Turner missed the trip
when the Del
went aground
at the Mississippi's mouth, but he
doesn't seem to regret it. Now,
he's looking for anything, going
anywhere. Paul makes his home
in New Orleans with his wife and
two boys.
AB Frank P. Russo told us re
cently that he would advise all
young men to get a good educa
tion. He remember the days when
educations were harder to come
by and says kids today are foolish
to pass up the opportunities they
Congress' Voice In MARAD Funds
Held Essential By Rep. Garmatz
Seaway Tolls to Remain Unchanged,
US-Canadian Authorities Agree
New APL Liner
President Grant
Launched in Gall
�Page Six
March 31, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
The Great Lakes
Iqr Fred Farnen,Secretary>Treasurer,Greet Lakes
Although a decision was made to allow the St. Lawrence Sea
way toli to remain at its present level for the next four seasons,
a charge of $20 per lock will be made against vessels transiting
the eight-lock Welland Canal that connects Lake Ontario and
Lake Erie. The fee will increase $20 a year until it reaches a
charge of $100 per lock, or $800
for full transit, by 1971.
out of a paint gang dispatched for
the Kinsman Marine Transit Fleet.
Chicago
However, heavy ice and recordFit out for this area is getting breaking cold indicate that it won't
into swing with the crews called be before the first part of April
back for ships in Chicago, Mani that crews will be called. Erie
towoc, Milwaukee and Sturgeon Sand and Gravel has indicated
Bay. Despite a winter that set their first vessel—the Scobell—
all records for inclemency, we will begin its fit-out around April
predict an early fit-out for the 8th.
area. However, some of the old
We're glad to see back those
faces are going to be missed at
Great
Lakes men who are return
fit-out this year. Oldtimers who
ing
from
winter trips off the coast
retired over the winter months in
to
various
parts of the world.
clude Brother Hartlaub of the
John Galster and Olie Olofsson off
Cleveland
the Milwaukee Clipper.
Registration is going slowly but
Seafarers and their families will steadily, assuring enough men to
have the opportunity this spring to crew up ships laid up in this area
use facilities at the spanking new as soon as they're ready for crew
clinic which takes up the eptire calls. A look at the lake in this
third floor of the new SIU build port though is not too encourag
ing at 1306 S. Michigan Ave.
ing, with ice blanketing the water
for as far as the eye can roam.
Buffalo
Tentative dates for self-unloaders
This port is coming out of hiber to begin operating is the first week
nation now. Marking the first ac in April and for straight deckers,
tivity of the season was the fitting the 3rd or 4th week.
THE INQUmiNC;^ SEiimBER
Question: What do you think
ahout today's youth and their
clothes, music, hair styles? (Asked
at the New Orleans hall.)
James MaineUa: Youth always
reflects the society that parents
create for their
children. Parents
are always the
foundation for
young people's
actions. The chil
dren of today will
have children re
flecting their atti
tudes also. Of
course, there is always a certain
amount of revolt against the older
generation, but I think it is over
played.
C. W. Garrison: I don't think
much of today's youth. I particu
larly do not like
their styles of
dancing or their
hairdos. Youth
today seems to be
wilder than when
I was a young
man. Perhaps the
changing times
""v.
and the speed
with which times are changing has
something to do with it. People
are living faster. I don't think
things could get any worse.
<1>
Horace Curry: I think they're
crazy. Most of it is fad: as the
world goes so do
the kids. It'll
probably die out,
the fad that is,
not youth. Kids
basically want to
be noticed, that's
why they act and
dress crazy. Mod
ern kids are more
machine minded. And there is
more money to go around so that
they can afford to be machine
minded nowadays. I have two
grown children and they think
that I am old-fashioned.
Vincent Fitzgerald: I think that
today's youth are way out of line.
Their dress is
sloppy and dirty.
Some don't wear
shoes; some don't
bathe. Of course,
you have to put
the blame where
it belongs: on the
parents. Disci
pline, and good
examples, begin at home.
.
Charles Dowling: The hairdo
and dress of today's youth is sim
ply wild. But I
think that it is a
trend of the times.
However, I don't
think that today's
kids are any bet
ter or worse than
kids when I was
young. We got in
to just as much
devilment in the old days. But it's
different when you're doing the
devilment and trying to correct it
—your approach is different. I
think that today's youth are by
far much more educated.
<1>
Nets Lomsen: Youth is alright.
I'm 77 years old and can't see
anything wrong
in being young.
Sure, there have
been plenty of
changes since I
was young. The
youth of today
are better than in
my day, for many
reasons. They're
better educated; better behaved;
and they have a better opportu
nity for advancement and I think
that most of them take advantage
of the opportunities offered them.
March 11 to March 24, 1967
DECK DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
All Groups
Class A Class B
6
1
76
36
13
6
40
13
6 '
9
6
2
6
3
33
9
49
35
47
35
20
5
47
18
23
13
372
185
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
0
1
2
25
43
8
2
2
5
3
11
3
10
3
5
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
3
4
26
34
6
32
2
41
5
22
11
32
23
40
19
8
18
108
136
215
MGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco ....
Seattle
All Groups
Class A Class B
3
1
56
33
6
6
17
11
10
5
5
2
7
1
16
8
39
24
28
35
8
7
20
37
10
11
169
237
All Groups
Class A Class B ClassC
2
2
1
22 •
41
32
2
4
9
1
9
12
4
7
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
8
12
15
27
12
24
10
34
24
7
15
6
21
54
25
8
7
8
166
145
165
STEWARD 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 dkuB
1
1
18
70
10
8
8
12
7
13
2
4
0
1
13
5
42
44
42
13
7
2
17
7
10
7
126
238
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
2
0
1
46
7
19
3
2
5
16
8
2
2
6
12
2
11
5
0
2
5
2
0
34
38
5
26
4
6
5
3
13
24
10
45
14
3
18
184
84
129
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
19
2
97
215
11
26
105
49
13
14
9
17
15
7
94
25
137
74
91
156
43
3
43
2
30
2
914
385
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
1
4
91
160
19
11
59
48
19
12
9
1
15
2
44
11
105
54
72
84
29
8
20
4
9
18
336
607
REGISTERED on BEACH
AH Groups
Class A Class B
2
1
155
36
25
6
65
40
8
20
7
1
7
0
66
15
96
75
105
59
20
9
44
3
14
3
614
288
Seventeen Unions Form New Council
New AFL-CIO Unit Seeks to Spur
Organizing of Professional Workers
WASHINGTON—Seventeen AFL-CIO unions, including the SIU, joined in setting up a new
council designed to stimulate union activity among men and women in the professions, sciences
and the arts—and to encourage cooperation among unions in these fields.
Delegates representing 400,000 union members pledged "to communities—^we're going to have sicians, engineers, artists and ac
tors and others who have long
bring the fruits of collective bar to bring out a more attractive, since embraced and remained
gaining" to workers in these fields. thoroughly modern union."
faithful to unionism."
They promised to "exchange infor
Friendly Hand
A growing number of profes
mation and investigate means and
Delegates voted to extend a sionals, Kircher said, "are dis
methods for improving salaries,
friendly hand to legitimate pro covering that professionalism plus
hours and working conditions."
fessional associations "with the $1.09 will get a pound of sirloin
Stressing the changes the space aim in mind that .we may even at the supermarket on a sale day.
age has made in the pattern of tually bring them into the main A Ph.D. isn't worth an extra five
the work force, delegates chose a stream of the labor movement." TV stamps at the cashier's stand
name whose initials spell SPACE
Another resolution cited the —and I think they are getting a
—the council of AFL-CIO unions
exclusion
of many professionals little tired of seeing union laborers
for Scientific, Professional and
from
collective
bargaining legisla buy the steak while they buy the
Cultural Employes. Ofhcers were
tion and urged state and federal hamburger."
to be elected at the final session.
legislation to extend to them "full
Participating in the founding
Establishment of the council as bargaining rights."
convention were Actors Equity,
part of the AFL-CIO structure
Delegates also expressed con the American Guild of Musical
was hailed by Communications
cern at the inadequate coverage Artists, the Barbers, Broadcast
Workers President Joseph A.
of labor's role and the history of Employes, Communications Work
Beirne in an address at the open
the labor movement fn schools ers, Electrical, Radio & Machine
ing of the two-day convention.
and colleges.
Workers, Intl. Brotherhood of
He termed it "a tribute to the
AFL-CIO
Organizing
Director
Electrical Workers, Insurance
flexibility of outlook and form of
William
L.
Kircher
challenged
the
Workers,
Musicians, Office & Pro
the American trade union move
delegates
to
take
advantage
of
the
fessional
Employes,
Operating En
ment."
"extreme
flexibility"
of
the
collec
Retail
Clerks,
the SIU,
gineers,
By 1975, Beirne said, half of all
tive
bargaining
process
to
deal
Stage
Employes,
State,
County
&
workers will be in white collar oc
cupations. "For this new group with the special problems of pro Municipal Employes, Teachers and
of workers—for these so-called fessionals.
Technical Engineers. A number
middle class people from the pro
Many of the answers, he sug of other unions were represented
fessional,* scientific and cultural gested, came from "teachers, mu by observers.
�March 31, 1967
Chavez Urges U.S. Labor Law
Coverage For Farm Workers
"We need help, but we expect to do the job ourselves," Cesar
Chavez, director of the AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing
Committee told 450 persons attending the John A. Ryan.Forum here.
The job, Chavez explained, is organizing farm workers, especially
migrant farm laborers, and shaping a solid union. He called the
victories in the Delano, Calif., grape strike "spadework" for the task
ahead.
Chavez said the migrant farm labor movement needs help from the
general public to win two things that can turn the tide for a segment
of society that received an old deal while the rest of the nation enjoyed
the New Deal of Franklin Roosevelt:
• Protection of the National Labor Relations Act with the right to
petition for Labor Board representation elections.
• Strict enforcement of the federal law limiting the amount of free
public water that can be used for private profit. The limit is 160 acres
irrigated for a farmer and an extra 160 acres for his wife. Chavez said
the big growers in California have made a mockery of the law.
The John A. Ryan Forum is a lecture and discussion series spon
sored by the Catholic Council on Working Life and the Catholic
Adult Education Center. A number of unions cooperate in pro
moting the program, which is a memorial to the late Msgr. John
A Ryan, a labor supporter and a leader in the fight for social justice.
After his "Report on the Migrant Labor Movement," Chavez was
questioned by a panel that included Dr. Deton J. Brooks, chairman of
the Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity; Don Bruckner, cor-''
respondent for the Los Angeles Times; and the Rev. Robert A. Reicher,
chaplain of thfe Catholic Council on Working Life and treasurer of
the Illinois Migrant Council. The moderator was Msgr. William J.
Quinn, assistant executive secretary of the Bishop's Committee for
the Spanish Speaking.
Chavez reviewed the history of organizing farm workers and cited
the long list of failures. He said the job must be done by farm workers
themselves. "We started out," he said, "by working on problems of
the migrant worker at the community level. We forined an insurance
company because that was the only way we could get insurance.
"We started a credit union and then built a community service cen
ter to hold the people together. We decided the best way to organize
the whole community and then build the union."
The organization, he said, is leaning on the AFL-CIO for help with
research and educational programs and winning the legislation needed
to bring farm workers under the protection of federal labor laws.
"The rest we will do," he declared. "We need money and we could
use volunteers in Delano, but we must do most of what has to be
done by ourselves. Everyone in labor can help by supporting our
boycotts."
When questioned about the threat of automation in the fields,
Chavez said, "We are not against automation. In many cases we have
welcomed automation because it has eliminated some work that was
not fit for human beings. When new machines are brought in, we want
the growers to take some responsibility for the people.
"We are happy to help improve production. There are many people
around the world going hungry. If more production here can help
feed them, we would be proud to help."
Julius F. Rothman, coordinator
of the AFL-CIO Community Serv
ices liaison staff of the United
Community Funds and Councils
of America, has joined the staff of
the AFL-CIO Department of So
cial Security. A graduate of Syra
cuse University, Rothman is a
member of the Textile Workers
Union of America and has been
active in the labor movement since
1946. He is a member of the Na
tional Association of Social Work
ers and the Labor Department's
Advisory Committee on Sheltered
Workshops; a director of the Na
tional S^ial Welfare Assembly
and a trustee of the National In
stitutes on Rehabilitation and
Health Services.
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Paul Fournier, Canadian direc
tor of the Distillery Workers since
1940 and a DWU vice president
since 1946, died here March 9
after a short illness. He was 56.
Fournier joined the DWU after
serving seven years as chief Cana
dian organizer for the Hatters.
The DWU credited a joint cam
paign by Fournier and union Pres.
Mort Brandenburg, then DWU di
rector of organization, with bring
ing 5000 distillery workers into
the union.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Edward C. Adams has been
named COPE director of the Al
lied Industrial Workers and assist
ant editor of the union's monthly
newspajjer. He replaces Gordon
W. Brehm, now a mediator for the
Wisconsin Employment Relations
Board. Adams formerly was on
the staffs of the Fire Fighters, the
State, County and Municipal Em
ployees and the unaffiliated Mine
Workers.
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Press coverage of the recent
AFL-CIO Executive Council
meeting at Bal Harbour, Fla., al
most doubled that from the mid
winter council meeting in 1966,
according to a compilation by the
Western Union office in Miami. A
total of 75,994 words moved over
Western Union wires during the
Feb. 20-28 period this year. The
total filed by Western Union in
1966 was 41,270 words.
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—
Jack Weinberger, who served
the Hotel and Restaurant Em
ployes for 50 years as a member
of Waiters Local 30 and in recent
years as secretary-treasurer of the
international union, died here at
83 after a week's illness. He had
retired in 1963.
'Go/ Friday?
A Changing of the Guard
Big business, with its unrelenting bom
bardment, has finally brought about the re
moval of Esther Peterson as Consumer As
sistant to the President and her replacement
in the post by television's voice of Westinghouse, Betty Furness.
Mrs. Peterson has fought hard for con
sumer-protecting legislation and to enlighten
the American consumer on the subtleties
employed by manufacturers and packagers
to fool him. Her labor background made
her the natural enemy of the business lobby
ists and they never passed up an opportunity
to attack her.
In the case of Miss Furness, we fail to see
that her qualifications as a consumer coordi
nator go beyond opening and closing refrig
erator doors or expounding on the merits of
a Westinghouse deep freeze before the tele
vision cameras. Big business will no doubt
feel somewhat more secure when she assumes
her White House post in May.
Mrs. Peterson has done a splendid job of
holding the big corporations, ad agencies,
the National Association of Manufacturers
and other business giants at bay. She could
fight them on their own ground and, while
not always victorious, she was more harassed
than defeated.
The emasculation of the truth-in-packag
ing law was a severe setback, but in the
temporary absense of strong consumer-pro
tecting laws, Mrs. Peterson was achieving
marked success from two other directions:
education of the buyers and some harass
ment of her own directed at the sellers.
Business lobbies blamed the recent rash
of housewives' boycotts against soayng food
prices last year on Mrs. Peterson. She had
nothing to do with them but in their wake
she did launch a compaign to teach all
women to shop more wisely and get the most
for their money and endorsed consumer in
formation programs by high schools. She
received thousands of buyer's complaints on
credit frauds, repair gouging and price in
creases hidden by larger packages or lesser
content in existing packages and set out to
warn consumers to be wary of such practices
in lieu of laws preventing them.
Mrs. Peterson had, at the time she was
relieved of her administration post, actually
convinced some retail and textile industries
to develop means of solving some guarantee
and service problems and to make the label
ing of wearing apparel more informative. She
had even persuaded some super market
chains to give housewives some degree of
constructive guidance in their shopping.
All in all, a record of tireless and con
tinuing effort on the part of the public
servant whose voice was, as President John
son said when he first appointed her, a vigor
ous one on behalf of consumers.
We don't presume to prejudge Miss Fur
ness but we are skeptical about what might
happen when Mrs. Peterson goes back to her
full time job in the Federal Labor Depart
ment and the former actress moves in as
Consumer Assistant to the President. It re
mains to be seen whether .she will actively
dedicate herself to bringing about greater
safeguards on behalf of the consumer, or
whether she will serve simply as public rela
tions aide for the administration.
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ri^HE HAUNTING STRAINS of sea shanties
I JL were a familiar sound on the decks of ships the
pif
world over for many hundreds of years, perhaps
from as long ago as when the first waterborne vessels
i put out to sea with working men to propel them—
whether by oar or sail.
On today's modem ships, the shanty may be re
garded by most Seafarers as merely, a musical link
with the past; pleasing to hear but somehow remotely
quaint. It is also pleasant to reflect on the beginnings
of these early work chants which were so much a part
of the everyday lives of our ancestors whose liveli
hood was the sea.
Some musical historians believe that the shanty,
which was in evidence whenever men had hard labor
to perform with nothing but their bare hands and
mutual co-operation, was the primary source of all
song.. The. first man to chronicle shantying, a
Venetian Friar named Francisco Fabri, wrote in the
fifteenth century of those "who sing when work is
going on, because work at sea is very heavy, and is
only carried on by a concert between one who sings
out orders and the laborers who sing in response .. ."
In the days of sailing vessels, the shanty was more
than just a form of entertainment; it was a necessity.
Indeed, a sailing ship could not properly run without
shanties and a good singing voice could be as much
of an asset to a sailor as the fundamentals of seaman
ship. Herman Melville, creator of the classic Moby
Dick, illustrated this fact graphically in his recollec
tions of his own earliest days at sea when he sailed
aboard the whaler Acudmet on her maiden voyage
to the Pacific in search of sperm whales. He wrote;
"I soon got used to this singing; for the sailors
never touched a rope without it. Sometimes, when no
one happened to strike up, and the pulling, whatever
it might be, did not seem to be getting forward very
well, the mate would always say^ 'Come men, can't
any of you sing? Sing now, and. raise the dead.' It
is a great thing in a sailor to know how to sing well,
for he gets a great name by it from the officers, and a
good deal of popularity among his shipmates. Some
sea captains, before shipping a man, always ask him
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whether he can sing out at a rope."
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The crews of all sailing ships, merchantmen md
whalers alike, had their robust and often profane
work shanties. Set in leader-chorus patterns, th^
would both ease and facilitate the backbfeaking tasks
to be performed. There were special ones for each
job. Halyard shanties were devised and employed
for. the more prolonged jobs such as hoisting and
lowering the sails or yards, swaying heavy objects
aloft and the like. For hauling jobs that required
.only a comparatively few good, hefty pulls, there
J were the short drag shanties. And to accompany the
- sometimes joyous, sometimes melancholy function of
weighing or lowering anchor, puinping the boat or
\ivarping ship, was the capstan shanty. These last, the
icapstah shanties, were generally more elaborate and
Voften quite sentimentalin content.
It was often said in the days of the clipper ships
||that a skipper could predict his arrival date as much
^hy the gusto the deck hands put into their singing
' as he could by the weather. Regardless of weather—
or in spite of it—these vessels were driven by the
sheer brute force of the crew,and the manner in which
they directed that force toward hemp rope and canvas
Mil was the major factor in determining the number
J of knots traveled each day. Whether they were based
on hate or love, motivated by despair or happiness,
the rhythm of words, combined with the rhythm of
movement thht only the shanties could provide, got
the work done.
; And when work was done, the leisure time spent
in the foc'sle between watches had to have its com
munal aspect even for the most ardent of the model
isship builders, mat makers and coconut carvers. This'
i need was filled by the ballads—or "forebitter" songs
—eagerly collected and exchanged by seafarers from
fthe New England coast and the Gulf of Mexico to
the West African coast and the wool ports of Aus' tralia; from Liverpool and London's Blackwall Docks
to the Orient and the Arctic. A song fit any mood:
bawdy, ironical, nostalgic, sad or comical. Some were
Ihistorically accurate and others related the current
fievents of the period, based on details not always
p:omplete as sailing time approached, and therelore learned and passed on to succeeding generations
i^ith certain inaccuracies remaining unaltered. A few
V f were filled with teahnical jargon and judged only by
®^-fr|their degree of nautical perfection, but these did not
gain the affection nor enjoy the lasting popularity that
othersdid. All of the songs-—shanties and ballads—reflect the
everyday thoughts and experiences of sailors (real
and imaginary) both at sea and ashore. Despised by
the majority of officeirs and worked without mercy .
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to a point almost beyond endurance, these old time
sailors who manned the frigates and the clippers and
the packets quite naturally chose the ship's officers as
the chief enemies of their songs, followed by foul
weather and the thieving girls they couldn't force
themselves to stay clear of. The friends depicted are
all too few: here and there a fair and respected skip
per or a sweetheart they desperately hope is being
faithful. A favorite topic apparent from all sources
was that of the landlubter getting the worst of it from
a sailor in any encounter, be it in matters of love,
money or cleverness. No matter what the theme, the
large majority of the shanties and ballads seem to
have three things in common. First, a deep and
natural feeling for beauty. Second, an unrelenting
insistence on the overcoming toughness of the com
mon sailor and his ability to withstand any odds, ^
anywhere. And thirdly—^underlying the toughness—
a deep, aching uneasiness and a fond longing for
something a little bit better.
There are hundreds of these anonymous songs of
the sea but it is possible here to take a look at some
of the more familiar ones and their backgrounds
insofar as they are known.
C^stan Shanties
Shenandoah is perhaps one of the best loved of
all shanties. Not really a song of the sea at all, it
probably was originated by Canadian or American
^voyagers and tells the tale of the trader who fell in ,
love with the Indian chief Shenandoah's daughter.
The
Sea Chanty
frt Link With
The Past
"Shenandoah, I love your daughter," he said, arid
when the chief protested, fed him fitre-water and car
ried the girl "Across the wide Missouri."
Used as a work song but equally at home in the
foc'sle; The Maid of Amsterdam (A-Roving), is con
sidered by some historians to be the oldest of the.
capstan shanties. There are several versions of this
favorite; the girl makes advances to the sailor in
some and in others it's the other way around. Either
way, when the sailor returns to his ship with his
money missing it is reason enough why he'll go no
more a-roving with this fair maid.
Santy Anna is gn example of both the historical
and the current events-inspired shanty. Relating the
victorious exploits of General Santa Anna in the
Mexican War, it fails to make mention of the fact
that General Taylor forced the wily Mexican into
final retreat in February of 1847. The song appears
to have developed from first reports of the fighting
when Santa Anna had the upper hand and did,
indeed, seem temporarily to have won that decisive
battle. •
Row Bullies Row, the singing stoiy of a Liverpool
sailor who sailed to San Francisco with the idea of
settling there and got himself shanghied back again
to Liverpool, was more of a forebitter but was used
at the capstan when the spokes were spinning easy.
The refrain of this one: "The girls have got hold
of the tow-rope today" iridicated that the ship was
sailing along at a good clip.
An outstanding favorite as a song of farewell was
South Australia, originally sung on the wool clippers
when they lifted anchor for their trips between Aus
tralian ports and London. There is a record of at
least one man who, on his death bed, asked his ship
mates to bid him his final farewell: "I think I'm
Sfip|iiti* my Mb^ lads. Strike up South Australia and
let me go happy."
For homeward bound seaman, there was the roar
ing and exuberant Whup Jamboree which follows
the progress of the ship past the Isle of Wight through
the English Channel and into the London River iri^
eager anticipation of the girls waiting at the Blackwall
Dock. From its reference to Blackwall, it is reason
ably safe to assume that this capstan shanty origi
nated among sailors on the Far !^st run.
Sally Brown, about the Creole lady who wouldn't
marry but kept the sailors coming happily back to
spend their money on her, was a favorite for heaving
up anchor. It dates back to at least the 1830s; was
sung at the capstan of the Western Ocean packet ship
that brought Captain James Marryat to America from
England in 1837, according to his own vmtings.
A shanty that captures the feeling a sailor has for
great seamen is Old Stormaloi^ which tells of the
death and sings the praises of a respected skipper.
Halyard and Short-Drag Shanties
Paddy Doyle is a short-drag shanty, unusual in that
it is usually sung by only two men instead of a gang.
It accompanies the bunting of a sail during which the
men stand aloft on foot-ropes and, leaning over the
yard, grab the bunched-up sail and try to heave the
canvas onto the yard before lashing it in a furled
position. Paddy Doyle was a famous boarding house
keeper in Liverpool and the shanty draws on the
superstition that leaving unpaid bills when leaving'
port is bad luck.
Old Billy Riley, about a dancing master with a
pretty daughter who is unavailable, is so fast arid
fierce that the sail would have to be really light or
the occassiori desperate for men to pull at the halyards
to such rhythm. It is said that this shanty probably
originated on 17th century Dutch droghers in the
West Indies sugar trade.„
Whidcey Jolmny was a halyard shanty usually used
when the crew was working aft near the captain's
quarters. Telling of the bad effects of whiskey and
the need for more, norietheless, the verse alludes to
a skipper who treats his crew right and gives them
whiskey twice a day. It was probably as much a hint
to the skipper concerned as it was a work song.
Haul on the Bowline is said by many to date from
the time of King Henry VIII. Although this has not
been proven, it is quite certain that this short-drag
shanty is older than most. The song remained a favor
ite until the last days of sailing ships but it had even
then been a very long time since bowlines needed
much hauling on.
Boney, a short-drag shanty, was a fairly accurate,
though brief, account of Napolean's career through
his exile to St. Helena and his death. Seaman con
tinued to find Bonaparte worthy of song for seventy
years after his death. ,
Foc'sle Ballads
The infamous exploits of the bloodthirsty Captain Kidd, one of the most cherished foc'sle ballads of
them all, came into being soon after the notorious
pirate was hanged in 1701 and can still be heard
on.the New England coast today. A curious error
in the. sorig that has never been explained is Kidd's
first name which is sung Robert instead of the correct
William.
One of the oldest of the sea songs still popular
today is The Mermaid which links mermaids with
bad weather and other evil happenings. It dates from
at least the time of Melville because he quotes it in
"White Jacket."
The Handsome Cabin Boy is a fantasy, quite funny,
which illustrates the deck hand's common dream that
there is a girl among the crew dressed as a boy. This
is the tale of a cabin "boy" who became pregnant
with ho one to be found to answer for the girl's plight
but the skipper himself. In one version, the skipper's
wife is also aboard which adds considerably to the
humor of the situation.
While Cruising Round Yarmouth probably origi
nated among the men who traveled to the Far East
in the Blackwall frigates, but the sailors of Western
Ocean packets adopted it as the well-known Blow the
Man Etown—a shanty as popular below decks as
above.
A spicy and ribald song that remains a favorite to
this day is Do Me Ama. It's appeal perhaps lies in
the tale it tells of a wealthy lecher being outwitted
and a grand lady being humbled by a sailor.These then, and many, many more, were the songs if
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of work and relaxation for the sailing men of yore.
They are happily no longer needed today in order to
get the job done, but they still represent a common • i
bond with, the past—a special heritage for all men
who devote their lives to toe sea.
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�Special Art
The carvers of ship figureheads were practitioners
of a very special art and had to follow rigid rules.
For instance, figureheads had to be highly functional.
They had to be quite strong and compact and were
designed to fit the available space on the ship.
Although they were often highly ornate and heavily
carved, the work had to be done so that there were
no depressions, such as the folds of a garment, that
would hold water—lest the figure rot. This was espe
cially true on those made in America which were
usually soft pine, as opposed to the more durable
oak and elm used in Britain.
After the carving was completed, it was usually
soaked in oil to prevent decay from salt water and
then painted. The carvers were often paid for their
work according to a schedule based on the number
of guns the ship carried, in the case of carvings done
for warships, or according to the tonnage of merchant
vessels.
Far from being hacks or mere craftsmen, the better
known carvers of ship figureheads were true artists
with ^11 the skill and knowledge of the finest sculptors.
Others, it must be admitted, were very poorly skilled
and turned out some pretty awful figures.
One of the best American figurehead carvers was
William Rush of Philadelphia who was well known in
his time. His skill as a carver was so great that during
slack periods he often carved anatomical models for
use by college classes in medicine. Other carvers
turned their hand to ornamental furniture, carved
doorways, mantels and religious figures during slack
periods.
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FIGUREHEADS
Lions, Maidens
and Dragons
T
HE FIGUREHEADS that adorned the prows
of sailing vessels during the days of the famous
Yankee Clippers were most often delicately carved
female figures.
Had such carvings been in vogue when ornamental
figureheads first began being used on ships however,
the ladies would have had to have hard heads indeed,
...-y'-'v for the first
carved figureheads were probably the
battering rams on Roman war galleys—used to ram
and crush the sides of enemy vessels.
Primitive man often painted the bows of his fragile
vessels in accordance with his religious beliefs to
insure safety on voyages. The ancient Chinese painted
%•• ii huge eyes on the prows of their ships to guard them
from evil spirits and enable them to "see" where
Ihey were going and reach port safely.
V Latter day Roman merchant ships often replaced
their ornamental figureheads with human figures, and
this may have been the first such use of human figures
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for this purpose. But the practice did hot become
universal. Viking ships, which wreaked havoc up and
down many coasts, normally carried a carved dragon
that held its head high above the bows. In heavy seas,
when the vessel itself with its scant freeboard was
invisible, the carved dragon head must have looked
like a giant sea serpent cruising through the waves.
Animal figureheads were popular with many mari
ners for a great while. The British, for example, often
made use of their national emblem, the lion, as figure
heads. On the other hand, Spanish vessels at this time
often carried figureheads representing various saints
or even the holy family.
On American merchant ships the figurehead was
often a representation of one of the shipowners'
family—a wife or daughter—often the same individ
ual the ship was named for. The warships of many
nations however, often carried figureheads represent
ing famous admirals or national heroes.
JSecond cook Joseph Vogelhien (L) discusses the day's menu with
Ifbis colleague in the steward department, Messman Mothanna
It. Ahmed. From the looks of it, a pretty good menu is planned,
Enjoying themselves at mess are (rear, standing)
All Haddad and the seated crewmembers are Seafarers Glenn Ayres, James Linart, and Edw. Stinnett.
ON THE LAKES
Setting up table in messroom of U.S.S. Gypsum
is Messniah Joseph S. Novak. It won t be long before
Brother Novak and shipmates once again ply Lakes.
Every year at Hie end of
March, Great Lakes pwls
awaken from their state of
KI hibernation. Fit-out time
spells the advent of spring,
the thawing out of tiiick
ice, and flie preparation
of vessels for a season's
activity. The first ship to
fit out in tte Port of Toledo
%Wais, tiie U.S.S. Gypsum,
1 a vessel manned by the
SUFS Great Lakes District
Wiper Homer Nagle looks up from engine
room duties only briefly as he gives U.S.S.
Gypsum engine room gear a going over,.
Also checking out status of engine machinery are
Seafarers (left to right) Mohsen Ahmad, wiper:
Yakia Mawari, fireman; and Leo Furman, wiper.
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March 31, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Elderly Urge Congress Support Increases
Inadequate Social Security Benefits
Leave Many Elderly in Severe Need
YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH
By Sidney Margolius
The living is easier this April. Some foods temporarily are cheaper.
The post-Easter clothing clearances offer money-saving buying oppor
tunities in women's, children's and men's clothing. Mortgage interest
rates have come down slightly from last Fall's "near-panic" peaks, and
are likely to fall further.
WASHINGTON—America's elderly—organized 2 million strong in the National Council of Senior
Citizens—urged the House Ways and Means Committee to support social security improvements to
ease "the desperate plight ... of older Americans forced to exist on inadequate incomes."
We're even getting a little price competition in the auto business at
President John W. Edelman,
ow for 28 years and I have worked
Appearing with Edelman, a for the manufacturer level. In recent years the dealers have had to do
recuperating from a serious ill for 46 years.
mer legislative representative of most of the competing, while the makers held their prices up except
ness, led off the testimony on be
"Two and a half years ago, I fell the Textile Workers Union of for some "merchandising allowances" to move leftover models at sea
half of the President's social secu and broke my right shoulder and America, were his assistant, James
rity proposals. He was followed elbow. That left me crippled in Cuff O'Brien; William R. Hutton, son's end.
by other officers and staff mem my arm.
But this year, sales of new cars have been running 15 to 25 per cent
executive director of the council,
bers of the national council, which
"I get $83.70 a month in social and Walter Newburgher, East behind last year. The result has been a price drop on both new and
has more than 2,000 affiliated security but I have to pay $50 a Coast vice president and president used models. One help in this respect has been a recent reduction in
clubs of retirees.
month in rent and for gas and of the Congress of Senior Citizens interest rates dealers pay to banks and finance companies on loans to
The men and women receiving light. It's mighty hard to exist of Greater New York.
finance their inventories.
social security benefits "have after paying rent and gas and
The council said the President's
Perhaps the most interesting news to moderate-income families is the
worked all their lives to build a light."
social security proposals have its
manufacturer
price cut of $200 on a U.S.-made compact model (the
prosperous America but, now in
Yet, Edelman pointed out, she "solid backing" although they
their old age, are shut out from is better off than the one in four don't meet all they need for im Rambler American). This cut puts the U.S. compacts more directly
in competition on price with the imported compacts, while providing
the prosperity they helped create," women on the social security rolls provement in the program.
more passenger and trunk capacity and power, and more widelythe council spokesman told the who receive only the minimum
Seeks Better Future
available
service and parts.
committee.
benefit of $44 a month.
In the future, the witnesses said,
Cites Letters
The price cut also arouses new interest in the use of compacts, which
Poverty Level
social security taxes will have to be
The senior citizen witnesses
Nearly 2 million social security supplemented by general revenue save on operating costs as well as purchase price. The U.S. compacts
cited statistics from government beneficiaries "have had to surren funds "as a matter of justice and usually can be counted on for average gas consumption of 20 or so
miles per gallon and the small imports, about 25-30.
reports and documents. But they der their pride and dignity to keep equity."
cited statistics from government body and soul together" by going
The council called for strength
The six-cylinder U.S. compacts now are within $200-300 of the
.reports and documents. But they on relief, the council witnesses ening of medicare and a method
four-cylinder
imports. The dealers' own margin on compact and
cited also letters coming into their noted. Many more "are too proud of billing for doctors' services to
intermediate
cars
usually is about 18-21 per cent of the list price
headquarters from people like the to ask for help . . . and often hide relieve the elderly of the burden
compared
to
the
more
typical 25 per cent on standard-size cars.
Cleveland woman who last month from their friends and neighbors of paying bills and waiting for
wrote Edelman:
because they are so bitterly medicare reimbursement.
Another significant aspect of the announcement by the U.S. company
"I am 72, an American, a wid ashamed of their poverty."
(Rambler) that cut the price of its compact, is that from now on it
will not change its model each year except for actual safety and per
formance improvements. If other manufacturers pick up this idea, cars
in general will be cheaper. The imported cars hold down their costs
by avoiding annual changes. These usually are only surface or appear
ance changes. More-important basic changes usually are made only
every two or three years.
.S. Leails World
In Ship Scrapping,
Lloyd's Reveals
The Pacific Coast
by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative
Many Seafarers have volunteered to picket Standard Oil-Chevron
service stations in San Francisco-Oakland and Contra Costa Coun
ties. They are aiding members of the SIUNA-affiliated Interna
tional Union of Petroleum Workers and Machinists Local 824 in
their beef with the company.
Members of all AFL-CIO un- ^
ions and the public at large, are ton, Yorkmar, Penn Challanger,
being asked to send their credit Oakland and the Calmar.
cards into the company with a note
W. Koflowitch just came off the
explaining why they are doing so:
Longline
in Honolulu. He had
because the company fails to deal
sailed
as
engine utility. Brother
fairly with those unions involved.
Koflowitch, known as "Flatop"
around the SIU, will be shipping
on the Platte next.
Levy
Evans
Both the economic boycott and
picket lines have spread to 19 com
pany-owned service stations in San
Francisco alone. The information
al leaflet being handed to the pub
lic exclaims: "Help! Standard Oil
Company of California is unfair.
Eton't Buy Standard Oil or Chev
ron Products."
San Francisco
Shipping in the bay area has
been very active this period and is
likely to remain so, especially for
Electricians, Oilers and FWT's.
Paying off and signing on this
period were the following: Del
Alba, Los Angeles, De Pauw Victoiy, Jeiferson City Victory,' Bay
lor Victory, Lynn Victory, Amer
igo, Oceanic Tide, Steel Travier,
Santa Emila, Steel Flyer, Steel
Vendor, Halyctm Panthw and the
Eilzabetbport.
Ships in transit are the Cities
Service Norfolk, Mayaguez, Tren
Wilmington
In the past couple of weeks we
had the Young America and Mankato Victory pay off and sign on.
Eight ships were through in transit
and shipping has been very, very
active. The outlook is for more of
the same. For FOWT's the ship
ping outlook is especially good.
Seattle
Shipping is booming in this
area. Since the last report the fol
lowing ships were paid off: Merid
ian Victory, Trans Erie, Sagamore
Hill, and the Platte.
Signing on were the Yaka, Me
ridian Victory, and Trans Erie.
In transit were the Walter Rice
and the Marymar.
Oldtimer F. P. McErlane, a real
SIU oldtimer, is warming up for a
run to Viet Nam after spending
some time on the beach. His last
ship was the Rice Victory as FWT.
Marcus Evans, off the Platte, will
take a vacation before shipping
out on a Viet Nam run. Marcus is
a 20-year SIU man. Isadore Levy
is just off the Walter Rice, itching
for a run to the Far East. Isadore
has been in the SIU for more than
a quarter of a century.
LONDON—^The United States
continues to lead the nations of
the world in the scrapping of its
flagships, according to the most
recent report by Lloyd's Register
of Shipping.
Fourteen American ships of
92,584 tons were junked com
pared with 28 of 198,330 tons in
the previous three months.
Britain was again in second
place with 22 of 55,845 tons
scrapped as against the earlier 27
of 107,072 tons. Following in or
der were Panama, Italy, Canada,
Greece, Russia, Hong Kong, India
and Liberia.
The overall total of ships
scrapped in the quarter was 103
of 405,658 gross tons, a substan
tial drop of just over 140,000 tons
from the 121 vessels of 546,682
tons that went to the breakers dur
ing the preceding three-month pe
riod.
World-wide losses of merchant
ships through Ynishap, the report
showed, were down for the fourth
quarter in a row and at their low
est level in the past two years.
Figures for the third quarter of
1966 show a loss of 48 ships of
163,566 gross tons compared with
49 of 176,601 tons during the
second quarter of last year. The
previous low was 51 ships of 140,142 tons for the third quarter of
1965.
The losses involved eight ves
sels of 61,439 tons burned, 21
(62,399 tons) wrecked, 13 (24,504
tons) foundered and six (15,224)
through collision. None were
American.
No ships were posted as "miss
ing" for the second straight quar
ter.
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GASOLINE PRICES: The oil companies have raised gasoline prices
again on top of last year's increases. They also have ben avoiding price
wars. People in the Midwest get ch^ged most for gasoline for no
reason except the apparent lack of competition. Car owners in the
Far West and Southeast also pay more than average. Those in the
Northeast and Texas pay least.
The oil companies did not need the latest price increase since their
"earnings" (profits) have risen in the past two years. They argue that
the service stations do need the additional margin, and that half the
increase is going to them. (One group of gas stations in California
actually announced that it was raising its prices "to meet competition.")
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Here are facts that can help you keep down gasoline bills:
• Most cars, unless they have very high compression ratios, do not
need premium grade. The regular grade of most brands has been in
creased steadily over the years so that present "regular" now is the
equivalent in anti-knock quality of the "premium" of a few years ago.
J
• Unadvertised brands of gas selling for 2 or 3 cents less usually
are the same quality as advertised brands. In fact, the unadvertised
brands usually are bought from the same suppliers and are the same
gasoline, a major oil company admitted in testifying to the Federal
Trade Commission several years ago.
,
FOOD BUYING CALENDAR: Eggs are the buy of the month—in
fact, the year. April is the month of heaviest supply and in any case
egg production is heavier than a year ago. Two large eggs or three
medium are the protein equivalent of an average serving of meat at
half or less the cost.
In red meats, beef is more abundant than last year, with pork also
still in good supply, although supplies will be lower and prices higher
when warm weather arrives. Fish filets and steaks also are in heavy
supply. Canned salmon also is good value this year. Orange juice
concentrate is in heavy supply and priced low.
COMPARATIVE PRICES, SPECS OF COMPACT CARS
Rambler Amer.
Valiant 100
Falcon
Corvalr 500
Chevy II100
Volkswagen
Simca 1000
Opel Kadett
Ford Cortina
Price*
Length
(Inches)
Width
(Inches)
Wheelbase
Weight
(Lbs.)
Horse
power
(Cyl.)
$1839
2117
2118
2128
2152
1639
1639
1695
1815
181
188.4
184.3
183.3
183
160.6
149.5
161.6
168
70.8
71.1
73.2
69.7
71.3
60.6
58.5
61.9
64.9
106
108
111
108
110
94.5
87.3
95.1
98
2669
2780
2638
2525
2765,
1764
1609
1614
1923
128/6
115/6
105/6
95/6
120/6
53/4
52/4
54/4
65/4
* Manufacturer's suggested list price, lowest-price model, FOB fac
tory or port of entry. Excise tax included but not state and local taxes.
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SEAFARERS
Page Eleven
LOG
Thanks Union
For Health Benefits
Wallace P.'Auduson, Ship's Delegate of the Manhattan (Hudson Waterways), reported that the
Captain praised the crew for a smooth running ship, and especially the Stewards Department for
the excellent preparation of the food. He remarked, writes Meeting Secretary Clyde Kent, that "this
is the best Steward Department
that I have ever sailed with." Agent Frank Drozak about men
Del Sol (Delta),
during a meeting
During a meeting presided over being reimbursed for transporta
presided over by
by Meeting Chair tion to and from signing on. Dur
Meeting Chair
man William Pad ing the good and welfare portion
man E. J. Riviere.
gett, the crew en of the meeting, the crew decided
One man was
dorsed the Cap that each department would take
sick, the Ship's
turns
keeping
the
recreation
room
tain's word hy ex
Delegate said, but
tending a vote of clean.
his illness was
thanks to the
brief and he was
Stewards for a
Milton Trotman was elected
Mameito
soon back at
good job. A dona new Ship's Treasurer of the Saga
tion was collected
more Hill (Vic work. Another crew member had
Kent
and presented to
tory Carriers). an accident. Meeting Secretary
Brother Fred Wilson, Movie Man
The new ship's Frank Mameito wrote, "but was
ager, for a job well done.
treasurer asked lucky and not hurt badly." The
that money be Steward Department, during the
Ship's Delegate S. D. Richarddonated for ship's good and welfare portion of the
•son's report was accepted with a
business at the shipboard meeting, asked all crew
vote of thanks,
next draw. He members to bring their soiled
suggested a levy linen, to the Stewards when new
writes J. E. Rob
of one dollar per linen is issued, so it can be sent
erts, Meeting Sec
Trotman
man. During the ashore.
retary aboard the
Yellowstone (Rio good and welfare portion of the
Grande Trans meeting recorded by Meeting Sec
Movie lovers on the Del Sud
port). Brother retary Francis Napoli it was
(Delta)
have agreed to raise the
agreed
that
the
crew
could
use
a
Richardson re
movie fund conported that he new washing machine. The Stew
tribqtions to $4
ard
will
see
the
Port
Steward
about
posted
a
list
of
Or
Roberts
per man, Michael
dinaries, Wipers new linen. Tbe crew was request
Dunn,
meeting
and Bedroom Stewards to alternate ed to be a little more quiet at
chairman
report
weeks of cleaning the recreation night so those about to go on
ed.
The
movie
room and the laundry. One man watch can sleep. Members of the
fund totals $524.was injured and taken off the ship crew were advised that proper
32, the ship's fund
clothing
was
required
in
the
messin Cueta. The Yellowstone is en
is up to $368,
route to Columbo, Ceylon. Broth room at all times.
Dunn writes. Bob
er Richardson, during the meeting
Hand
Hand,
meeting
presided over by Meeting Chair
Jerome Hacker, Ship's Delegate
secretary,
reports
that
there is
man J. M. Davis, asked the crew on the Halaula Victory (Isthmian),
some
disputed
overtime
but no
to cooperate in keeping the messgave a vote of
major
beefs.
Hand
writes
that
one
room clean. He also told the men
thanks to Brother
man
was
hospitalized
in
Rio,
an
that if they have a beef, to see him
C. Arnold for
other
in
Santos
and
the
ship's
lirst. During the new business por
doing a good job
tion of the meeting, it was report
as Acting Ship's stewardess left because of illness in
ed that the ship needs two new
Delegate. During San Juan.
washing machines and an ice ma
the good and wel
chine. A vote of thanks went to
fare portion of
the Steward Department for its
the meeting pre
A vote of thanks was extended
good food and service.
sided
over by to the Steward department for an
Tolentino
Meeting Chair
"excellent job well
^
done, especially
A beef about beef was the main man Ted Tolentino, it was an
holiday meals,
item in Ship Delegate T. H. Holt's nounced that a TV set would be
they were su
report during a installed in the recreation room.
perb," according
shipboard meet The ship's Electrician was asked
to Meeting Chair
ing on the Coeur to cooperate in taking care of the
man Arthur
D'AIene Victory ship's fans, writes Meeting Secre
Fricks aboard the
(Victory Carriers). tary V. Tarallo. The Electrician
Our Lady of
He reported that replied that this was a difficult
Peace (Liberty).
it was brought to task as the company did not sup
Fricks
Department dele
his attention that ply new fans or parts for existing
a considerable ones. A vote of thanks went to gates were also praised for their
amount of the the Steward Department for a job fine work. Meeting Secretary H.
Givens
Carmichael reports that the new
food in the meat w-'l done.
men on board, some making their
box had gone bad. However, "it
first
trip, have done their jobs very
"All went well this trip," re
was taken care of by the Steward
well.
ported
the
Ship's
Delegate
of
the
and Chief Cook by throwing the
bad stuff over the side," he re
ported. Meeting Secretary Johnny
Gl's Chow Down on Oceanic Cloud
W. Givens writes that a number
of crew members complained that
the messhall wasn't being cleaned
up at night. All promised to co
operate. The Steward Department
agreed to leave out enough cups
for night time use.
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Delmar Craig was re-elected as
Ship's Delegate representing the
crew members of
the Los Angeles
(Sea-Land), re
ports Meeting
Secretary Thomas
Thompson. Dur
ing the new busi
ness portion of the
meeting, presided
over
by Meeting
Craig
Chairman Ralph
H. Smith, the crew asked Brother
Craig to write San Francisco Port
Angelo Turro (extreme left), Chief Cook aboard the Oceanic Cloud,
and Confessor Axila, Third Cook, serve up chow to hungry Gl's, who
are taking a meal break while guarding military cargo in Saigon.
To The Editor;
Would you please print this
in your next paper going to
press.
First, I want to thank the
Seafarers Welfare Plan for the
wonderful way it paid my sec
ond hospital bill. I had two
major operations in a space of
nine months.
My husband and I are so
grateful to the SIU Welfare Plan
because without it we would
have been in a desperate situa
tion.
Also, I'm writing to urge all
interested relatives and friends
of Merchant Seamen to please
write to their Congressmen and
plead with them to fight for an
independent Maritime Adminis
tration.
I've already written my Con
gressman.
Mrs. Joseph Schaell
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Oldtimer Recalls
Dodging Icebergs
To The Editor;
The iceberg I saw in the Log,
and the article, "Icebergs, A
Major Sea Peril," recalled the
time in 1909 that we went
through, holding our breath all
the way. It was in the full rigged
ship Glenlui, in ballast on the
voyage from England to Can
ada to load lumber for Buenos
Aires.
It was midnight and blowing
hard and with the ship close
hauled under lower topsails.
And there was the iceberg, a
tnile Ipng it seemed, and so near
On ouT lee and gating nearer."
To wear ship to keep clear?
We would have to square the
yards and run a mile before the
gale to bring the ship on the
other tack. The iceberg was
dangerously near for that. To
stay on the same tack and set
the main upper topsail? It was
taking the chance that the sail
would stand the gale. The old
skipper gave the order: "Set the
main upper topsail! Hurry! Be
ready men, and haul!"
We, the youne, ran aloft and
loosened the sail. Violently the
sail was beating. The yard
jerked with the roll. And we,
on the swaying fOotrope, went
swinging aloft ^tween the dark
sky and dark sea.
' TTie men on deck tailed on the
halliard, and pulling hard,
hoisted the yard, singing with a
gusto the chanty "Blow the
Man Down."
Capt. R. J. Peterson
Medical Problems
Need Appraisal
To The Editor;
Your two-page article, "The
Nation's Health Crisis," was a
lucid presentation of what ails
the American health care "in
dustry" today.
I think you got to'the crux
of the problem by the use of the
word "industry" in the article.
You did point out that health
care in America, unlike in many
other industrialized nations, is
seen as business, subject to the
laws of supply and demand,
where the well-to-do can afford ,
adequate medical care, while
the poor and the not so well-m^
do cannot,
"Free enterprise" is sacrosanct
to most ihfldehtial Americans.
Because of this ingrained, al
most obsessive compulsion to
protect "free enterprise" from
all enemies, imagined and real,
America has lagged behind
other industrialized nations in
passing much needed social leg
islation.
I believe there is a direction
in which we can move to solve
the nation's health problems,
even given the set of circum
stances that exist. We must
clearly see that medicine is in
deed an industry, like any other,
and that it is a vital industry.
What is more vital than health,
to the American nation and to
its citizens?
Like other vital industries,
medicine is clearly in need of
government subsidy. Looking
at the problem in this light, I
don't think many would object
if Federal funds were pumped
into hospitals, if the govern
ment set up scholarships for
medical schools or subsidized
the schools themselves, if Medi
care were expanded to cover
citizens other than the aged,
and If other needed steps were
taken to insure the blessing of
good health to every American.
Ralph Kehimian
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Right to Strike
Is a Basic Liberty
To The Editon
I believe that the working
man's right to strike is essential
LETTERS
To The Eldltor
in maintaining the freedom that
we have enjoyed in America
since the framing of the Con
stitution, essential to the preser
vation of "life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness."
The American Bar Associa
tion—the group that is the offi
cial voice of the nation's law
yers—should have better sense
than to try to promulgate a
doctrine that would be the be
ginning of the epd of freedom
in this country.
I am referring to the Bar's
heavily-stacked study of na
tional strikes in the transporta
tion industries. As your article
pointed out, the Railroad indus
try's workers, in the event of a
national strike, are already
forced to the arbitration table
by existing legislation. Are mari
time and airlines workers next?
The excuse for passing such
legislation is "national interest."
However, it is not in the na
tional interest at all to limit the
right of any worker to go on
strike and to stay out on strike
as long as he and his elected
union officials see fit.
Whose interest is it in, thenj
to limit the power of the strike?
The management's and inves
tors', of course. As I see it
from here, the whole movement
to introduce compulsory arbin|
tration legislation that would!
bind the shipping industry is|
merely the beginning of an at-|
tempt to solidify the ever-1
increasing power of the large
corporations over life in Amer->
-ica.. • • •
If the right of the shipping|
industry's workers to strike is|
limited, whose rights will be;
faken away next? And next?
Manny KoppCTsmillL
�Page Twelve
SEAFARERS
Seafarer's SOO-fiHHe Walkathon
Aids Fight On Crippling Disease
Seafarer Abe Handleman has been spending his time in an unaccustomed way in recent weeks—
taking it easy. His idleness is not by choice, however, but rather enforced by doctors following an
operation performed in the USPHS hospital in New York.
Brother Handleman was
never a stranger to hard work
CITY HALL COMMENT
JERRY ADLER
even on his own time. Before
pFi^iu
joining the SIU and going to sea
/V.
in 1960, he mixed concrete and
drove a truck for the city in his
native Baltimore.
With a large fam
What's his angle, you may was $25 from Wallee Motora.
WK ALL Rive to charity.
ily to support, this
'Towards the end. I began
But how many of us really wonder ?
According
to him: All my to feel a little tired." the 39work
to
help
the
sick
and
might have been
life I've wanted to do some year-old man told me.
needy?
thing good.
A certificate of apprecia
considered work
One such
Also: In 1945 X was in a tion is being readied for
selfless Indi'
enough for most
hospital for six months with presentation to Handleman
vidual Is a
a spot on my lung and saw by the March of Dimes.
city employe
men, but another,
15 patient.s. old and young,
named
Abe
longer stay in hos
die of polio.
r THINK he deserves K
Handlcm.sn.
My estimate: he simply en and more.
His
job:
pital more than
joys doing good.
Here's a guy with a city
mixinR con
job who uses his only vaca
crete in the
Handleman 20 years ago con
THE GOOD he did the tion to help others.
aewcr depart
ADLER
vinced Handlepolio campaign amounted to
Why do I harp on his boment.
$1.48144.
ing a municipal employe?
man that he could and would do
Between Nov. 14. 1959, and
He had each donor sign a
Because I keep getting let
Jan. 28 of this year, thi& scroll and had 76 sheets with
more. While there he watched
rough - looking
individual 32 names on each at the end ters from people who want
me
to "expose" all the "po
walked all over E.i.st BAltl- of his one-man trek.
more than a dozen patients die of
litical appointees on the city
.•nore ringing doorbeii-s to col
Although he has a wife and
payroll who eat at the public
polio and determined to do what
lect money for the March of five children. Handleman trough."
Dimes.
chipped in $9 himself.
he could to help combat the dread
In actuality there are so
Not only did he walk—500
He solicited not only homes few of these -and so over
disease.
miles according to New but stores, too. receiving any whelming a majority of tha
March of Dimes estimate — where from five cents to $1 Handleman kind that I felt
And so he did. When the March
but he did so during his from most.
it important to tell about a
yearly 2-week vacation.*
The largest contribution typical employe.
of Dimes campaign got under way
in 1946, Handleman immediately
volunteered to raise contributions A Baltimore newspaper columnist and the March of Dimes both paid
in his spare time. After work he tribute to Seafarer Abe Handleman, who worked continuously through
pounded the pavements collecting his vacation time to aid the March of Dimes fund to research and
whatever people would contribute combat the crippling effect of polio. Brother Handleman has been
on the street, in bars, bowling by the Headquarters hall lately following some time in drydock.
alleys, stores; wherever pennies or
dollars could be found.
Seafarer Handleman's efforts
for the March of Dimes, which
netted an average of more than
$1,000 each year over a period of
some 12 years, is even more note
worthy when it is realized that
An act of extrordinary courage bow of the small craft into the
every cent of the money was col
and
outstanding seamanship by wind.
lected on his own shoe leather.
"Vincent Frisinga left his sta
Brother Vincent Louis Frisinga re
Back in 1960, the March of
tion as Night Gangway Watchman
sulted
in
a
letter
of
commendation
Dimes presented Handleman with
after observing the dangerous posi
a certificate of appreciation for his by the Master of the Vantage tion of the Larc and boarded the
years of tireless effort and he was Progress (Pioneer Maritime). The Floating Crane and, without
the subject of several write-ups in letter of commendation from the thought to his personal safety,
the Baltimore News and other ship's Master, G. H. Catlender,
jumped aboard the small craft and
journals in that city. But praise which follows, describes the dra attached a line to the bow, then
for himself was not what he matic incident:
worked his way on board the S.S.
sought. Handleman's only com
"On January 2, 1967, on or Sebec and secured a line for
ment was: "Thank the PEOPLE about 0200 hours (2:00 a.m.), U.S.
warded on the bow. He lowered
for what they gave."
Army Larc No. 56 was trapped himself hand over hand on the
Brother Handleman, who ships on a tide pocket broadside of the bow line down to the Larc, and
as a Bedroom Steward, seems bow of a Heavy Lift Floating then managed to bring the bow
never to be far from the action Crane, and with strong winds and of the small craft into the wind
for long. For ten years of his life a heavy tide running, was in dan where steerage way was recovered
he sought it out himself as an ama ger of foundering with one man and removed the Larc from its
teur boxer.
aboard attempting to move the hazardous position into safe wa
ters.
"For this single act of outstand
Lifeboat Class No. 172 Sets Sail
ing seamanship, this Letter of
Commendation is presented with
pride and praise to Vincent Louis
Frisinga."
500 Fo^l^ore Miles In City
So That Others Might Walk
Seafarer's Act of Courage
Lauded by Ship's Officers
Claim Gear
Held by Customs
These graduates of the Union's Lifeboat School have received their
endorsements as Lifeboatmen from the Coast Guard after completing
the school's intensive course. Seated (l-r) are: Freddie Brown, Louis
Eggleston, Pat McNulty and George B. Graczyk. Standing (l-r) are:
Paul MacLean, K. C. McGregor, Bruce J. Smith, Samuel A. Sotomayor, John R, Marcimo and the school instructor Ami Bjornsson.
March 31, 1967
LOG
The personal gear of the
Seafarers listed below who
sailed aboard the Monticello
Victory, is being held at the
U.S. Customs Warehouse at
Mobile. Customs informed
the LOG that the belongings
will be put up for auction
within a year if not claimed.
Chester Gilbert Brown,
John C. Kershner, Richard A.
Sproul, Vicki Langford, Joe
O. Donnell, Phil Choi, Thom
as P. Anderson, Lius Guadamud, Howard C. Albertson,
Earl Smith, Rolin Manual,
Bernard Schwartz, Mike
Broadus, Keith Faulkner, Neil
D. Matthey, Emilio Sierra,
Calvin J. Wilson.
FINAL DEPARTURES
Lawrence Earl Owens, 46:
Brother Owens died suddenly of
a heart attack
while at the New
ark (N.J.) Air
port. Brother
Owens joined the
SIU in 1952, in
Baltimore. He
sailed in the black
gang, as an FWT
and Oiler, He was
a WW II veteran of the Navy.
Brother Owens resided in St.
Petersburg, Fla. He is survived
by his former wife, Lillian, two
children, and a sister, Betty Jean
Strickland.
Carlos Bayes, 24: Brother Bayes
died an accidental death while at
work as a tugboat
Deck Hand. He
had been em
ployed by the
Pennsylvania Rail
road Marine De
partment since
1963. Married, he
was a resident of
Jersey City, N.J.
He is survived by his wife, Steph
anie, and two young sons, John
and Steven.
a
Louis Prince, 55; Brother
Prince died of a lung hemorrhage,
Nov. 24, in St.
Mary's Hospital,
Port Arthur, Tex
as. Born in Avery
Island, La., Prince
lived in Port Ar
thur and joined
the IBU in that
port. He sailed as
a cook and was
employed by the Sabine Towing
Co..
Joseph A. Laiity
Please contact your daughter,
Linda, at R. R. #1, Hiser Station
Rd., Milton, Ind.
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Robert N. Bibbo
Contact your brother, John, at
your first opportunity. His ad
dress is 56 Philips Drive, Billingham, Mass.
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Orlando Rosales Hoppe
Contact your sister, Elia Mulleniux, 1115 Rose Ave., Oakland,
Calif.
Anthony P. Rogers
You are a grandfather. Your
wife asked the Log to inform you
that your doaughter-in-law, Mrs.
Paul E. Rogers, gaves birth to a
healthy girl on Dec. 29.
Mike Gladis
Please contact Harry Wally at
550 West 54th St., New York,
N. Y. 10019.
John Murray
Please contact your family as
soon as possible in regard to a
very important matter.
——
Roy Poole, 52: Brother Poole
died of heart failure after an illness
of two days. He
died in the Nor
folk USPHS hos
pital. A resident
of New York
City, he usually
sailed from that
port. Originally
from South Caro
lina, Brother
Poole joined the Union in the
port of Baltimore in 1945. He
sailed in the Steward Department
as a Messman. He is survived by
his wife, Fannie.
Sam Robinson, 56: Seafarer
Robinson died Dec. 14, following
an illness, in US
PHS Hospital,
New Orleans.
Born in Alabama,
he lived in Mo
bile. A member
of the IBU, Rob
inson joined the
union in the port
of Mobile. Robin
son is survived by his wife, Ellarene of Mobile. Burial was in the
Oaklawn Cemetery, Mobile.
——
Thomas T. Willis, 37: Brother
Willis died Jan. 16, while at sea
aboard the Marore. Born in
Texas, he resided
in Winnsboro,
Texas. Willis
shipped in all de
partments. He
served in the
Navy from 1952
to 1954. Brother
Willis joined the union in the port
of New York. He is survived by
his wife, Maria. Burial was in
Wood County, Texas.
George Bunting Little
Please contact your daughter,
Magaly Bunting y Fernandez, now
Magaly Soto, at 3626 N.W. 103
St., Miami, Fla., or telephone
681-8062.
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Lincoln Brigade
Veterans
Cameron Stewart would like to
hear from seamen who were in the
Lincoln Brigade during the Span
ish Civil War. He asks that they
write him at 10622-H Tibbs Cir
cle, Garden Grove, Calif. 92640.
Lisa Esquerre, born February
19, 1967, to the William Esqueres. Mobile, Ala.
^
Carolyn Franklin, born August
3, 1966, to the Franklin Benja
mins, Kenner, La.
^
Amanda Lundy, born February
22, 1967, to the Thomas J. Lundys, Wilmer, Ala.
Jorge Nelson Gonzalez, Jr.,
born July 15, 1966, to the Jorge
N. Gonzalezs, Brooklyn, New
York.
•
�March 31, 1967
SEAFARERS
Dishing It Out
Scheduled Grudge Match No Contest
When Cohra Falls To Answer Bell
Chief Cook Nick Gaylord, on the Halaula Victory (Bloomfield) is
serving up a delectable main course tor Crew Messman Jay Lester
" (left) to carry to a hungry crew member. The photo was sent to the
. LOG by Seafarer Ange Panogopoulos, who sailed as chief steward.
Seafarer Sets Porthole View
Of fmpentiing Ship's Coiiision
Seafarer John A. Denais had the terrifying experience of looking
out of a porthole and seeing a ship bearing down upon him.
The time was last October, and Utility Messman Denais was
sittting in the messhall of the
Steel Designer (Isthmian) with block, keeping the Isthmian ship
the Ship's Delegate. It was six from listing any further and from
o'clock in the morning. The sun taking much more water.
Captain Kelly told the officers
had ri.sen an hour earlier on a fine,
and crew that it would not be
clear day in Manila Harbor.
When Brother Denais looked necessary to abandon ship, as al
out of the porthole he saw the most all of the damage was con
S.S. Brooicfield, a reactivated Vic tained in the number two hold,
tory Ship, headed and the ship was not taking much
straight for the more water.
All cargo was taken out of the
messhall. The
number
two hold, as well as from
Steel Designer
the
number
four hold, to balance
was at anchor
the
vessel.
and, of course,
The ship stayed in Manila for
could not ma
28 more days, undergoing tempo
neuver.
The Brookfield rary repairs and awaiting orders
ripped into the to proceed to Saigon. "We lamed
Denais
Steel Designer, into Saigon with • our cargo,"
tearing a 27-foot-deep, three-foot- Brother Denais reported. Then
wide gash in her hull. The ship's the Steel Designer sailed to Hong
delegate sounded the general Kong, for permanent repairs at
alarm, and soon the entire ship's the Kowloon Shipyard. The ship
complement, inciuding the 34-man was in dry dock for five days.
unlicensed crew, was assembled by While the ship was undergoing re
the gangway with lifejackets on. pairs, her crew enjoyed the fabled
Most of the gash was under the port of many pleasures.
water line, and at first the Steel
Though both ships were badly
Designer took on water at a rapid damaged, there were no casualties
rate. She began to list, but then aboard either vessel. The Steel
stopped. The Brookfield, whose Designer was carrying mostly gen
bow was buried in the Steel De eral cargo, as well as some mili
signer's side, was acting like a tary cargo.
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A grudge match between two notorious enemies—a mongoose and a cobra—that never took place
provided the material for an elaborate take-off by Seafarer Roy Guild, 45, whose hobby is writing
stories about animals.
Brother Guild, who sails in 5bonus of prolonged freedom from sent a story to a publisher, and
the Deck Department as a
his sack.
added, "I have no pretentions
Bosun was a spectator at the
"The fakir backhanded the about being a great writer."
match that never quite came off snake in frustration, since it was
One of his recent stories is about
in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1948. obvious that it had no further two sea gulls who met on the rim
He was sailing as an AB at the plans for coming out of its basket. of a garbage can in San Francisco.
time (he received his Bosun's en We were all grudgingly given a It was love at first sight, and they
dorsement in 1951) on the Steel refund, and the fakir slammed the got married in great haste. Mari
Seafarer (Isthmian), which was lid on the basket, stuffed the mon tal difficulties followed, but were
unloading general goose back in his sack and stalked eventually resolved.
cargo at that port off down the street."
Many of Guild's stories take
on the Arabian
Brother Roy Guild, who nar place on farms, quite naturally,
Sea near the rated the yarn so eloquently, is since he is originally from Kansas.
mouth of the In married and lives in The Bronx, On one of these farms there was a
dus River.
in New York City. His wife is a cat who was suspected of subver
Together with nurse, and manages a local nurs sive activity. Specifically, it was
seven of his ship ing home. He joined the SIU in believed that he was using his tail
mates from the 1946.
as an antenna to secretly broad
Guild
Steel Seafarer, he
He began writing stories about cast data on the butterfat content
ran across the animals because he thought his of the COW.S' milk. Gradually, the
promoter of the fight, a native wife was getting tired of receiving menace of internal subversion sub
fakir, while roaming the streets letters "about the same old stuff" sided.
of the exotic port. The fakir was —ships, their cargo, the sea and
There is one theme that runs
standing on the sidewalk, trying details of each trip. Mrs. Guild throughout all of Brother Guild's
to take up a collection. On one circulates his stories among their stories, reflecting an outlook that
side of him lay a burlap sack, on friends. Asked if he had any of is perhaps common to all of us.
the other, a basket covered with his works published. Brother He explains, "my animals get in
a lid.
Guild replied that he had never and out of trouble."
He was exhorting passers-by on
the hot and humid street to stop
DEI. SOI. (Delt.T), January 22—Chair
TRANS HARTSFORD (Hudson Water
ways!. February 12—Chairman. T. L.
K- J. Riviere: Secretary, Frank
and see the impending exhibition. man.
Moss; Secretary. S. A. Soloman. Sr.
Mameito. $22.30 in ship's fund. Few
Some disputed OT in engine department.
The eight Seafarers stopped and hours disputed OT in deck department.
Ship's delegate to be elected. No beefs
contributed a couple of rupees
reported by department delegates.
TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water
February 12—Chairman, J. Presteach. The fakir thought that this ways!.
FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic!. Febru
wood : Secretary. Jimmy Seal. Few hours
26—Chairman. Anthony C. Aronica :
made up a sufficient gate "to jus disputed OT in deck and engine depart ary
Secretary S. RosofT. Ship's delegate re
Motion made that headquarters
tify the exhibition," and dumped ments.
ported that there were no beefs and
get in touch with companies and arrange
everything is running smoothly. Brother
to have a doctor on board to give shots
a mongoose out of the burlap sack before
Mason R. Scott resigned as ship's
going foreign.
delegate. Entire crew appreciates the
onto the sidewalk. The mongoose
good job that Brother Scott did in the
ELIZABETH (Albatross Tank
is native to India and Pakistan. A er!.ERNA
last two months. Brother Nick Sabin was
February 8—Chairman, A. W. Lima;
elected new ship's delegate for the next
J. R. Thompson. Brother B.
member of the cat family, it is Secretary.
two months. Chief Steward is very co
J. Brewer was elected to serve as new
Plenty of boiled eggs, tuna
famous for fearlessly attacking ship's delegate. No beefs reported by operative.
fish, salmon etc. are available at night.
department delegates.
and killing the most poisonous
Vote of thanks to the chief steward and
to the entire steward department.
snakes.
EAGLE VOYAGER (Sea Transport).
The native entrepreneur then
February 19—Chairman. T. D. Ballard;
Secretary.
William Morris. Some dis
took off the lid of his basket and
puted OT in deck department.
began to play a flute. Inside the
DEL NORTE (Delta). February 19—
basket was a cobra, "a muddyChairman. Robert Callahan; Secretary.
Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate thanked
colored, evil-looking son-of-acrew for making his job an easy one.
Baker in galley thanked for doing a real
gun," according to Brother Guild.
good job. $23.00 in movie fund and
Cobras are very venomous snakes
$16.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported
by department delegates.
and cause many deaths in Paki
DEL AIRES (Delta). February 5—
stan and India.
Chairman. Nils Eric Grinberg ; Secretary.
Alf
Tolentino. Brother Nil E. Grinberg
The rest of the story follows ex
was elected to serve as new ship's dele
HALAULA VICTORY
(Bloomfield).
actly as Brother Guild told it to
gate. $21.60 in ship's fund. No beefs.
February 12—Chairman. Ted Tolentino:
Everything is running smoothly.
the Log.
Secretary. V. Tarallo. Some beefs were
straightened out in San Francisco, but
ALCOA MARINER (Alcoa). February
"Apparently, this particular some left unsettled due to the fact that 26—Chairman.
Thomas E. Frazier ; Sec
there was no patrolman at ship during
retary. Howard Webber. Brother Frank
snake and mongoose had fought sign-on. Vote of thanks to Brother C. Rakas
was elected to serve as ship's dele
Arnold for doing a good job as acting
gate. No beefs reported by department
many times before, and because ship's
delegate. Vote of thanks extended
of these previous encounters had to the steward department for a job well delegates.
CORNELL
VICTORY
(Waterman).
reached a point of acute boredom done.
February 19—Chairman. Jesse J. M.
SAGAMORE HILL (Victory Carriers).
Krause; Secretary. Charles Stambul.
and futility and now had a healthy
February 23—Chairman. Milton Trotman ;
Brother Stambul was elected to serve as
indifference to each other.
Secretary. Francis Napoli. Some disputed
new ship's delegate. No beefs were re
OT reported in engine department. Men
ported by department delegates. Ship's
"However, the mongoose as were requested to wear proper clothing delegate to take up matter of stale
in messroom at all times.
cigarettes in slop chest, with the Captain.
sumed his fighting stance as a mat
ter of habit. The only remaining
problem the fakir had was to get
Seafarer Hits the Beach
the snake out of the basket so
the show could go on.
"He frantically played his flute
and through curiosity the snake
raised his head out of the basket.
Recognizing the same old tune, he
promptly went back into the
basket.
"The fakir, sensing a refund of
all his collected money was im
minent, promptly went into a ren
dition of a livelier song. The
snake came up to investigate,
sensing the change of pace, but
remained in the basket, unmoved.
"In the meantime the crowd be
came impatient, but not discour Brother Fernando Vargas, 61 (center), receives his first Seafarers
aged, because it appeared that the
pension check from New York Port Representative E. 8. "Mac"
fakir and not the snake was the
one in a trance at this point. The McAuley. Vargas's wife, Isaura, looks on. Brother Vargas, born
mongoose merely swished his tail in Puerto Rico, lives in The Bronx, New York City. He joined the
from side to side, enjoying the SIU in that port in 1939. He sailed in the Engine Department.
DIGEST
of SIU
SHIP
MEETINGS
£1
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ANTINOUS (Waterman). March 5—
Chairman. F. Paskowski; Secretary, A.
J. Kuberaki. Two men missed ship, one
in Saigon and one in Manila. Some dis
puted OT concerning delayed sailing in
Manila. Discussion on shortage of water.
Vote of thanks to the steward depart
ment for a job well done.
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Mobile
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Seattle
Apr. 21—2:00 p.m.
New York .. Apr. 3—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia .Apr. 4—2:30 p.m.
Baltimore .. . Apr. 5—2:30 p.m.
Detroit
Apr. 14—2:30 p.m.
Houston ... .Apr. 10—2:30 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit
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Alpena
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Buffalo
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Chicago
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•Norfolk
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United Industrial Workers
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Philadelphia .Apr. 4—7:00p.m,
Baltimore . . .Apr. 5—7:00 p.m.
^Houston . . . Apr. 10—7:00 p.m.
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Ste. Marie. Mich.
* Meeting held at Labor Temple, New
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^ Meeting held at Galreeton wharvea.
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STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian),
February 26—Chairman. Pablo P. Lopez ;
Secretary, Augusto T>opez. $25.00 in
ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart
ment delegates. Vote of thanks was ex
tended to the cooks and messmen for the
fine job they performed.
DIGEST
of SIU
MEETIKGS
PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Tank
ers), March 8—Chairman. W. S. Rudd;
Secretary, R. Principe. $9.25 in ship's
fund. No beefs and no disputed OT re
ported. Everything is running smoothly.
DEL SUD (Delta), March 5—Chair
man, Michael Dunn; Secretary, Robert
J. Hand. $368.60 in ship's fund and
$524.32 in movie fund. Few hours dis
puted OT in each department, other
wise no beefs aboard.
STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Feb
ruary 13—Chairman, R. Whitney ; Sec
retary, Tony Caspar. $8.50 in ship's fund.
Motion made to give more time on pay
ing off and signing on in Port of New
York. Brother D. Keith was elected to
serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of
thanks was extended to the out-going
ship's delegate for a job well done.
STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian) Feb
ruary 26—Chairman. T. D. Blades ; Sec
retary, B. G. Crouch. No beefs reported
by department delegates. Request made
that ship be fumigated when ship is in
New York.
STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), March
5—Chairman, E. Finnerty ; Secretary, J.
Tucker. Few beefs aboard to be taken up
with boarding patrolman. $1.00 in ship's
fund.
STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), March
8— Chairman, E. Hernandez; Secretary,
P. S. Omega. $17.39 in ship's fund.
Some disputed OT in engine department.
BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), February
8—Chairman, Tom Lundy; Secretary,
Michael Smith. No beefs and no dis
puted OT reported by department dele
gates. Motion made that the Union open
negotiation for tanker contract, due to
lack of port time.
AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), March 6
—Chairman, Pate; Secretary, Beattie.
Repair list has been submitted. One man
missed ship in New York. There are no
beefs and no disputed OT was reported.
Everything is running smoothly. Motion
made that the crew of this vessel be
informed as to the progress of the cur
rent plan for the pension fund.
BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), March 2
Chairman, James Gill; Secretary, Mi
chael Smith. No beefs and no disputed
OT was reported. Matter of delayed
sailing in Mayaquez to be clarified.
Motion made to increase penalty for
delayed sailing, which is getting out of
hand.
STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), February
26—Chairman, None; Secretary, None.
$1.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed
OT in deck and steward departments.
Motion made to give draws in cash in
stead of checks. Wash water tanks are
in bad shape ruining clothes. Vote of
thanks to the steward department and
the ship's delegate for a job well done.
CITADEL
VICTORY
(Waterman),
February 19—Chairman, N. Bryant; Sec
retary, Jack Dolan. A few minor beefs
to be taken up with boarding patrolman.
Discussions about having air-conditioners
installed in messhalls.
OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Overseas), February 18—Chairman, R, Nich
olson : Secretary, T. E. Markham. Ship
is laying up for repairs for ten days.
Some disputed OT in engine department.
Vote of thanks extended to the steward
department for a job well done.
STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian). Feb
ruary 26—Chairman, Fred Shaia : Sec
retary, Elliott Gorum. $21.90 in ship's
fund. Disputed OT in deck and engine
departments to he taken up with patrol
man. Vote of thanks was extended to
the steward department for a job well
done. Discussion about poor grade of
mattresses.
LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car
riers), No date—Chairman, Don Bartlett;
Secretary, John Spenc. $19.38 in ship's
fund. No beefs and no disputed OT
reported by department delegates. If
was suggested that SIU food plan repre
sentative check the quality of present
and new stores.
E.XPRESS VIRGINIA (Marine Car
riers), February 20—Chairman, Louis
Cartwright; Secretarj-, G. Van Etten.
One man missed ship in Manila. No beefs
and no disputed OT in the departments.
Ice machine is out of order again.
WHITEHALL (Whitehall), February
19—Chairman, G. G. Parker: Secretary,
W. Quisenberry. No beefs and no dis
puted OT reported by department dele
gates. All Union mail to ship is opened
before ship receives it.
YAKA (Waterman), February 19—
Chairman, W. Veleqiez; Secretary, J.
Petruxsewicz. No beefs and no disputed
OT reported by department delegates.
ENID VICTORY (Columbia), January
22—Chairman, Mel Shawvner; Secretary,
Sam W. McDonald. Motion made to have
another wiper on this trip. Motion made
to replace man in topside pantry as all
officers are constantly beefing about lack
of service. Discussion about service in
messroom.
AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers),
January 22—Chairman, Roy J. Jones:
Secretary, Jesse J. M. Krause. Left San
Francisco short 1 A.B., 1 oiler, 3rd cook
promoted to chief cook and chief cook
demoted to pantryman. No beefs and no
disputed OT reported by department
delegates. Discussion about starting ship's
fund. Vote of thanks to the steward for
a job well done with the men he had to
work with.
OUR LADY OP PEACE (Liberty Na
vigation), January 29—Chairman, Ar
thur Pricks: Secretary, H. Carmichael.
Few hours disputed OT in deck depart
ment to be taken up with boarding pa
trolman, Vote of thanks to the steward
department for the excellent holidaj
meals. Also a vote of thanks to the de
partment delegates for a job well done.
Suggestion was made that immunization
shots be given at sign-on. It is very in
convenient trying to get them in foreign
ports. Ship has some young men on
board for first trip at sea. Crew appreci
ates the fine job they have done and
hope they will keep it up.
STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian),
March 3—Chairman, J. Bourgeois; Sec
retary, L. C. Clark. Ship's delegate re
ported that everything is running
smoothly with no beefs. Some disputed
OT in the engine department. $2.50 in
ship's fund. Motion made that A.B.
maintenance be put back on board as
the O.S. as he is not qualified to work
aloft and do the required work on deck.
Ship's delegate is doing a fine job. Vote
of thanks to the steward department for
a job well done.
DEL RIO (Delta), March 4—Chair
man, Samuel Papas; Secretary, Robert
Merritt. $30.10 in ship's fund. No beefs
and no disputed OT reported. Everything
is running smoothly. Motion made that
the entire crew of the Del Rio are in
favor of a twenty-year retirement plan.
Vote of thanks to the cooks for the very
good food.
COSMOS MARINER
(Admanthos),
February 12—Chairman, C. E. Miller;
Secretary, G. P. Thlu. Ship's delegate
and chief electrician took care of all
repairs. Brother C. E. Miller was elected
to serve as ship's delegate. The steward
requested the crew to cooperate with his
department and to keep the ship clean.
FREE AMERICA (A. L. Burbank),
March 9—Chairman, R. Garay; Secre
tary, A. Hirsch. No beefs and no dis
puted OT reported. Vote of thanks was
extended to the galley staff.
KNOWYOUB]
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the meml^rship'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 cl^rge 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 request^. The proper address for this Is:
Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board
17 Battenr 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 aboaril
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.
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ftom among its ranks, one individual to carry out this reaponsibility.
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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.
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copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this
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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 oldtlmers 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 eqiul 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 fanailies 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
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If St any time a Seafarer feeb that any of the above righU have been violated,
or that he hss been ddnied his constitntionsl right of access to Union records or in
formation, he shonld immediately notify SIU President Panl HaU at headqnartere by
certUied mail, retnm receipt requested.
•
UNFAIR
TO LABOR
DO NOT BUY
Seafarers and their families are
urged to support a consumer boy
cott by trade unionists against
various companies whose products
are produced under non-union
conditions, or which are "unfair
to labor." (This listing carries the
name of the AFL-CIO unions in
volved, and will be amended from
time to time.)
Sears, Roebuck Company
Retail stores & products
(Retail Clerks)
Stitzel-Weller Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
"Cabin Still," W. L, Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
^
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Childcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
^
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
^
Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
Work Shoes . . .
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
Statler
Men's Shoes . . .
Jarman, Johnson &
Murphy, CrestwOrth,
(Boot and Shoe Workers' Union)
Di Giorgio Fniit Corp.
S and W Fine Foods
Treeswcet
(National Farm Workers
Association) Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Starlite luggage
Starflite luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
<I>
"HIS" brand men's clothes
Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond
hlouses, 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)
Comet Rice Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
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)
�March 31, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Fifteen
The High CO$T
OF DRUG$
"CAL, give if a' newliW? - "ticular ^'nd name. It has been estimated that U.S.
name, then resell it for a 1,330 percent profit or
pharmaceutical companies employ 1 high powered
a 799 percent profit or a 749 percent profit. These
salesman for every 10 doctors in the nation—so that
. each doctor can be flooded with their literature—^if
astounding markups are typical of the increased cost
not with them in person!
to the consumer when a common drug is given a
The doctor faces the same problem when reading
brand name by a pharmaceutical company and resold.
his medical journals. Although a drug has only one
Today's medicinal compounds are often called
generic name, it may have 20 or more brand names.
wonder drugs, but one of the biggest wonders about
In addition, the pharmaceutical companies are nat
some of these drug products is their high prices, and
urally big advertisers in medical journals, constantly
how the big pharmaceutical companies manage to
displaying
their brand name products in bold-type
keep drug prices up in the clouds.
advertisements.
It is easy to see how the generic
For example: Amphetamine sulphate is the generic
name
can
be
completely
submerged and forgotten.
name (the official name for a compound as estab
In
addition
to
this
situation,
many investigators
lished by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act)
have
raised
the
possibility
of
cooperation
or even
of a well-'known drug. Under its generic name it sells
outright
collusion
between
the
drag
industry
and
cer
for $1.58 for a specific dosage. The same compound,
tain
sectors
of
the
medical
profession.
It
has
been
under the brand name of one of the nation's leading
noted that for organized medicine, drug advertise
pharmaceutical companies is called Benzedrine sul
ments
in their official journals and publications are
phate, and sells for $22.60 for the same dosage—a
a
lucrative
source of revenue. Furthermore, the drag
1,330 percent increase.
industry regularly gives out lucrative" "research" con
The disgraceful profiteering that results when drug
tracts. It is therefore quite possible that in this matter
companies disguise drug compounds behind their own
the average doctor may be nothing but a pawn caught
brand names was brought out clearly during the nowbetween the drug industry and organized medicine.
famous hearings before the Senate Subcommittee on
Called to account for the high cost of drags, the
Antitrust and Monopoly, under the chairmanship of
pharmaceutical industry never mentions the high cost
the late Senator Estes Kefauver.
of the thousands upon thousands of salesmen it
Examples of such profiteering were practically
employs, the millions spent on high^owered adver
endless. Sold under its generic name Prednisolone,
tising campaigns in medical journals and consumer
a certain compound cost $1.99 for a specific dosage.
publications, or other "expenses" designed to boost
Sold under a dnig company's brand name, Meticortesales. Instead, the drag industry invariably and selflone, the same dosage cost $17.90—a 799 percent
righteously points to the money it spends on research
iaci;ease....Reseipine.(generic name) sold for. 53.ff, but
- -—to develop, as it says, wonderful and, miraculous
Serpasil (the same drug under a brand name) sold for
new drags to aid mankind.'
$4.50—a 749 percent boost. Rauwolfia serpentina
In reality, the largest single expense of the 20 big
(generic name) cost 65^, but as Raudinin (brand
gest drag companies goes to pay high-pressure sales
name) the same compound cost $5.00—up 669
men to push products on doctors. Ten percent of
percent.
the gross income of these companies is used to pay
salesmen. Another huge chunk goes for advertising.
It must be kept in mind also that these are whole
The research budgets of the largest drag firms ac
sale prices, to which the final distributor must also
counts for only 6.3 percent of their sales dollars.
add his profit—making the cost to the consumer still
Impartial investigatc«« of the drug industry have
higher.
rejected the industry's claim that high prices are nec
How do the drug companies manage to perpetrate
essary to support research. They point to an investi
this swindle against the American people? To (Jo this
gation of 3,583 new drug products introduced over
the. drug industry takes advantage of the U.S. patent
the period 1950-1959. Of these only 29 were totally
laws.
new drags, of which 13 were developed in Europe.
Any unpatented generic drug may be prepared and
sold by any number of different drug companies.
Noddng New
Cbmpetition between the various companies keeps the
Virtually all original and creative drag develop
price down.
ment
is the result of university and foundation re
But under U.S. patent laws, each company may
search. .The drag industry has contributed almost
select a trade name of its own, different from the
nothing reklly new. A critic of the drag industry
generic name, under which to promote the sale of
, recently described industry research in the following
the drug, and receive a patent. The patent holder
manner: "old established drag-j-advertising hooey=
may then set his price, without regard to the cost
new drug."
of manufacture or distribution of the drug. This is
The truth is that this breakneck scramble for profits
how a drug that should cost less than a dollar can
has actually reduced drug research standards so dras
be sold for nearly $20.
tically that the public is being placed in grave danger
. It must be kept in mind that we are dealing here
—both
from the poor quality of research and the
with prescription drugs, prescribed by your doctor—
purposively
misleading information given to doctors
not over-the-counter drugs that need no prescriptions.
on
the
basis
of
this testing.
In that case, it is fair to ask why the doctor does not
Many
doctors
have charged that sloppy, inade
simply prescribe the drug by its generic name so that
quate
or
hiisleading
research is leading to the employ
you could purchase it for a reasonable price? There
ment
of
useless
and
even dangerous treatments. The
are many reasons for this.
Food
and
Ehug
Administration
has been sharply
First of all, the American drug industry has gone
critical
of
the
work
of
independent
investigators who
to a great deal of effort and spent vast amounts of
test
new
drugs
for
the
industry.
money to make sure that even the most honest and
"The hand of the amateur is evident too often for
dedicated of doctors would find it difficult to pre
my comfort," FDA head James Goddard said re
scribe drugs generically.
cently. Dr. Goddard has also expressed "shock" at
Sales Squad
the poor quality of many proposed studies of new
drags submitted to the FDA for review.
It is well known that there are not nearly enough
As a result, the FDA has begun to pull drugs off
PfiSisgdoclors in the United States to adequately meet the
the market—drags which were actively promoted
ihealth needs of the American people. As a result of;
and sold by the nation's largest drag companies, but
,,^^ fthis, doctors are usually exceedingly busy. To keep
which have been found either worthless or down
7 up with the latest advances in the field of drugs they
right daiigerous.
irely on medical journals and the information supplied
In an attempt to get closer tp the heart of the
i to them by drug detail men (salesmen) employed by
a problem, the FDA has ,,alsO been eliminating the
^the major drug companies.
It is a certainty that: the drug company salesmen:^ 1: names of researchers from its "approved" list after
ffinding outrigiht fraud or gross inadequacies in their
Inever mention the generic name of a drag when theyf
|j^ their pitch, but refer to it <mly under their piyti
• -
J .
Last year a noted research doctor and his research ^ ....
associates were removed from the list. Among other • j
things, the FDA charged that some patients who had
allegedly been given test drugs during the research- '
were actually dead at the time. The Justice Depart
ment is presently studying the case for possible legal
action.
Another researcher was removed from the ap
proved list after gross inadequacies were discovered
in his methods. It was found that of 20 men who
were supposed to received a test drug for 26 weeks,
some of the men received it for only 16 weeks and
others dropped out of the study even earUer. In addi
tion, the researcher failed to mention the fact that
one patient developed giant hives on his skin as a
result of taking-the drug.
Describing the techniques of some researchers who
•test drugs for the pharmaceutical industry, a profes
sor of medical statistics has botedf that "one can
develop an excellent test for heart diseaswby counting
a patient's ears. Everyone who has two ears has
heart disease." He insists that blunders almost as
incredible as this have been found in some medical
articles he reviewed.
Lack of Ethks
If the findings of the researchers are often danger- •
ously misleading, the manner in which the drag
companies present this information to the public and
even to the medical profession itself is even worse.
One example uncovered by the Kefauver Committee
should demonstrate the total lack of ethics within the
drag industry.
; =^1,
A powerful antibiotic effective against typhoid
fever. Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other seri
ous diseases was found to also have many serious
side effects—often causing fatal blood diseases.
The FDA reviewed the evidence and cleared the
drag for use, but indicated the labeling and the cir
cular accompanying the drug should include the
warning that blood disorders have been associated
with its use. Both label and circular were ordered
to carry the following framing: "It is essential that
adequate blood studies be made when prolonged or
intermittent administration of this drug is required."
The circular was also to say, ". .. should not be used
indiscriminately or for minor infections."
To make its meaning even clearer, the FDA voiced
the following warning at the time it resumed certifi
cation of the drug: "The administration has weighed
the value of the drug against its capabilities for caus
ing harm and has dMided that it should continue to
be available for careful use by the medical profession
in those serious and sometimes fatal diseases in which
its use is necessary."
However, what the drug company told its salesmen,
and the salesmen passed on to doctors was that;
". . . has been officially cleared by the FDA and
the National Research Council with no restrictions on
the number or the range of diseases for which . . .
may be administered."
Eyeing fat profits, however, the drug maker set
out to mislead everyone in sight—no matter ho^
many people might suffer or die as a' result. It is no
wonder that hospitals feport an increasing number
of hospitalizations caused by faulty use of drugs.
In summary, it is clear that there are two basic
dangers facing the American people today in regards
to pharmaceutical drugs. One is an economic prob
lem, the other is a medical problem—although the
two areas overlap.
Unnecessarily-high drug prices keep many of
America's poor from receiving the medication they
need for their health. These high prices also take
from the pockets of more fortunate people money
which may be desperately needed for other things.
At the same time, the race for ever-greater profits
,
has contributed greatly toward lowering the standards
i
of research and of ethical practices within the drag
industry, and has put every American in grave danger
every time he must take medication—-even for the
most minor illness.
�SEAFARERS*LOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION > ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT > AFL-CIQ
The 'RIGHT-TO-WORKI
MYTH
li
:•) .
^1 •
-1 "
enough of this destructive legislation and repealed its
• FLORIDA enacted a RTW law in 1944V In
HE ECONOMIC HISTORIES of states that have
RTW law in 1965. It is significant that since repeal
1948-it was $250 below the national average. By .
adopted right-to-work laws shows, beyond any
ing
RTW, Indiana's per capita income has jumped
1965 it was $323 below—a loss of $73.
doubt, that they must be doing something wrong.
nearly
ten percent—much higher than the national
In relation to the rest of the nation these states
• GEORGIA in 1948 was $462 behind the na
average
of 6.5 percent.
stand today far below the position they held in the
tional average. In 1965 it was $587 below—a loss
Wyoming
is a good case study in what right-tonational economy before adopting rieht-to-work leg
of $125.
work
legislation
can do to a state in terms of de
islation. This is true without exception and by almost
•
IOWA
in
1948
was
$159
above
the
national
pressing
its
entire
economy and even reducing its
every generally-accepted economic measurement.
average. In 1965 it was $70 below. It has lost $229
population.
With the exception of only one very special situa
in relation to the national average in per capita in
Since adoption of ri^t-to-work legislation in 1963,
tion, these right-to-work states stand far below the
come.
Wyoming has dropped from a position where it was
national average in per-capita income and stand far
$18 per person almve the national average in per
• KANSAS passed a RTW law in 1958. It was
lower in per capita income than they did before
capita
income to $188 below that figure. During the
at
that
time
$5
above
the
national
average.
By
1965,
adopting right-to-work.
same
period,
personal bankruptcies have risen by 30
after
7
years
with
a
RTW
law,
it
had
fallen
$107
These states did not benefit from the general eco
percent.
Private
employment has dropped 2.9 per
below
the
average—a
loss
of
$
112.
nomic expansion which the rest of the nation has
cent
in
Wyoming
during a period when it increased
enjoyed in recent years. Along with a drastic drop
• MISSISSIPPI passed the law in 1954, and was
by
6.7
percent
in
the rest of the nation. The state
in per capita income, repressive anti-labor right-to$877 below 'the national average at that time. In
has
the
highest
move-out
rate in the nation. It has
work legislation has brought these states increased
1965 it was $1,138 below—a loss of $261.
lost
citizens
at
the
rate
of
8.2
percent in the last five
personal and business bankruptcies, reduced employ
• NEBRASKA.in 1948 was $79 above the na
years
and
its
population
which
stood at 335,000 in
ment, an increase in home foreclosures, a drop in
tional average. It had adopted a RTW law in 1947.
1963,
when
it
adopted
RTW,
was
down to 330,000
new car ownership, a drastic decline in new construc
By 1965 it was $117 below—a loss of $196.
in
1965.
tion and a loss of population to other states.
Home foreclosures have quadrupled in Wyoming
• NORTH CAROLINA passed a RTW law in
Right-to-work legislation invariably brings about
to
where they are now twice the rate for the nation
March,
1957.
In
1948
it
was
$457
below
the
national
these results because it is an attempt to bring back
as
a whole. New construction has dropped by 17
average.
In
1965
it
was
$705
below—a
loss
of
$248.
the laissez-faire industrial capitalism of the 19th cen
percent
in Wyoming, contrasted against an 8 percent
tury. This is the 20th century however, and the
• NORTH DAKOTA passed a RTW law in 1947,
increase
in the entire U.S. for the same period.
United States' economy has progressed far beyond
when it was $130 above the national average per
An ironic example of how the depressing effects
those dark days. Right-to-work cannot and will not
capita income. In 1965 it was $467 below—a loss of
of
right-to-work legislation affect everyone in a state,
function in the United States today, and this has been
$597.
worker and employer alike, is exemplified in the case
best proven by the plight of those states that have
• SOUTH CAROLINA in 1954 when it passed
of a Wyoming contractor who was one of the prime
tried it out.
the law, was $666 below the national average per
movers in the original campaign to get the Wyoming
Whatever facades, excuses or outright lies the pro
capita income. In 1965 it was $900 below—a loss
legislature
to adopt RTW, With construction down
ponents of right-to-work use to disguise their real
of $234.
17
percent
since 19$3, this contractor recently sold
objectives, the purpose of right-to-work is simple, and
all
of
his
equipment
in Wyoming and announced that
•
TENNESSEE
in
1948
was
$486
below
the
na
always the same. Its purpose is union-busting—to
he
would
henceforth
concentrate his efforts in other
tional
average.
In
1965
it
was
$733
below—a
loss
outlaw the closed shop, destroy the labor unions, cut
states.
Right-to-work
had completely ruined his
of
$247.
wages and increase profit^.
business.
• TEXAS—This state was $231 below the na
Downward Spiral
The Myth
tional average in 1948, after having passed a RTW
But there's something wrong with the formula.
Proponents
of
right-to-work
continually claim that
law in 1947. After eighteen years of this law, in
Instead of going up, profits'^have gone down in these
they
seek
such
legislation
to
stimulate
business and
1965, it was $408 below—a loss of $177.
states. Business, went down, employment went down,
improve the, economies of the states. It is clear, how
• UTAH passed the RTW law in 1955. At that
construction went down, arid eventually population
ever, that RTW does just the opposite.
time it was $251 below the national average. In 1965
went down. The drastic cuts in workers' wages that
The truth is that proponents of right-to-work are
it was $391 below—a loss of $140.
came about so reduced buying power that stores
simply
seeking a legal weapon to aid in their tradi
began to close. With store outlets closed, manufac
• VIRGINIA in 1948 was $300 below the na
tional
union-busting
by assuring an open shop in
turing began to decline. Unemployment increased.
tional average. In 1965 it was $327 below—a loss of
which
their
specially
hired finks and discriminatory
With low wages and unemployment on the increase,
$27.
hiring
practices
are
aimed
at destroying established
there was little money available to invest in new
unions
and
make
it
impossible
for further organiza
•
WYOMING
in
1962,
the
year
before
the
law
homes and the construction industry skidded badly.
tion to take place.
was passed, was $18 above the national average. In
This further increased unemployment. With still
1965 it was $188 below—a loss of $206.
Worst of all, their anti-labor hatreds are so great
less money available more stores closed. As job
that
they would destroy the economic security of an
• SOUTH DAKOTA in 1948 was $67 above the
availability fell and unemployment rose, young famientire
state and its whole population to achieve their
national average. By 1965 it was $533 below—-a loss
® lies began moving away to states without right-toends.
of $600.
work, where business was booming and jobs were
It might be said that any state foolish enough td
available. This further reduced general business in
NEVADA is the only exception to the rule that
swallow
the bait of the right-to-work proponents de
the right-to-work states and the downward spiral con
right-to-work states stand below the national average
serves what it gets. Such an argument is not really
tinued faster and faster.
in per capita income. Nevada passed a RTW law in
valid because df the tactics used by these men in
Just how far have the economies of these right-to1951. At that time it was $598 above that national
their
right-to-work campaigns. Vast amounts of
work states declined since adopting this legislation
average. In 1965 it was still above in per capita in
money
are spent. Old animosities are re-kindled. Sta . • . . j-'vA'S
under the authority of Section 14(b) of the Taftcome, but only $565, or a drop of $33. But Nwada's
tistics
are
juggled. Almost before the people of a
Hartley Act? The following is based on figures com
prosperity has been based almost entirely on income
state
know
what is happening, right-to-work legislapiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce in the
derived by the .state's huge gambling casinos. It is
is
passed—and
then it is too late. The downward
August, 1966 Survey of Current Business:
this heavy infiux Of out-of-state money that keeps
economic
spiral
has
begun.
Nevada afloat.
Histories
The
cure
for
the
dangers
of right-to-work must be
Dismal Failare
• ALABAMA—When Alabama pawed its rightmade
at
the
source
of
the
disease—^by
repeal of Sec
The dismal failure of right-to-work legislation and
to-work law in 1953, it was $680 below the national
tion
14(b)
of
the
Taft-Hartley
Act,
which
makes it
the economic disaster which adoption of such legis
average in per capita income. By 1965, it was $836
possible
for
the
state
to
adopt
such
legislation.
lation has brought upon every state that has given in
below—a loss of $156 in relation to the national
The American labor movement has been waging a
to the fast-talking piroponents of right-to-work has '• raverage per capita income.
vigorous campaign for repeal of Section 14(b), and
been well documented. Although RTW proponents
• ARIZONA passed the law before 1948. The
have never ceased their propagandizing and have I • has pledged itself to continue fighting against this
figures go back only to 1948, but since that date
even stepped up their campaigning in state legisla- Ji: repressive, anti-labor measure until repeal is achieved.
I £ Arizona has fallen farther behind the national aver . tures and within the United States Congress, they
14(b) repeal is of the utmost importance to the entire
age in per capita income. It was $156 below in l?4ffe
nation, workers and employers alike, because while
..have met with no success during recent years.
s and $376 in 1965—-a loss of $220.
14(b)
exists the specter of right-to-work legislation
Since 1958, only one state has adopted right-toand
its
disastrous effects continue to hang over the
work
legislation.
That
was
Wyoming,
which
put
its
• ARKANSAS in 1948 was $555 telow the naf
1
head
of
every man, woman and child in every state
law
on
the
books
in
1963.
During
that
period
Inditional average. It passed a RTW law in 1947. Ii|
of the union.
ana, which was a right-to-work state decided it had
1965 it was $901 below—a loss of $346.
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HALL BLASTS GOVT’S MARITIME POLICY, CITES NEED FOR SEPARATE MARAD
SENATE REJECTS FDL SHIP PROPOSAL, OPPOSITION BUILDING UP IN THE HOUSE
AFL-CIO ENDORSES GOV’T PROGRAM TO AID HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED
CONGRESS’ VOICE IN MARAD FUNDS HELD ESSENTIAL BY REP. GARMATZ
NEW AFL-CIO UNIT SEEKS TO SPUR ORGANIZING OF PROFESSIONAL WORKERS
CHAVEZ URGES U.S. LABOR LAW COVERAGE FOR FARM WORKERS
THE SEA CHANTY – A LINK WITH THE PAST
SHIP’S FIGUREHEADS – LIONS, MAIDENS, AND DRAGONS
INADEQUATE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS LEAVE MANY ELDERLY IN SEVERE NEEDS
SEAFARER’S 500-MILE WALKATHON AIDS FIGHT ON CRIPPLING DISEASE
SCHEDULED GRUDGE MATCH NO CONTEST WHEN COBRA FAILS TO ANSWER BELL
THE HIGH COST OF DRUGS
THE ‘RIGHT-TO-WORK’ MYTH
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1967
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
CG Approves SlU Entry Rating
Lifeboat^ Safety Training Plan
centerfold
i":
7 Sealmd Ships to Join
U.S.- Viet Nam Seaiift
Page 2
N. Y. Legislature Backs
Independent MARAD
Page 2
House to Hold Hearings
On FDL Ship Scheme
Page 3
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Page Two
Congressmen Address MTD Meetings
FDL Concept Rapped as Worthless,
Urge Buildup of U,S.-Flag Fleet
WASHINGTON—Sharp criticism of the Defense Department's Fast Deployment Logistic Ship
proposal and a call for revitalization of the American-flag merchant fleet instead, was the keynote
of remarks made by congressional legislators who addressed recent regular meetings of the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Depart
the industry to revitalize a strong MTD Executive Secretary-Treas
ment.
urer Peter McGavin.
merchant marine."
The FDL concept is "worth
At another meeting of the
Leggett, a member of the House
less," Representative Jacob Gil
MTD,
President C. J. Haggerty
bert (D-N. Y.) told delegates at a Armed Services Committee, re of the Building and Construction
jected
the
FDL
concept
and
called
noon meeting of the MTD. Rep
for a building program for a mod Trades Department (AFL-CIO)
resentative Gilbert is a member of
ern,
fast merchant fleet with a charged that on-sight picketing
the House Ways and Means Com
productive function, that would legislation has been blocked by the
mittee, and was formerly a mem
"tricks, subterfuge and oppor
ber of the Merchant Marine Com still be available to the Depart tunism" of minority opponents for
ment of Defense in time of na
mittee.
tional emergency. He - said that 16 years but voiced optimism that
Describing the vast amounts of
the bill will finally be passed.
money requested by the Defense such a fleet could be built for
"Although the vote will be
merchant marine operation in pri
Department to begin construction
tight," Haggerty said, the bill will
vate
shipyards.
of the FDL vessels as a "waste
American maritime must con be approved by the House Educa
and a drain," Gilbert suggested
tion and Labor Committee and
that the estimated $30 to $40 mil tinue its campaign for an inde then "we think we have the votes
lion required to construct each pendent Maritime Administration to get it passed on the House
FDL ship would be much better with cabinet-level status, Leggett floor."
spent to provide working ships for told MTD delegates. The Ameri
Congressman Frank Thompson
can merchant marine is the basis
the regular merchant fleet.
(D.
N.J.), author of the bill cur
Gilbert indicated surprise at the for a strong national defense, he rently being heard in committee,
"lack of understanding regarding noted, and urged that we make echoed this feeling. "We're going
the problems of the maritime in every effort to meet the Soviet to pass it this year," he told the
dustry" that he still encounters challenge on the high seas.
meeting. "Both Mr. Haggerty and
"U.S. shipbuilding moderniza I think we have the votes."
among some members of Con
gress, and urged a continuing rep tion can easily compete with for
Thompson also said that estab
etition of the needs of maritime eign markets by placing ship con lishment of the Maritime Adminis
"in order that these ills can sink tracts here, enabling the continued tration as an independent agency
skills and updating of shipbuilding is necessary if the American mer
into the American community."
Noting that the Soviet Union equipment to meet our national chant marine is to regain its posi
will surpass the United States in defense and economy needs," he tion of supremacy on the seas.
maritime capability in the near assured his listeners, and called He called on labor and manage
future, Gilbert expressed regret for the understanding and ap ment to press for the independent
that there is still no remedy in proval of the Executive branch of agency as a "necssity" to the na
sight to restore our position as a the government for an all-out de tion's defense and economy.
velopment program agreed to by
maritime power.
The amendment to the Taft"Only a small part" of the labor, industry, and Congress.
Hartley Act, which has had the
budget requested to begin the FDL
Other speakers at MTD Wash support of the Truman, Eisen
program "could build at least 50 ington meetings included C. L. hower, Kennedy and Johnson ad
cargo vessels, give the economy Dennis, President of the Brother ministrations, would give building
a shot in the arm by aiding the hood of Railway Clerks, and Saul tradesmen the same right to picket
shipbuilders and the American Miller, AFL-CIO Director of Pub at construction sites as is now ac
seaman and help to rebuild this lications.
corded other unions at places of
important industry," he noted.
The meetings were chaired by employment.
No Cooperation
Speaking at a morning legisla
tive meeting of the MTD, Repre
sentative Robert L. Leggett (DCalif.), criticized the Defense De
partment for not having "explored
and cooperated with maritime in
ALBANY, N.Y.—^The New York State Legislature has adopted
terests and the private sector of a resolution calling on the United States Congress to establish
a separate and independent federal maritime agency.
The resolution, which also ^
support and protect the U.S. mer
urges Congress to oversee the chant marine, providing less sup
strict and rigorous enforcement port, less protection than is the
of the Merchant Marine Act of practice common to all other mari
Apri 14. 1967 • Vol. XXIX. No. 8
1936, has been transmitted to the time nations.
OflleimI Publication of the
Seafarers International Union
President of the United States,
In callino for strict enforcement
of North America.
the
President
of
the
Senate,
the
of
the 1936 Merchant Marine Act,
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
Speaker of the House, and to each which is still the law of the land
and Inland Watera District,
member of the New York dele although it is seldom enforced, the
AFL-CIO
gation in Congress.
SxteuUpt Boori
N.Y. Legislature notes that the act
PAUL HALL. President
The recently adopted resolution mandates a strong U.S. merchant
CAL TANNBR
EARL SBBPAKO
is similar to a resolution passed marine adequate for national de
Hzee, Vies-Pres.
Viee-Preetdent
AL Ksm
LINDSCT WILLIAMS
last
year by the New York State fense, big enough to carry all of
See.-rreM.
Vice-Preeidene
Legislature,
the only major revi the nation's domestic waterborne
ROBERT MATTHEWS
Vice-President
sion being the call for the estab commerce and a substantial part
HSRsnT BRAND
lishment of an independent Mari of its export and import foreign
Direeter of Oryonisin, end
time Administration as the best waterborne commerce.
Pttbliestione
way of assuring a rejuvenation of
Managing Editor
The resolution further notes
BbKE POLLACK
the
U.S.
merchant
fleet.
that
the 1936 Act also calls for
itesistsnt Editor
NATHAN SXTER
SUg Writers
Like its predecessor, the new the construction of modern mer
resolution expresses alarm at the chant vessels in the United States,
PETER WEILL
PRM Wsm
lax enforcement of the 1936 Mer to be operated and manned by
ED RIIBENSTRIN
HARRY WITTSCHEN
chant Marine Act, which has al American seamen under the U.S.
lowed
the American-flag merchant flag registry. In contrast to this,
PsMlllMi Masslly at tlO MMds lilaad AnaM
•.E„ Wartlattsa. 0. C. 200IS ky tks SeafMmarine to deteriorate to the point the resolution notes that while the
M latiraatlaaal Valsa, Atlaatls, Calf, Lakes
where U.S. ships carry less than U.S. merchant fleet has been al
aad Islaad Watan DMriet, AFL-CIO, <75
Fasrth AtMsaa, •raaUya, R.Y. U252. Tel.
8
per cent of the total U.S. water- lowed to diminish until it is now
aTsHstt f-UOO. <SMS< sliN ssstata paid
less than' its pre-World War II
borne foreign commerce.
at WaiMaslas. t. C.
strength, the Soviet Union has
PMTIMTirt ATTnriM; Fsrai 5579
Government Neglect
aartt HMaM be SNt ta teafknn latiraatlsaal
vastly increased its maritime
•alM. AOMHA talf. Lak« aad lalaad WstNi
MNrtit AFL-Cn. <75 Fasrili AesaH, •reekThis has come about, the reso strength to the point where Russia
IFS. I.T. UIM.
lution states, because of failure will soon be able to dominate the
by the Federal Government to world maritime scene.
Resolution by N.Y. State Legislature
Urges Creation of Independent Marad
SEAFARERS^S^LOG
April 14, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
A bill of great importance will be coming up before the House
of Representatives before too long which could go a long way
toward curing some of the ills of the maritime industry in the United
States. It would put the Maritime Administration's annual budget
needs in the hands of Congress and require that maritime appropria
tions be authorized by that body.
Passage of such a bill would, for the first time in over 30 years,
raise the American Merchant Marine from its uncertain status as the
stepchild of bureaucrats to a position where its vital contributions
to the welfare and economy of the nation can at least be recognized
and fairly evaluated by elected officials on Capitol Hill instead of
being ignored by appointed officials of government agencies.
For year after discouraging year we have had to watch our maritime
industry deteriorate through the neglect and apathy of agencies in
which its strength was entrusted. During all of those years we have
also been forced to watch the results of realistic policies on the part
of other nations as they continued to build up their merchant fleets
to proportions never before dreamed of.
Current hearings being held in Washington on this bill and other
measures concerning the future of our Maritime Administration clearly
show that all responsible factions concerned with the state of our
merchant marine—labor, management and government—are in agree
ment that the Congress should oversee and exercise control on the
necessary expansion of America's maritime efforts.
This amendment to the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 would open
the door to such expansion. Fortunately, there are enough perceptive
congressmen who realize how important it is. If the roadblocks im
posed by the haphazard handling of government bureaus was abolished,
there is every reason to suppose that grossly inadequate budgets such
as the one now allotted to the Maritime Administration for fiscal
1968 would be a thing of the past.
In order for the United States to resume its proper place in the
world's sea trade, two basic objectives must be achieved.
First: The construction of more new ships—in America by Ameri
can workers. Gradual reactivation or the war-weary relics from the
mothball fleet has never been more than a half-way measure and a
shabby one at that.
Typical of the wasteful, backward thinking exhibited by Govern
ment bureaucrats is Transportation Secretary Alan Boyd's proposal
that only 15 new ships a year be built in American shipyards while
more millions of dollars are poured into the resurrection of 150 old
Victory ships and the purposeless renovation of still 100 more vessels
which would be returned immediately to the reserve fleet.
Second: The early establishment of and independent Maritime
Agency which can devote itself exclusively to maritime matters un
hampered by costly delays and bureaucratic pidgeon holes.
If House Bill 158 and its accompanying measures are passed, these
goals will be that much closer to being accomplished.
Surely there can be no sane, justifiable, reason for the wealthiest
and otherwise strongest nation in the world to deliberately allow
its merchant fleet and repair facilities to sink to the deplorable ebb
at which they are today. We are not at the bottom of the heap in
world shipping, yet, but if the trend is permitted to continue under
present programs that shameful distinction looms darkly in the future.
This continuing threat to our maritime industry is all too obvious
when a member of the President's cabinet can face a group of reporters
at a press luncheon, as Boyd recently did, and come out with the
ridiculous pronouncement that he sees no need for a merchant marine,
as such, AT ALL. That from the man who urgently sought, fortunately
in vain, to bring the Maritime Administration into the folds of the
department he heads. For what? To scuttle it entirely?
Seven SetJand Ships to Join
MSTS US- Vietnam Seaiitt
ELIZABETH, N. J.—^The SlU-contracted Sealand Service
Inc., has been awarded a $70 million contract by the Navy for
shipping services between the West Coast and South Vietnam.
The two-year contract is for the transporting of Department
of Defense cargoes on seven ships, to begin within the next 45
days.
Sealand will provide the Navy's Military Sea Transportation
Service with four self-sustaining C-2 type containerships; three
non-self-sustaining C-4 type vessels and a special containerhandling crane installation at the South Vietnam port of Danang.
Six of the vessels will operate between San Francisco or Seattle
and Danang or Camranh Bay. A seventh ship will shuttle be
tween Camranh Bay, Saigon and Quinhon.
Last year, Sealand received its first contract for shipping
military cargo in a two-year, nearly $13 million, agreement for
transporting cargo between the West Coast and Okinawa and
the Philippines.
Ships to Danang and Camranh Bay will travel on schedules
providing an arrival every 15 days.
.Which of the Sealand ships will be selected for service to
Vietnam is not yet known.
mA
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April 14, 1967
SEAFARERS
Three Seafarers Licensed
As Engineers-Total Now 135
LOG
Page Three
Sen. Brewster Raps Boyd Proposals,
Urges Xonstrartive Maritime Poiiry'
NEW ORLEANS—The merchant marine policy proposals of Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd
The joint SIU-MEBA, District 2, School of Marine Engineering were attacked across the board last week by speakers at the final session of the 18th annual Institute
has now enabled 135 Seafarers to pass Coast Guard examinations on Foreign Transportation and Port Operations here.
qualifying them for engineer's licenses.
The attack on Boyd's Mari
Leif K. Dalen, who back in ^
As chief spokesman for the na
time
policy was headed by Sena of Administration pressure.
May, 1966 upgraded from a are 19 years of age or over and tor Daniel B. Brewster (D-Md.),
These subsidized operators. Hall tion's private shipbuilding indus
OMED endorsement to Original have 18 months of QMED watch SIU President Paul Hall, who is said, "switched positions and ap try, Hood expressed deep con
3rd Assistant Engineer for Steam standing time in the engine de also President of the AFL-CIO proved the proposals only after cern over the possibility of build
vessels and First Assistant Engi partment plus six months' experi Maritime Trades Department and the Administration and Mr. Boyd ing ships in foreign yards and said
neer for diesel, has once again ence as wiper or equivalent.
took them into the back room and it would cripple the domestic in
The upgrading school offers the President of the Shipbuilders twisted their arms."
upgraded through study at the
dustry.
Council of America, Edwin M.
SIU-MEBA District 2 School, this Seafarers and Engineers qualified Hood.
time achieving the rating of Chief instruction in preparing for their
Senator Brewster, a member of
Engineer for Die Third Assistant Engineer, Tempo
the Merchant Marine and Fisher
rary
Third
Assistant
Engineer
or
sel or Motor Ves
Original Second Engineer's li ies subcommittee, called the most
sels.
censes
in either steam or motor objectionable of the Boyd pro
Carl Johnsson
posals those that would have
obtained his origi vessel classifications.
American
ships built abroad and
The SIU-MEBA District 2 train
nal second engi
place
the
maritime
administration
WASHINGTON—An immediate work loss to American ship
neer license and ing program, the first of its kind
in
the
Department
of
Transporta
in
maritime
history,
also
enables
yards
of half a billion dollars will result from Transport Secretary
Carlos Gomez his
tion.
He
deplored
the
idea
of
MEBA
District
2
members
who
Alan S. Boyd's plan for foreign shipbuilding and its adoption
third assistant en
already possess engineer's licenses building in foreign shipyards and must be stopped at all costs, ^
gineer's
license.
Dalen
Johnsson joined to upgrade themselves to higher charged that the Johnson Admin the Industrial Union of Marine dollars in work would be lost to
istration has a key role to play in and Shipbuilding Workers of o""" yards immediately. Job opthe SIU in 1947 at the New Or ratings.
the
development of a new mari America (AFL-CIO) has warned portunities for our shipyard workleans hall and shipped as chief
time
policy to submit to the Con its membership.
pumpman before obtaining his
wo"'d be depleted by some 70
gress,
a "decent, constructive mar
new license. Born in Sweden,
The urgent need to kill the million man-hours of employment
itime policy we can all believe in."
Johnsson, who is 54-years old,
Boyd plan was outlined in a letter annually,
The Senator said such a policy
makes his home in Brooklyn.
to all locals, regional directors
would provide "... a strong com
Forty-year-old Carlos Gomez
and national representatives and
mercial fleet under U.S. flag, built
joined the union in 1958 at the
signed by John J. Grogan,
in U.S. shipyards, and manned by president; Andrew A. Pettis, vice
headquarters hall in New York.
U.S. seamen," and voiced the hope
He formerly shipped as FWT.
president and Ross D. Blood,
that
Congress would pass a law
Born in Argentina, he makes his
Secretary-Treasurer of the lUMthis year giving Congressional
Gomez
home presently in New York City.
SWA.
committees that oversee maritime
Not only will Boyd's plan to
The newly-licensed engineers
LONDON—^The Seafarer's Sec
The training school is operated affairs the power to authorize mar
build U.S. flag-flying ships in tion of the International Transwho just completed their training under a reciprocal agreement be itime funds.
foreign countries spell early doom portworkers Federation completed
at the SIU-Marine Engineers Ben tween the SIU and District 2 of
Brewster, who has introduced
for
the American shipbuilding and its three-day meeting here on April
eficial Association District 2 joint MEBA. SIU men who enroll in such a bill into the Senate, pointed
training school are sailing or are the program are provided with out that such funds now "are ap repair industry, the letter pointed 5. The Seafarers International
about to sail in engineer's berths meals, hotel lodging and subsist propriated through a single sub out, but it will almost surely be Union of North America was rep
aboard American-flag ships.
ence payments of $110 per week committee of the Appropriations seen as a green light for other resented by Vice-President Earl
U.S. industries to seek bargain pay Shepard.
Seafarers who enroll in the pro while in training.
Committee which is concerned
rates
outside the country and
gram are eligible to apply for any
The Conference, in which rep
MEBA District 2 has waived with a dozen other matters. There
of the upgrading courses if they its $1,000 initiation fee for all men is no effective spotlight thrown on deprive American wage earners resentatives of seamen's organiza
tions in sixteen free-world nations
who begin sailing as licensed engi the problems of the fleet and no of jobs.
"The only way we will be able participated, set up a committee
neers under the joint program dur real attempt to supply sufficient
ing the period of the Viet Nam funds to meet those problems," to compete against foreign ship to pive "urgent study" to various
yards and earn a day's pay will problems, particularly from the
crisis.
he said.
Those who qualify and wish to
SIU President Hall assured the be to sacrifice our own and our standpoint of manning, arising
enroll in the school can obtain forum that most of maritime labor children's standard of living and from the operation of new types
additional information and apply and two-thirds of U.S. ship oper our American way of life," the of ships, such as "giant tankers,
for the course at any SIU hall or ators will join in the fight against letter stated. "Every member is bulk carriers and container ships."
write directly to SIU headquarters Boyd's plan and charged that sub face-to-face with the greatest crisis
Delegates to the ITF Confer
at 675 Fourth Avenue in Brook sidized ship operators represented in the history of our Union." It ence acted on a range of matters
LOS ANGELES—^Appreciation lyn, New York, 11232. The tele by the Committee of American went on:
affecting seamen throughout the
for the SIU's assistance in helping phone number is HYacinth 9- Steamship Lines have backed the
"Should the Boyd foreign build world, including:
the Utility Workers defeat a recent 6600.
Transportation Secretary because ing program prevail, half a billion
• The report of the Intergov
raiding bid by the Teamsters at
ernmental Maritime Consultative
the Minneapolis Honeywell Co.
Organization's safety committee
plant in Los Angeles has been ex FDl Hearings Begin in House
recommendations;
pressed by the Los Angeles,
• Technological and other
Orange Counties AFL-CIO Or
changes
in the maritime industry;
ganizing Committee.
• Asian Seafarers;
In a communication to the SIU,
•
The agenda for the meeting
William L. Gilbert, director of
of the ITF Joint Maritime Com
the Los Angeles AFL-CIO Ormission which will be held in
ganizin'g Committee, expressed
September of this year;
thanks for SIU assistance in co
ordinating picket demonstration in
• Procedures to be followed
WASHINGTON—The House Armed Services Committee has begun its hearing on the Defense
front of the plant gate on March Department's request, recently rejected by the Senate, to build seven Fast Deployment Logistic Ships in providing international support
15th. The effectiveness of this
during fiscal 1968. It is believed the Committee, headed by Representative L. Mendel Rivers (D- for affiliates involved in industrial
demonstration was credited with
disputes.
helping to bring about the utility S. C.), will hold a series of sev and never touch port except in an difference and hostility toward the
Leonard McLaughlin, president
Workers' victory in the close, eral hearings on the FDL pro emergency.
of
the Seafarers International Un
maritime industry.
posal but congressional sources
hard-fought election.
ion of Canada, was elected to the
Leading
off
the
witnesses
before
Garmatz
said
he
was
"deeply
In his letter, Gilbert added that consider House approval doubtful. the House Committee, Representa disturbed" over the FDL concept ITF Joint Maritime Commission
The enormous cost of the FDLs tive Edward A. Garmatz (D., because of the adverse effect it representing his nation's seamen.
the display of support by the SIU
and other AFL-CIO unions during —about $40 million each, and an Md.), Chairman of the House would have on the American mari He was nominated for the post
the demonstration made the differ estimated $1 billion for a projected Committee on Merchant Marine time industry and because of the by SIU Vice-President Shepard.
eventual fleet of about 30 of the and Fisheries, contended that if appalling waste it would entail SIU President Paul Hall repre
ence in the election.
"On behalf of our committee," vessels—^has troubled many mem Congressional intent with respect when the budget can ill afford it.
sents seamen of the United States
Gilbert continued, "I would like to bers of both House and Senate to the merchant marine as set
"It is foolhardy and wasteful to on the Commission.
especially mention the support we since the inception of the idea forth in the Merchant Marine Act spend such a preposterous sum of
Among other actions taken by
received from your union in the and a solid bloc of opposition to of 1936 had been carried out over money," he said, ". . . on an un the ITF delegates was a vote to
demonstration. It was one of the its feasibility has steadily grown.
the years, the Defense Department tried vessel design which would give the full support of affiliated
largest groups present.
Like floating warehouses, the wouldn't be in such a "frenzied be severely limited in practical ap ITF unions to the All-Japan Sea
"It is this kind of help in an FDL ships would be spotted hurry" now to develop a "dubious" plication and might even be ren men's Union, whose negotiations
hour of need that is deeply ap around the globe ready to move in system to meet maritime inade dered useless in the event of un for a new contract with ocean- preciated by all of us," Gilbert with military supplies if needed quacies which largely result from foreseen changes in the global going shipowners have broken
said.
but would serve no other function the Department's own past in situation."
down.
Foreign Building Would Mean Huge
U.S. Wage Losses, Shipbuilders Warn
Shepard Attends
ITF Meeting
Utility Workers
Thank SIU
For Support
House Opposition to FDL Crows,
Approval is Increasingly Doubtful
�Page Four
April 14, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Dirksen Tries New VackJeer' Bid
To Sink One Man, One Vote Rule
WASHINGTON—A "backdoor" approach to amending the U.S. Constitution is the latest threat
to one man, one vote apportionment of state legislatures.
Pushing the effort is Senate Republican Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen, who thinks at least
one house of a legislature ought
with his proposed constitutional tiating his amendment. If two
to represent thinly settled rural amendment.
more states act, he says. Congress
counties instead of people living
Dirksen now says there's a good will have to comply.
in cities and suburbs.
chance his amendment will yet be
The Constitution provides this
Nearly all legislatures have now submitted to the states for ratifica method of proposing an amend
been reapportioned to meet the tion, although not by Congress.
ment, but it has never been used
Supreme Court's one man, one
He claims 32 of a required 34 in the nation's history and there
vote standards, and Dirksen was legislatures have petitioned Con are thorny, unresolved questions
defeated two years in a row when gress to convene a constitutional dealing with the obligation of Con
the Senate refused to go along convention for the purpose of ini- gress to act on the state petitions
and the ground rules for such a
convention.
An even thornier constitutional
question is the validity of the 32
state resolutions claimed by Dirk
sen.
Nearly all of them were passed
by Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes
by malapportioned legislatures,
whose members were trying to
protect their seats.
A mass meeting of Checker Cab drivers in Detroit was held on
Two of the resolutions, dating
Sunday, April 2, at which time the Negotiating Committee deliv back to 1963, called for an earlier,
ered its report on meetings with the company.
more drastic version of the Dirk
The Checker Cab Company drivers are members of Local 10 sen Amendment — one which
of the SIUNA-afiiliated Transportation Service and Allied Workers. would allow both houses of a leg
islature to disregard population.
The committee reported that some ^
progress had been rtiade, but the ping season go to the SlU-conChallenge Petition
company has made no offer on tracted cement carrier, the J. W.
Senators William Proxmire (Dmonetary issues and would not Inglehart, which came in last week Wis.) and Joseph D. Tydings (Daccept the union shop clause in with the aid of a few ice breakers Md.), leaders of the fight against
the agreement.
off Lake Erie.
the amendment, have strongly
Local 10 members voted unani
Registration and shipping are challenged Dirksen's claim of 32
mously to empower the Negotiat swinging into high gear. We will valid state petitions.
ing Committee with the authority soon be manning nine ships now
Only six of the legislatures were
to call a strike, if necessary. The laid up in port.
validly apportioned when they
same committee went on record
More and more familiar faces passed the resolutions, Proxmire
as willing to do everything possible
are reappearing told the Senate.
in order to reach an agreement.
on the scene and
"For Congress to accept such
They will meet with the company
among them are petitions," he said, "would be like
for the next 30 days, bargain
Heri> Minick and permitting all Democrats to have
ing day and night if it is felt cer
Henry Jones. Herb two votes in a referendum to de
tain that the company is willing to
is going to make termine whether or not Democrats
bargain in good faith.
onemoreFar should have two votes."
Eastern run be
Tydings charged that Dirksen's
Detroit
fore returning to strategy "seems to be to get so
Shipping is booming in the port
Jones
shipping duties on many state legislatures to ask for
of Detroit. Anyone of any rating
the Lakes. Henry
can come around the hiring hall recently came up from the Gulf. a convention that Congress will be
and be sure of a fast spot. All Nearly all the old standbys from terrified" into passing the amend
of the Boland ships are now fitting this port are on hand and about ment itself rather than throw the
Constitution open to possible
out and will be sailing in another
ready
to
go.
Smooth
sailing,
boys.
wholesale change.
week. Buckeye, Gartland and
Reiss have called for their crews
and will be sailing just as soon as
fitout is completed.
Sapir Honored in New Orleans
We'd like to urge all members
to be sure and get their physical
before reporting to work. To avoid
delay at fitout, make early ap
pointments for the physical exami
nation.
The link between Lake Ontario
and Lake Erie, known as the Welland Canal, opened again on
March 31. Mild weather has pre
vailed and there is no danger of
ice interfering with the operation
of the canal. About 18 Great
Lakes ships were waiting for the
Welland to open so they could
begin operations.
On April 6, the union met with
officials of the Medusa Cement
Co. of Cleveland to negotiate a
contract. This new company will
be operating the Medusa ChaUenger out of Charlevoix, Michigan.
Medusa hopes to add two more
ships to her ranks by 1970.
^ Meetings with other companies
are scheduled for later in April
and as soon as there is substantial
progress to report we will inform Plaque honoring-his achievement of becoming the youngest elected
member in the history of the New Orleans City Council, was pre
the membership.
The Great Lakes
Cleveland
Honors for reopening the Port
of Cleveland for the 1967 ship
sented to Eddie L. Sapir at ceremonies held at the SlU hall. Sapir
was elected with the solid support of the New Orleans Labor move
ment. With Sapir in photo are former Congressman Gillis W. Long
(center) and Daniel A. Ellis of the Young Democrats of Louisiana.
The Atlantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area
With the government contracting seven more Sealand ships for
service in the Viet Nam sealift, the importance of sea power in a
military conflict is once again heavily underscored.
The whole sealift operation refutes Defense Secretary McNamara's original theory that all ^
New York
a nation needed at war was air
power. More and more, the gov
Checking the boards lately at
ernment has turned to the mer the heaquarters hall for a Robin
chant marine for help.
Line run was Mario Serrano, a
And Seafarers continue to carry 27-year veteran of the SIU who
out their responsibilities by seek last shipped aboard the Alcoa
ing runs to Viet Nam. It is this Trader on Puerto Rican run.
sort of gesture that builds up the
Pedro Garcia is back from his
strength and pride of SIU mem
recent
run as bosun aboard the
bers.
Bienvielle.
Pedro, who's been in
Norfolk
the SIU for 24 years, is looking
With two sign-ons and three for a billet aboard a foreign or a
ships in transit during the past pe Puerto Rico run.
riod, shipping out of Norfolk has
Estevan Morales is back from
been good and the outlook is fair.
India
after a stint as bosun on
Seafarers seen around the hall
board
the Hastings. Estevan is a
lately include H. B. Riley, J. B.
21-year
union brother. Anthony
Harris, and B. B. Price.
Scaturro
just got back from Viet
Brother Riley last shipped as
Nam
on
a run aboard the Joplin
engine utility aboard the Globe
'Victory.
He sailed as chief cook
Progress. He's on the beach now
and
is
now
seeking a Europeanenjoying a little break from ship
bound
ship.
And
Juan Moreira has
ping. He's been sailing with the
been
around
the
New York hall
SIU for 11 years.
to
apply
for
entrance
to the joint
Brother Harris is a 22-year SIU
SIU-District
2-MEBA
Marine
veteran who ships in the steward
for
Engineers.
Juan
re
School
department. His last ship was the
cently
got
off
the
Arizpa
after
a
Puerto Rico and after a rest from
Puerto
Rico
trip.
He
sailed
as
his journey to Viet Nam, he'll
FOWT.
look for a European run.
Brother Price is presently seek
ing a run to Viet Nam, following
his voyage aboard the American
Pride. He's been a member of
the SIU for 21 years.
Bill WouM Give
U.S. New Powers
Over Shipwrecks
WASHINGTON — A bill was
introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives last week which would
alleviate hazards to marine safety
and resources cause by disasters
similar to the recent grounding of
the tanker Torrey Canyon off the
coast of Britain.
The measure, proposed by Rep
resentative Hastings Keith (RMass.), would empower the Com
mandant of the Coast Guard, who
is responsible for maritime safety,
and the Secretary of Interior,
whose jurisdiction covers the pres
ervation of marine resources, to
determine that a disaster was
threatening the nation and advise
the President of the fact. The
President would then be authorized
to take any steps necessary to al
leviate the danger—be it removal
of cargo, entrapment of escaping
oil or even destruction of vessel
and cargo in extreme cases.
Keith, a member of the House
Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries, feels his bill would
prevent the confusion experienced
with the Torrey Canyon in Eng
land where no one knew who
should act until it was too late
for effective action to be taken.
A section of the bill calls for
co-operation by the President with
other countries in curbing the dan
gers of obnoxious or hazardous
substances being released in ma
rine disasters. There is at preisnt
an international convention deal
ing with the intentional release of
such substances, but none exists to
cover accidental causes.
Riley
Price
Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Port Authority
reports that for fiscal year 1966
port facilities around the island
were used by 3,665 ships. Of these,
200 were tourist vessels and 53
were cargo-passenger ships. Most
of the rest were straight cargo ves
sels.
The harbor at Ponce is under
study for rehabilitation by the
Economic Development Agency
of the U.S. Department of Com
merce. The project would involve
a U.S. grant of more than $1 mil
lion and a loan of $3 million.
Among those Seafarers seen
around the hiring hall lately were
Bill Doak and Luis Rivera, both
of whom just got back from Viet
Nam. Bill and Luis lost no time
in shipping out again. Bill taking
the Bosun's spot on the Penn Chal
lenger and Luis an AB's job.
Boston
Union brothers in Beantown
lately included Thomas Brennan,
Kenneth LaRose and Frank Bums.
Brother Brennan has been with
the union for a quarter of a cen
tury, sailing in the deck depart
ment. Tom has just returned from
Peru, where he spent the holidays
with his new bride. He is now
ready to go and is holding down
the hall for the first AB's job to hit
the boards.
Brother LaRose has had two
happy decades with the SIU. His
last ship was the Robin Kirk, on
which he shipped as deck mainte
nance.
�April 14, 1967
SfU-lfiU Member Rush Retires
SEAFARERS
Page Five
LOG
Senator Urges Action by 90th Congress
Official Neglect of U.S. Maritime
Endangers Nation, Magnuson Warns
SEATTLE—Direct action by Congress to end the "deplorable" state of the U.S. merchant marine,
which poses a "grave danger" and an "immediate threat to the well-being of every citizen of the
United States," has been predicted by Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.).
Magnuson, who is chairman ^
of the Senate Commerce Com recent proposals by Department is imperiled by continuing to view
mittee, which is this month con of Transportation &cretary Alan the merchant marine as fulfilling
ducting an investigation of U.S. S. Boyd, which calls for the con two separate and distinct roles.
maritime needs and policies, struction of American merchant
"There is no longer a real dis
ranked immediate constructive ac vessels in foreign shipyards. "The tinction between our national secu
tion to solve the nation's maritime Boyd proposals," Magnuson notes, rity requirements and the ability
deterioration among the most ur ". . . appear to be characterized of this nation to ship non-military
gent issues facing the 90th Con primarily by their obvious in goods throughout the world."
gress.
ability to rectify a most serious
Therefore, he rejecfs the argu
"Two years ago President John situation."
ments of those who contend that
son promised the Nation a new
The Senator made very clear the so long as our hard core military
maritime program," the Senator nation's dire need for immediate sealift requirements are satisfied
told the Maritime Division of the adoption of a constructive mari we are secure and can rely on for
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union member Early J. Rush (left) receives Seattle Chamber of Commerce re time policy.
eign-flag ships to carry, as they
now do, over 90 per cent of our
his first regular monthly Union pension check from SI UNA Vice- cently. "The Nation is still wait
Inadequate Defense
foreign commerce.
President Robert Matthews in Baltimore. Rush, 66, was employed ing. Congress shall wait no
"Without an adequate merchant
"Trade patterns and markets
longer," he predicted.
by Baltimore Towage and Lighterage Co. as captain. He makes
marine the United States cannot can only be expanded if there is
The
Senator
called
for
the
im
his home in Baltimore with his wife, Estella. Strike by Baltimore
mediate implementation of a fleet possibly have an adequate defense. economical, expeditious and effi
SlU-IBU members against area tug companies is still going on, in
of fast, efficient, technologically Without an adequate merchant cient transportation assured. That
face of employers' continuing refusal to bargain in good faith.
advanced U.S.-flag vessels built in marine the United States cannot is the critical role of merchant
U.S. shipyards and manned by possibly realize its full potential shipping.
"It is naive and shortsighted, in
U.S. crews to strengthen the na in foreign trade."
Magnuson noted that two sep my opinion, to say we can always
tion's sovereignty and security on
arate reasons have traditionally charter ships from some other
the seas.
The Commerce Committee been advanced to justify the need nation to carry our exports and
chairman makes it clear that for a strong merchant fleet—as a imports. We now carry less than
financing a fast, modern merchant "fourth arm of national defense" 8 per cent of our foreign trade.
by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
fleet is not nearly so economically in time of military emergency, and That is as dangerous to our future
difficult as the Administration and as an economic attribute essential security as would be a policy of
Beginning April 3 Tulane University in New Orleans sponsored the various anti-maritime elements to the development of our foreign relying upon other nations of the
18th annual Institute on Foreign Transportation and Port Operations. within the Federal bureaucracy trade. He implied however that world to charter us over 90 per
The week-long program was attended by shipping executives and mari would have the nation believe.
these important functions—de cent of our military hardware re
time labor leaders.
fense
and trade—are no longer quirements if the need arose. . . ."
"If
less
than
one
percent,"
o
/
"We cannot continue to go from
the proposed fiscal 1968 budget really separate items in the mod
Among the speakers were: Helen Delich Bentley, maritime editor
year to year appropriating a pit
of the Baltimore Sun, Senator ^
of over $130 billion "was allo ern world.
Daniel B. Brewster (D-Md.), Ed he can fatten the larder in his new cated to ship construction we
"I would propose that the non- tance for ship construction," &nHood, president of the Shipbuild household.
could build in excess of 50 of military transport function of the ator Magnuson concluded. We
ers Council of America and
merchant marine is of far more must devise and implement a spe
F. J. Sullivan is laying over in the best ships in the world each importance than realized generally cific and detailed multi-year reviSIUNA President Paul Hall who
year," he pointed out. "In five
is also head of the Maritime New Orleans waiting for an engine years we would have an active and that the security of our nation
talization program."
room opening on anything sailing. fleet of 250 new vessels that could
Trades Department, AFL-CIO.
The topic of the seminar was He usually ships from New York. go faster and more efficiently than
transportation labor and its affect Sullivan's last ship was the Steel any competitor's. This would be
upon port operations and foreign Executive on which he filled a 2V2 times our present fleet of
fireman's slot.
modern vessels, for today we have
commerce. A luncheon was held
only
about 100 ships that can
at the SIU hall for all participants
Mobile
sustain speeds of 20 knots or
on the final day of the gathering.
Shipping has been slow here the more."
The northern route is not an
The Soviet Union has made it
past two weeks. No ships are laid
Senator Magnuson dismissed known that the rest of the world's international passage but an in
up and we hope for an improve
merchant ships will be invited to ternal Soviet shipping link, be
ment in activity during the coming
share the Russian North Sea Route cause parts of it are within the
period.
linking Europe and Asia along Russian 12-mile territorial limit
the north coast of Siberia, along and all of it depends on the use
Robert L. Kelly and Grover
with the rapidly-expanding So of Soviet shore facilities and ice
Blackwell are ready for the first
breakers.
viet merchant fleet.
jobs available in the Deck depart
For many years Russia has been
The cost for using the route
ment. Bob last spent about a year
working
hard at both improving
has
not
been
announced,
nor
has
on the Alcoa Commander in deck
any date been given yet when it the waterway and lengthening the
maintenance and Grover finished
Dunn
Barnes
PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Mod will be made available to world navigation season from about 100
a three-month trip to India on the
ern ship fitters rarely have to con shipping. Japanese vessels have days in 1960 to the present 150
Cottonwood Creek.
New Orleans
cern themselves with mammoth been allowed to use part of the days. The route, which connects
Seafarer August Michell doesn't
Two 20-year men are watching bow decorations in this stream route for some time now.
the northern Russian cities of
want to get far from home for the board for Steward's berths. lined age but the Ingalls Shipbuild
The 2,500-mile Arctic Ocean Archangel, near the Atlantic and
too long. He definitely prefers William J. Barnes was last on the ing Company has been called upon route is kept open for about 150 Vladivostok, on the Pacific, has
short trips. His last ship was the intercoastal run aboard the Tren to construct three-ton eagles—five days a year by Soviet icebreakers, become increasingly important to
Del Monte on which he sailed as ton and William T. Jones spent of them.
including the powerful nuclear- the Soviets in recent years through
galleyman. Looking for a South three months on the Puerto Rican
powered
icebreaker Lenin. The the economic development of the
The giant birds are part of a
American run, M. J. Kelly feels
top-of-the-world
route between Russian Arctic coastal territory
five-ship contract the yard here
that New Orleans is the perfect run as chief cook on the Maiden has with the SIU Pacific District- Europe and Asia is considerably and exploitation of the area's coal,
place to job hunt. Kelly's most Creek.
shorter than the conventional oil, tin, gold and diamond re
Richard C. Busby, last on the contracted . American President route via the Suez Canal.
recent billet was as wiper aboard
sources.
Alcoa Commander, is waiting for Lines and required the makers to
the Del Mar.
master a new skill. Built on a jig
SIU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS
Oiler Eldon Amot signed off an oiler's job and B. D. Bums is in the company's fabrication shop,
the Cuba Victory upon her return ready for anything that comes they have a 30-foot wing span
February 1 - February 28, 1967
to the States. Eldon likes the old along in the Engine department. and measure eight feet from head
Number of
Amount
"victory's" and is looking forward Brother Burns last sailed as FWT to tail.
Benefits
Paid
on
the
Oaibome.
to another joh aboard one soon.
Latest vessel to sport the West Hospital Benefits
5,699
$
59,143.30
He hails from the West Coast but
Houston
Coast line's eagle emblem is the
26
59,424.60
has made his home in New Or
Many members here have been 572-foot President Grant, Death Benefits
Disability
Benefits
923
161,440.00
leans for the past fifteen years.
taking advantage of upgrading launched a few weeks ago to join
Maternity Benefits
24
4,610.15
Last on the Akoa Voyager, opportunities. Deck maintenance the President Van Buren which
Dependent
Benefits
374
75,670.68
Charles Dunn is on the beach tak man H. B. Rains just got off the was already in operation. Three
193
2,889.64
ing care of important business— Transhatteras and plans to go other sister ships, the Presidents Optical Benefits
Out-Patient
Benefits
3,785
30,600.00
he's getting married. After the up for his Second Mate's ticket. Taft, Johnson and Fillmore, are
11,024
393,778.37
honeymoon, Dunn will be looking Jim Maxey is also sitting for a under construction. All are Sea- Summary
Vacation
Benefits
1,260
523,790.75
mate's
license.
for the first ship available so that
master class cargoliners.
•
The Gulf Coast
Soviet to Open North Sea Route
To Worldwide East-West Shipping
New APL Ships
Sport 3-Ton
Stooi Eag/os
�•n
Page Six
SEAFARERS
April 14, 1967
LOG
DISPATCHERS REPORT
The Pacific Coast
March 25 to April 7, 1967
DECK DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative
George Issel, national director of the SIUNA-affiliated United
Industrial Workers, Pacific District, announced that the fish plant
workers of Newport, Oregon, voted 18 to 3 to affiliate with the
SIU United Industrial Workers of the Pacific.
'$>Seattle
Shipping has been booming in plenty of jobs for Oilers, FTW's
Seattle and this seems to be the and Electricians to ship immedi
report up and down the West ately.
Coast. The next few weeks also
Paying off and signing on crews
look excellent for shipping in all were the Fcnn Victory, Delaware,
ratings. The Kenyon Victory and Margaret Brown, Burhank Vic
the Rebecca will be taking a full tory, San Francisco, Brigham Vic
crew and so will the Trans- tory, Princeton Victory, Steel Sea
Orleans.
farer and the Pecos.
No less than 12 ships paid off
Ships in transit were the Seaduring the past period. Three ships train Texas, San Juan, Steel Re
signed on and six were by in corder and the Transnorthern.
transit.
Chief electrician F. J. Muntz
Dick Simpson was by. His last
just
made the Margaret Brown
ship was the Hattiesbnrg Victory
and
a
trip to the Far East. And
as chief steward. Dick piled off
W.
Rawluk
got the AB job aboard
in the Gulf and spent a week on
the
Princeton
Victory after being
the beach before shipping as chief
on
the
beach
for
a spell.
steward on the Transontario.
J. W. Allen is back from a run
Wilmington
as bosun aboard the Beloit Vic
During the past two weeks,
tory. He's now waiting for a we had the Kyska and the Rachel
Group 1 job going to Viet Nam.
V pay off. Seven ships were by in
Charlie Ries just got his FWT transit. Shipping here, of course,
rating so is seeking a long run. He due to the Viet Nam sealift opera
recently piled off the Manhattan, tion, has been booming for all
on which he sailed as oiler.
ratings. Any FOWT or electrician
San Francisco
who makes his way to Wilmington
Shipping in the Bay area re will have no trouble finding a spot
mains extremely active. There are fast.
THE INQUIRING SEAFARER
Question: Which hasehall teams
in hoth the National and Ameri
can Leagues do you think will
take the pennant in 1967?
many experts, I'll put my money
on them to win the flag. It would
be a pleasant surprise.
Oliv/Seim: I like the Los Ange
les Dodgers. I liked them even
more when they
were in Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn
Dodgers: That
was a colorful
team! Who can
forget Ebbets
Field, whose land
has become a
mere apartment
house development. Duke, Campy,
Pee Wee, Hodges, Furillo, Jackie,
all. unforgettable. I'd still like to
see the Dodgers take the pennant.
The American League I don't fol
low that closely so I wouldn't take
a stab at picking a winner.
Joseph Garcia: The Atlanta
Braves are better than the Dodg
ers, who have lost
their major pitch
er, Sandy Koufax,
through his retire
ment. The Braves
also have great
hitting power. In
the American
League the Yanks
will of course take
despite
vear's ridiculous
showing, in which they came out
squashed on the bottom of the
standings.
<1>
Izell Van Buren: I'd like to see
the Yanks stage a great comeback
and walk off the
pennant winners.
In the National
League, the flag
should go to the
San Francisco
Giants, who have,
in Willie Mays,
Juan Marichal
and Willie McCovey some of the best players
around. They've got lots of power
and good pitching. What else do
you need?
Robert Morales: The Cincinnati
Redlegs are due for some success
in the National
League. They've
got pretty strong
players. The Bos
ton Red Sox are
my favorite team
in the American
League and al
though they're not
the choice of too
Atlantic, Gulf & Inland Waters District
— 4^ —
William Fulmer: The Baltimore
Orioles in the American League
t
repeat winL
ners. They have
n't lost any of
the strength they
exhibited last year.
The San Francis
co Giants are due
to take the flag
in the National
League. They've
been close to the top several times.
Now, I think they're due. Mays,
McCovey and Marichal, The
Triple M combo, won't be beat.
<1>
William Ncgron: The New York
Mets are young and have been
building up
strength and ex
perience over the
past years. I'd
like to see them
take the flag but
I don't know if
they will. In the
American League,
the Orioles stand
the best chance. They've got the
best hitting and pitching lineup
and a number of seasoned vet
I erans.
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
54
29
7
3
26
12
8
12
2
7
5
4
21
5
48
18
51
29
10
69
54
25
20
7
311
221
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
1
0
0
39
34
9
1
4
1
15
11
2
4
11
8
5
7
4
11
7
2
12
4
0
31
24
7
15
18
3
13
11
20
45
28
36
34
8
23
226
167
115
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Gass A Class B
17
3
217
97
25
7
112
47
13
15
13
5
6
3
93
25
129
71
160
98
35
1
48
4
31
3
899
379
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Grhups
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
Gass A Gass B
0
1
44
51
6
5
12
28
7
10
7
6
6
4
13
13
34
21
24
28
14
15
45
24
13
16
194
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B ClassC
0
0
1
31
13
34
3
3
5
7
7
10
8
10
8
6
0
5
7
0
10
9
11
2
11
26
24
7
19
13
13
16
11
47
25
24
35
18
10
176
133
180
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
All Groups
Class A GassB Class C
Class A GassB
0
0
0
0
1
11
17
15
12
44
0
3
2
12
6
8
1
9
13
17
11
5
5
5
4
1
3
1
5
5
4
1
12
1
4
7
4
14
1
16
7
31
36
39
27
9
9
20
4
25
18
6
3
2
6
38
26
11
20
9
16
9
22
18
8
101
128
195
127
148
REGISTERED on BEACH
Gass A Class B
4
1
169
103
22
9
67
60
11
17
9
8
8
2
37
59
101
56
119
73
29
2
6
24
15
7
568
451
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
2
1
151
45
12
20
47
47
7
20
8
26
1
18
18
94
71
86
69
17
4
8
42
15
6
304
513
Meany Hails Farm Workers'Union s
First-Time Pact With Di Giorgio Co.
SAN FRANCISCO—The AFL-CIO farm workers have won the biggest agricultural wage and
benefit package in history as a result of the arbitration award establishing their first contract with
the giant DiGiorgio Corp.
Its trailblazing provisions in Statc.s—have the same opportunity tion and file for coverage for all
clude unemployment insurance to better their lives as other work its agricultural employees by the
state program. If the state refuses
and a first-ever health and wel ers have."
Boycott
Ends
to accept jobless coverage, the
fare-pension fund for farm work
company
is to pay the 6 cents per
The AFL-CIO president also
ers. It grants the union shop and
hour
cost
into a special benefit
announced
the
official
ending
of
provides that all jobs are to be
fund.
the
boycott
of
DiGiorgio
products
filled from a union operated hir
• A 5-cent per hour employer
ing hall, with job preference for launched last May 6 by the fed
eration's
Executive
Council.
He
contribution,
retroactive to last
seniority.
declared:
January
1
to
set up the special
The three-year contract is effec
"The
same
solidarity
demon
benefit
fund.
The
fund is to accu
tive April 3 and will cover a har
strated
in
the
successful
eampaign
mulate
for
a
year
and then be
vest-time peak of 2,700 workers
against
DiGiorgio
will
win
in
used
for
such
benefits
as medical,
on three DiGiorgio ranches in
other
battles
still
to
come."
dental
or
hospital
care,
pensions
California, the largest number
DiGiorgio
President
J.
Max
or
life
insurance.
Any
unionever covered by a farm union
O'Neill
also
predicted
that
the
management
disagreement
on
ben
contract.
new
agreement
would
"establish
efits
is
to
be
resolved
by
the
arbi
AFL-CIO President George
Meany, in a telegram to Cesar precedents" for farm worker con trators.
The farm workers also got a
Chavez, Director of the United tracts in California and other
15-cent per hour retroactive pay
Farm Workers Organizing Com states.
Major provisions of the con increase effective on the dates
mittee, called the contract award
tract
award include:
when jthe UFWOC organizing
a "significant victory" that is "cer
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A
25-cent
per
hour
increase
committee
was certified as bar
tain to bring new, long-needed
gains to farm workers throughout for hourly paid employees and ad gaining agent—last September 2
justments to reflect a 25-cent per for DiGiorgio's Sierra Vista ranch
the country."
"Your victory, therefore, is the hour boost for piece work or in at Delano and its Borrego Springs
victory of all farm workers," centive rates. This puts the basic ranch in San Diego county, and
Meany added, "and should be an minimum wage at $1.65 per hour. November 4 at DiGiorgio farms
inspiration to those workers still An additional 5-cent increase is at Arvin.
on strike in Delano for the simple provided in April 1968. The
Also provided in the contract
justice you have now won. It agreement can be opened for ne are one-week vacations after a
should also be clear notice to gotiations on pay and benefits year's employment and two weeks
growers everywhere that the AFL- covering the last year of the con after three years, for workers who
CIO will not rest until all farm tract.
put in at least 1,600 hours a year,
• DiGiorgio is to waive its and time and one-half pay for
workers—until now the most ex
ploited workers in the United unemployment insurance exemp work on six holidays.
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SEAFARERS LOG
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Gold coins shown were part of $2 million Spanish
treasure salvaged off Florida coast. Most of the
3,200 found were minted either in Mexico City or
South American countries in years 1698 thru 1711.
INCE THE DAYS OF COLUMBUS, when men
began to reach across the oceans for purposes
good or evil, the quest for treasure from land
and sea has been at least a part of the dreams of
most men.
The explorers of the old world set out to discover
and exploit the new; pirates and "privateers" sprang
up to exploit the explorers.
Over the centuries, piracy, greed, battles for sea
supremacy and the unconquerable, treacherous sea
itself have all contributed to the littering of the ocean
floor with a wealth of treasure the value of which
is virtually beyond comprehension in its enormity.
The quest for this treasure has never subsided over
the centuries. Though most of it has defied salvage,
or remained hidden for hundreds of years there are
always men who, against all the odds, convince them
selves that they will be successful where others have
failed.
At first these men were merely fortune-hunting
adventurers with courage and hope. Today, with
modern technology and vastly improved detecting
devices, they are often enterprising business men
with great wealth already behind them to pursue
their efforts. Ancient or modem, however, the lure
is still romantically the same: Buried Treasure.
The exact locations of hundreds of sunken wrecks
responsibly believed to contain treasure are a matter
of record in the archives of Spain, the files of the
British Admiralty and Lloyd's of London, and the
U.S. Department of Commerce or Navy Department.
Thousands more are known to exist in old shipping
lanes on both sides of the Atlantic. The general
arfea in which they lie is fairly certain from papers,
letters and reports filed at the time of the sinkings,
but pinpointing their whereabouts has been hampered
by lack of detail or geographic changes in coastlines
and the ocean's floor over the centuries.
Much treasure was buried ashore by pirates, to
be sure, and a good deal of it has been stumbled
upon on islands and along the coasts of New Jersey,
New York, Maryland, Delaware, Georgia and Florida
to name only a few. But these finds are the result of
purest chance as there is no possible way to even
guess at their whereabouts. Indeed it is variously
reported in historical writings that the pirates them
selves sometimes lost track of their buried booty.
But sunken galleons and other treasure-carrying
ships are a different matter. All were registered with
their respective governments; all had specific depar
ture dates, ports of call and estimated arrival dates;
all left manifests or bills of lading on what and whom
they carried with them to the bottom.
According to one official estimate, $150,000,000
lost by Spanish armadas between the Caribbean and
Page Seven
Spain from 1500 to 1820 has yet to be salvaged.
More than twice that amount, however, has been
recovered by diligent salvors. And this accounts for
treasure lost by only one segment of the shipping
of Spain alone. The vessels of England, France,
Portugal and even the pirates themselves suffered
similar losses. More than 800 ships left Portugal
for the Indies between 1497 and 1612, for example,
and a full 12% of them were totally destroyed
through shipwreck.
From the time when Hernando Cortez first landed
in Vera Cruz in 1519 and began his systematic
plunder of Montezuma's Aztec empire, few if any
ships sailed from the New World with less than half
their cargo made up of gold, silver or precious stones.
General cargo—tobacco, hides, sugar and the like—
was usually piled high above decks and often swept
overboard in heavy seas or deliberately thrown over
to assist in surviving a storm. The more secure space
below was reserved for the precious metals even to
the exclusion of adequate quarters for passengers
and crew.
"Barbarous Greed"
So bad were conditions on Spain's treasure ships
that even King Ferdinand VI was prompted to com
ment on victims of "the barbarous greed of those who
wish to use all the space on the ship for their cargo."
This despite the fact that the king's tax on gold
and silver was 20% until 1572 and 10% thereafter.
There were also additional taxes for stamping and
assaying bullion and on merchants importing
treasure.
According to Spanish records, some 437,000,000
pesos reached Spain and were recorded at the House
of Trade in Seville during the 147 years between 1503
and 1650. This does not include an estimated
100,000,000 pesos smuggled in during the same
period. Loose enforcement of contraband laws and
bribery sometimes made it possible for a single voyage
to enrich an entire crew and not a few Skippers
averaged up to 100,000 pesos per trip. (By today's
standards, each of these pesos would be worth
roughly $3.20.
So much for the treasure that reached its destina
tion three and four hundred years ago. Perhaps an
equal amount still lies beneath the sea today just
awaiting salvagers clever enough or rich enough or
lucky enough to claim it.
It is interesting to look briefly into the reasons
why so much of this tremendous New World wealth
never got back to the Old World.
The danger from pirates was always a very present
one to be sure. These vessels were by far the richest
ever to sail the seas and any freebooting seafarer
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ROVIDING seamen with know-how and sMIl for the successful
performance of their shipboard jobs is one of the prime objectives
of the SIU's Hany Lundeberg SdMxd of Seamanship. The school's
program and facilities offer training for the entry ratings in deck, ei^ine
and stewards departments and fmr upgrading to higher ratings—as well
as courses of instruction to prepare qmdified Seafarers for enj^e and
deck department licenses.
A key asqpect of the schooFs traiaiiig is its lifebo^ andj^ety in
struction widch has given rerd meaning to the fact that "an SIG ship
hi a safe ship!" The photos on these pages riiow students enrolled hi
dm i&itry Rating Tralniiig Program as they are taught lifeboat handling
and odier safety techidques in the classroom and hi the boats. Students
are also shown in the course of lifeboat ticket examinations given by
the Coast Qu^td at the SIU school'^ wideifiont facility at MiU Basin
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happy pose after graduation. They are (L-R). Front Row: J. Bailey,
D. Gilbert, F. Rediker, J. Green, R. Gonzales, R. Garcia, J. Gates.
Second row (L-R): K. C. McGregor, instructor, D. McBride, M. Elliot,
R. Drouillard, P. Murphy, T. Kile, M. McGovern, R. Pierce, F. Bragg.
Back row (L-R): SIU Safety Dir. Joe Algina, B. McKinstry, R. Avis,
R. Kelly, G. Carpenter, W. Estes, A. Goodhue, C. White, S. Nutter,
A. Bjornsson, Inst. Course was given at Harry Lundeberg School.
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program. Seated (L-R): Louis Peluso, Terry Perterson, M. Gordan,
Ericic Sorensen and Michael Wolf. Standing in the second row are:
Mike Miller, Theodore Kowaleviocz, Thomas Alley, Larry Walling,
Courtney Bernard, William Haddock, Kenneth Buch and Ted Modlin.
In back (L-R): Inst. McGregor, Bledsoe Nettles, Jim Foreman, Bill
Gibbs, A. Bennett, Phil Flanagan, Bob Goodson and Inst. Bjornsson.
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Men receiving entry rating training in the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship will now
be given their lifeboat ticket examinations immediately upon completion of that part of the training
program's course of instructions. This procedure and training was approved by the U.S. Coast Guard
following meetings prompted by "
the SIU between the Union
In recommending that the COast rangement, those passing the tests
and the Coast Guard. At the Guard give examinations for Sea will receive a lifeboat ticket which
meetings, the SIU pointed out that farers at the conclusion of the life would become valid after 90 days
its training program included cer boat instruction phase of their en of seatime by applying for valida
tified lifeboat and fire-fighting try rating training, the SIU main tion at the Coast Guard office in
training techniques for entry tained that it is more desirable the port where the test was taken.
from the standpoint of ships' safety
ratings.
Under the newly-approved plan,
SIU Safety Director Joe Algina to give the examinations prior to graduates of the SIU Harry Lun
stressed that the Harry Lundeberg the accumulation of 90 days' sea- deberg School who pass the ex
School of Seamanship—a Coast time, as had previously been the amination would thus, in effect, be
Guard-approved school—teaches procedure.
qualified lifeboat men immediately
courses in fire fighting and life
'As a result of the discussion upon joining a vessel.
boat training at the entry rating with the Union, the Coast Guard
In the first class of 23 men who
level as part of its objective of agreed to give the lifeboat ticket
took
the examination, all passed
assuring maximum shipboard examination to the men in the
safety and to assure availability of Lundeberg school's entry rating and received their certification.
properly trained crewmembers in training program after they com Since then two more classes suc
the entry, as well as in the other pleted the lifeboat training phase cessfully completed this jfiiiase of
ratings.
of their instruction. Under the ar training (see photos, far right).
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Third class of graduates are (L-R) Front row: J. Harper, B. Shaw,
C. Beach, J. Tenne, R. Jackson, B. Vain, A. Martin, R. Corbin, E.
Burch. Standing in middle row (L-R): Inst. McGregor, N. Hawkins,
J. Dyer, J. Willis, D. Brown, P. Kratsas, E. Johnson, E. Younger,
Inst. Bjornsson. Trainees in last row are (L-R): T. Kehoe, D. Ward,
J. Daughtrey, W. Johnson, H. Odom, R. Ba! .in and G. Golden.
Class of entry rating; lifeboat trainees prepares to
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SEAFARERS LOG
April 14^ 1967
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TORREY
CANYON
DISASTER
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well-known British expression for a troublesome
situation is "sticky-wicket". For the last few
weeks Britain has had a truly sticky problem on its
hands—crude oil, over 35 million gallons of it—^
floating on the sea and' threatening the economic
future of vast areas of the English coast.
The thick, sticky brown oil came from the tanks
on the Torrey Canyon—a runaway-flag, Americanowned supertanker operated by a Bermuda based
company, registered in Liberia, chartered to a British
firm with Italian officers and crew.
The ship, over 900 feet long and 118,00 deadweight
tons, was on the last lap of a voyage from Kuwait
to Wales on March 18 when she went aground on
the rocks of Seven Stones reef, oflf the Scilly Islands
on England's southern coast.
The Torrey Canyon now has the dubious distinc
tion of being the costliest single mishap in maritime
history. The vessel, which is a total loss, was insured
for $16.5 million. Her cargo, also a total loss, was
insured for another $1 million or more. In addition,
the vessel carried liability insurance of $2.5 million
—and it looks as if damage claims will run many,
many times that amount.
The previous record for a single maritime mishap
was held by the Andrea Doria, which was insured
for $16 million when it collided with a Swedish ship
and sank off Nantucket in July, 1956.
It may never be known with any certainty why
the Torrey Canyon was so far off course when she
went aground on the rocks. The vessel was fairly
new (built in 1959 and jumboized in 1965) and was
equipped with a fathometer, gyro compass, radar,
radio direction finder and radio-telephone. Yet when
she went aground she had wandered outside a safe
channel which was 12-miles wide.
Immediately after she hit, the crude oil began
pouring from ruptured tanks. As a EVutch salvage
firm struggled unsuccessfully to free her from the
rocks, more and more of her cargo poured into the
sea. Finally, under the constant pounding of wind
and waves she broke up and additional millions of
gallons of oil poured out.
In an effort to prevent the release of whatever
oil cargo still remained aboard the battered and
broken hulk of the vessel, wave after wave of British
jet bombers were sent in to pound her with high
explosive bombs, rockets, napalm, gasoline, kerosene,
phosphoious—everything conceivable that might set
fire to what remained in her tanks and to the vast
pools of oil that were being driven toward shore.
But the thick crude oil does not ignite easily, and
although the ship itself caught fire and burned fiercely
for a time, the floating oil refused to bum. As it
moved toward shore it carried with it economic dis
aster for much of England's picturesque southern
coast.
Warmed by the nearby Gulf Stream, the Scilly
Islands and England's southern shore represent the
prime vacation spot for the entire nation. Advertise
ments picture the area's palm trees waving in the
warm summer breezes, and promotional literature
describes the pure-golden beach sands for which the
area is famous. The climate has made the area a
haven for water fowl, including many species that
are found nowhere else in the world, and extensive
oyster beds are a prime financial mainstay of the area.
But the Torrey Canyon disaster may have changed
all that for years to come. The golden sand of many
beaches is already covered with a layer of thick,
tarry dfi several inches thick, and each day the wind
and tide brings more and more oil ashore. Hundreds
of thousands of the exotic water fowl have already
perished in the thick, sticky substance, and some, it
is believed, have been made extinct. Although efforts
are being made to protect the oyster beds from the
encroaching oil, all such efforts seem puny in com
parison to the extent of the disaster, and it is possible
that the oyster industry will be ruined for years
to come.
The possibility of local economic disaster is not
confined to Britain. The French coastal areas of
Normandy and Brittany are also in danger from
the huge drifting pools of oil—^which threaten not
only the coasts and the local oyster beds but also
the local farm economy because French farmers along
the coast rely on seaweed for fertilizer—and the
floating oil threatens to contaminate the seaweed all
up and down the coast.
The Torrey Canyon disaster has suddenly con
fronted the world with maritime, legal, conservation
and economic problems ifhich it has never had to
face before, but which it may have to face again in
the future and for which it must, therefore, be
prepared.
MARITIME PROBLEMS
From the standpoint of current trends in maritime,
the Torrey Canyon disaster casts a questioning spot
light on the trend toward bigger and bigger tankers
and bulk carriers.
The economic stimulus behind vessels of everincreasing tonnages is the fact that the more cargo
a vessel can transport in a single trip, the less it costs
to haul cargo per ton. But, as the Torrey Canyon
demonstrates, each supertanker or bulk carrier carries
with it such a gigantic potential for loss in the event
of disaster that insurance costs have gone up steadily,
advancing anywhere between 5 per cent to 30 per cent
last year alone, depending on the experience rating
of various ship fleets. The Torrey Canyon disaster
will certainly cause insurers to review their rate struc
tures and may very well lead to further rate in
creases.
Rising insurance rates naturally cut into potential
profits to be gained from increasing ship size. The
Torrey Canyon, for instance, was not a particularly
large vessel by today's "super" standards. At 118,000
deadweight tons she was much smaller than the Japa
nese Idemitsu Mam which is 205,000 tons. Japan
is already planning six new tankers of 276,000 tons
each, and maritime architects are already talking
about 500,000 ton tankers—which they insist are
technologically feasible.
The Torrey Canyon mishap however, may serve
to bring about a great deal of thought on whether
such large vessels are economically feasible as well.
The events following the Torrey Canyon will certainly
lead to fresh thoughts on the part of ship planners,
shipbuilders, shipowners and ship insurers.
LEGAL ASPECTS
From the legal standpoint, the Torrey Canyon dis
aster has left in its wake a legal tangle that will
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Grud^ bil slick from grounded
Torrey Canyon nears the coast •
at Penzance, England. More of
this sticky stuff — thousands of
tons of it -^' threatened the
r shorelines ah^ marine life of
I resort areas up and down both
If ^Epglish and Trench coasts and
. caused millions of dollars in
damage and loss Of revenue Os y
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SEAFARERS LOG
Tax-Free Industrial Bonds
Abused by Runaway Sbops
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I'll Tell Ya What I'm Gonna Do!"
Organized labor's call for a ban on the use of state and local taxfree bonds to finance private industrial plants was renewed in a recent
network radio interview.
Assistant Dir. Frank Fernbach, of the AFL-CIO Dept. of Research
charged that the "use of public tax money ... to build a plant for
private purposes" is "improper." He made the statements on Labor
News Conference, public affairs interview broadcast each Tuesday at
7:35 p.m., EST, on the Mutual Radio Network. (The American Federa
tion of Radio & Television Artists ended its strike against Mutual on
Mar. 31.)
Fernbach said tax-free bonding was authorized to help state and
local governments build and expand public facilities, but a growing
number of communities are using the authority to build industrial
plants and entice firms from other areas. Unless checked, the practice
now permitted in 30 states threatens to spread to all 50, he warned.
Last year alone, he noted, tax-free industrial bonding was an "op
portunity for more than 125 American companies to get cheap factory
financing at the expense of the American taxpayer." Half a billion
dollars worth of the bonds was issued last year, and within two years
that figiu-e will double, he predicted.
Fernbach said that "tremendous profiteering" results from the prac
tice, pointing out that in addition to property tax and other concessions
granted the companies, they often buy the very bonds issued to build
their plants and collect the tax-free interest while writing-off the rent
for the site as "a cost of business operations."
Support for changing the law is growing, he said. He noted that
several bills to accomplish this are now before Congress, and such
Administration officials as the secretary of the treasury and the Presi
dent's Council of Economic Advisers have spoken out against tax-free
industrial bonding.
In addition, Fernbach said, the Independent Bankers Association,
which represents "people who are in the business of selling tax-free
state and local bonds," is actively campaigning to end the practice. They
feel this is their "Achilles' heel," he said, "so socially, economically and
morally unjustified that it might set in motion a clamor in Congress
and around the country to end tax-free bonding for any purpose."
The Oregon State Building and
Construction Trades Council
unanimously passed a resolution at
its convention recently condemn
ing "unscrupulous" persons in the
medical profession and hospital
business and urged labor to com
pile an "unfair list" of doctors and
hospitals who overcharge patients.
tween the Packinghouse Workers,
the Meat Cutters and Wilson and
Co. The pacts covering some
6,500 people in 15 Wilson plants
closely follows the lines of new
agreements reached with Armour
& Co. The Armour settlement
totaled about 66 cents an hour.
Non-professional employees at
Oho University staged an 11-day
strike that won the 600 new mem
bers of State, County and Munici
pal Employees Local 37 a firsttime agreement. The workers'
strike shut down the school and
had the support of the students
who rallied in their behalf.
The AFL-CIO's 12th annual
national conference on Commu
nity Services will be held at the
Hotel Commodore, April 16-20.
More than a score of prominent
community health experts will ad
dress the delegates. They include
Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey and
Communications Workers Presi
dent Joseph A. Beirne, who is
chairman of the AFL-CIO Com
munity Services Committee. The
Conference will honor Dr. Albert
B. Sabin, developer of the oral
anti-polio vaccine at the MurrayGreen Award Dinner on April 20.
The General Council of the
British Trades Union Congress has
called for the abolition of the pri
vate educational system. The fed
eration called the traditional form
of secondary education in Eng
land "socially undesirable" and
"damaging in its effect on the
public educational system." The
private schools have produced "a
privileged elite," the Council
added.
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AFL-CIO President George
Meany has been named a member
of the President's Advisory Com
mittee on Top Federal &laries.
The committee will review current
salaries and benefits paid to top
officials in private sectors of the
economy and consider whether
necessary adjustments shall be
made for government workers in
the top salary brackets.
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A new agreement arrived at six
months before the expiration date
of contract has been reached be
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Judge Inzer B. Wyatt of U.S.
District Court in New York City,
has rejected a Labor Dept. peti
tion that he set aside an election
of officers of Hotel, Motel & Club
Employes Local 6 and order a
new vote. The election was held
in May 1965. The suit was based
on allegations by a dissident group
within the union that eligibility re
quirements for running for paid
union office were illegally-restric
tive. The ruling held that the
eligibility rules, while "technical
ly" to restrictive, had no effect
on the outcome of the balloting.
"So far as appears from this rec
ord," he added, "the voting was
fairly and honiestly conducted and
the votes were accurately
counted."
If at First You Don't Succeed
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's
Fast Deployment Logistic Ship construction
proposal has been scuttled by the Senate.
But McNamara has not given up the idea
and plans to push for approval of his pet
project by the House of Representatives—
even though opposition to the FDL proposal
has been growing steadily in the House as
well.
The Secretary of Defense does not give
up an idea easily, even a bad one like FDL.
The wastefulness, uselessness and unworkability of the FDL concept has been pointed
out time and again by many representatives
of labor, management, government and other
interested parties. The members of the Sen
ate have made their rejection of the FDL
concept unequivocably clear. Yet McNamara
persists.
The comments of Senator Richard Russell
(D-Ga.), chairman of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, which investigated FDL
and then recommended rejection of the con
cept by the Senate, indicate that the Defense
''Good Night, Chet!"
When you reach the top of your field, it
is sometimes difficult to remember what
things were like before fame and fortune
came your way. Most men's vision remains
clear. Others however, overwhelmed by their
affluent and glamorous present positions, lose
their vision of the past.
Many years ago, when newscaster Chet
Huntley was an unknown, beginning news
man working on small, local radio stations,
he became a member of AFTRA. Undoubt
edly, he was happy then to accept the secu
rity and honest representation that the union
afforded him.
But now, having reached the top; and
being able with his national prominence to
Secretary even tried threats of political black
mail in order to gain approval for FDL.
This stubborn adherence to a discredited
idea has become a trademark of Defense
Secretary McNamara. It took the Vietnam
sealift to convince him to abandon his ridicu
lous idea that future military transport could
be handled completely by airlift and that
ships were no longer necessary for this pur
pose—and from some of his recent state
ments it would seem that he is still not quite
convinced.
Right now he has his heart set on a fleet
of FDL ships and he would let nothing stand
in his way—not even the facts and figures
proving the wastefulness and uselessness of
the entire concept.
Although House approval of FDL be
comes more unlikely with each passing day,
one thing is certain—McNamara will be in
there fighting to preserve it. But fortunately
for the American maritime industry and the
security of the entire nation, it is equally
certain that the SIU and many other mari
time unions will be there as well, fighting for
the final defeat of the entire FDL concept.
virtually call the tune in his own wage nego
tiations with the giant radio and television
networks, Huntley seems to have forgotten
the important role the union played in aid
ing his rise to fame. Even worse, he seems
to have forgotten that beginners still start
at the bottom, where he once was, and need
the vitally-important support of a strong
union, as he once did.
From the lofty and secure heights of na
tional prominence, Huntley saw fit to betray
both his union and his union Brothers, who
recently settled their strike with the TV net
works. In so doing he was at odds with
many other AFTRA members—men enjoy
ing national prominence equal to his own—
men named Cronkite, Downs and Brinkley,
to name just a few.
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Page Twelve
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Private Utilities
'Big Time CMselers'
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To The Editor:
Your article in the March
3rd Log on the *Trath in Lend
ing Law" was great. Won't you
run another article in the same
vein on "Big Time Chislers?"
I refer to ray gas and electric
bill. It was received by me on
Feb. 14tb, and the net was
$28,58. On Feb. 28th the total
became $31.29. This amounts
to about 10 per cent interest in
just two weeks.
As you know, we IBU mem
bers in Baltimore have been on
strike five months, and every
penny really counts. That was
what open^ my eyes to this
outrageous penalty.
»You can't argue with these
peqple — they simply cut off
your Juice. Ito, expose them
Jse.
Affiled "WMtey" Jnfehess
JlpTt. iVOTTV The Log ran ah
I^Vom/ against unjustified rate
Ihtcredses by the nation's ptiivately-owned power companies
mh ihe March 17 issue.
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Tarl0 Bedustlon
Can Boo^ Shippings
T6 e^ EiUtort
Something that can drastical
ly affect American shipping, as
well as the rest of the nation's
economy, is rapidly coming to
a head unheralded and almost
unreported in the newspapers.
What I''am referring to are
the Kennedy Round tariff talks
now going on in Geneva, Swit
zerland. These talks have been
going on nearly four years, and
the deadline for coming to an
agreement is the end of this
month! If the talks are successful, we will see a "reduction of
world trade barriers unequaled
in the history of international
negotiations." (I am quoting
ray local newspaper.)
On the table in Geneva are
proposals by all the world's
main trading nations, including
the United States and the Euro
pean Common Market, to re
duce literally thousands of in
dividual tariffs by 50 per cent,
Vvith the reduction to t^c place
oyer a five-year period.
The negotiators are seeking
agreements on a sweeping new
international agieement regulat
ing trade in wheat and other
grains. It would establish the
principle that all rich countries,
whether importers or exporters
of grain, would share some of
the burden of food aid to the
poor countries. The United
States, to its everlasting credit,
is insisting on this provision, in
the face of opposition by 'West
^Germany and other countries.
Other farm products, chemi
cals, machinery and steel are
the other main categdries being
discussed, with many hundreds
pf other individual items also at
jit's touch and go right noVy
as to how the Kennedy Round
will come out. Its possible ef
fects on the shipping industry
die United States and the
of the world's seafailng
ODS is staggering. Trans
oceanic trade will increase tre
mendously if the talks are con
cluded successfully.
Let's make sure that the
United States shipping industry
is not shortchanged again, as it
has been in the past. It is cruto see that our Merchant
April 14, 1967
.
Marine is capable of meeting
the demands of a possible big
increase in world trade. If
tariffs tumble, we must redou
ble- our effort to see America's
Merchant fleet grow to a posi
tion where it carries its fair
share—^which, as the world's
largest trading nation, is considerable-^f goods that move
across the sea.
4
Maxwell Paiterscm
Fancy Knot and Canvas Handicrafts
Worked to Perfection by SlU Bosun
The handicrafts practiced by seafaring men reached their height in the blue water days. Fancy
knot tying and working with canvas, in these days of steam turbine ships and automated Diesel ves
sels, are rapidly becoming lost arts as the old blue water sailors fade away.
Despite the changing times,
Seafarer Vincent Anthony
YYY?:
("Chick") Vanzenella, has con
Seahirer Praises
tinued to perfect his mastery at
these changing arts. Bosun Van
$IU Upgrading
zenella,
who got his first taste of
To the Etf tmr:
the
sea
in
1942, first became inter
Recently I had the oppor
ested
in
working
with rope when
tunity to attend our Union's
he
joined
the
Boy
Scouts at the
upgrading school in New York
age
of
12.
Since
then,
he says,
for the QMED endorsements.
when
"I
sort
of
took
it
up as a
I was very much impressed
hobby
.
.
.
knots
and
lines
have
both with the school and the
always
fascinated
me."
instructors, who are real pro
Brother Vanzenella learned the
fessionals in preparing one for
art
of canvas working in the Navy,
upgrading.
he served as a Bosun. He
where
I strongly urge those who
made
mats
for ladders and boat
have their required time in the
fenders.
Although
civilian tug
Engine Room to take ad
boat
fenders
are
usually
made of
vantage of this excellent oppor
rope or sometimes used automo Bosun "Chick" Vanzenella passes on his knowledge of nautical handi
tunity.
bile tires, naval tugs are equipped crafts at every opportunity, hoping the younger Seafarers will con
I'm earnestly looking for
with
traditional canvas fenders for tinue to practice them. In this candid shot by a LOG photographer,
ward to completing my re
protecting
the boats from abra
quired sea time now to take ad
"Chick" (left) is showing OS Bledsoe Nettles (center), a recent grad
sion.
vantage of the SIU's School for
uate of the Harry Lundberg School of Seamanship, how to splice line.
"Chick" uses his vast knowledge
Marine Engineere.
AB Chester Mikulski listens as "Chick" explains the difference between
of nautical handicrafts to improve
Paul J. McGahara
his performance as a working a long and a short splice. Action took place at SlU headquarters.
^
—
sailor. "While shipping as Bosun,
• Stopper Knots are used to weaving." Small lines are made
I've tried to develop new ways of
working on deck," he pointed out. secure lengths of line to bits which of two strands, and are relatively
"It's almost impossible to come are put on mooring lines to relieve easy to work with.
up with new knots; there are thou stress.
Large lines, on the other hand,
sands of them," Brother Van
Fancy
knots
are
used
mainly
are
made of three thick strands,
To The Editor zenella said, when interviewed by for decoration today. "They were
and it takes considerable skill to
a LOG staff writer in the New all used to fancy up stuff during splice them together. The fid, a
York hall. He had with him a the sailing days," Brother Van nautical tool whose origins go back
Great Society
book, "Encyclopedia of Knots and zenella explained, adding that they to antiquity, is a tapering pin of
Fancy Rope Work" (Cornell Mari are still used on sailing yachts. wood used to open the strands
Must Expand
time Press). By Raoul Graumont "Don't ask me how many there of a rope in splicing. As Bosun
To the Editor:
and John J. Hensel, it describes are," he said. "I couldn't tell you." Vanzenella explained it, the fid
The AFL-CIO, in calling on
some 3,668 knots! "It's the best
"Chick" passes away many of is put under the lays to allow the
the Johnson Administration to
book I've ever found on the sub his spare hours at sea by making
ends of the second rope to be
expand the war against poverty,
ject," Brother Vanzenella said.
knot
boards—^which
is
practically
tucked in. In other words, a hole
is reflecting the voice of all
"When I first went to sea, I a lost art. A knot board is a fin is opened that is large enough to
American working people.
learned a lot by watching the old- ished piece of wood with fancy accept the strands of the other
When President Johnson,
timers work," Brother Vanzenella knot work attached to it. Bosun rope. If the rope is new and stiff,
during his presidential cam
told the LOG. "Then I picked up Vanzenella made a knot board a mallet is needed to drive the
paign, proposed to eradicate
a lot myself, and after that I with over 50 knots on it for the fid through the strands. A knife
poverty and bring the poor into
started to read all the books I Jacksonville SIU hall in 1960. He or an axe is required to cut the
the mainstream of American
could find on the subject."
made another, of similar scope, ends off. "I like wire splicing,
society via the Great Society,
"I always try to dig up new for a Daytona, Fla., yacht club. too," Brother Vanzenella said. The
the response from the Ameri
ways of securing and tying while
Most of "Chick's" knot boards marlinespike, a pointed iron in
can people was overwhelming
I'm working," "Chick" said.
are
smaller, however, and he gives strument, is the tool used to splice
ly affirmative. We all wanted,
Two Categories
them away to his shipmates. He wire and cable.
the unemployed and the under
Working with canvas is another
All nautical knots either fall begins by cutting a piece of ply
employed to take their right
wood
down
to
size.
"Chick"
has
practically
lost art that the veteran
into
the
category
of
fancy
knot
ful place as productive work
no
trouble
obtaining
plywood,
as
Seafarer
can
do not only compe
work
or
workable
knots.
Brother
ers in our most bountiful o)|sj,
most
ships
carry
a
supply
for
tently
but
with
a kind of style
Vanzenella
is
a
master
at
crafting
societies.
building shelves and other items that is rare today. "Knowing how
both
kinds.
Now the enemies of the
"Today," says Brother Vanze as they are needed. Then he sands to sew canvas comes in handy,"
Great Soicety program are say-|
nella, "those that go for fancy and varnishes the wood. After says the Bosun. "There is always
ing we cannot afford to meet
work are usually yacht people." tying the knots, he attaches them something to do with canvas, even
our commitment in Viet Nam
In the days of yore, many ties to the board with brads—small, on today's ships," Brother Van
and support the Great Society
that are now categorized as fancy almost headless nails which he zenella told the LOG. From can
both. Labor's answer to this is
knot work were workable knots. sinks below the surface of the vas he has fashioned dodgers—
that not only can we afford it,
or windbreakers—sea bags, and
Others were used on various parts rope.
but we must win on both fronts.
covers for ships' lights. He has
Sailing
Boards
A victory for democracy injf of clipper ships to decorate the
often
patched up lifeboat covers
vessels
and
their
rigging.
He has also made a number
Viet Nam, while leaving the
and tarps.
of
sailing
boards,
using
the
same
The workable knots used on to
hard-core poor to stagnate in
"The tools Bosun Vanzenella
day's merchant ships fall into the technique as in making knot
their ghettos at home, would
boards.
Sailing
boards
indicate
uses
to work with canvas are a
following categories. Seafarer
be a hollow one indeed.
when
a
ship
will
sail
and
what
her
"palm"
of leather with brass fit
Vanzenella pointed out.
Admittedly, some of the
destination
is.
The
lettering
on
tings,
twine
— which is the
Great Society programs are
• The Bowline is a bite for se
"Chick's"
sailing
boards
are
made
"thread,"
beeswax,
and a needle.
foundering because they have
curing lines; its most common use
of
looped
and
knotted
line,
and
Somehow,
the
nautical
handi
been short-changed by the fed
is to secure mooring lines to piers.
usually
include
fancy
knot
work
crafts
are
more
widely
practiced
eral government's lack of ader
• The Square Knot is used to
as decoration.
in Britain. Needles for working
quate funding, and other pro
join two ropes together.
grams have run aground on a
• Half Hitches are used to se
Bosun Vanzenella is also an ex canvas are imported from Eng
sea of red tape.
cure lines temporarily to rails and pert at spacing, or joining, rope land.
This is why organized labor's
other objects.
and wire. For splicing heavy
The basic stitchings are: the
voice must be raised now, in-• Becket Bends are used to rig mooring line, three tools are used round stitch, for putting together
sisting on an increase, rather
up bosun's chairs.
—a fid, a wooden mallet, and an round pieces of canvas; the flat
than the proposed decreases, in
• The Stage Hitch is used to axe or knife. No tools, "just your stitch, for sewing flat parts; the
anti-poverty funds, and on
secure each end of a plank for hands," are needed to splice herringbone stitch; and the "base
higher caliber administration of
working over the side of a ship smaller lines. Explaining the tech ball" stitch. The veteran seaman
the various indiridual ^pro
while it is in port.
nique, Brother Vanzenella says: can also make "McNamara Lace,"
grams.
'j
• The Sheep Shank Is used to "You go against the lay, over one, as intricately worked decorative
shorten lines.
Lee Hartimg
then under one; it's sort of like canvas is called.
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LETTERS
�April 14, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Thirteen
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SI
ARRIVALS
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Audra Marie Wright, bom Jan
uary 15, 1967, to the Ray Ander
son Wrights, Aydlett, N. C.
Charlene Vlto, born January 25,
1967, to the Rosalis Vitos, Houma,
La.
Darren Eugene Fuller, born
January 7, 1967, to the Jerry E.
Fullers, Houston, Texas.
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Paul Frankewicz, born January
1, 1967, to the Stephen J. Frankewiczs, Avondale, La.
Wililam Ray Hanf, born Janu
ary 23, 1967, to the Bill J. Hanfs,
Houston, Texas.
Christina Long, born January 2,
1967, to the James A. Longs, Joppatown, Maryland.
^
Clarence Willis, bom February
3, 1967, to the Dudley J. Willis,
Belle Chasse, La.
Daniel Franklin Foster, born
January 31, 1967, to the Charlie
Fosters, Belhaven, N. C.
^
Kathleen Notton, born Febru
ary 13, 1967, to the Arthur Nottons, Superior, Wisconsin.
Christine KeUey, bom Decem
ber 29, 1966, to the Donald Kelleys, Milwaukee, Oregon.
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Rafari Mates, bom February
21, 1967, to the Rafael Matos,
Staten Island, New York.
——
William Zinsav^e, bom De
cember 27, 1966, to the Albert
Zinsavages, Baltimore Maryland.
Jerry and Nancy Bankston, born
December 14, 1966, to the Jerry
Bankstons, Ocean Springs, Miss.
——
Eduardo Rode, bom February
23, 1967, to the Howard Rodes,
Houston, Texas.
David Raynor, bom January 5,
1967, to the Oscar Raynors, La
Follette, Tenn.
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Dawn Adams, born February 6,
1967, to the Andrew J. Adames,
Baltimore, Maryland.
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Jared A. Mason
Please contact your sister, Mrs.
Ella M. Bodman, 1820 Old Gov
ernment St., Apt. 7B, Mobile,
Ala. 36606.
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George T. Mellon
Please communicate with your
wife as soon as you can. She has
moved since you shipped out. Her
new address is: 509 Cranston St.,
Providence, R. I. 02907.
——
Albert Schwartz
Please contact Newton B. Sch
wartz, attorney at law, 500 Branard at Garrott, Houston, Tex.
77006, at your earliest conveni
ence. The telephone number is
JA 8-2863.
Walter (Jake) Jacobson
Please contact Eddie McMaster,
aboard the Miami, c/o Cities Serv
ice Oil Co., 60 Wall St., New
York.
James P. Harrington
Contact your wife at 104-17
35th Ave., Corona, N. Y. 11368.
Alan Doujet
Get in touch with Sidney J.
Smolinsky, at Dorfman, Pechner,
Sacks & Dorfman, Attorneys at
Law, The Wellington, Suite 400,
19th and Walnut Streets, Philadel
phia, Pa. 19103. They want to give
you vital information concerning
the case you have pending.
^
Charles S. Hudgins
Please contact your sister, Mrs.
Mary Cook, and inform her how
you can be reached. She has
moved since you last saw her. The
new address is 5717 Rusk Ave.,
Mt. Washington, Md. 21215.
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PERSONALS
Income Tax Refunds
Income tax refund checks are
ready for the following Seafarers:
Stefen Goscinski, Walter W. Hake
Jr., Clarence Layton, Charles E.
Switzer and Grover C. Turner.
They are being held by Jack
Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building,
450 Harrison St., San Francisco,
Calif. 94105.
His fellow Seafarers have extended their best w ishes for a speedy recovery to Lawrence Campbell,
after his accident aboard the Merrimac (Merrimac). Meeting Chairman Joseph Stanton reports that
Campbell, an AB, was hurt while the vessel was in France. We want "to let him know that the
crew hopes he gets well and gets
ship is in port
back in good health," Stanton crew wishes John a speedy recov
ery.
Seafarers
were
requested
not
along the coast.
reports. "We are all looking forto
smoke
on
the
bridge.
The
re
Seafarers
were
.
ward to seeing
pair
list
includes
the
foc'sle,
hall
reminded
by
the
him again. God
ways
and
bathroom.
All
hands
ship's
delegate
bless him and" be
helped in keeping the pantry and
aboard the Steel
M
m with him all the
messhalls
clean.
The
ship's
fund
Scientist
(Isth
* time." Meeting
totals $8.50.
mian),
Meeting
Secretary Nicho
Chairman E. Her
las Hatglmlsios
A
good
voyage
on
the
Del
Hernandez nandez reports.
writes that inju
George Pappas,
Monte
(Delta),
with
"no
beefs
ries also struck
deck
delegate,
spoke
of the coop
and no disputed
Hafgimisios two men in the
eration
of
all
hands
in
his depart
overtime reported
Steward Depart
ment,
according
to
Meeting
Sec
by department
ment, who • were hospitalized in
retary F. S. Omega. Omega in
delegates,"
Meet
France.
ing Chairman A. forms that crews rooms might be
C. Campbell painted when the ship reaches the
L. T. Marshall was elected
writes. Brother coast. Some disputed overtime in
Ship's Delegate of the Steel Sur
George C. Hoff the engine room, but otherwise, a
veyor (Isthmian).
man resigned as good trip.
Until he was
ship's delegate
Hoffman
elected on Jan.
and was replaced
Book loving Seafarers on the
15, at a meeting by A. Hudimac. Hoffman was Ames Victmy (Victory) are mak
presided over by praised by his shipmates for the
ing good use of
Meeting Chair fine work he turned in. The ship's
the SIU's ship's
man L. A. Wil treasury is down to its last $2. A.
library. Meeting
liams, who serves G. Espeneda, Meeting Secretary,
Chairman Roy J.
as Chief Steward, writes that crewmembers did some
Jones reports.
the ship had no painting in the foc'sle and repair
Meeting Secretary
Marshall
delegate. It was work in the shower.
Jesse Krause
agreed that the new Ship's Dele
writes that the
^
gate would see the Captain about
men are forming
The possibility of having a
all beefs, writes Meeting Secretary swimming pool was discussed by
a
ship's fund and
Jones
J. Jnudsen.
donations will be
Seafarers aboard
the Steel Vendor accepted from the crew at any
John Quinn was named ship's
(Isthmian), Meet time. A vote of thanks was ex
delegate and Juan Burgos was
ing Chairman tended to the Steward for a job
elected deck dele
Fred Shaia in well done. The vessel will be paid
gate aboard the
forms. Shaia said off in Seattle.
Beauregard (Seathat the Steward
Land), Thomas
informed new
Meeting Chairman D. DazlukeLundy, Meeting
crewmem hers wics reports that Ed Lane re
about the need to
Chairman writes.
signed his posi
Gorum
Meeting Secretary
replenish the
tion as ship's dele
Mike Smith said a ship's fund. Meeting Secretary
gate
on the Man(
request was made Elliott Gorum informs us that the
kato Victory (Vic
to have movies ship's fund has $21.90 left. En
tory). He was re
Lundy
shown aboard gine delegate Leo Wills said that
placed by A. Alship. Seafarers are hard at work there was some disputed overtime
ford, deck depart
cleaning the ship up "after a hard but otherwise, it has been a good
ment and got a
trip to North Europe." Mail and trip. Logs and mail are arriving
vote of thanks for
Logs were received regularly and regularly and the Steward depart
his fine job. Meet
Afford
department delegates report no ment is turning out good chow.
ing Secretary R.
beefs.
Seafarers are looking forward to V. Mehlhom reports that the
a San Francisco payoff.
ship's treasury, in the capable
The Steel Chemist (Isthmian)
hands of treasurer Harold KamThe recreation room and the li met, contains the sum of $10.25.
lost two men through illness, J.
Tucker, meeting brary should be locked while the No beefs were reported.
secretary reports.
Tucker reminded
Lifeboat Class No. 173 Casts Off
crew to send any
beefs to delegates,
not direct to top
side. Meeting
Chairman E. Fin
nerty said that the
ship's
treasury
Finnerty
was getting ane
mic, with only $ 1 there at present.
Finnerty told Seafarers to be sure
the passageways are quiet during
morning hours so the sleeping
crewmembers will not be dis
turbed.
D. Keith was elected by accla
mation to serve as ship's delegate
aboard the Steel
Voyager (Isth
mian), Meeting
Chairman R.
Whitney reports.
A vote of thanks
was extended to The most recent crop of men who have completed the SlU Lifeboat
the former dele School's short course pose for their picture. In the front row are
gate for the "won
derful job" he did. l-r): Ray Shaynicic, Kim Boughman, Stan Dunlap, Frank Camarda
Whitney
Meeting Secretary and Tony Rocco. In the middle row are: Julio C. Padilla, Helmer
Tony Gasper reported that Sea Okland, Christian Holstein, Felipe Martinez and Bakar B. Hassen.
farer John Yodice was left behind Standing in the back are: Ralph Frederickson, Dave Klang, Joe
in Port Said due to illness. The Jacobs, Robert Burns, B. H. Grislason and Instructor Ami Bjornsson.
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Schedule of
Membership Meetings
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SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New Orleans May Ifr—2:30 p.m.,
Mobile
May 17—2:30 p.m.
Wilnungton .May 22—2:00 p.m.
San l<>anclsco May 24—2:00 p.m.
Seattle
May 26—^2:00 p.m.
New York May 8—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia .May 9—2:30 p.m.
Baltimore
May 10—2:30 p.m.
Detroit
May 12—2:30 p.m.
Houston
May 22—2:30 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit
May 1—2:00 p.m.
Alpena
May 1—7:00 p.m.
Buffalo
May 1—7:00 p.m.
Chicago ... .May 1—7:00 p.m.
Cleveland .. .May 1—7:00 p.m.
Duhith
May 1—^7:00 p.m.
Frankfort ... May 1—7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago
May 16—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie
May 18—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
May 17—7:30 p.m.
Duluth
May 19—^7:30 p.m.
Cleveland .. .May 19—7:30 p.m.
Toledo
May 19—^7:30 p.m.
Detroit
May 15—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee .. May 15—^7:30 p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans May 16—5:00 p.m.
MoMle
May 17—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia .May 9—5:00p.m.
Baltimore Qicensed and
unllcens^May 10—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk ... .May 11—5:00 p.m.
Houston ... .May 22—5:00 p.m.
Railway Marine Region
Philadelphia
May 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Baltimore
May 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
•Norfolk
May 18—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
May 15—10.a.m. & 8 p.m.
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans May 16—7:00 p.m.
Mobile
May 17—7:00 p.m.
New Yoric .. May 8—^7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia .May 9—7:00p.m.
Baltimore ... May 10—7:00 p.m.
^Houston ... May 22—7:00 p.m.
t Meeting held mt Labor Temple, Sault
St. Marie, Mich.
• Meetlnr held at Labor Temple, Newport News,
t Meeting held at Galveston wharves.
April 14, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans Apr. 11—^7:00 p.m.
Mobile
Apr. 12—7:00 p.m.
New York .. Apr. 3—^7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia .Apr. 4—7:00p.m.
Baltimore .. • Apr. 5—7:00 p.m.
^Houston .. . Apr. 10—7:00 p.m.
t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanlt
Ste. Marie, Mich.
* Meeting held at Labor Temple, New
port News,
t Meeting held at Galveston wharves.
DIRECTORYof
XTNION HALLS
SIU A+lanfic, Gulf, Lakes
& Inland Wafers
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial Workers
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Cal Tanner
VICE PRESIDENTS
Earl Shepard
Lindisy Williami
Robert Matthawi
SECRETARY-TREASURER
A! Kerr
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YOKOHAMA. Japan. .Iseya BIdg., Room 801
1-2 Kaigan-Dori-Nakaku
204971 Exit. 281
(Watermen), March 8—
' Chairman, F. Paakowski: Secretary, A.
J'. Kuberui. Two men miased ahip, one
In Saigon and one in Manila. Some de
puted OT concerning delayed sailing in
Manila, Olscuasion on shortage of water.
Vote of thanks to the steward depart,
ment for a Job well done.
STEEL APPKENTICE (Isthmian)
February 26—Chairman, Pablo P. Lopez.
Secretary, Augusto Lopex. $26.00 in
ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart
ment delegates. Vote of thanks was ex
tended to the cooks and messmen for the
fine job they performed.
1DIOE3ST
of SIU
MEETINOS
PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Tank
ers), March S—Chairman. W. S. Hudd;
Secretary, R. Principe. $0.26 in ship's
fund. No beefs and no disputed OT re
ported. Everything is running smoothly.
DEL SUD (Delta), March 6—Chair
man. Michael Dunn; Secretary, Robert
jr. Hand. $368.60 in ship's fund and
$624.82 in movie fund. Few hours dis
puted OT in each department, other
wise no beefs aboard.
STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Feb
ruary. 13—Chairman, R. Whitney; Sec
retary, Tony Caspar. $8.50 in ship's fund.
Motion made to give more time cm pay
ing off and signing on in Port of New
York. Bzother D. Keith was elected to
serve as new ship's delegate. Vote of
thanks was extended to the out-going
ship's delegate for a J(d> well done.
STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian) Feb
ruary 26—Chairman, T. D. Blades; Sec
retary, B. G. Crouch. No beefs reported
by department delegates. Reguest made
that ship be fumigated when ship is in
New York.
STEEL CHEaUST (Isthmian), March
5—Chairman, E. Finnerty; Secretary, J'.
Tucker. Few beefs aboard to be taken up
with boarding patrtdman. $1.00 in' ship's
fund.
STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), March
8— Chairman, E. Hernandez; Secretary,
F. S. Omega. $17.30 in ship's fund.
Some disputed OT in engine department.
BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), February
8—Chairman, Tom Lundy; Secretary,
Michael Smith. No beefs and no dis
puted OT reported by department dele
gates. Motion made that the Union open
negotiation for tanker contract, due to
lack of port time.
AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), March 6
•—Chairman, Pate; Secretary, Seattle.
Repair list has been submitted. One man
missed ship in New York. 'Ricre are no
beefs and no disputed OT was reported.
Everything is running smoothly. Motion
made that the crew of this vessel be
informed as to the progress of the cur
rent plan for the pension fond.
BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), March 2
—Chairman, James Gill; Secretwy, Mi
chael Smith. No beefs and no disputed
OT was reported. Matter of delayed
sailing in Mayaquez to be clarified.
Motion made to increase penalty for
delayed sailing, which is getting out ot
hand.
STEEL FLYER (Istbmian), February
26—Chairman, None; Secretary, None.
$1.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed
OT In deck and steward departments.
Motion made to {^e draws in cash in
stead of checks. Wash water tanks are
in bad shape ruining clothes. Vote of
thanks to the- steward department and
the ship.*s delegate for a job well done.
CITADEL VICTORY
(Waterman),
Februairy 10—Chairman, N. Bryant; Sec
retary,- Jack Dolan. A few minor beefs
to be taken up with boarding patrolman.
Discussiona about having air-conditioners
installed in messhalls.
....
OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over
seas), February 18—Chairman, R. Nich
olson; Secretary, T. E. Markham. Ship
la laying up for repairs for ten days.
Some disputed OT in engine department.
Vote of thanks extended to the steward
department for a job well done.
UNFAIR
TO LABOR
STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian). Feb
ruary 26—Chairman. Fred Shaia; Sec
retary, Elliott Gorum. $21.00 in ship's
fund. Disputed OT in deck and engine
departments to be taken up with patrol
man. Vote of thanks was extended to
the steward department for a job well
done. Discussion about poor grsje of
mattresses.
LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Carriers). No date—Chairman. Don Bartlett;
Secretary, John Spenc. $10.88 In ship's
fund. No beefs and no disputed OT
reported by department delegates. It
was suggested that SIU food plan repre
sentative check the quality of present,
and new stores.
EXPRESS VIRGINIA (Marine Car
riers), February 20—Chairman, Louis
Cartwright; Secretary, G. Van Etten.
One man missed ship in Manila. No beefs
and" no disputed OT in the departments.
Ice machine is out of order again.
WHITEHALL (Whitehall), February
10—Chairman, G, G. Parker: Secretary,
W. Quisenberry. No beefs and no dis
puted OT' reported by department dele
gates. All Union mail to ship is opened
before ship receives it.
YAKA (Waterman), February 10—'
Chairman, W. Veleqiez; Secretary, J.
Petruxsewicz. No beefs and no disputed
OT reported by department delegates.
ENID VICTORY (Columbia), January
22—Chairman, Mel Sha'wvner; Secretary,
Sam W. McDonald. Motion made to have
another wiper on this trip. Motion made
to replace man in topside pantry as all
ofiicers are constanily beefing about lack
of service. Discussion about service in
messroMn.
AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers),
January 22—Chairman, Roy J. Jones:
Secretary, Jesse J. M. Krause. Left San
Francisco short 1 A.B., 1 oiler, 8rd cook
promoted to chief cook and chief cook
demoted to pantryman. No beefs and no
disputed OT reported by department
delegates. Discussion about starting ship's
fund. Vote of thanks to the steward for
a job well done with the men he had to
work with.
OUR LADY OP PEACE (Liberty Na
vigation), January 29—Chairman, Ar
thur Fricks; Secretary, H. Carmichael.
Few hours disputed OT in deck depart
ment to be taken up with boarding pa-i
trolman. Vote of thanks to the steward
department for the excellent holida]
meals; Also a vote of thanks to the de
partment delegates for a job well done.
Suggestion was made that immunization
shots be given at sign-on. It is very in
convenient trying to get them in foreign
ports. Ship has some young men on
board for first trip at sea. Crew appreci
ates the fine job they have done and
hope they will keep it up.
STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian),
March 8—Chairman, J. Bourgeois; Se^
retary, L. C. Clark. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running
smoothly with no beefs. Some disputed,
OT in the engine department. $2.60 in
ship's fund. Motion made that A.B.
maintenance be put back on board as
the O.S. as he is not qualified to work
aloft and do the require work on deck.
Ship's delegate is doing a fine job. Vote
of thanks to the steward department for
a job well done.
DEL RIO (Ttelta), March d-Chairman, Samuel Papas; Secretary, Robert
Merritt. $30.10 in ship's fund. No beefs
and no disputed OT reported. Everything
is running smoothly. Motion made that
the entire crew of the Del Rio are in
favor of a twenty-year retirement plan.
Vote of thanks to the cooks for the very
good food.
COSMOS MARINER
(Admanthoe),
February 12—Chairman, C. E. Miller;
Secretary, G. P. Thlu. Ship's delegate
and chief electrician took care of all
repairs. Brother C. E. Miller was elected
to serve as ship's delegate. The steward
requested the crew to cooperate with hte
department aiid to keep the ship clean.
FREE AMERICA (A. L. Burhank);
March 9—Chairman, R. Garay; Secre
tary, A. Hirsch. No beefs and no dis
puted OT reported. Vote of thanks was
extended to the galley staff.
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)
Stitzei-Weller Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
"Cabin Still," W. L. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Childcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
4/
Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
Work Shoes . . .
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
Statler
Men's Shoes . . .
Jarman, Johnson &
Murphy, Crestworth,
(Boot and Shoe Workers* Union)
Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Starlite luggage
Starflite luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
\1>.
"HIS" brand men's clothes
Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond
blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa
Ties, Boss Gloves, Ricliman
Brothers and Sewell Suits,
Wing Shirts
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America)
\1>
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 sixecify 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 shii>owners, 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 Ae 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 estsblished policy has been
reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1060, 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 -mnng its raiilu. one individnal to carry out this responsibUity.
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 sU
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 ffiembership 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 bos negotiated with the employers. Conse
quently, no Seafarer nmy be discriminated against because of race, creed, color,
national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal righta
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 feria that any of the above rights have been violated,
or that ha haa bren denied lila constUntlonal right of aeeoao to Union records or infommtlon. ho shonid immodiately notify SIU President Panl Hall at hcadqnarters by
MTtlflod mall, rotnm receipt raqnsstod.
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 Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
Antonio PereU MInetti & Sons
Ambassador, Ueven Cdlars
Red Rooster, Greystone, Gnastl,
Calwa, F. I., Tribuno yennontti,
Aristocrat, Victor Hugo, A. R.
Morrow Wines and BranAes.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
.•y<
�Page Fifteen
SEAFARERS
^
April 14, 1967
• ••
iiiiJi
IbRTUlii
THE SEA
(Continued from page 7)
I
„,o could .care up a
g,
possibility of
. disaster on unfamiliar reefs r;|j;
But far more galleimsr^^^^'-^
than j
or were deliber^dV^^ess lilSly to end ;!
ever fell to
jt
taken by pirates any- I
sUion to the ""^hods and ®Jl^"'P™^Jg"^compara4 ,
others, while not
^or/and readUy located ;
tively shallow water ®
metal-detecting devices^
by skin divers or
_ expensive and sophis^ :
Those further
can be used at
ticated equipment some
depths of over ICkOO^t^
unUmited time and
, Elaborate ®*P®"^^'°f^Zr the larger of the known
funds at their d«P®«f ®°
as to origin, value,
prizes. Quite
is available.
4pthandlocati.^ofhu,^^t
There are 36
' Florida and Gulf
contain" only
hold a total .;>«
up to 20 million.
unless defeated m battle.
With the galleonsjt was
heavy and cumbersome, th y
,
y p.
seaworthy;
j^i^h was still
^Tmight
be
not necessari^
is ringed
Stream. Hun-
that they arc there.
,
from the
"
.t-
•
r.
[dered a private place.
an ocean, sea, lake
prSrr^
gold o
significant historical
Equally important arejrticles^o^
worth. One such c^ i
be almost certainly the anchor
Christopher Columbus s flag p
The anchor
Uovo sunk on Chnrimj tte off Spe Haitian in
was found in 1^
. Edward A. Link, of Link
Sn "n -Xration with the Smithsonian
'"t?957 Luis Marden ^^ « G»-pM=
Other.uuhcn.rcasu^^^J^'S^^
and South America
the simplest of
One outstandmg
in 1955
salvaging
^^'^igcovered a small fortune
when two Bermudians^
spotted a cannon
right off shore 0«
^ woudc, .hcu,
were wrecked off
hazardous areas such as
with murderous re
I •_t^il,..li I
Tn'Tgar river
in its infancy. High, m
.,
taller to create
the stern and poops ^ere
the
a bad <i'®P^P°f'®"/tL ships were built, the ^h^
waterline. The larger th
P
from engulfing
the poops were
_ ,P^ther out over the bow
them from astern ?
higher the stern,
the headsails
to a greater
the more the f^®®^°® ' ^ generally unseaworthif
Z
indeed that
ness. On top of alt this, ii
lower gun
the galleons were no
seas
c...wy .0
mil
liberaily deiined
Since the ocean « ^
' little success.
uod Ul-=qu^=^^tta c^s h
even worse.
v^cause they were court
manship were ®PP°* f tficials families. Other top
favorites or members of
^
people
jobs were filled by those able fo brAe tne
and few commanders knew
nautical ability .
•• jiiailBW'lii III|||IHI I I
,re,teeisacertmn^^tS^
ilAside from taxes on any
T„asure Trove which
Pso the problem oni«Ia^
In England and ilvaries according to the
gggrved by the crown
Scotland, rights to
In the
and must be
to state but in most cases
U.S., laws vary
^is treasure. Louisiana
the finder is allowed to
P
landowner and
divides treasure b®t^^^'^ant licenses for 5
some olher tees
'*0 ^,i
Sparttet will grant sah
.
Sri » .hSin ftea, waters or hurted
j
"At^mpTlSic ^u'madc ou then, ah with very,
^:a^^.t^l^o^"duo.a^ro..u„. ;
,
r t«
sucking out of
gate and searched
WiUi what
,Hp they were sure must
the immediate area for the sh^ney^j^.^^
^j„p,y
have carrtrf ^fjhh wifoden paddles, fanned away
dove on »
''^sSip'^and brought up virthe covering sand over
Jewelry, artifacts, etc.
tually all of the c^go ®_ ' L^rmined but experts
The name of .the ship
jj f^und that it must
deduced from coins and^s^^^^^^
Society found
plLirn Island in January,
burned and
^^s the great-great-great
1790. Assisting m the find w
Tom Chrisgrandson of mutineer F e c e
grown. Another
L, and Ws.brother-indaWs^L^^^^
of the Christians, Parkin, had icmna
the Bounv near
treasure. Aside
S cannot ^
SyTertain by protoOne thing is ®ofThese sunken
sional salvors and
and their
treasure ships will one J
attempts have been
run out or nature once
"
p^dence
All agree
/^"^d error or unUl bigger and
Sr mSln'Sf i. ~d to and the ffnai key
a„rta«i"e water
to the vast vaults of Davy Jones.
' Ss'SLTt^ wS
^jiisands, noes auu .r""*"""
(Continued from page 10)
' THE TORREY CAKYON DISASTER
forth suggestiom that e^ting^^^^^
.
.
..„.r,ari
proh^y take,yearn ir^t,;:SfrSS
incorporated in ®®™"^
® British firm, insured
iSS^-USt-S^-S-Srom^Pte^
a long time
mil under the .aws^^^wtenatom^
brought. But even then, little wui nav
"^tfor htatance. di. action is fln^
i,
brought
under British law.
Under Brite ii":
damages
'b'
to be sued for
mastei a^^^
^ employers? The AmeriLporation? The
British charterers?
..
:
forth suggestioj
well be amended
u^s shown the need
from
Sorld in danger of either
physical or economic destruction.
CONSERVATION
The greatest amount of
the general public
Canyon
conservation aspect of
-S£3Sr»SJr£~s..—•
cident.
The world IS becoming
conscious and
improved and P"^
®
. i
SSim.rlTnteSl.l.e«"-sary.
THE ECONOMIC VIEW
the growing
limited liabUity.
tions to take advantage
corporation's sole
When one
S loss-and in
asset, and that '^®®^
millions of dollars of subthe process ^"ng^u^^ uncovered by insm- ;
sidiary damage, most
...
JJJI
whom do
.nce-»hervdo«J2P°°«Nl^ ^>°^, a eknilica.
injured i^ws api^ esoecially when damages and
Siiuyl? ~n~
Crude oil fs very thicK, 27 „asolioe and even
flammable.
the floating pools of oil
phosphorous would not ^t 4 ^
^ j.
Iffal. The
—
ifSj i
J ou U eteh^. hu. »
I
I
1
and diflterent levels of law.
..r mp. Torrev
It has also become ®^®®^
?^ejs in the future
Canyon disaster ^ n^ increased reserve funds|
will have to maintain
^
possible in a
to cover
: sitigle mi^ai^
mandatory Ivabi^
"'m'Trente ^ thick.
5th all. «b
•^atl^^hpchcs,
^Sbiridi|«:
canyon f
"lal^S
that a massive conservation
'ygt inconceivable
involving oil, other f a^tlnrhT anticipated
sources—at sea or
, r fighting different
and planned for. New
devised. No
pollutants on a massive
.^g ,j,e become, no
matter how conserva o
.oVen the possibility
matter what PT'^r 4Sref Snynn ^nding
of accidents such as t
T pmcedores must be
!r>rri»asinelv conservation
iwr^sin^^^^ constantly
increasing use to slow,
reverse mankind's history
, fti
halt, """"Sin wSrite.
But the
of polluting the world
ogilons of crude oil.
trations, one-ship
> i-JtheTorrey Canyon •1;J L.;
ilfAndtherlegal
grounding was Bntain s use
cargo to
Labor
prevent further pollution of the
^ acting
^overnmeut^is under
S^
sooner in destroying t
:„ctead of waiting until
nment might have become responsible--leg-d
)r the loss of the vessel.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
!&
House Hearings Begin
f:'
Congress Urged to Pass
On-Site Picketing Bill
MSTS Commander Donaho Praises
Merchant Fleet's Vital Vietnam Role
WASHINGTON—Warm praise for the American merchant marine's vital role in the Viet Nam
sealift has been expressed by Vice Admiral Glynn R. Donaho, commander of the U.S. Military Sea
Transportation Service.
WASHINGTON—American labor and the Administration have
Donaho's praise for the ®
called on Congress to restore the right of peaceful picketing to American-flag merchant marine nation. At that time, McNamara added that "The burden imposed
said that the liners had not met upon some companies to assume
building trades unions.
is especially significant because it "the Government's need for re the responsibilities of general
Labor Secretary W. Willard'^
is in such sharp contrast with the
Wirtz, leadoff witness at House dents of more than a score of views of Defense Secretary Robert liable, responsive sealift . . . ." agents and to operate for us the
unions.
In his remarks before the ships brought out of the National
hearings, termed passage of the
McNamara, under whose juris
Full Support
Propeller Club, Donaho com Defense Reserve Fleet have not
on-site picketing bill "long over
diction
M^S
operates.
McNa
Meany told the subcommittee
pletely contradicted the charges passed unnoticed."
due."
mara
has
continually
downgraded
Defense Secretary McNamara
Four presidents, he stressed, that the situs picketing legislation the importance of the American- made by the Secretary of Defense. has continually used his personal
have asked Congress to lift the has "the full and complete support flag merchant marine and has been Donaho noted that of the 568 and unsupported denunciations of
"inequitable restriction" that pre of the AFL-CIO."
a staunch advocate of proposals ships operated under MSTS con the American merchant marine to
He
urged
its
passage
to
end
"a
vents building trades unions from
which would virtually scuttle the trol "388 are either chartered justify adoption of his own pet
putting up a picket line at a con long standing injustice that dis nation's merchant fleet were they from American steamship com projects—such as airlift or Fast
panies or operated by American
struction site where more than one criminates against building trades put into operation.
steamship companies as general Deployment Logistic Ships —
contractor or subcontractor is on workers." The prohibited picket
Donaho, who will retire from
which, if put into effect, would
the job. A 1951 Supreme Court ing, he noted, "would be perfectly active duty on March 31, told a agents."
virtually
scuttle the nation's mer
ruling held his to be a secondary lawful if performed by workers meeting of the Propeller Club in
He further pointed out that chant marine capability, and leave
boycott violation of the Taft- engaged in labor disputes involv Washington:
"most of the tramp fleet and more the United States without its vital
ing manufacturing establish
Hartley Act.
than
15 per cent of the liner fleet" "fourth arm of defense" in time
"Without the reliable service
Construction workers should ments."
The rail labor statement, on be these ships (of the American mer are under charter to MSTS, and of future national emergency^
have the same right as other work
half
of 23 affiliated unions, put its chant marine) have rendered, my
ers "to protest substandard condi
support
for the building trades on command could not have met its
tions," Wirtz said.
the
basis
of "one of the oldest and obligations or carried out its mis
President C. J.^Haggerty of the
greatest
traditions
of the American sion in augmenting transportation
AFL-CIO Building and Construc
labor
movement—that
an injury capability to Southeast Asia."
tion Trades Department spoke for
to
one
is
an
injury
to
all."
the workers directly affected who,
Sharp Contrast
SIU
President
Paul
Hall,
who
he emphasized, were asking only
This
was
in sharp opposition
for the rights of "free citizens" to is also president of the AFL-CIO to McNamara's view, stated in
Maritime Trades Dept., expressed
WASHINGTON—The United States now has more shipping
combat unfair employers.
January, that the subsidized and tonnage under runaway flags, alleged to be under so-called "effec
the
unanimous
support
of
unions
AFL-CIO President George
unsubsidized American-flag liner
Meany and spokesmen for virtu representing more than 5 million operators had failed to respond tive control" than it has flying the American-flag, according to the
latest report of the Maritime'^
ally every segment of the Ameri workers.
The department also was host to adequately to national defense Administration.
ships or 15,363,000 deadweight
can labor movement joined in
needs in Vietnam because they'
perhaps
the
most
dramatic
demon
tons registered under the runaway
statements of solid support for the
The Maritime Administration
were more concerned with making
stration
of
union
solidarity
on
the
flags
of Liberia, Panama and Hon
building tradesmen and for the
profit than with aiding their report shows 474 American-owned duras which the Defense Depart
site
picketing
bill.
bill introduced by Representative
The regularly scheduled Mari
ment regards as under its "effec
Frank Thompson, Jr., chairman
time
Trades meeting on April 5
tive control." This compares with
of the House Lalx)r special sub
was
transformed
into
a
rally
for
944
ships of 14.7 million dead
committee.
the
legislation
and
gave
prolonged,
weight
tons registered under the
Labor's solidarity was expressed
standing
ovations
to
Thompson
U.S.
flag
as of last July, which are
by the Industrial Union Depart
and
Haggerty,
the
two
speakers.
the
latest
statistics available.
ment, the Maritime Trades De
Standing
in
front
of
a
banner
Of
the
runaway flag ships al
partment, the Metal Trades De
declaring
the
department's
support
legedly
available
to the U.S. in an
NEW ORLEANS—Sometime in April, Seafarers will begin
partment, the Railway Labor Ex
for
his
bill,
Thompson
predicted:
emergency,
354
are
under the Liecutives' Association and by presimanning the first large ocean-going commercial vessel with an
We're going to pass it this year."
berian
flag,
110
under
the Pana
The MTD's executive secretary- aluminum hull. The ship, the Sacal Borincano was launched manian flag, and 10 flying the
treasurer, Peter M. McGavin, told recently in New Orleans and ®' The roll-on, roll-off vessel's hull Honduran flag.
A breakdown
the overflow gathering of union, will be operated in a weekly is completely constructed of alum shows 278 of these runaways are
industry and government officials: service between Miami and San inum alloy, which made possible tankers totaling 11.2 million tons,
We are for the situs picketing Juan, Puerto Rico by SlU-con- many design innovations in the 104 bulk and ore carriers totaling
bill as much as we are for an inde tracted South Atlantic and Carib remainder of the vessel.
3.2 million tons.
pendent maritime agency."
bean Line.
They are registered under these
With a full load displacement
"flags-of-convenience"
so that
of 1,570 tons, the ship draws just
their
owners,
who
are
themselves
HADDONFIELD, N. J. — A
slightly more than 10 feet when
new two-year contract has been
loaded to capacity with 40 trailers, American citizens, can avoid the
"inconvenience" of paying fellow
won by the SIU United Industrial
and can maintain a speed of 14 citizens decent American wages,
Workers following a 14-day strike
knots. It is estimated that the avoid paying their fair share of
against the Hussman Refrigerator
same
vessel, if conventionally con American taxes, and circumvent
Co. here.
structed
of steel, would displace American labor laws, working
The pact calls for a 6 per cent
an extra 498 tons, draw about 12 conditions, safety, and other regu
wage increase the first year with
feet of water, and have a service lations.
an additionail 4 per cent hike in
The Department of Defense,
the second year. Additional night
speed of 13 knots.
differential will also be paid on
Except for anti-fouling paint on under Defense Secretary Robert
the second and third shifts. Other
her bottom and some decorative McNamara, continues to uphold
gains were additional contribu
strips at the deckline and on the the myth of "effective control"
tions by the employer to the UIW
however, and the MARAD report
pilot house, the vessel's exterior includes Military Sea Transporta
Welfare Plan and an additional
will remain unpainted.
paid holiday, Hussman employees
tion Service insistence that it
The techniques worked out for maintains effective control over
will now have nine paid holidays.
construction of the Sacal Borin these vessels of foreign registry.
Around-the-clock picketing of
the company began when the 250
It must be noted, however, that
cano are expected to serve as a
UIW members went out at mid
test-bed for the construction of the Defense Department has never
night on Feb. 7, and continued
much larger aluminum vessels in attempted to test its actual control
until the contract was ratified by
over these vessels, and when extra
the future.
a vote of 129 to 55 in a secret bal
ships were needed desperately for
With a beam of 44 feet and a
lot election held at the UIW hall
the Viet Nam sealift the Defense
depth
of 28 feet, the ship is pow Department first tried to charter
on Feb. 21.
Hussman is one of the largest Sacal Borincano, roll on, roll off vessel scheduled to begin oper ered by twin 1,500 horsepower foreign-owned ships for the job,
manufacturers of refrigerator dis ating this month on regular weekly Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico diesels. Her construction called and when this failed it resorted to
play cases for retail stores in the run for SIU-contracted South Atlantic and Caribbean Line, is world's for the use of 760,000 pounds pulling World War II ships out of
first large ocean-going commercial vessel with an aluminum hull. of aluminum alloy.
United States.
the Reserve Fleet.
U.S.-Owned Runaway Ships
Outweigh U.S.-F[ag Fleet
I
SlU-Coniracted Co. to Operate
first Alumimim Merchant Vessel
SlU-UIW Wins
New Contract
At Hussman Plant
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FDL CONCEPT RAPPED AS WORTHLESS, URGE BUILDUP OF U.S.-FLAG FLEET
SEN. BREWSTER RAPS BOYD PROPOSALS, URGES ‘CONSTRUCTIVE MARITIME POLICY’
HOUSE OPPOSITION TO FDL GROWS, APPROVAL IS INCREASINGLY DOUBTFUL
DIRKSEN TRIES NEW ‘BACKDOOR’ BID TO SINK ONE MAN, ONE VOTE RULE
OFFICIAL NEGLECT OF U.S. MARITIME ENDANGERS NATION, MAGNUSON WARNS
MEANY HAILS FARM WORKERS’ UNION’S FIRST-TIME PACT WITH DIGIORGIO CO.
THE FORTUNE BENEATH THE SEA AT THE HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMENSHIP
HISTORIC SEA DISASTERS – THE TORREY CANYON DISASTER
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SEAFARERS '^9:X0G
April 28,
1967
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
for Stronger
Facts for Union Members
—Centerfold
SiU Lakes District Blocks
Engine Manning Cut Attempt
Page 3
The Story of Navigation
vrr^Oidesr^ Sciences ^
Page 15
Bipartisan Support Crows
For Strong Ship Legislation
Page 3
SLU Baltimore Tugmen Win
Contract Gains, Strike Ends
Page 3
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Pace Two
AprU 28, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Twice-Postponed Senate Hearings to Resume
Boyd Slated to Present Government
Maritime Policy at May I Hearing
WASHINGTON—Senate hearings probing future Government policy toward the American mer
chant marine, which opened on April 12, are to be resumed on May 1 because of the failure of
Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd to appear at the April 12 meeting as expected. Boyd was
scheduled to disclose at that ^
meeting what policy the Admin time hearings, which were orig new martime policy, of "dodging
istration has in mind for the inally slated to begin in March, and weaving" when asked when
future of the maritime industry.
Members of the Senate Com
merce Committee's Subcommittee
on Merchant Marine and Fish
eries expressed extreme disap
pointment at Boyd's failure to
appear as scheduled. Another
Administration witness who was
scheduled to appear but didn't,
was Secretary of Defense Robert
McNamara, who was expected
to continue his pleas for Con
gressional approval of his Fast
Deployment Logistic Ship con
cept, which has already been
rejected by the Senate, and to
which numerous members of the
House have already expressed
strong opposition.
Actually, this is the second
postponement of the Senate mari
but were postponed at the request
of the Administration.
Various members of the Sen
ate subcommittee expressed irrita
tion at the failure of Boyd and
McNamara to appear at the most
recent hearings. Senator E. L.
Bartiett (D-Alaska), subcommit
tee chairman, declared "We can
afford to wait no longer," because
the American merchant marine
"is sinking fast" in the absence
of any firm Government maritime
policy to guide its future.
Senator Daniel Brewster (DMd.) accused Acting Secretary of
Commerce Alexander B. Trow
bridge, who did appear at the
hearings but would not offer any
indications of what the Adminis
tration has in mind regarding a
MSTU Wins Representation
On 2 Interior Dept. Vessels
HONOLULU—The crews of two vessels operated under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries of the Depart
ment of the Interior in the Hawaii area have come under the banner
of the SIUNA-affiliated Military ^
Sea Transport Union.
areas.
Preparations for negotiations
The MSTU won formal and
with
the employer on a basic
exclusive recognition as the repre
agreement
covering these items is
sentative of crewmen aboard the
vessels Townsend Cromwell and already under way, MSTU Ad
Charles H. Gilbert after the crew- visor-Representative Roy "Buck"
members indicated their desire to Mercer announced, and the actual
negotiations are expected to begin
be represented by the MSTU.
MSTU Secretary-Treasurer Jo- in the near future. The employer
•seph J. Leal officially welcomed in this case is the Bureau of Com
the new members into the Union mercial Fisheries, which presently
at the April 7 membership meet sets the salary rates and conditions
ing in San Francisco and outlined of employment of the two vessels.
When the negotiations get un
the benefits of Union representa
tion in terms of negotiations with der way, the rank and file mem
the employer for wages, hours, bers of the Union negotiating
working conditions and other committee will include Cromwell
and Gilbert crewmembers Harold
W. Kamauu, Raymong Fujiwara,
Gordon N. Williamson, Donald L.
SEAFARERS|^LOG Moffatt, Shisuro Seki, and Greg
ory K. Naluelua Jr.
April 28. 1967 • Vol. XXIX, No. 9
MSTU representatives on the
Official Publication of the
negotiating committee will in
Seafarers International Union
clude Francis Militante, MSTU
of North America,
Honolulu Representative; Emil
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District,
Lee, Marine Cooks and Stewards
AFL-CIO
Honolulu Port Agent; and Wil
Executive Board
liam
Berger, Sailors Union of the
PAUL HALL, President
Pacific
Honolulu Port Agent—all
CAL TANNER
EARL SHEPARD
Exec. Vice-Pree.
Vice-President
of whom took part in the orga
AL KERR
LINDSEY WILLIAMS
nization of the vessels and in ob
Sec.-Treas.
Vice-President
taining the required number of
ROBERT MATTHGYVS
Vice-Preeident
pledge cards—and Roy Mercer,
HERBERT BRAND
MSTU Advisor- Representative
Director of Organizing and
Publications
and David McClung, MSTU At
Managing Editor
torney.
MIKE POLLACK
The new contract will cover all
Aeeietant Editor
NATHAN SKYER
Staff Writers
the employees on the two vessels,
with the exception of the Master,
PETER WEILL
PETBt WEISS
and will cover the performance of
ED RUBBNSTBIN
HARRY WITTSCHEN
their varied duties, which include
assisting
with fishing operations in
Pibllilisd tlwNkly at 810 Rhsdi lilind Annis
N.E.. Waihlnitsn, D. C. 20018 by ths Snfaraddition to other regular duties
•rs iRtsrastlsnal Unlsn, Atlanlie, Gsir, Lakes
both at sea and ashore.
aai iRlaad Waten Olstrlct, AFL-CIO, 875
Faartfe Anaie, Brsotlya, N.V. 11232. Tel.
The Townsend Cromwell is a
mraalRfb 9-8600. Setand class fsstaie fald
600-gross-ton vessel, 158 feet long
at Washlnitaa, 0. C.
with a 33 foot beam, powered by
PiSriASTErf ATTEHTIOH: Forai 3579
cards sbtald be sent ta Scafann Internatlcnal
an
800 horsepower diesel and is
Ualaa, Atlaatlc, Oalf, Lakes and Inland Waters
Olstrlat AFL-Cli, 875 Faarth Annnc, Brackbased in Honolulu. The Charles
lya, N.r. 112S2.
H. Gilbert, which also operates
out of Honolulu, is 200 gross tons,
the policy would be ready and
what it would contain.
Boyd's appearance at the hear
ings is of the utmost importance
because in spite of the fact that
Congress last year refused to
transfer the Maritime Adminis
tration into Boyd's Department of
Transportation and kept it instead
in the Department of Commerce,
President Johnson has seen fit to
have Boyd formulate the Admin
istration's new maritime policy.
Sharp Criticism
When it became known that
the Administration witnesses
would not appear at the April 12
hearing to outline the Adminis
tration's maritime policy. Senator
Brewster expressed .sharp criticism
of the Administration for what
he termed its "abdication of re
sponsibility for the American
merchant marine."
"We were promised a policy
last year," Brewster noted. "We
were promised a policy in Janu
ary. We were told the final policy
would be forthcoming in March,
and then we postponed hearings
to April to allow Mr. Boyd to
put the finishing touches on his
proposals. Now we are told that
it will be May before we have any
concrete policy forthcoming."
Ostrich Approach
The Johnson administration has
adopted an ostrich approach to
this .situation, Brewster continued,
burying its head in the sand
hoping the problem would go
away. But maritime's problem
will not just disappear, he assured
the Senate. "We will fall farther
and farther behind," in maritime,
"unless steps are taken soon to
halt the decline."
Senator Warren Magnuson (DWash.), Chairman of the full Sen
ate Commerce Committee, testi
fied at the subcommittee hearings
and called for a minimum con
struction program of 50 ships a
year in American shipyards.
Magnuson called on the Depart
ments of State and Defense to
concretely help the American-flag
fleet, noting "a total disregard on
the part of Administration after
Administration of any responsi
bility or statutory duty to imple
ment and administer existing law
in the martime field."
In actuality, although the Ad
ministration has not yet officially
released its proposed maritime
program, some of its maritime
recommendations have been
"leaked" unofficially. Even be
fore the April 12 hearing, Senator
Brewster indicated that he was
informed of what some of the
proposals would be and expressed
alarm at what the Administration
was recommending.
"We want to adopt a policy
that will breathe new life into our
merchant marine—not one that
will kill it," Brewster stated. To
adopt the Administration policy
now would be "an absolute, un
mitigated disaster," he declared.
n
Report of
International President
A'-
by Paul Hall
In reflecting back on some of the disappointing results of the national
elections of 1966, one cannot help but wonder just how many emi
nently qualified candidates sympathetic to the ever-increasing needs of
working men and women in this country were unwittingly defeated
by the same people they probably would have sought to help.
Despite the concerted efforts of the AFL-CIO's Committee on Po
iitical Education and our own Seafarers' Political Action Department,
it is all too apparent that in some sections of the country union mem
bers stayed away from the polls in droves. This fact is even more dis
tressing when wc realize the small vote margin by wbich some antilabor hopefuls were elected on both state and federal levels. In areas
where a mere 50 or a 100 thousand-odd votes, out of perhaps a million
or more not cast at all, could have tipped the .scales in favor of a more
liberal candidate, this could often be avoided.
All the careful planning of COPE and .SPAD is for naught if union
members don't vote. All the elaborate machinery for education on
political matters—forums, literature pointing up the issues important
to or detrimental to the labor movement, lectures on labor history and
the role of organized labor in our .society is to no avail whatsoever if
those who hear it and read it fail to make use of it and exercLse their
right to go to the polls on election day and vote.
Election day, 1966, with its heavy toll in liberal candidates defeated
and legislators unseated is past history. There is nothing we can do
about it but take a lesson from it as we look ahead to the even more
important presidential year of 1968.
There is no question that the biggest single problem faced by unions
in the area of political education is the education of its younger
members.
Over the next five years more than 25 million young adults will be
come eligible to vote for the first time. A good proportion of those
millions will be union members. None will have any recollection of
the depression, the new deal era of Franklin Roosevelt, the Second
World War, or the bitter struggle for collective bargaining rights.
Most of them, thanks largely to economic and social advances gained
by unions during tbeir lifetimes, will have no personal memory of hard
times at all. This last is a blessing; living proof of what organized labor
has done and will continue to do for the American working man.
But these efforts can never be relaxed and the labor movement must
see to it that our younger members are fully informed and able to
continue the battle. Like anything else, this requires basic knowledge
of the fundamentals and the history of the labor movement. With this
objective in view, our own Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship,
which trains young men aspiring a career at sea, includes courses on
Union Hi.story in its curriculum. The students come out with a working
knowledge of the union and what it means as well as practical knowl
edge of the jobs they are to perform aboard ship. In addition daily
membership forums are held which include among the topics the
history of the SlU and the trade union movement.
Young people quite naturally tend to take what they have and what
comes their way pretty much for granted. They have to be reminded
that all the benefit.'^ they enjoy as a matter of course were not always
there but were won, point by point and step by step, through long, hardfought union battles over the decades. A clear understanding of this
gradual proce.ss is esoecially important today when we must be con
stantly on guard against the reactionary elements which are springing
up on all sides in attempts to dilute the effectiveness of the labor move
ment in the United States.
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I 5IU Warns of Poisoned Whiskey
I Being Peddledin Viet Nm Ports
i
SAIGON—Peter Drewes, SIU International Representative
II for the Far East, has issued an urgent warning that all crew
members on vessels in the Far East exercise extreme caution
in the use and purchase of alcholic beverages in Southeast
. Asian ports—particularly in Saigon.
The warning applies to bottles bearing familiar stateside
11 labels as well as to local brands, Drewes said, and unauthorized
civilians offering "bargain prices" should be avoided.
Drewes made his statement following the deaths in Saigon
recently of two seaman who succumbed in U.S. Army Field
Hospitals after drinking poisoned whiskey purchased ashore.
Analysis by army chemists of the whiskey which claimed
the men's lives found it to contain wood alcohol and cherrywood.
Drewes pointed out that the black market operation in the
Saigon area is widespread and suggested that the safest pro
cedure would be for seamen to refrain from buying packaged
whiskey at all. Complaints have also been received about a
beer known as "Beer N. 33," he added.
The SIU representative said "unauthorized persons" are
either adulterating legitimate whiskey and beer or are using empty
bottles to market their own lethal concoctions. The liquor that
proved fatal to the two seamen, for example, was contained in
bottles bearing the labels of well-known American brands.
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April 28, 1967
SEAFARERS
J
?
Democratic^ GOP Congressmen Speak Out
*
ii
Baltimore Tug Strike Ends, ii
SlU Tugmen Win New Gains
;i
BALTIMORE—Members of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
in the Port of Baltimore voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new
contract negotiated with three tugboat companies, successfully end
ing a 26-week strike against the
Curtis Bay Towing, Baltimore from Monday through Friday for
Towage and Baker-Whiteley 10 crews and four days work for
three crews in the Monday through
Towing companies.
In a new three-year contract, Friday period. Baker-Whiteley
the SIU Baltimore tugboatmen guarantees five days work for five
won substantial gains in wages, crews and four days for three
working conditions, job security, crews, also in the Monday through
welfare, vacations, paid holidays Friday period. Baltimore Towage
and other benefits. The Union agreed to five-day and three-day
also negotiated a scale of work guarantees for its two crews re
spectively in the same period. The
guarantees.
The new agreement provides for Curtis Bay repair shop personnel
a better than 16 percent wage in also won a Monday through Fri
crease over a three-year period day five-day work guarantee. Un
and is retroactive to Sept. 30, der the previous contract', the tug1966, the date when the old con boatmen had no work guarantees
at all.
tract expired.
The Union also won two days
Basic hourly pay rates, through
Dec. 14, 1967, were upped to off with pay for any crewmember
$2.71 for deckhands, $2.88 for who has a death in the immediate
firemen, $2.95 for mates, $3.27 family.
The new agreement also con
for engineers and $3.28 for cap
tains a new overtime pay clause,
tains.
calling for triple time for any
Pay scales will increase by five
crewmember
required to turn to
percent again on Dec. 15, 1967,
between
midnight
and 2 A.M.,
and another five percent on Dec.
15, 1968, with the basic hourly and triple time after twelve hours
rate going to $2.99 for deckhands, of work if a job is commenced
$3.17 for firemen, $3.26 for mates, after the twelfth hour.
$3.60 for engineers and $3.17 for
The SIU Inland Boatmen's Un
captains.
ion contract also won a tightened
seniority clause, promotion and
Increased Holidays
Other gains negotiated by the transfer rights. All lay-offs and
Union include an additional three promotions are now subject to
paid holidays to 12 per year, high grievance procedure machinery
er welfare and pension payments and an arbitration procedure has
and new work guarantees. Curtis been established to deal with griev
Bay guaranteed five days work ances on seniority classifications.
Page Three
LOG
I
Solid Bi-Partisan Support Grows
For Strong Maritime Legislation
WASHINGTON—Senate minority leader Everett M. Dirksen (R-Ill.) has called for an immediate
action program by the Government to halt the continuing decline of the American-flag merchant
fleet.
would actually lead to the loss of
Addressing several hundred vessels have an average age of
42 years, while the U.S. tanker
thousands of jobs in the United
delegates representing labor,
fleet has an average age of 15 States.
government and industry in at years.
Another leading Republican
tendance at a recent day-long
"We have the oldest tanker legislator. Representative Thomas
seminar sponsored by the AFL- fleet anywhere in the world," he
M. Pelly (R-Wash.) also criticized
CIO Maritime Trades Depart said, "even though we need tank- ! the Administration
for refusing
ment, Senator Dirksen was highly ers because we have a tremendous to implement and
to properly
critical of the Government's fail investment abroad in many coun
administer the letter and spirit of
ure to develop a constructive tries and becau.se we have to sup
U.S. shipping laws.
maritime policy.
ply Navy ships everywhere."
50 Ships A Year
In addition, he vigorously at
"The United States should have
tacked maritime proposals put a merchant fleet that befits the
Speaking before a weekly mid
forth by the Administration in
wealth and standards of this coun day meeting of the MTD, Pelly,
recent months, including the sug try." he continued. "Our mer who is a member of the House
gestion to allow the building of chant marine has got to be ade Merchant Marine Committee,
American vessels in foreign yards. quate for all purposes and certain called for a construction program
Registration of American ves ly we cannot depend upon ships of 50 ships a year in U.S. ship
sels under "runaway flags" and registered under foreign flag.s. but yards. the establishment of an
the "effective control" concept must depend only upon ourselves, independent Maritime Adminis
also came under sharp criticism our own flag, our ships and our tration. and passage of legislation
from the Senator.
calling for Congressional authori
sailors."
Noting that the United States
Senator Dirksen al.so dismissed zation of funds for maritime pro
today ranks fourteenth in ship charges that the maritime subsidy grams. •
building among the fifteen major program is too costly. He pointed
"In no event should we accept
maritime nations, and seventh in out that an investment in a strong anything less than a program of
the percentage of active shipping merchant fleet is "the kind of
50 new ships a year for five years
tonnage. Dirksen decried the fact investment of public funds that to be constructed in American
that a nation "so wealthy, so large adds up to jobs." This is in con shipyards by American labor,"
and with a gross national product trast with proposals for building Pelly declared.
of $750 billion a year," ranks so U.S. ships in foreign yards, which
(Continued on page 6)
far down the ladder in the mari
time world.
Loss of Income
In attacking proposals by
Transportation Secretary Alan S.
Boyd that American ships be built
in foreign shipyards, Dirksen dis
missed the supposed cost savings
to the nation through such a
procedure, pointing out that for
eign shipyard workers not only
spend their wages at home but do
not pay any income taxes to the
Treasury of the United States.
Dirksen rapped American op
erators of runaway-flag vessels on
the same grounds, charging that
those shipowners who have regis
tered their ships in Liberia, Pan
ama and other foreign countries
also fail to pay their fair share
of taxes on their profits to the
United States Treasury.
In calling for a new and con
structive program for maritime,
the Senator pointed to the serious
d:cline of our maritime capability
that has already taken place. He
noted that the U.S. Great Lakes
House Group Clears Bill to Give
Congress Voice in MARAD Funds
WASHINGTON—Proposed legislation that would require an
nual authorization by the House Merchant Marine Committee of
funds slated for the Maritime Administration for vessel construc
tion and operating subsidies, re
search, and other activities, has of the American-flag merchant
been cleared by the Committee fleet — a decline brought about
largely by many years of bureau
and will be presented to the full
cratic neglect of U.S. maritime
House for action.
needs—a neglect often reflected
TTie Committee approved the
in the totally inadequate sums
bill (H.R. 158) with only minor
DETROIT—A three-man arbitration board has upheld the
which are annually allocated for
changes
designed to clarify its
stand taken by the SIU Great Lakes District against an attempt
ship construction and moderni
purpose. Committee approval of
by the Reiss Steamship Company to eliminate several oiler's jobs
zation of the merchant fleet.
the
measure followed extended
aboard the John A. Kling and ^
Maritime Neglected
unle.ss they receive penalty pay
hearings during which witnesses
the Raymond Reiss.
for such duties. In addition, the
representing maritime labor and
The
bill would, by requiring
The favorable decision of the
engineers will not perform any
management in all segments of
Congress
to authorize such funds
impartial arbitrators supported the
of the oilers' duties except for
the industry voiced their solid ap each year, give legislators a voice
Union's contention that the com the purpose of instruction.
proval of the bill's objectives.
in the formulation and funding
pany could not eliminate any jobs
The measure was introduced of maritime policies and pro
The arbitrators' decision also
through unilateral action without demanded the retention of the
into the House as an outgrowth grams, which until now have been
first engaging in negotiations with
of increasing concern by legisla handled almost exclusively by
night porter aboard the John A.
the Union as spelled out in the Kling.
tors over the continuing decline government agency bureaucrats
contract.
who have shamefully neglected
The Union won a similar dis
the needs of maritime.
SIU Pres. Hall Addresses Community Services Conference
pute last year over Coast Guard
In approving the measure and
issuance of a temporary manning
sending
it to the full House for
certificate to the vessel Diamond
action,
the
Committee noted;
Alkali calling for one Q.M.E.D.
"Enactment
of this bill would
(Qualified Member of the Engine
place
the
Maritime
Administra
Departnient) to serve in place of
tion
on
a
basis
comparable
to that
three oilers on watch and two
now
in
effect
with
regard
to
prin
wipers on day work. The Coast
cipal
activities
of
the
Department
Guard subsequently re-evaluated
of Defense, the U.S. Coast Guard,
the certificate.
the .Atomic Energy Commission,
As a result of the arbitrators'
the National Astronautics and
findings in the dispute with Reiss
Space Administration, and other
Steamship, three oilers aboard
major programs within the execu
each vessel in question will con
tive branch."
tinue to perform routine oilers'
The purpose of the legislation,
duties as spelled out in the Un
it said, was to make it possible
ion's agreement with the com
for the Committee to "exercise
pany. The oilers will remain on
and maintain its legislative re
watch, four on and eight off, and
sponsibility over our maritime
will receive penalty pay in addi
policies and programs . . ."
tion to regular wages when they
To do this effectively, the Com
perform wipers' work.
mittee said, "we must review such
Wipers' duties aboard these
SIU President Paul Hall, who is also a Vice-President of the AFL-CIO, addressed the opening session
policies and programs annually
vessels include sanitary work,
of
the recent AFL-CIO National Conference on Community Services. Over 500 delegates to the New
and make specific legislative au
chipping and painting, sougeeing,
York City meeting heard Hall (inset, lower right), call for new measures to improve the availability
thorization for the use of appro
carrying stores, etc. Oilers will
priated funds . . ."
and
quality
of
medical
care
in
the
United
States.
For
complete
story
of
the
Conference,
see
page
4.
not be required to do this work
SIU Great Lakes District Blocks
Engine Dept Crew Cat Attempt
�April 28, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Four
AFL-CIO Community Services Conference Meets
AFL-CIO Calls tor Improvements
In Nations Health Care Servires
The Atlantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area
The sad fact recently reported by the Maritime Administration
that the U.S. has more "effective control" of shipping tonnage
NEW YORK—Representatives from labor and government speaking at the Twelfth Annual
under runaway flags than under the American flag is a pathetic
AFL-CIO National Conference on Community Services held here last week, focused on the health
comment. The DcTense Department alleges to have "effective
care available to the American worker. They found health services wanting and called for imcontrol" over these runaway ships, but it does not alter in the
provements in quality and quanti
slightest the shabbiness of a situa
ty.
that it works not only for -the with full-time community service tion which allows certain Ameri runs. Art. who last shipped on
SIU President Paul Hall, who elderly but will lead to a national
workers heard reports from pro
can shipowners to duck the re the Commander, sails in the Black
is also an AFL-CIO vice-presi health program for all."
fessional experts in health services
sponsibilities of" being Americans. Gang. Dave is a Deck Depart
dent. told the .500 delegates at the
Arthur E. Hess, deputy com and attended workshop sessions.
They avoid taxes, gel around la ment man.
opening session at the Hotel Com
missioner of social security, re
Norfolk
bor laws and deprive their fellow
modore that the same labor move
ported that the medicare program
citizens
of
honest
work
at
fair
.Shipping has been good here
ment which pioneered in furnish is "working well" in its first nine
wages. Let's hope that something the last couple of weeks and the
ing health clinics and welfare months but many leading medical
is soon done to curb this inequi outlook continues favorable. We
benefits for union members and
men found serious flaws in its
table
practice.
have had two payoffs, one ship
which helped gain the passage by
effcctivene.s.s.
signing
on and five
vessels in
Congress of Medicare, can put
New York
Sabin Honored
transit.
its opinion-forming machinery
Albert Nash and Thomas
Julian Wilson has just reregis
The five-day conference ended
WASHINGTON—Preparations
into gear to improve health care.
Trainor
are both back from vaca
with
the
annual
Murray-Green
tered
at the hall and is ready to
are already underway for the
"It is appropriate and timely to
tions and looking for a Vietnam go. He has been enjoying a long
Award
dinner
at
which
AFI
-CIO
1967 AFL-CIO Union Industries
recall that recently the AFL-CIO
Vice President Joseph A. Bcirne Show, to be held this year from run. Al was last Chief Cook on vacation following a one-year tour
called on Congress to improve and
the Citadel Victory and Tom was in Vietnam on a tug boat.
expand the areas of health care," presented labor's chief award for May 19 to May 24 at the Phoenix,
an
AB abotird the Albion Victory.
distinguished
community
service
After some fishing at Cape HatArizona, Veterans Memorial Coli
Hall said.
to
Dr.
Albert
B.
Sabin.
developer
Looking for any run at all is teras. Oiler Ezckiel Daniels is
seum.
In his address. President Hall
registered again and hopes to ship
TTie annual Union Industries 27-year veteran Angelo Meglio.
pinoointed mental illness as the of the Sabin vaccine for immuni
zation
against
poliomyelitis.
out
.soon.
Show is designed to familiarize His last berth was as Chief Elec
nation's number one health prob
The
conference
theme,
"toward
Joseph
Cash, a 23-year union
the American Public with the trician on the Afoundria.
lem. He reminded the delegates
improving
our
community
health
veteran,
had
to get off the Poloquality products and services pro
that at least one out of every 1 2
Frank LaRo.sa, last off the
mac
to
go
into
the hospital for a
Americans is now being hospi services." was stre.ssed not only by duced by American trade union
Robin Hood is looking for a Stew
Hall and Perlis but also by AFL- workers, enjoying the benefits and
checkup.
Joe
sails
as a Bosun.
talized for mental illness at some
art Dept. slot on a coast-wise run.
time during his life and that one- CIO Vice Presidents David Sulli security of union representation
Boston
Also looking for a short trip is
half of the hospital beds in the van and Paul Jennings. Sullivan and free collective bargaining.
-Shipping has been on the slow
.Fohii Likness. He was last on the
As in previous years, the
country are occupied bv the men is president of the Building .Serv
bell here this period but we are
Robin Kirk for four and a-half
ice
Employes.
Jennings
of
the
SlUNA will participate in the
tally ill.
hopeful it will pick up in the com
months as AB but hopes to ship
"By providing early diagnosis Electrical, Radio & Machine show with a display of the goods
ing
two weeks.
as
Bosun
this
time.
and early treatment on an out Workers. Beirne heads the Com and services produced by the SIU
Joseph
Thoma.s, 25 years in the
patient basis through community munications Workers and also is and affiliated unions. Representa
SIU,
has
had
a brief rest and now
chairman
of
the
AFL-CIO
Com
tives of SlUNA affiliates will be
mental health centers." President
is
waiting
for
a European run.
munity
Services
Committee.
on hand to greet visitors to the
Hall said, "this frightful toll can
Joe's
last
job
was
on the Platte
Delegates
from
most
AFL-CIO
display.
be substantially reduced."
as
AB.
unions
and
major
central
bodies
Other displays this year will
Hal! added that "The increas
Two other 25-year men around
include a demonstration by the
ing concern over the problem of
the
hall lately were Robert Frazer
Glass Blowers Association of the
mental health care is rapidly steer
and
Joseoh Presbong who both
ancient art of glass blowing, in
ing organized labor toward un
'^ail
as
ABs.
addition *o the raffling-off of a
ion-negotiated mental health pro
\
/
Bob,
last on the Robin Kirk,
14-foot fiber
glass motorboat
grams as part of their general
will
grab
the first job put on the
Ketchum
Shaw
donated by the GBBA.
welfare plans."
board
but
Joe is planning to spend
Lucky ticket-holders to the
In the keynote address of the
AFL-CIO
President
George
some
time
at home with his family
Philadelphia
show will also be the recipients of
conference. Leo Perlis. director of
Meany has appointed Thomas an all union-made electric kitchen,
after
his
trip to India on the
After
being
in
drydock
for
a
AFL-CIO Community Services,
W. ( Teddy) Gleason, president of
Potomac.
spell.
Oscar
0/.er
is
fit
for
duty
as
well
as
numerous
small
electri
spelled out the need for a "com
the International Longshoremen's cal appliances and TV sets don and ready to go again. Oscar was
Puerto Rico
prehensive program of quality
Association, to represent the Fed ated by the International Brother
last on the Columbia and sails in
health care for all, whether the
We are sorry to report that pen
eration as a fraternal delegate to hood of Electrical Workers.
the Engine Department.
.AMA likes it or not." He said
sioner Juan Leiba died recently.
the Vietnamese Confederation of
Drawings will be held daily for
the conference was organized to
Many of his Seafarer friends paid
William Smith is registered and
bring current facts and problems Labor's fifth national convention other items as well, and live fash
their
last respects at the funeral
to be held in Saigon from April ion shows will be held daily for waiting for a Deck Department
to light, soecifically these:
services.
20 through Aprif 23, 1967. As the ladies, under the sponsorship berth. His last job was as Bosun
Enrique Rosado has come
• Mental Health, "perhaps the
President Meany's personal rep of the United Textile Workers on the Pctrochem.
home to the island after several
nation's No. I problem."
resentative, Glea.son will deliver
.Art Shaw and Dave Ketchum weeks at the U.S.P.H.S. hospital
Union and the International
• Alcoholism, one of the "top
a message to the CVT convention
Ladies'
Garment
Workers'
Union.
are
watching the board for coal in Staten Island.
four problems in a country with
delegates and carry the fraternal
Long-time Seafarer Rafael
more than 5 million alcoholics"
greetings of the American labor
Vidal,
now president of the
needing treatment.
Congressmen Visit SIU Engineers School
movement.
U.T.M. (Stevedores Union), drops
• The effective implementa
Gleason, who is also a viceby the hall regularly to say hello
tion of the medicare program "so
president of the Maritime Trades
to the boys on the beach.
Department and chairman of its
Baltimore
legislative committee, has made
three missions to Saigon at the
Shipping has been good this
request of the Agency for Inter
period and prospects for the com
national Development of the U.S.
ing two weeks look good.
Department of .State to help speed
We have re-crewed the Bethtex,
up the flow of goods through Viet
the Oceanic Victory and the Yorki
The rapid expansion of the |i Nam's overtaxed port system in
mar and expect the Baltimore will
i Soviet merchant fleet, which || support of the war effort and the
crew up shortly.
i tripled in size between 1958 || civil economy.
Four ships paid off, five signed
I and 1966 and is expected to ||
Following his reports and rec
on and nine were in transit. The
grow by another 4 million i| ommendations. Gleason arranged
Alamar, Losmar, Yorkmar, Ohio,
tons by 1970, was outlined refor a team of ILA dock special
Maine, Seatrain Wa.shington and
cently at a news conference if ists to accompany him on his sec
the Oregon are laid up.
held in Moscow by the Soviet |i ond trip to Saigon to implement
George Schmidt, whose last
Merchant Marine Minister |: the "know-how" in eliminating
trip was to India, is now waiting
Viktor G. Bakayev.
the port congestions. His third
for a pineapple run to Hawaii. A
The Soviet merchant fleet ii mission provided additional im
20-year union member, George
has grown from 735 vessels || proved methods for handling port
ships as an AB.
Members of the Subcommittee on Education & Training of the House
of 3.3 million deadweight tons g operations and eliminating con
Another 20-year man, Joe Sny
Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee visited the Joint SlU-MEBA
in 1958 to 1,300 vessels of § gestion on land areas in the move
der, wants a Far East run to Japan
District 2 School of Marine Engineering during a recent tour of
9.4 million tons last year, ^ ment of cargo.
or Vietnam. He was last on the
SIU Headquarters in New York. Standing (l-r) are: Cong. John M.
Bakayev announced.
^
Gleason will be accompanied
Alice Brown in the Deck Depot.
Murphy (D-N.Y.); Capt. King, MARAD Atlantic Coast Director;
The fleet will be expanded g to Viet Nam by George P. DeTom Yahlonsky, last aboard the
Capt. John Everett, Committee Staff; Cong. William D. Hathaway
§ to a tonnage of 13.1 million g laney. Special Adviser to the .Sec
Alcoa Explorer as Bosun, is
(D-Me.); Cong. Thomas Downing (D-Va.): Earl Shopard, SIU Vice Pres
retary of State and Coordinator
by 1970, he predicted.
watching the board for any long
of Internal Labor Affairs.
ident; Ronald Spencer, School Director. Students are seated at desk.
run.
Union Industries
Show Slated
May 19 to 24
Gleason of ILA
Represents AFL-CIO
Before Viet Labor
o
Red Merchant Fleet
Tripled Since 1958,
I Still Growing Fast
v.
�April 28> 1967
SEAFARERS
Page Five
LOG
Resolutions Cover Maritime issues
The Gulf Coast
by LIndsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
The Twelfth Annual Convention of the Louisiana AFL-CIO
met at Baton Rouge recently and passed many resolutions per
taining to maritime and other issues of importance to labor. The
SIU was well represented at the meeting, as was the Greater New
Orleans and Vicinity Maritime Council. The complete story of
the Convention is carried else- ^
where in this issue of the LOG.
oiler to get enough sea time in that
Representatives of the Interna slot to sit for his engineer's license.
tional Longshoremen's Associa
Houston
tion and the New Orleans Steam
Shipping
has
picked up here in
ship A.ssociation were on hand for
Houston
during
the past period
the recent dedication of the new
and
the
situation
looks good for
Waterfront Employment Center in
the
immediate
future.
New Orleans. The new $750,000
C. Sawyer, who just completed
facility is designed to provide pro
his
first trip as AB after complet
tection from the elements for the
ing
his upgrading training, is back
city's longshoremen during the
twice-daily shape-ups, which were in Houston looking for a South
previously held out-of-doors. The American run. J. R. Moncrief
had a very short stay in port
facility was financed by the New
Orleans Steamship Association in recently. He came in to look
accord with the collective bargain at the board and decided to ship
ing agreement between the Asso out the same day aboard the Canciation and Locals 1418 and 1419 tigny. Seafarer J. Olivier is recu
perating in the hospital following
of the ILA.
an unfortunate auto accident and
New Orleans
we're all rooting for a quick re
Native New Orleanian James covery.
Adalre is looking for a berth
Mobile
aboard a Delta Line ship. Adaire
Oldtimer William C. Sellers is
likes to .sail Delta and has spent a
registered
here and waiting for a
great deal of sea time aboard the
deck department slot to show up
Del Mundo, on which he held
down an AB slot. The next Delta on the board. Sellers recently
.ship that hits the board will prob made a couple of fast trips to the
ably have him aboard for its next Far East and Vietnam as bosun
aboard the Andrew Jackson.
trip.
George Bales, who last sailed
Seafarer Dick Grew is a native aboard the Del Aires as deck
of Tampa but does most of his maintenance, is also looking for a
sailing from New Orleans. Right suitable deck job.
now he's looking for a good stew
We also nave some engine de
ard department billet and will take
partment
oldtimers here between
the first such job that comes along.
ships
right
now and ready to ship
His last voyage was aboard the
out.
Jack
Groen last sailed to
Alcoa Ranger as a messman.
Vietnam aboard the Minot Vic
AB Jame.s Christian's last ship tory and is waiting for an outwardwas the Hastings. Christian has a
bound slot. Daniel Brownnon has
preference for the North Euro his FED again after an illness and
pean run, but admits that he is raring to go anywhere on any
doesn't particularly enjoy weath thing.
ering the North Atlantic gales in
A nice chief cook's slot is on the
the wintertime. A native of Mem
mind
of Seafarer James Naylor.
phis, Christian has been sailing out
Just off the Fort Hoskins, Naylor,
of New Orleans for many years.
who has been an SIU member
Seafarer Frank Hickox prefers
since the Union's inception, wants
heading south when hfe goes to
to ship out again as soon as he
sea, and South America is his
can.
The same goes for Claude
usual destination. His latest trip
Hollings,
whose last ship was the
was as oiler aboard the Finn Vic
Alcoa
Commander
on which he
tory. Hickox usually sails as elec
trician, but has taken to sailing as sailed as night cook and baker.
Twelfth Annua! Louisiana AFL-CiO
Convention Meets in State Capitol
BATON ROUGE, La.—A wide variety of maritime and general labor issues on both the state
and national levels were acted upon by delegates to the recent Twelfth Annual Convention of the
Louisiana AFL-CIO, which met here on April 10-13.
In all, 339 organizations were
represented at the four-day
meeting by the 914 regular
delegates and 153 representatives
of 81 international unions. Also
on hand were well over 3,500
guests.
.Speakers included Louisiana
AFL-CIO President Victor Bussie;
Louisiana Governor John J. McKeithen; Senator Russel B. Long;
and Representative Hale Boggs,
among others.
Seafarers International Union
representatives to the session in
cluded SIU vice-president Lindsey Williams and New Orleans
port agent Buck Stephens.
Several resolutions of impor
tance to the American maritime
industry were adopted at the meet
ing. These included resolutions:
• Supporting pending legisla
tion designed to help revitalize the
Discussing resolutions to be voted upon at the 12th Annual Con
U.S. merchant marine, including
vention of the Louisiana AFL-CIO are (clockwise from lower left):
an independent Maritime Admin
Larry Roberts Sr. of Boilermakers Local 37: Victor Bussie, Louisiana
istration, modernization of the do
State AFL-CIO President: SIU Vice-President Lindsey Williams*
mestic fleet. Congressional au
Morty
Kressner of the SIU: and Charles Richardson, MEBA District 2.
thorization for Maritme Adminis
tration funds, denying U.S. car
• Voicing strong opposition to
goes to foreign-built ships. Fed consumer education and protec
tion. and placed full support be the issuance by many states of tax
eral support for nuclear-powered
hind the pending Truth-in-Lend- exempt industrial bonds as a lure
merchant ship development.
for industrial plants — many of
• Opposing any foreign build ing legislation.
•
Urging
passage
of
the
Situs
which are relocating in an attempt
ing of American-flag ships.
Picketing
bill
now
pending
in
the
to
avoid long-standing contracts
• Opposing a move by some
House.
with unions in other areas.
international .shipping interests to
remove licensed radio officers
from some ocean going vessels.
• Callmg for modernization of
the U.S. naval establishment to
bring about a more powerful U.S.
naval fleet and more effective col
lective bargaining in U.S. naval
shipyards.
Six More Veteran Seafarers
Join Growing Pension Roster
Other Actions
On other issues. Convention
delegates adopted resolutions:
• Calling for a step-up in the
pace of the War on Poverty.
• Urging passage of longneeded increases in Social Secu
rity benefits to the nation's elderly.
• Calling for more effective
Dierklng
Champion Tug men's Hockey Team
Sponsored by SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, the "Tugmen's Hockey
Team" (above), was champion of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan's City League Bantam Division Playoffs.
Front row (1-r) are: D. Gallagher, T. Carlson, D. Craven, G. Payment, D. Keiper, J. Stack, S. Sad
ler, M. Beatty, R. Atkins, and S. Perry. Back row includes: J. Ruelle, coach M. Streeter, H. Law
rence, S. Bata, R. Kaunisto, G. Sullivan, B. Waggoner, Manager F. Zimmerman, and IBU rep. J. Bernard.
Turkington
Mohat
Austria
Six Seafarers have been added to the growing SIU pension list
recently. The lastest addition to the pension ranks include Herbert
Dierking, John Turkington, Ghee Mohat, Ray Austria. Walter Coleman
and Kenneth Hayes.
Herbert Dierking joined the
SIU in the port of New York and
sailed in the deck dept. He was
born in New Jersey and lives in
Staten Island, N. Y., with his wife,
Edna. Dierking was last employed
on tugboats operated by the B cS: O
Railroad in New York City.
John Turkington sailed as oiler
and joined the SIU in the port of
Hayes
New York. A native of New Jer
sey, he now lives in New Orleans.
Turkington's last ship was the
Seamar.
Manila, the Philippines, Austria
Chec Mohat joined the SIU in
last sailed on the Iberville.
the port of New York. A native
Walter Coleman joined the SIU
of the Philippines. Mohat sailed
in Mobile and sailed as a cook.
as AB and bosun. He lives in Seafarer Coleman lives in Mobile
Bellville, New Jersey, with his with his wife Ella Mae. Cole.nan
wife, Mary. His last ship was the last sailed on the Carroll Victory.
Cuba Victory.
Kenneth Hayes sailed as a stew
Ray Austria sailed as chief cook
ard and joined the union in Se
and baker. He joined the SIU in attle, where he lives with his wife,
Wilmington, Calif., where he lives Mae. A native of Australia, Hayes
with his wife, Connie. Born in last sailed on the Belgium Victory.
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April 28, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Refutes McNamara Charges
April 8 to April 21, 1967
MA Report Cites Marltlme's
Contributions to Viet Sealift
DECK DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco ....
Seattle
Totals
WASHINGTON—The 1966 Annual Report, released recently
by the Maritime Administration, totally refutes statements made
by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to the effect that
American commercial shipping ^
companies are not doing their
Nearly one-half of the entire
utmost to aid the U.S. Govern U.S.-flag tramp ship fleet is en
ment's Vietnam sealift because gaged in meeting Vietnam mili
they are more interested in profits tary supply requirements the re
port points out. The report
than in aiding their nation.
The report makes clear the showed that on July 1, 1966, 136
manner in which their full sup privately-owned ships were under
port of U.S. Vietnam sealift needs charter to the military, 111 of
which were operated by unsubsiis placing immense financial and
economic strain on American dized companies.
Port
commercial shipping companies.
The reactivation of over 100
Boston
The report shows that because ships from the Reserve Fleet to
New York ...
of their full commitment to the supplement the existing AmericanPhiladelphia .
Baltimore ...
Vietnam sealift, these companies: flag merchant fleet capacity cost
Norfolk
• Have lost net revenues of
the Government about $49 mil Jacksonville ..
about $32 million.
lion in reactivation costs, the re Tampa
Mobile
• Have lost some 3.5 million port notes.
New Orleans .
measurement tons of commercial
It further points out that despite
Houston
cargoes.
Wilmington ..
plans for increased services and
• Have lost over 200 commer new ships, the competitive stand San Francisco
Seattle
cial sailings because of their
ing of the U.S. merchant marine Totals
chartering of vessels to carry sup
in the world continued to decline,
plies to Vietnam.
and the share of U.S. cargo car
• Have not been able to carry
ried by U.S. ships continued to
the 50 percent of Governmentsponsored agricultural exports to be "distressingly low."
Port
Even the liners on regular runs,
which they are entitled by law.
Boston
• Have not been able to carry which had increased their par
New York
Philadelphia
their legal share of Inter-Ameri ticipation somewhat in 1964, de
Baltimore
can Development Bank-sponsored clined again in 1965, the report
Norfolk
cargoes.
said.
Jacksonville
THE INQUIRIKG SEAFARER
Question: When you have a va
cation, how do you like to spend
your time?
Steve Edelman: I enjoy travel
ing on my vacation. I particularly
enjoy the Scandi
navian countries
and would like to
see them again. I
hope to visit the
West Indies soon.
I've been to Cen
tral America and
now I'm looking
forward, to seeing
.some countries in South America.
I don't find that sailing makes me
lose interest in traveling.
Juan Morales: I like to relax,
take it easy and visit my old
friends. I can usuI'iP ally find some old
buddies at the un
ion hall. Some
times I go to De
troit. a city I like
very much. I try
to see some things
I haven't seen be
fore. Wherever I
go, travel is a great educational
experience.
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
totals
All Groups
Class A Class B
2
6
27
65
1
8
40
9
8
11
8
3
4
2
8
6
40
23
26
34
16
6
25
46
23
29
161
315
TOTAL SHIPPED
Class A Class B Class C
1
1
1
41
30
19
3
3
5
33
13
2
6
4
3
5
4
13
3
2
5
16
11
1
22
26
7
28
18
15
2
5
15
33
25
.53
21
20
24
214
162
163
REGISTERED on BEACH
Class A Class B
16
3
221
73
29
7
102
39
19
19
16
3
9
6
78
14
139
61
165
102
40
2
50
4
36
2
920
335
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Class A Class B
0
1
35
37
4
4
13
20
7
4
2
7
1
1
17
7
30
43
23
34
8
7
16
61
18
12
166
246
TOTAL SHIPPED
AU
Class A Class B Class C
0
1
3
30
33
36
4
6
11
20
6
23
6
2
2
5
6
8
1
0
4
14
2
6
7
25
35
12
22
19
20
3
4
73
19
33
23
9
19
192
160
200
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
0
3
90
149
26
17
39
57
24
16
6
3
3
2
19
29
91
55
83
84
24
2
42
55
19
2
380
.560
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Class A Class B
1
1
36
12
7
3
28
7
2
11
4
0
1
1
9
3
38
17
16
13
12
0
34
13
18
6
206
87
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
1
0
2
27
13
23
3
3
11
20
15
4
1
6
5
3
1
16
0
0
0
11
8
1
33
28
9
14
12
11
4
1
10
20
13
82
17
9
33
154
109
207
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
3
2
155
37
7
6
58
34
14
25
10
0
7
3
43
11
114
74
113
73
20
6
4
4
15
2
563
277
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Strong Maritime Legislation
Gets Solid Bi-Partisan Support
(Continued from page 3)
of subsidized lines and the major I maritime laborHe noted that Congress was oil companies while it destroys
Robert E. Mayer suggested that
becoming increasingly impatient the unsubsidized fleets," McKay funds desired by Transportation
at having to wait more than two warned.
.Secretary Boyd to upgrade the
years for President Johnson's
Praising maritime labor's deter
re.serve fleet would be better spent
promised "new policy for the mined fight to revitalize the Amer on new construction. The addi
Larry Wyatt: I find that I lose merchant marine." He also sug ican maritime industry. Congress tional funds alone could boost
—
—
interest in travel, so when I have gested that about half of the $2 man Wilson warned his listeners annual subsidized ship construc
a vacation, I gen billion being sought by the De against falling for the Govern tion to 25 or 30 new vessels, he
Gregory Bass: I like to catch
erally visit my fense Department for the con ment's policy of "divide and con estimated.
up on what's been going on around
friends in other struction of Fast Deployment quer" with regard to maritime.
Joseph Kahn attacked many of
the union hall,
Logistic Ships would be better
"This is particularly true today,
parts
of
the
coun
Boyd's
proposals and offered a
meet old pals I
try or go home to spent on upgrading the regular when some segments of maritime six-point alternative approach to
haven't seen for
management are .so hungry to aid maritime. Kahn demanded
Baltimore. On merchant fleet.
awhile and relax
"These funds alone would be protect their own special inter that foreign built ships continue
one
recent
vaca
and enjoy myself.
tion, I spent the sufficient to start us on correcting ests, that they are willing to en to be barred from U.S. domestic
I find that after
time going to the our current block obsolescence danger the future of the entire trades and also called for; elimi
sailing for a few
industry," Wilson said. "I'm talk nation of third flag carriers from
SIU Lifeboat problem," he said.
years I've seen
Speakers
at
other
MTD
meet
ing ahout those segments of man
most places, but I .School to get my lifeboat ticket. ings in Washington included Ma agement that are willing to sell hauling government-generated
cargoes; forbidding MSTS from
still enjoy travel
rine Engineers Beneficial Associ out—on the question of maritime using foreign-flag tonnage; estab
ing on my vacation.
ation District 2 President Ray independence—on the question of
lishment of tax exempt construc
mond T. McKay; Congressman building abroad—on the question
tion reserves for non-subsidized
Charles H. Wilson (D-Calif.); of an adequate merchant fleet—
operators; a requirement that one
em Waddell: I just like to re
Robert Slaughter: I stay home Western Shipbuilding Association
just to protect their own sub half of licensed oil imports move
lax and take it easy on my vaca with my wife. She's expecting a President Robert E. Mayer; Jo sidies," he continued.
on American-flag tankers; a firm
tions. In the win
baby and I like to seph Kahn, chairman of the
Wilson indicated his belief that
injunction against any foreign
ter, I sometimes
be home when I board of SlU-contracted Seatrain "the road to maritime supremacy
building of U.S. ships.
go to a ski resort.
can. Sometimes, I Lines and Hudson Waterways; still lies in the direction of com
Representative Edwards lashed
I also enjoy tak I
go up to the lakes and Congressman Jack Edwards plete independence for the Mari
out
strongly against the Adminis
ing little trips up
area of Maine to (R-Ala.), member of the House time Administration," and pre
tration's
recent decision to lay up
state. Mostly, I
Merchant
Marine
Committee.
visit my mother.
dicted strong Congressional sup
the
nuclear
ship Savannah, charg
like to take in a
I don't really feel
McKay also attacked Trans port for pending legislation call
ing
that
"it
does not seem like
real good restau
like traveling portation Boyd's proposals to ing for the creation of an inde
rant and visit
much when I get build American ships abroad. To pendent MARAD annual Con good economy on the part of the
some theatres.
home from a voy allow the foreign building that gressional authorization for the Executive Branch of the Govern
You miss them after a very long age. I prefer to catch up with my Boyd proposed would "benefit maritime industry, and other pro ment to take this action," Ed
family and friends.
only the interests of a handful posed legislation supported by
ward noted.
trip at sea.
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April 28, 1967
EmployerWage-HourChiseling
On Rise, Labor Dept. Reports
WASHINGTON—Complaints of employer violations of the Fair
Labor Standards Act increased substantially in February and March,
the first two months of the higher minimum wages and broader cover
age provided by the 1966 amendment to the act, the Labor Dept. has
reported.
Complaints filed in February were up 36 percent over the filings for
the same month of 1966—from 1,885 to 2,572. March complaints
rose 48 percent—from 2,216 in 1966 to 3,275 this year. For the two
months, the increase was from 4,101 complaints to 5,847 for an over-all
rise of 43 percent.
The rising number of complaints coincides with a nationwide drive
by the AFL-CIO for full enforcement of the law.
In a letter to federation central bodies, AFL-CIO President George
Meany pointed out that the Labor Dept. "has never had enough in
spectors to do the job" and "it is up to us to help." He called on
every central body to set up a wage-hour enforcement committee, offer
its services to all workers especially the unorganized, help them bring
their complaints to wage-hour investigators and press for prompt action,
keep tabs on the outcome of all cases, and be alert to unnecessary
compromises that give the worker only a portion of the wages due him.
The 1966 FLSA amendments, effective last Feb. 1, gave protection
to 9 million additional workers for the first time and provided higher
minimums at stated intervals for 41.4 million workers in 1.9 million
U.S. business establishments.
Newly covered workers must be paid at least $1 an hour and 1.5
times their regular rate of pay for more than 44 hours of work a week,
unless specifically exempted. Next Feb. 1 the minimum rises to $1.15
an hour, with overtime pay required after 42 hours of work a week.
Thereafter it goes up 15 cents a year until farm workers reach $1.30
and other workers $1.60.
Workers covered by the law before Feb. 1 now must be paid at least
$1.40 an hour, plus overtime for work beyond 40 hours a week. Their
minimum will rise to $1.60 an hour beginning Feb. 1, 1968. Some 11
million workers still are not protected by the law. These include most
workers, domestics, and those in firms with annual sales of less than
$250,000.
The inclusion of state school and hospital employees has been chal
lenged in court tests brought by Maryland and other states.
The AFI-CIO asked a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court
in Baltimore to throw out Maryland's suit, designed to prevent enforce
ment of federal standards as they apply to state and city employees.
Twenty-three other states joined Maryland in its attack on the 1966
amendments.
The AFL-CIO brief noted that the courts have repeatedly held that
regulation of wages and hours may be applied to so-called "local"
employers, including retail and service industries. The brief also cited
a declaration of policy in the wage-hour law holding that "labor con
ditions detrimental" to minimum standards "necessary for health, effi
ciency and general well-being" may spread and perpetuate such con
ditions in several states and lead to "labor disputes burdening and
obstructing commerce.
Vincente T. Ximenes of Albu
querque, N. M., deputy director of
the Agency for International De
velopment mission in Panama, has
been appointed by President John
son to one of two vacancies on the
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission. Ximenes won the
Distinguished Flying Cross while
serving in the Army Air Force,
was a research economist and in
structor at the University of New
Mexico, served on the Democratic
National Committee staff and
joined the AID in 1965 as a mem
ber of its Ecuador mission.
The Painters named William A.
Duval of San Jose, Calif., as di
rector of apprentice training, suc
ceeding the late Carl Griffin. Du
val has been a teacher of trade
training and faculty member at
San Jose City College. He served
also as secretary of his union's
statewide apprenticeship and train
ing committee, and consultant for
the California State Division of
Apprenticeship Standards.
The AFL-CIO has published a
second volume of determinations
by the impartial umpires under
the federation's intecnal disputes
plan covering the years 1964-65.
An earlier volume covered the
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SEAFARERS LOG
years 1962-63. An index digest
to the texts of the determinations
for all four years accompanies the
new volume. The material has
been published for the use and
information of AFL-CIO affili
ates. Copies of the 1964-65 vol
ume and the index digest are avail
able from the AFL-CIO Pamphlet
Division at $5 per set. The vol
umes will not be sold separately.
However, there are some copies of
the texts of the 1962-63 decisions
still available at $2.50 per copy.
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The President's Committee on
Employment of the Handicapped
has just issued a "Guide to the
National Parks and Monuments
for Handicapped Tourists"—a di
rectory of 200 tourist attractions
in the national park system. The
book tells whether parks and mon
uments are accessible to those who
have difficulty in walking. It tells
those in wheelchairs whether they
can expect steps, narrow door
ways, inaccessible toilets and other
barriers. Cardiac patients, and
those affected by high altitudes,
are given elevations and trail
grades. Single free copies are
available from the President's
Committee on Employment of the
Handicapped, Washington, D. C.
20210.
"A Brand New Ball Game"!
''A Moral Obligation"
It has been said that once its time has
come, no force on earth can prevent an idea
from being bom. It appears that the same
could be said for the organization of the
nation's farm workers. Their time has come.
The recpnt trail-blazing agreement between
till AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Union
and the giant DiGiorgio Corp. in California
is perhaps the best proof of this contention.
For years, DiGiorgio was the implacable
foe of the organization of its farm worker
employees. Wealthy, powerful, enjoying the
SI pport of local and national government on
many levels, the company successfully block
ed every attempt of its employees to organize
and improve their condition through collec
tive bargaining. The same opposition to the
organization of farm workers held true for
other growers, big and small, all across the
nation.
But the workers persisted through the
years, and now, one by one, the growers are
caving in. Farm workers are winning the
Consensus!
Bi-partisan Congressional support is grow
ing rapidly for maritime labor's campaign to
rescue the American merchant marine from
the alarming deterioration brought about by
years of official neglect by the Government.
Senators and Representatives on both
sides of the political fence are stating, in
increasingly unequivocable terms, their dis
appointment with the Administration's fail
ure to formulate and present its long-awaited
"new policy toward maritime." More and
more Congressmen of both political parties
are expressing their alarm at the danger to
which the continuing deterioration of the
American merchant fjget is exposing the na
tion, and the apparent inability of those
human dignity and decent wages and work
ing conditions that have been denied them
for so long.
Some important victories have already
been won. Many more will be won in the
near future. The time has come for the
American farm worker to take his rightful
place in our society, and no force on earth
can now stop him.
AFL-CIO Director of Organization Wil
liam L. Kircher stated the issue very clearly
recently, when he noted that there is a
"moral obligation upon all of us" to help
redress the long-standing grievances of these
people who have contributed so much to
the health, welfare, and prosperity of this
nation, yet have gotten almost nothing in
return.
Perhaps this is why the time has now come
for the emancipation of the farm worker.
The moral obligation of every man, woman
and child in the United States has grown so
great toward them that they can no longer
be denied.
Government administrators responsible for
maintaining a strong American merchant
marine to come up with a realistic program
to achieve that end.
Among the maritime proposals now enjoy
ing bi-partisan support in both houses of
Congress are the establishment of an inde
pendent Maritime Administration, Congres
sional authorization of maritime funds, and
a vastly increased merchant ship construc
tion program.
The battle for a revitalized Americanflag merchant marine has been a long, hard
one, and is by no means yet over. But the
tide of support is growing daily and now is
the time when we must redouble our efforts
and see this fight through to victory.
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Why Labor Supports
A Stronger Social Security Program
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^J^HE stronger Social Security program pending be•* jore the Congress is of major importance to all
American citizens.
The AFL-CIO is spearheading the campaign for
Congressional enactment of these proposals for in
creased benefits. The trade union effort is aimed at
arousing the interest and support of the citizenry in
every community throughout the United States. Labor's
campaign to enlist community interest and support in
stronger Social Security u kicked off last month in a
series of highly successful rallies in major U. S. cities.
The new concept of Social Security is designed to
help not only the ever-increasing number of senior citi
zens in the U.S. but qualified younger persons as well.
Workers in the prime of life who become totally disabled
will be provided for. Widows and children under 18
will receive much needed financial aid for subsistence
and education if the wage earner dies. Existing benefits
to retirees will be increased, thus lessening the burden
shared by many adult children of the aged. Medical
care will be extended. The advantages are wide and
varied.
Union members should bear in mind that the bene
fits under the federal Social Security system are in addi
tion to those that they enjoy under their various union
welfare and pension plans.
To help our readers understand what the proposed
stronger Social Security bill will do for them, the SEA
FARERS LOG is reprinting on the.se pages a series of
questions and answers prepared by the AFL-CIO So
cial Security Department.
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Q: The papers say the President is asking for an
"average" 20 percent increase in Social Security pen
sions. Who would actually get how much?
A; Every retirement benefit would be raised at least
15 percent. The biggest proportionate increases would
go to the 2.5 million retirees who now get only the
minimum of $44 a month ($66 for a couple). These
minimums would become $70 and $105. Also, the
minimums for retirees who were covered for 25 years
or more of their working lives would rise to $100 for
an individual and $ 150 for a couple.
The special benefits for persons 72 or older who
never qualified for Social Security pensions—a provi
sion adopted along with medicare in 1965—would be
$50 rather than $35 a month ($75 instead of $52.50
for a couple). And another 200,000 persons would be
added to the 900,000 eligible for such benefits.
For other pensioners—the vast majority—the basic
increase would be 15 percent. Unless you're in one of
the categories listed above, that's what you'd get.
Q. Can you tell me In simple terms—not in a lot
of tables—how much we're going to pay for this?
A: Let's just look at the next three years. You are
now paying 4.4 percent in Social Security taxes on
everything you earn, up to $6,600 a year. Under the
present law, the rate will go up to 4.9 percent in 1969.
The new proposals would raise your tax rate to 5
percent (instead of 4.9 percent) in 1969. But before
that—next year, in 1968—it would increase the earn
ings base to $7,800. This would only affect those who
earn more than $6,600 a year. It would mean that they
would have Social Security taxes deducted for more pay
periods, until their earnings exceed $7,800. In 1970,
the earnings base would be raised again, to $9,000. In
the same way, this would affect only those earning more
than $7,800.
So much for the big picture. Now for the dollars and
cents. Let's say you earn $3.50 an hour—$7,000 a
year. In 1968, the President's proposals would cost
you an extra $17.60.
If you still earn $7,000 in 1969, the higher tax rate
will add another $42. But $35 of this is already sched
uled; only $7 would be added by the proposed improve
ments.
So by 1969, then, you would pay $59.60 more on a
$7,000 income than you're paying this year—slightly
over $1 a week. But more than half ($35) is coming
anyway. The improvements would cost you only
$24.60, less than 500 a week.
Here's how to estimate your own added taxes:
If you make less than $6,600 a year, you'll pay 600
more on each $100 you earn, beginning in 1969—a
maximum of $39.60 a year. That's the bottom.
If you make more'than $9,000 a year, you'll pay
$52.80 more in 1968; $99.60 more in 1969 and
$159.60 more in 1970. That's the top.
Remember that most of this tax increase is already
written into law. The new bill would amount to only
100 on each $ 100 of earnings.
(The President's proposals include tax rate and earn
ings-base projections as far ahead as 1989. But since
the Social Security System will undoubtedly be re
examined and revised long before then, these long-range
figures are not really relevant.)
Bear in mind that you're not just paying for a retire
ment program. You're paying for a Social Security
package that includes many other benefits.
Q: You mention "other benefits" in the package.
Like what?
A: To start with, there's medicare for the aged.
That's part of the package. And as most Americans
came to realize during the campaign for medicare, it
provides financial protection for the young by meeting
the medical costs of the old. (The President proposes
to extend medicare benefits to those who are drawing
disability payments under Social Security or the Rail
road Retirement Act, even though they're under 65—
about 1.5 million persons, all told. He also suggests
some other improvements. But the proposed changes
can easily be absorbed by the higher wage base.
Next, there's the disability insurance mentioned
above. Social security benefits are payable to all those
covered by the system, regardless of age, if they are
totally unable to work for a year or more; a lifetime
income if catastrophe strikes. And there are family
allowances. A worker who was disabled at an early age
could draw as much as $78,000 to support his family,
even at present benefit rates.
Then there's protection for your survivors, often
overlooked. A lump-sum death benefit, and monthly
payments to your widow and dependent children. That's
Social Security in the best sense of the word, and it's
part of the package, too. A widow with two small chil
dren could collect more than $65,000—again, at pres
ent levels. Many youngsters have had a chance to finish
school and go to-college because Social Security pro-
vided a basic income for their fatherless family.
Too little is said about this immensely important
aspect of Social Security. Very few young husbands are
able to provide against their own sudden death. They
are paying the day-to-day costs, buying and furnishing
a house, immersed in current problems. Yet the young
are also mortal. Social Security prevents a tragedy for
one from becoming a disaster for all.
Q: Even so, it looks to me like I'll be paying 5
percent of everything I earn, by any reasonable esti
mate, no matter how much my wages go up. Couldn't
I bqy myself just as much protection from a private
insurance company for that kind of money?
A: No. A number of right-wing columnists, and
many honest but uninformed persons, are spreading this
story, but it just isn't so.
Let's try to put the facts in focus.
A young man of (say) 25, just entering the work
force, could not buy, for the amount he pays in Social
Security taxes, a private annuity policy that would pay .
as much as the present Social Security retirement bene
fit 40 years later. This will continue to be true, for as
taxes rise, so will benefits.
This young man could buy a private policy that would
pay about 25 percent more than present Social Security •
retirement benefits IF he could add the employer's equal
tax payment to his own.
That's a very big IF, and it's not the only one.
To maintain his private policy, the young man would
need to have 40 uninterrupted years of earnings high
enough to pay the premiums. Social Security, in 0<tntrast, absorbs periods of layoff, unemployment and wage .
cuts. A worker can earn maximum benefits over a 10year period.
But that's only part of the story.
• The private policy would set a fixed, dollar benefit
payable on maturity; Social Security benefits have gone '
up periodically in the past and are sure to rise in the
future.
• The private policy would cover retirement income
only, except for some insurance provision in the event
of death. It would not include (at this price) any dis
ability coverage, much less medicare. Except for a flat
life insurance pajmient, it would offer nothing to survi
vors, as described above.
This kind of protection could not be bought at any
price, much less twice a worker's Social Security tax.
To cite only one reason. Social Security (unlike private
insurance companies) does not need to show a profit,
and pays its executives by government rather than by
executive-suite standards.
There are other considerations:
• As a practical matter, how would a worker latch .
on to the money the employer now pays in Social
Security taxes on his behalf?
• How many young workers would actually set'
aside -the equivalent of Social Security taxes if left to
their own devices?
The second point is perhaps the most persuasive.
Social Security came into being during the Great De
pression, which followed a period of great prosperity.
Many of the elderly who most desperately needed oldage pensions in the depression had, during the previous
decade, ample or even excessive incomes, from which ,
they could theoretically have made themselves secure
for life. Vast numbers thought they had done exactly
that, but they were undone by a collapse of the private "
economy which few thought possible.
Social Security draws on the resources of the whole
community—workers and employers alike—to make
sure that, in the public interest and for the benefit of
all, every employed person has a measure of security in
his old age, or in the event of his untimely death or
disability. This not only protects the improvident and
the unlucky; it protects the prudent against unfore
seeable disasters. No private insurance can do that.
Q: Sure, benefits will increase over the years. So
will the "premiums"— the taxes we pay. You can
see that from this year's proposals. Why don't we
just put in a cost-of-living escalator on Social Security
benefits—to keep them on a par with prices?
A: There is nothing wrong with the principle of an
escalator arrangement if it is properly applied. But
an escalator should not be used as a way of keeping in
adequate benefits in the same place. The AFL-CIO
believes that basic benefits should be raised by 50 per
cent quite apart from escalator provisions.
Also, an escalator clause should take into considera
tion living standards as well as living costs. If the gen
eral standard of American life rises, aside from prices,
that of retirees and other Social Security beneficiaries
should rise as well.
This doesn't rule out an escalator right now—as long
. as it's agreed that basic increases are also needed.
Q: But let's say I'm 35 or 40 years away from
retireiiienL I'll pay the money aU those years, hut
I won't get any more benefits than somebody who
only paid 10 years at the same rate. Is that fair?
A: In one sense, no; in another sense, yes. Let's look.
The proposals now before Congress would set a spe
cial, hi^er minimum benefit for retirees who had paid
Social Security taxes for 25 years or more. That's a
first attempt to meet the problem.
However, if you're lucky enough to live to 65, and
to have earned the maximum tax base for all those years,
you shouldn't really resent it. You might have bought
a rlife insurance policy at 25 or 30, and paid the
premiums over the same period. You would be happy
to reach 65, but you would lose the game. You would
have won— in dollar terms—if you had died 20 years
earlier.
Every insurance system is based on averages and
probabilities, including Social Security. There is no way
of guaranteeing that every player will get back more
than he put in, or even as much. But your chances are
infinitely greater under Social Security.
First, you are only putting up half your bet; the em
ployer is matching you.
Second, there are more ways you can win. If you
live to 65 you have the pension. If you die earlier you
have the death benefit and survivors' support. If you're
disabled before 65, or sick afterwards, you also collect.
Sure, in any kind of insurance program, public or
private, some will pay more than they collect. But
the odds are better with Social Security.
Q: Just the same, H seems to me that the big thing
these days is the <dd folks—medicare, bigger retire
ment checks and all that I'm not against helping die
old people, hut aren't we going a little too far?
A: No, we're not; even from the standpoint of the
very young, if they took a good, clear look at the facts.
Congress was made aware of the urgency of President
Johnson's bill to increase social security payments by
the enthusiastic rallies sponsored by the AFL-CIO
throughout the nation. Here, SlU President Paul Hall
addresses a large crowd in the New Orleans SlU hall.
Sure, Social Security has generally been discussed in
terms of the old folks, and some young people may be
fed up with it. But actually, it's a young people's pro
gram, too.
Let's start with the young and move up.
Suppose one of the old folks gets sick. You'd be right
there with all the help you could give, even though it
killed you—and it might have, financially, until a couple
of years ago. Not anymore, thanks to medicare. You
might be stuck with the deductible but you'll get off
easy. That's Social Security.
Or you're driving home late one night and some nut
with hot wheels knocks you into the branches. If you're
just crippled, Social Security will keep you and your
hopes alive; if you're dead. Social Security will take care
of your wife and kids.
But let's say you get old—and we all do. Inevitably
you get the word—sorry about that, old boy, but you've
had it. The pay checks stop right there.
You'll join a great big club, in which there are mighty
few millionaires. The average single member has a Social
Security income of less than $1,000 a year; the average
couple, about $1,700.
Do you think that's "too far"? Do you think an in
crease of 15 percent or 20 percent—or even 50 percent
—would be "too far"? Would you like to live on this
kind of income?
Q; I'm not all that worried. My folks have a union
pension plan and so do I. Don't most people have
something else besides Social Security to protect them?
A: No. If you do, and your folks do, you belong to
a very fortunate minority.
Only 15 percent of those presently retired have any
sort of private pension income. The other 85 percent
depend on Social Security alone.
True, the figures will change for the better. About
30 percent of the present labor force is covered by some
sort of private pension arrangement. In another 15
or 20 years, this will show up in the pension statistics.
But that will still leave 70 percent with nothing but
Social Security.
Besides, most of the private pension plans aren't all
that plush. Those in the highly-organized, high-wage,
highly-profitable industries pay substantial benefits.
Many others do not.
The plain fact is that the great majority of retirees
have no income except Social Security, and—because
Social Security benefits are too low—very many of
them are desperately poor. Pensions have been raised
only twice since 1954. The 1958 increase did not even
restore the buying power lost since 1954. The 1958 in
crease did not even restore the buying power lost since
1954; and the 1965 increase did not even restore the
buying power lost since 1958. The two raises left re
tirees worse off than they had been a decade earlier.
Younger workers may not feel like shedding tears
for the aged, but consider just one statistic. About a
third of the aged don't have a telephone, because they
can't afford it. How would you like that, come 65?
Q: But this tax thing still hugs me. Under the in
come tax, the more you make, the higher rate you
pay. But everybody pays the same rate on Social
Security, even the millionaires. Do you think that's
right?
A: No, it's not—^but it's not as unfair as it sounds.
The benefit formulas are arranged to pay more, in pro
portion, to those vrith the lowest earnings. So while
the lower-paid are taxed proportionately more when
they're working, they get a bigger break when they col
lect.
Also, the higher wage base will bring in more money
from the better-paid, which will help a little.
However, you still have a point. The present setup
dates back to the Great Depression, when there was an
urgent need to provide some sort of income to the aged,
ri^t away. No matter what kind of insurance system
1
U 1;%'*^^"''- -
was set «p, they wouldn't have anything much in the
way of credits; so everyone else paid a little more to
make up the actuarial difference.
This may seem pretty peculiar to later generations,
raised in an affluent society. But 30 years ago, younger
workers were more than willing to pay more than their
share so that the elderly would have a chance to live
out"their lives in dignity and independence.
By now, of course, this problem is mostly behind us,
but the debt remains. And so eventually the Social Se
curity system should be enriched by a contribution from
the general revenues of the federal government, which
are collected more nearly according to the ability to pay.
But that's down the road a bit.
Meanwhile, the system as it stands gives you the
nation's best chance to come out a winner. And the
odds will get better as time goes on.
Q; Let's look down the road a little farther.
There's going to he a push for higger pensions, for ex
panded medicare—maybe covering everyone—and
all the rest. Who's going to pay for that?
A: To a great degree, you are. Let's not make any
bones about that.
You want a secure old age, not lavish, but with
enough money to live decently. It has to be paid for,
one way or another; partly, perhaps, with a company
pension plan (using money you might otherwise have
had in wages) and through Social Security (half paid for
by a tax on employers—money you would be unlikely
to get otherwise).
You want some kind of protection against the un
expected—death, disability, chronic illness—for your
self and those you're responsible for. Only Social
Security can do that job for the aged, and it does it
better than anything you can buy anywhere else for
anything close to the price.
Yes, Social Security is going to get bigger. It's going
to get more expensive. It's going to annoy you as you
pay your share.
But where could you get a better buy?
Q: But seriously—where will it all end?
A: We in the AFL-CIO hope it won't end until the
Social Security concept in the United States catches up
with and surpasses the rest of the world.
Of all the free, western nations—the lands of our
forefathers, the creators of our national culture—we
are the most laggard in social welfare, in caring for
the aged, the ill and the deprived.
In part this is because we Americans set so high a
price on personal self-sufficiency and freedom of op
portunity; "any boy can become President" and all
that. Yet the concept of adequate social welfare does
not conflict with the American ideal, but rather comple
ments it.
"Any boy can become President" if he has a fair
chance. In today's society this mean< adequate food,
adequate housing and adequate education. This chance
must be open to the children of the poor widow and the
young offspring of the retiree.
If West Germany can spend 17 percent of its gross
national product; Belgium, 14.4 percent; Britain, 11
percent; Ireland, 8.9 percent, for social welfare, surely
the United States can do better than 7 percent.
In cold fact we Americans not only do poorly by the
indigent, the aged and the ill; we do poorly in protect
ing the young against the burden of the old. This is not
just faulty in principle but short-sighted in practice. For
all our sakes, let us do better
�Page Ten
SEAFARERS LOG
High Court Upholds Building Unions'
Position In Prefahrication Dispute
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that strikes to enforce contract clauses that
forbid employers from bringing prefabricated materials onto the job site are not prohibited by the
"secondary boycott" and "hot cargo" amendments to the National Labor Relations Act.
In two 5-to-4 decisions, the
high court upheld the legal right clauses barring the use of prefab workers' dispute is with their own
of labor unions to block auto ricated materials, the decision was employer and not with the sub
contractor.
mation of members' jobs and said of particular importance.
key Taft-Hartley and LandrumThe court also held that the
The legality of these "work
Griffin amendments to the NLRA preservation agreements" has been prefabricated materials are not
were not meant to deny workers upheld by the National Labor "hot cargo," which is generally
the right to strike to prevent em Relations Board and they have defined as material produced by
ployers from subcontracting work prevented the use of pre-finished companies in dispute with their
to outside companies that would materials that would abolish on- own workers or by non-union
use machines to do the work.
the-job work traditionally done by shops.
Decision Reversed
Reading the majority opinion. hand.
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.,
The majority opinions centered
Certain lower courts, however,
said: "Before we say that Con have held that such provisions on the carpenters' contract in
gress meant to strike from work were "hot cargo" clauses outlawed which the employers promised no
ers' hands the economic weapons under the 1959 Landrum-Griffin carpenter would be required to
traditionally used against their .Act which amended the national work on prefabricated materials.
employers' efforts to abolish their labor law to prohibit pacts to Three contractors subsequently
jobs, that meaning should plainly "cease ffem handling the products inherited a job calling for pre
appear."
of any other employer." In some fabricated doors and ordered 3,other
cases, strikes to enforce 600 of them. The carpenters re
The two cases decided involved
these
provisions
have been held fused to hang the doors, the doors
a contract between Carpenters
to
be
"secondary
boycotts" pro were sent back, and the door
Union and a group of contrac
tors in Philadelphia and an agree hibited in 1947 by the Taft-Hart manufacturer claimed it had been
the victim of a "hot cargo" con
ment in Houston between the ley Act.
Asbestos Workers and heating
In its definitive decision of tract. The U.S. Court of Appeals
contractors.
April 17, the Supreme Court held sided with the door manufacturer
For the building construction that a strike to enforce a work and the higher body reversed that
industry, where unions have al pre.servation agreement is not a decision.
ways bargained for contract secondary boycott because the
In the Houston asbestos case,
the Supreme Court affirmed the
decision of a lower court which
upheld a contract provision under
which workers refused to use pre
fabricated material for placing
insulation around pipes.
Chief Justice Earl Warren and
Justices
Abe Fortas, Byron White
by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative
and John M. Harlan concurred
California AFL-CIO leader Thomas L. Pitts has recently warned with Brennan in the majority
labor union members against Governor Ronald Reagan's most rulings. Dissenting were Justices
Potter Stewart, Hugo Black, Wil
recent ideas on labor relations.
liam O. Douglas and Tom C.
"The Reagan administration's legislative proposals to police Clark.
internal union affairs," Pitts said, "clearly represents the attempt
of a state government dominated
by conservative business interests Brown in San Francisco, Pete
to make mince meat of the trade Prevas is back in our area after
union movement in California." an absence of almost two years.
Following time out for a few
San Francisco
weeks
vacation with his family
Shipping continues to boom in
here,
Pete
will be ready for an
the port of San Francisco with
other
AB's
job.
the demand for AB's, oilers and
FWT's particularly strong.
WASHINGTON — Ship safety
Seattle
Paying off and signing on dur
Shipping activity has been ex measures approved by the latest
ing the last period were the Fenn cellent here during the last two International Convention for the
Victory, Margaret Brown, Dela weeks and ail indications are that Safety of Life at Sea have been'
unanimously ratified by the United
ware, Pan Oceanic Faith, Minot it will continue that way.
States Senate.
Victory and the Ocean Wave.
Eighty-eight attending Senators
The Waiter Rice, Seatrain
voted to pass the amendments
Texas, Iberville and American
following hearings before a Sen
Victory were all in transit.
ate Foreign Relations subcom
Brother C. Ayer came out
mittee.
from Baltimore to catch the sec
The amendments were prompt
ond electrician's job on the Paned by two fires at sea that cost
oceanic Faith. Also in from
a total loss of 100 lives. One fire
Baltimore was R. Kelly to make
was aboard the Yarmouth Castle
a Vietnam trip as FWT on the
Harrison
Slusser
Fred Morris.
in 1965 and the other aboard
the Viking Princess in 1966.
Wilmington
The Cosmos Mariner, Anchor
All nations which signed the
Following two very good weeks age and Santore paid off and 1960 SOLAS Convention articles
for shipping, the outlook for the signed on during the last period. will be bound by the new stipu
coming period continues bright. The Rice Victory also crewed up. lations once they have been rati
There are plenty of jobs for
In transit were the Inger, Port- fied by two-thirds of the total
FOWT's and plenty of slots are mar and Seattle.
nations concerned.
available for AB's and Cooks.
Last aboard the Steel Seafarer
Even if the amendments are
Seven ships were in transit dur as Chief Electrician, Brother Wil not adopted internationally, all
ing the past period and we had liam Slusser says he had a fine passenger ships plying in or out
one pay off.
trip but wanted to get off to spend of United States ports will, as a
result of a Congressional measure
Jim Rivers, one of our local some time with his family.
Also taking a little rest after a passed just last year, be required
pensioners, dropped by the hall
to say hello to the boys and made good trip as Baker on the West to follow essentially the same re
quirements.
a contribution to the Maritime ern Hunter is M. W. Badger.
Brother G. Harrison is waiting
The Congressional law goes into
Defense League. Jim says the
League is something he is very for a year-long run on the first effect November 2, 1968, unless
tanker to go. He last sailed as an the SOLAS amendments are en
proud to be a part of.
acted first.
oiler
on the Oceanic Wave.
After paying off the Margaret
The Pacific Coast
Senate Ratifies
SOLAS Ship
Safety Ruling
m.
April 28, 1967
The Great Lakes
by Fr«l Fam«i,S«cfrt«ry.TrMturtf,Qr»at Lakt
The SIU Great Lakes District recently signed a contract with
the Cement Transit Company, a subsidiary of Medusa Cement
Corp., covering the company's cement carrier Medusa Challenger.
The vessel, formerly the Alex. D. Chisholm, has been converted
to a self-unloader with automated fire-hold and unloading equip
ment. The ship will operate out of 5>
also
made a 50 day trip this
Charlevoix, Michigan and service
the ports of Chicago, Detroit and winter.
Frankfort
Toledo. The company expects to
The Arthur K. Atkinson is now
add two more vessels by 1970.
We are still negotiating with in the Manitowoc Shipyard for its
the Checker Cab Company in annual marine inspection. The
Detroit. Contract talks are moving Grand Rapids has been leased
slowly, and there is a possibility and is being operated by the Ann
that we might have to call a strike Arbor Railroad Company for the
in order to reach an agreement be next couple of months. When an
cause the company refuses to re AB enters the hall he can pick the
cognize the union shop and there company he wants to work for
is no agreement on monetary mat and often he can pick the boat as
ters as yet. Union negotiators are well.
Detroit
continuing their efforts however,
Shipping in Detroit is still
in hopes of reaching an agree
booming and the shippmg board
ment.
is loaded with jobs. It looks like
Chicago
another great season.
SIU organizers contacted PickWe just completed final nego
ands-Mather, Interlake Steamship tiations with Roen Steamship
Company crews at fitout and re Company, covering the crane
ceived a gratifying welcome from operators aboard the barge Mar
many of the men contacted. This quis Roen. The crane operators
company will operate 15 vessels received an increase of 79 cents
this season and pledge cards have per hour on the hourly rate, and
been put aboard all vessels. In an additional 15 cents per hour
Sturgeon Bay was the P-M ship on the crane rate. The company
E. G. Grace, in Manitowoc the also agreed to pay the crane rate
Frank Armstrong, in Milwaukee for handling hatches and beams,
the Robert Hobson and the Walt which was not considered as part
er Watson. Unfortunately the of the loading or unloading oper
Frank Armstrong sailed one day ation in prior years. In all, this
before our arrival in Manitowoc, was one of the highest increases
but the reception from the other ever gained for seamen on the
three vessels was very good in Great Lakes. "The crane operators
the agent's opinion.
will also be covered under the
Most important, and mentioned SIU health,* welfare, and pension
by these non-union sailors, was our plans.
pension, hospital and welfare pro
Ships up to 105 feet wide will
gram—particularly the pension be able to go through the new
program. Many of the P-M sailors Poe Lock when it opens in the
have been asking our organizers Spring of 1968, the U.S. Army
about the new Great Lakes Dis Corps of Engineers announced
trict vacation plan and how it recently. The new lock will be one
works. They were amazed to find of four on the American side of
that a sailor does not have to sail the St. Marys River.
on the same ship all season, or
even with the same company in
order to qualify for vacation bene
fits.
In addition, we have recently
installed a diagnostic clinic in
Sturgeon Bay and Alpena. They
are most happy with the fact that
while they are out on the Lakes
STURGEON BAY—The latest
working our contracted vessels, addition to the growing number
their families will be taken care of. of SIU clinics has begun serving
Seafarers and their families in
Cleveland
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The
The first SIU ship to leave the clinic is located at the Dorchester
winter fleet here was the Otto and Beck Clinic, 1715 Rhode
Reiss, followed very shortly after ksland.
ward by the J. Morrow and Frank
The facility will provide free
Taplin. It was a tight squeeze
diagnostic service to the many
crewing them up, but we made it SIU Great Lakes District mem
with style. Any rated man who bers, SIU Great Lakes Tug and
comes in the door goes out as fast Dredgemen and SIU Inland Boat
as he wants to—registered and men's Union members in the area
shipped at the same time. With the as well as to their dependents.
winter fleet gone, this port has
SIU clinic facilities are already
settled down to what we hope will
available
to Seafarers and their
be a normal season.
families in the Great Lakes ports
Duluth
of Buffalo, Duluth, Saulte Ste.
Shipping officially opened in the Marie, Toledo, Superior, Wis.,
port of Duluth with the arrival Melvindale, and Alpina, Mich.,
of the J. C. Miller, Gartland and Cleveland.
Steamship. Don. Piper, fireman,
The system of SIU clinics was
just returned from the West begun in 1957 with the opening
Coast where he made a trip last of the first facility in New York.
ing 50 days. Don says it was a Other union clinics are located in
good trip and he will take another Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
during the coming winter. Dave Norfolk, Tampa, San Juan, Ponce,
Jones, FOW, also returned from New Orleans, San Francisco,
the West Coast recently where he Seattle, and San Pedro, Calif.
New SIU Chm
Facility Opens In
Sturgeon Bay
�April 28, 1967
Page Eleven
SEAFARERS LOG
Seatrain Delaware On the San Juan Run
Jack Kennedy, ship's delegate on the Del Norte (Delta), reported that Watt Bloodworth, a wiper,
was hospitalized in Santos, Brazil. "Bloodworth was given $50 from the ship's fund," after suffering
"bad steam burns," Kennedy reported. Also hospitalized were Paul Stanley, wiper, and Bob Pitcher,
who was hurt in ^
an accident
A happy new addition has been totals SI2. Ridgeway said Sea
ashore. Both men added to the Alcoa Voyager (Al farers were reminded to take care
also received
coa) according of the washing machine, turn it
donations from
to Meeting Secre off after using it and turn in their
the ship's fund.
tary D. B.Jordan. linen at the port of payoff. No
"A big vote of
A new coffee urn beefs or disputed overtime were
thanks was given
has been obtained reported.
Kennedy for a job
for crewmembers
well done," Meet
who want to make
ing Chairman
tea, cocoa, and of
Ship's delegate Luke Ciamboli
Andrew A. McCloskey reported.
course, coffee. M.
complimented the Seafarers on the
Bill Kaiser, treasurer, stated that
P.
Cox,
Meeting
Jordan
Meridian Victory
after donations and deductions
Chairman, writes
(Waterman) for
the ships fund totaled 98.86, while that parts have been received for
the fine coopera
Maurice Kramer, movie director, the repairing of the washing ma
tion they showed
reported that the movie fund is chine. B. B. Butler has been elec
during the recent
now up to $595.85. Seafarer Her- ted ships delegate. The payoff will
voyage. No combe
in
New
Orleans
after
a
trip
ble Mueller moved that the dona
plainTs. everything
that
included
stops
in
England
tion for the movie fund be set
went smoothly. E.
and Germany.
back to $2 instead of $4. Bosun
M. Villapol, meet
Nick Pizzuto reported that the
ing secretary, re
deck department will finish paint
"AH delegates jobs are in ex
ported. The ship's
ing the steward department rooms perienced hands and we should fund has $9.60. Fireman Tom
during the next voyage. Michel
have a smooth Harris made a motion to extend
trip." according a vote of thanks to the Steward
Vigo was elected delegate for the
to word from the department and Ciamboli for the
waiters and messmen. All dele
Hastings
(Water fine work they turned in. The crewgates reported that there were no
man).
Meeting
was all in favor of this. Villapol
major problems.
Chairman Glen reports. The ship made stops in
Vinson said no Newport. Coos Bay and Westport.
beefs have been in Oregon, before hittina Seattle.
Meeting Chairman Matthew
reported and the
Guidera, who doubles as ships del
Vinson
^ 8°"'^
egate, reported
one with some
Prompt and courteous serxice
that the captain oldtimers to teach the young Sea
on
the part of the pantryman and
said he would pui farers some tricks. Meeting Secre
messman aboard
out a draw for the tary J. E. Wells writes that Torster
the Fan wood
crew when the Forsberg was elected ship's dele
(Waterman),
Lynn Victory gate. The ship is on the Japanese
earned them a
(Victory) arrives run with stops in Yokohama and
vote of thanks
at port, "if for Okinawa.
from the crew.
any reason the
Meeting Chair
^
payoff
is
delayed."
Strauss
man Robert Kyle
All crew members
Crewmembers aboard the An
reports. A request
"who want Masters certificates drew Jackson (Waterman) gave a
was
made for a
Smith
should see the Chief Mate,"
vote of thanks to
new grill for the
Guidera told the crew. Harold
all the delegates
galley and a pump on the washing
for the outstandStrauss, Meeting Secretary, in
niachine. Ship's delegate. H. Smith
i n g job they
forms the Log that Seafarers
said that some unfinished painting
turned
in. Meet
were requested to make sugges
will be completed when the vessel
ing Chairman W.
tions for safety repairs. Strauss
C.
Sellers reports. is in port. Meeting Secretary John
wrote that two men were taken off
According to Tilley wrote that Seafarers should
the ship for medical attention in
Meeting Secretary remember to let delegates handle
Okinawa. Some disputed overtime
H. G. Ridgeway, problems that arise, since other
Sellers
but no beefs, department dele
the ship's treasury wavs cause confusion.
gates report. A discussion was held
about transferring drinking water
directly from the evaporator to
Lifeboat Class No, 174 Ups Anchor
the portable water tank. Logs and
mail are arriving regularly.
<1>
Bosun C. Gomez (left) and AB Mike Sovick, who is the
Ship's Delegate, discuss the day's work over morning
coffee. The pictures were taken by Seafarer Paul Schneider.
Chief Cook Carlos Diaz (left) and Third Cook Ed Tresnick
are preparing dinner in galley as container ship, a con
verted tanker, slips out of home port of Edgewater, N. J.
Family History of Going to Sea
Makes Seafarer's Job Choke Easy
"1 guess you have to be different to go to sea," says Robert
"Chris" Christensen, a second-generation SIU man. His father,
the late William Christensen, who sailed practically all his life,
was an early member of the ^
sailing with the SIU in 1958,
SIU.
William Christensen began grows his chin foliage while out
sailing as a small boy in his native at sea. "I keep it for a year or
Norway, where he sailed on fish so, then I start a new one," he
ing boats. When he grew older he explained. Asked by the LOG if
sailed with the Norwegian mer he has had any trouble about the
chant fleet. Emigrating to the beard aboard ship, he replied that
United States, he settled in Bell- the only trouble he has received
mo'-e, N.Y. and began sailing with is a "dirty look" from a ship's
officer every once in a while.
(he SIU.
Although he usually includes a
Bellmore, where Chris was
raised, is near Long Island's south mustache in his hirsute produc
shore. He can't remember when tions, this year's model has
his father began taking him along dropped the upper lip decoration.
on deep-sea fishing trips, and "Everybody calls me Abraham
when he began to develop his love Lincoln now," he says.
Brother Christensen, 30, who
of the sea and ships. Chris's
sails
as an AB, has just returned
hobby is still deep-sea fishing, and
from
Vietnam. He has been in
he often spends a busman's holi
day off the shore of Long Island, practically every major port in
or on boats off the east Florida the world, and has no preferred
coast, near Jacksonville, where he runs. Single, he will go anywhere,
as long as he thinks there will be
makes his home.
The seafaring tradition runs some action.
strong in Chris's family. His un
cle, Helga Borrensen, is a tugboat
captain.
In spite of his family's sea
Checks for wages due Sea
going tradition, Chris started his
farers listed below are being
working life as a construction car
held by Robin Line at Two
penter, practicing a trade that
Broadway, New York, N. Y.
Scandinavian families have devel
Contact the company directly
oped into a fine art.
if your name appears;
Then, seeking something more
John A. Hamot, John A.
adventurous, he enlisted in the
Vogel, Loren IV. Brown,
Army Airborne. He found jump
Glenn Martin Ross, Angelo
ing out of airplanes to his liking.
Palumbo, Nent Williams, Os
"I joined the Airborne for the
car Lee, Alvin Smith, John
same reason I went to sea,"
T. Keegan, Robert Lopez,
Brother Christensen told the LOG.
Martin G. WUt, E. W. Bartol,
"I guess I wear a beard for the
Jr., Ernest S. Walker, Charles
same reason," he continued. "You
A. Fussel, Chris A. Markris,
just have to be a little different
and J. Engebretson,
to enjoy life." Chris, who began
MONEY DUE
Launch service is excellent on
the Belgium Victory (Isthmian),
according to
Meeting Secretary
Ken Hayes. De
partment dele
gates report that
the food aboard
the ship is excel
lent. Lots of ov
ertime, a fine
crew and a TV
Gates
in good condi
tion has made the voyage a pleas
ant one, according to Harold Middleton, meeting chairman. A mo
tion by C. Gates was accepted,
giving a vote of thanks to the Cap
tain, Chief Mate and Chief En
gineer for their cooperation and
prompt attention to all shipboard
matters. Crew members were re
quested to return all books to the
library as soon as they are finished
reading them.
This latest group of graduates of the SlU's Lifeboat School in
eludes some newcomers into the ranks of the union as well as some
old timers. Seated (l-r) are: Albert Leight, Alyondrino Velozquez,
Leonard Pellettiere and Pedro Gallegos. Standing are: Instruc
tor K. C. McGregor, Glaus Ahmels, Patrck Sullivan and Instruc
tor Ami Bjornsson. The grads now hold C.G. lifeboat tickets.
�^3:
Despite Success In Shew Business
He Returns To First Love—The Sou
On Tuesday, April 4, Seafarer William M. Brunning began a voyage toward a long-cherished
dream—combining his talents as a superb cook and a fine Country and Western entertainer.
On that day, Brother Brunning, who in the old days used to be known to his fellow Seafarers
as "Bill, the singing cook,"' re
turned to the sea for the first during the following decade, play there. One thing led to another,
time since the early 1950's. ing together with such Country and eventually they married.
After many years as a successful
Country and Western entertainer.
Bill shipped out again. At 9
o'clock that morn
ing he reported to
Isthmian's New
York office in
lower Manhattan.
Later that day he
flew to San Fran
cisco, en route to
Honolulu, to serve
as Chief Cook
Brunning
aboard the Longlines. a cable ship.
Bill was born 49 years ago in
Savannah, Ga. Growing up in
that Southern coastal city, he was
exposed to the two traditions that
became a way of life for him—
the sea and Country music.
In 1939, at the age of 22,
Brother Brunning went to sea and
joined the SIU. His first two trips
were made in the black gang, as a
Wiper. The next couple of voyages
were spent working topside as an
OS. TTien Bill tried the Steward
Department, sailing as a Messman.
"I really liked it in the galley,"
he says, and worked his way up in
the Steward Department. He now
holds the ratings of Chief Steward
and Chief Cook.
Although he had heard the
country style music all his life, it
was not until he had been going to
sea for three years that Brother
Brunning began playing the guitar
and singing. He bought a guitar
in 1941 and took it aboard ship
"just to pass the time."
He soon mastered the instru
ment and began entertaining his
shipmates. Within a few years,
many of them were telling him
"Bill, you really ought to turn
professional."
In the early 1950's he took his
buddies' advice. "My first break,"
Bill told the LOG, "came in 1951,
when I played in a Grand Ol'
Opry road show in Indianapolis,
with Ernest Tubb." The Grand
or Opry is the grand old institu
tion of Country and Western mu
sic.
Brother Brunning was to appear
on the Grand Ol' Opry many times
April 28, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Twelve
and Western greats as Ernest
Tubb, Fern Young, "Grandpa"
Jones and Wander Jackson. "I
still have many friends at the Opry
in Nashville," Brother Brunning
told the LOG. Nashville. Tenn.,
is the Country and Western capi
tal of America, and the Grand Ol'
Opry's national broadcasts, as well
as that of many other shows, orig
inate there.
Just as he had done while in
the galley. Bill worked his way
up in the entertainmnt field. After
ten years of success as an individ
ual entertainer, he organized a
band. The Western band, begun
in 1961, consisted of eight pieces:
lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass
fiddle, accordion, drums, piano,
and two girl vocalists. One of the
eirls sang traditional Country and
Western music. The other singer
specialized in the folk style that
was then just beginning to take
the country's young music audi
ences by storm. Bill, not one to
miss out on a trend, realized that
the addition of a folk singer to his
ensemble would give it a wider
audience. He was proven correct.
The couple make their home in
Burlington, Vt., Barbara's home
town. They have a two-and-ahalf-year-old son, William, Jr.
Bill and his' band continued to
travel the country. "We rode in
style," he says. They traveled in
a bus that began its career in 1960
with Greyhound. Bill had bought
the bus, and converted part of the
rear into living quarters for him.self.
Hit Parade Song
Besides presenting its regular
three-hour show in name clubs,
theaters, school houses and hos
pitals, the band began to make
records. In 1964, about a year
after his marriage. Bill recorded
"Have You Ever Been Lonely,"
and "Someday." The lyrics Bill
wrote for "Have You Ever Been
Lonely" reflected his feelings
about being away from Barbara,
he says. The song, with "Some
day" on its flip side, became a
best seller. It made the Country
and Western hit parade and was
on juke boxes throughout the
country.
In spite of being able to obtain
bookings throughout the country
A Lot of Laughs
Bill, himself, was the lead male and his recording successes. Bill
singer, and sometimes doubled on came to the realization that he
the guitar and the bass fiddle as wasn't able to put away very
well. TTie catalog of Bill's talents much money for his family. He
seems endless; his group developed explained that he had to pay an
comedy routines as a break be average of $35 daily expenses for
tween numbers, and he was the each member of his band and his
funny man. As a comedian, going driver, had to lay out money for
by the name of "Butterball," he elaborate Western costumes, main
says "we got a lot of laughs and tain and fuel his bus, and pay an
average recording fee of $500 for
made a lot of people happy."
all his records, most of which, of
The most significant milestone
course, did not become overnight
in his career. Brother Brunning
smashes. So he decided to break
says, was 1963. It was in that
up the band and go into radio.
year that he met and married his
Bill presided over Country and
wire. Barbara. As he tells the
Western
shows as a disc jockey
story of how they met: "I was
and
master
of ceremonies in Prov
playing New Haven, Conn. After
idence,
R.
L; Charleston, S. C.;
the show a lovely girl asked for
Gainesville,
Fla.; Jacksonville,
my autograph." Barbara was
Fla.;
and
finally
the big time,
working as a waitress in New
Wheeling,
W.
Va.,
second
only to
Haven. Bill found out where she
Nashville
as
a
center
of
Country
worked and went to the restau
rant. When he got there, he says, and Western music. Still, show
he was too shy to sit in her sec business did not provide the secu
tion. She .spotted him, however, rity that Bill and his family felt
and asked him what he was doing they should have, and he didn't
see Barbara and Little Bill for
months at a time.
Double-Play Duo
So, a few months ago, Barbara
and Bill had a heart to heart talk
about the family's future. "With
her help," he told the LOG, "I de
cided to go back to my real profe.ssion." Bill recalled how, dur
ing the first few months of his
marriage, when they lived in New
Haven, he could see ships while
driving down the Connecticut
Turnpike. "I became homesick
for the sea every time I saw
them," he says.
"My wife is for my going to
sea a hundred per cent," Brother
Brunning says, adding, "she is
helping
me save for the future."
The SlU's Welfare Services Division rapped out a double recently
"I
know
by having a good union
when it issued two Seafarers' first pension checks at one time.
I'll have enough to send my son to
Chee Mohat (left) sailed in the Deck Department and holds a
college. I'll go to sea as long as I
Bosun's endorsement. His last trip was on the Viet Nam run. Wil am able. I'm going to try to give
liam Woeras (right) has been sailing, in the Engine Department, the boys the best food and the best
since 1946. He came into the Union during the bitter Isthmian entertainment I can . . . just me
organizing campaign. Al Bernstein, Welfare Director, sits in center. and my guitar."
FINAL DEPARTURES
Gordon Ray, 64: Brother Ray
died March 8, at the USPHS
Hospital, Balti
more, from a
heart ailment.
Born in Indiana,
he resided in New
Orleans. An AB,
he sailed on SIU
ships for over 20
years. Ray joined
t he union in
Tampa, Fla. His last ship was the
Barre Victory. Surviving is his
sister, Mary Smyrk of Cockeysville, Md. Burial was in Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore.
Charles Babick, 45: Brother
Babick died while at sea on the
San Francisco,
Feb. 17, when he
was stricken with
a heart attack.
Babick sailed as
AB and bosun. He
joined the SIU in
the port of Balti
more. Born in
Pennsylvania, he
resided in Johnstown, Pa. His last
ship was the Los Angeles. Surviv
ing is his sister, Mildred Maser of
Johnstown.
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Sam Petroff, 56: A coronary oc
clusion claimed the life of Seafarer
Petroff, March 3,
at Hamot Hospi
tal, Erie, Pa. Bom
in Pennsylvania,
he was a resident
of Erie. Joined the
SIU in the port
of Detroit, sailed
as an AB in the
SIU's Great Lakes
Di.strict. He is .survived by his
wife, Virginia. Burial was in St.
John the Divine Cemetery, Harborcreek Township, Erie County.
Lawrence Kile, 63: Brother Kile
died at St. Mary's Hospital on
March 4, in Port
Arthur, Texas.
He sailed in the
Engine room and
joined the SIU
in Port Arthur,
Texas. A native
of Gueydan, La.,
Kile lived in Sa. bine Pass, Texas.
He sailed on tugs operated by the
D. M. Picton Co. Seafarer Kile
is survived by his wife, Irene. He
was buried in Greenlawn Mem
orial Park, Port Arthur, Texas.
Oscar Seara, 55: Brother Seara
died in New York City on March
18. Born in
Tampa, Florida,
he sailed in the
Steward depart
ment as a cook.
Seara joined the
union in New
York City, where
he resided with
his wife, Isabel.
His last vessel was the Ezra Sensibar. Burial was in Municipal
Cemetery, Tampa.
Marcus Medina, 53: Seafarer
Medina died at his home in New
York City on
March 11, after a
heart ailment.
Born in Puerto
Rico, Brother
Medina shipped
as an oiler in the
Engine depart
ment and last
sailed on the Suz
anne. He joined the SIU in the
port of New York in 1942. He was
on SIU pension at the time of
death. Surviving is his wife, Carlina Medina. Burial was in St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx.
Edward HIU, 67: Death claimed
Seafarer Hill on March 7, in the
USPHS Hospital,
Galveston, Texas,
following an ill
ness. Brother Hill
joined the union
in 1938 in the
port of Mobile.
Born in Texas, he
had been a resi
dent of Galveston.
He sailed in the Deck department
and was qualified to ship as bosun.
He was on SIU pension at the
time of death. He is survived by
his wife, Lois. Burial was in Gal
veston Memorial Park, Hitchcock,
Texas.
In Final Tribute
"The American flag was lifted, and the body of J. E. Parks sank
beneath the waves that had been his home for so many years. It
was a saddened group of men that carefully folded the flag, as
they mourned the loss of an admired shipmate." This is how Wil
liam F. Phillips, Ship's Delegate aboard the Achilles (Newport
Tanker) described the burial at sea of the ship's Bosun. Brother
"Ed" Parks. S3, was stricken by a sudden heart attack on March 9,
�April 28, 1967
On fnhk^r Disaster
Page Thirteen
SEAFARERS LOG
' . Cne of the AFL-00 aiffiH; atsd uniotis ill the vanguard of
^ aOhieving social justice in this
eountry is the United Farm
Workers, headed by Cesar Cha
vez. In my opinion, Mr. Cha~ vez is one of the great men of
our time, a man of deep cour
age, insight and fortitude.
it was my privilege to hear
Mr. Chavez speak recently. He
described bis union's struggle to
organize those outside the pale
of the nation's power struggle.
Mr. Chavez sees it as his mis
sion to spearhead the organiza
tion of those outside the orga
nized sector of the economy by
unionizing his fellow SpanishAmericans whose labor brings
food to our tables. Though
their employers and exploiters
are not numbered among the
few hundred giant firms who
pretty much control the nation's
industrial output, they have
powerful friends in the govern
ment and are powers to be reck
oned with.
And he went on to say that
he was gratified at the response
among college students and oth
er liberals in California who
helped the United Farm work. ers when things looked biea|cest.
These students hit the picket
lihes \yith the farm workers, he
• saidl •
.
Maybe, Mr. Baker^
aren't as bad as they sCem to
you,
Michael Sinfms
ToTbiEdif^n
Your feature article on "The
Torrtey Canyon Disaster" thor
oughly examined the infinitely
complex international mari
time, legal, conservation and
economic problems implicit in
the huge ship's tragic mishap.
xf
You accurately chronicled
j
the maze of multiple responsi
bilities in the case, made pos
sible by today's increasingly
complex maritime situation. T
'quote: "American owned, in
corporated In Bermuda, regis
tered in Liberia, crewed by Ital
ians, chartered to a British firm,
insured by British and Ameri
can companies, she was wrecked
in international waters ^nd her
drifting cargo will undoubtedly
bring about liability claims from
France and England at least,"
I know that these facts add
up to one thing to those of us
who are familiar with the cur
rent unfortunate state of the
American Merchaint Marine—r
the Torrey Canyon was a run
away-flag operation, American
in name only.
Though the supertanker made
headlines and received feature
television coverage around the
world as' an American-ship
when she r^ii aj^ound on Seven
Stones Reef"last tnonth, actu
ally there was nothing very
American about her.
Like other vessels under run- .
away^ag-operation, the Torrey
Canyon pays no taxes to the
United States, paj^ substahdard'
To The Editor
wages to her crew, is not sub
ject to ri^d U.S; Safety stand
ards, and is part of the huge :
i^gndsdtp^
American-owned, foreign-flag
fleet that has/ieprived U.S. flag
ships xrf their hair share of for
TplhcEjiitoK
.
eign comnterce. / . * " , ^
Senator
Magpuson's
statO-;:
Many people are outrlgcd at r
meht
to
the
Senate
OSeafarers
;
the extensive publicity given to
Log,
April
14,
1967)
coni^rr)^
?
the tanker as ap American shipi
ing the "deploraWe" state of the .
and it 1r Obvious to mO tha^
U.S, merchant marine was one ^
there bas^ baen a gross hiisrep-*;
of
the most lucid: ^analys^-.^;?
J resicmtatipn in television ^rid ^
^4
the*
situation I have read in- a;;
coverage of this event;1 %
;>-l<mg timfe.
^•
1 ' Lvimbdef lf^y^^ Pitting this
'
the article oit the h
Soviet's opepiftg^^ i^
Students Aiding ~
.O'^icoastyMse,. saa:- 0nte ;•to^.'wcw^:,;,
WrmWdrim^
Svide shipping, "albng t^^
rapidly-expattduig Soviet
To '^he Editor:
vvaS intentlqnal;^;
' I recently read, an article by.
Whether
not
it was intfeatiqnr^ 3
|ooO
Iny |a^
c^fluntnis^f
aU
it
certainly
should drive
I Russieli'^^er of Thf iSlewfprk;,homeNthe
point
thaC;;aS
Senator
';in; whit^the'; unmerci-;;:
l^aghuspti
watned
fihe
iiatiori,
I foily
today^ coliege sttt-;
the
deterioratipri
of
our
met-.
dents
uhthinkihgly suppprtr
chagt
raarltte
^oscs
a
''grave
'
|mg the status quo and jinthlnkdanger"
and
art
"irnmediate
pnsdy^toparipgihe^
'Jlhrhattb-thd-welbh^
|sei|ne hi^
fcitfeen of thetJnitcd States.''^
, "Two^ ^ears ago President
4, He said the press has magniJohnson
promised the nation a
|fled;itodeirt.-p
new
maritinie
program," Sehalyitalspejafrssui^^
timeout
toi' Magnusdti pmitided usVand
^
"
minority aref' ;:'^',nation W-:stBl^wai^^
J
Others
who
nhdeiy
,
""' «iiftrhp';saida«ne^
•'qpsyelledelic:- ;;-itati4-tli^:yote:pf ••'flievtpetehani:;
fleet in the nation's economy^
the Senator called for theimM^:dlate implementation,.of a flhef
LETT:
'/hfcfast;:eii^
, • advanced U.S.-flag vessels built
; ,m American shipyards'and ^
Seafarer to Climb Upgrading Ladder
With Aid of SiU Engineers Program
Brother Salvatore Aquia Jr.'s dream of climbing the upgrading ladder within the American Mer
chant Marine is coming true—thanks to the SIU-MEBA District 2 Engineering School.
Salvatore has followed the sea with a single-minded devotion. He enlisted in the Navy after his
graduation from high school. Kastina encouraged him. "let's try portunity the SIU has given me
serving most of his four years it." "So with Tony's help." he to advance myself ... I think
in the service as a Machinist's relates. "I made out the applica everyone should take advantage
Mate Second Class. For a short tion and sent it to headquarters of it."
time he tried a shore job, working in New York."
Brother Aquia, who came to the
as a clerk for the federal govern
Eight days later Brother Aquia's United States from Italy 14 years
ment's Social Security ofFice in telephone rang. It was SIU head ago. says "I go to sea because I
Woodlawn. Md. But he realized quarters calling to tell him he had come from a seafaring family, and
this was not his cup of tea, .and been accepted by its Engineering in my family it's a tradition that
soon found him School. Brother Aquia is now at you follow in your father's foot
self back in the tending the Engineering School steps."
Engine Room, and hopes to graduate in about
"My grandfather." Brother
this time not with two months and obtain his Third Aquia explains, "owned a fleet of
Navy, but with Assistant Engineer's license. "As fishing boats in Sicily. My dad
the SIU. Brother far as the school goes."' he says, used to go to sea with his father's
Aquia has been "it's great. The teachers are the boats." The catch was mostly an
sailing with the he.st in the country—very intelli chovies and some tuna. They were
SIU for four gent and very patient."
primitive vessels, he relates, driven
years now.
Aqula
As for the future. Brother by wind and sail, and when there
The moment Aquia said that "someday I hope was no wind, by the sweat of men
that changed the course of his life to return to school to upgrade my rowing at oars.
came a few months ago in Saigon, self up the next rung to Second
"I love going to sea . . . its hewhen Brother Aquia picked up Assistant Engineer and, the Lord come part of me." says Brother
a copy of the LOG and saw the willing, to return again to go up Aquia. 27. He is single and lives
pictures of two friends and for "more rungs on the ladder."
with his family in Baltimore. He
mer shipmates—Freddie Fleisch"I certainly appreciate the op has a married sister and a brother.
man and Clinton Webb—who had
won their Second Assistant Engi
neers' endorsements after attend
ing the SIU-MEBA District 2
school. At the time Brother Aquia
was sailing as an FWT aboard
the Alcoa Mariner (Alcoa). He
was on his second trip on the
Lurdes Filippetti, horn Feb 8. 1967. to the Jackie W. Potters.
ship and had been aboard seven
ruary 5. 1967. to the Luis A. Wilmington. N.C.
months.
Filippettis,
Baltimore. Maryland.
"Right then and there," he re
lates, "I made up my mind I'd
Francis D. Hemilright, horn
apply for the school as soon as
Eduardo Rode, horn February February 20. 1967, to the Francis
I got Stateside. When 1 saw my 23, 1967, to the Howard Rodes. D. Hemilrights. Manteo. N.C.
buddies in the LOG. he says, I Houston, Texas.
had faith that I would do it too."
^
•Anthony Amendolia, horn Jan
When Brother Aquia got back
Felicia
Weeks,
horn
February
19,
uary
30. 1967. to the Anthony
to his hometown, he got cold feet
again, but he had already spoken 1967. to the Hubert G. Weeks. Amendolias. Bayonne, New Jer
sey.
to Baltimore Patrolman Tony Foley. Alabama.
Kastina. "Come on," Patrolman
Jorge Soto, horn July 12. 1966.
Vincent Paul Lawsin, horn
to the Jorge C. Sotos, Brooklyn. March I. 1967, to the Vincente A.
ACHILLES (A. L. Burbank), March
19 Chairman. Bob Porter; Secretary,
New York.
Lawsins. Seattle. Washington.
N. F. Hatfield. Ship's delegate reported
that everything is running smoothly.
——
One man was returned to the U.S. for
hospitalization. $22.00 in ship's fund.
Iris Todd, horn September-12.
1966. to the Ray E. Todds. Col
HASTINGS (Waterman), March 18—
Chairman. Glen E. Vinson ; Secretary,
lins, Mississippi.
J. E. Weils. Brother Torster Forsherg
SIU
ARRIVALS
<1-
was elected to serve as ship's delegate.
Discussion held about water being ra
tioned, otherwise no beefs were reported
by department delegates.
<1>
Mark Stalnaker, horn February
25, 1967. to the Owen R. Stalnakers, Toledo, Ohio.
— ^3> —
;0 ,:^o£ .Snj'
Stacia Pedersen, horn February
3, 1967, to the Otto Pedersens.
Pass Christian, Mississippi.
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MEETIN<M
DEL SUD (Delta). March IS—Chair
man, W. Fol.se; Secretary, C. Lanier.
Brother W. Pittman was elected to serve
as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported
by department delegates.
SEA SCOPE (Alpine), March 8—Chair
man, Joseph L. Dier: Secretary, Joseph
L. Dier. Brother R. Shcppard was elected
to serve as new ship's delegate. Few
hours disputed OT in each department
otherwise everything is running smooth
ly, Crew members would like to he informetl iihout new Alpine contract.
OCEAN ANNA (Maritime Overseas),
February 22—Chairman, M. C. Cooper;
Secretary, C. J. Nail. One man missed
ship in Houston. Brother N. D. Matthey
was elected to serve as ship's delegate.
Vote of thanks was extended to the
resigning ship's delegate. Brother F. A.
Pehler, for a job well done.
BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthirjan).
March 12—-Chairman, Harold N. Middleton ; Secretary. Ken Hayes. $22.00 in
ship's fund. Vote of thanks was ex
tended to the Chief Mate. Chief Engineer
and the Master for their cooperation and
prompt attention to any questions. The
steward department was also given a
vote of thanks for their fine food. Ship's
delegate reported that cooperation is
good in all departments.
Darren Lloyd, horn February
22, 1967, to the Dennis D. Lloyds,
Boyce, Virginia.
Timothy Potter, horn February
Clarence Olein
Please contact your brother.
M. J. Olein. 532 South Lincoln.
Denver. Colorado, as soon as
possible.
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Rudolph R. Cefaratti
Please contact your mother as
soon as possible about your in
come tax forms, which you forgot
to sign before you shipped out.
Tell her where you want them
forwarded.
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Schedule of
Membership Meetings
SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New Orleans May 16—2;30 p.m.
Mobile
May 17—2:30 p.m.
Wilmington . May 22—2:00 p.m.
San bYancisco May 24—2:00 p.m.
Seattle
May 26—2:00 p.m.
New York
May 8—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia .May 9—2:30 p.m.
Baltimore
May 10—2:30 p.m.
Detroit
May 12—2:30 p.m.
Houston .... May 22—2:30 p.m.
Mobile
May 17—7:00 p.m.
New York . . May 8—7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia .May 9—7:00p.m.
Baltimore . . .May 10—7:00 p.m.
i:Houston . . . May 22—7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit
May 15—2:00 p.m.
Alpena
May IS—7:00 p.m.
Buffalo
May 15—7:00 p.m.
Chicago . . . .May 15—7:00 p.m.
Cleveland . . . May 15—7:00 p.m.
Duluth
May 15—7:00 p.m.
Frankfort . . .May 15—7:00 p.m.
SIU A+lan+ic, Gulf, Lakes
& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial Workers
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago . . . .May 16—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie
May 18—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
May 17—7:30 p.m.
Duluth
May 19—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland . . . May 19—7:30 p.m.
Toledo
May 19—7:30 p.m.
Detroit
May 15—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee . . May 15—7:30 p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans May 16—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
May 17—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia . May 9—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore (licensed and
unlicensed) May 10—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk . . . .May 11—5:00 p.m.
Houston .... May 22—5:00 p.m.
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UNION HALLS
SECRETARY TREASURER
Al Kerr
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CLEVELAND, Ohio
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JERSEY CITY, N.J.
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NEW ORLEANS, La.
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans May 16—7:00 p.m.
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ALPENA, Mich. .
MOBILE,
m
LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car
riers), March 5—Chairman, Don Bartlett; Secretary, Milke Mulroone. Ship's
delegate reported that most of the re
pairs have been taken care of. Every
thing is running smoothly with no
bcef.s. $19.38 in ship's fund. Brother Don
Bartlett was re-elected to serve as ship's
delegate.
ROBIN KIRK (Moore-McCormic),
March 5—Chairman, Robin Hutchins;
Secretary, Everett Perry. $22.66 in ship's
fund. Few hours dispute OT in deck and
engine departments. Ship's delegate to
ascertain why travel pay is not put on
payroll for tax deduction. Ship's delegate
reported that all is going well with no
beefs.
MERRIHAC (Merrimac Transport),
March 5—Chairman, Joseph Stanton;
Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimbioe. One
wiper was transferred to the steward
department due to the fact that the
DIOEST
of SIU
MEETINOS
VICE PRESIDENTS
Earl Shepard
LIndsey Williams
Robert Matthews
Railway Marine Region
Philadelphia
May 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Baltimore
May 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
•Norfolk
May 18—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
May 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
ROBIN GRAY (Robin), Mnrcb I
Chairman, L. Gillian; Secretary, A. Ferrara. ^roe disputed OT in deck and en
gine department to be taken up with
boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks to
the steward department for a job well
done.
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Gal Tanner
Lawrence St.
HE 2 1754
630 -lactson
Ave.
Tel. 529 7546
115 3rd St,
Tel. 622-1892
NORFOLK, Va.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
2604 S. 4th St.
DE 6 3818
PORT ARTHUR, Tex.
.
1348 Seventh St.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemonl St.
DO 2 4401
SANTURCE.
P.R.
.
1313 Fernantiez Juncos
Stop 20
Tel. 724 2848
SEAHLE, 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.
YOKOHAMA, Japan
505 N Marine Ave
834-2528
Iseya BMg . Room 801
12 Ka.gan Oori-Nakaku
204971 Errt. 281
April 28, 1967
LOG
steward deparment was short three
men. Two men were hospltalired In
France. Repair Ibt made up and will be
turned in.
AMERIGO (Crest Overseas), November
21—Chairman, John Hoggie: Secretary,
Clarence A. Collins. No be^s reported
by department delegates. Brother John
Hoggie was elected to serve as ship'js
delegate. It was requested that lights be
installed port side and starboard side
and corners midship house main deck.
Vote of thanks was extended to the
steward department for a job well done.
BRIGHAM VICTORY (States Marine).
March 17 — Chairman, W. R. Layton;
Secretary, W. T. Langford. Plenty of
beefa^ in engine department to be taken
up with boarding patrolman. Motion made
to write to headquarters asking that a
new drinking fountain be put aboard as
the present one is out of order most of
the time and the chief engineer has con
sistently refused to do anytbng about
it. Discussion about crew putting in for'
subsbtence if there s no cold water in
the tropes. This should be put in con, tract. Vote of thanks to the steward
' department for a Job well done during
the breakdown of the galley blower,
! 'AlIERIGO'- (Creep Overseas), 'Mar«ai
5—Cliairman, John Hoggie, ^retary,
William Schneider. No beefs and no dis
puted OT reported by department dele
gates. There will be further discussions
on draws (U.S. currency), prevention of
venereal disease, and meal and lodging
allowances. Motion made to expedite rev.
tirement plan for SIU members. Plan
should include 20 years service with 7
months sea time in a year, counting as
a full year towards the total 20 years.
Payment of $300.00 per man per month.
Motion made to increase knowledge of
first trippers from the Union school by
incorporating classes on contract, con
stitution, job responsibiltiee and Union
hstory.
INGER (Reynolds Metals), March 12—
Chairman, Santos Garcia; Secretary,
none. The ship's delegate told the cwptain that the crew wanted to be paid
off on the day of arrival Instead of hav
ing to wait until the next day. Sq)me
disputed OT reported in deck department.
Crew would like all the diluted OT to
be settled before payoff. Vote of thanks
to the steward and the entire depart
ment.
DEL MONTR (Delta). F^uary 28—
2
Chairman, A. C. CampMdl; Secretary, A.
G. ShpeneA. Ship's deUnatltd reperted
runntni smootl^
that everything b running
with no beefs and no dbputed OT.
Brother George C. Hoffman resigned as
shp's delegste and Brother A. fiudlmae
was elected to serve in bis place. Vote of
thanks extended to Brother Hoffman.
$2.00 In ship's fund.
MERIDIAN VICTORY (Waterman
March 6 — Chairman, Luke Clamboll .
SecreUry, E. M. Villapol. $9.60 in ship's
fund. No beefs and no dbputed OT re
ported by department delegates. Vote of
thanks to the ship's delegate, BrotherLuke A. Ciamboli, and to the steward
department for jobs well done.
STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmbn),
February 12—Chairman, Roy R. Thomas:
SecreUry. James E. Ostrom. $104.26 in
ship's fund. No beefs and no dbputed
OT reported by department delegates.
Motion made to have American money
for draws instead of travelers checks.
VENORE (Venore), February 19 —
Chairman, Stanley J. Hutchinson; Secre
tary, A. Lesnansky. No beefs and no db
puted OT reported by department dele
gates.
YELLOWSTONE (Rio Grande Trans
port), February 9 — Chairman, J. M.
Davis; Secretary, J. H Roberta. No beefs
report^ by department delegates. Vote
of thanks extended to the .steward' de
partment for the good food.
WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Ag
ency), February 12—Chairman, Fred Gen
try; Secretary, S. Escobar. $21.36 in
ship's fund. Dbputed OT in steward
department.
Brother C. Goidts was
elected tx> serve as ship's delegate.
DELAWARE (Bulk Transport), Febru
ary 13—Cbairmon, Calvin D. Morrb;
Secretary. L. P. Hagmann. Some dfaput^ OT in deck department. Motion
made that any member with 16 years sea
time on SIU ships be Able to retire.
whether dbabled or regardless of the
amount of hb income after retirement.
Further, would apprecbte further com
ments by other brothers in the LOG.
ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), Febru
ary 6—Chairman, E!dgar J. Buhrman;
Secretaty, Gilbert M. Wright. Some dis
puted OT in steward department. Broth
er Henry Swartz was elected to serve as
new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to
the steward d^urtment for a Job wdl
done.
MANHATTAN (Hudson Waterways),
February 18—Chairman, William Pad
gett; Secretary. Clyde Kent. Some db
puted OT concerning restriction to the
ship at both Vbakapatnam and Madras,
India, to be settled by the patrolman at
payoff. Motion was made that each
man submit hb restriction to the ship
O'T on hb own respective overtime sheet.
Ship's delegate reported that the Captain
praised the crew, especially the steward
department, for making it a smooth
trip, and the excellent preparation of
food. The crew also extended a vote of
thanks to the steward department for a
job well done.
ALCOA VOYXGER (Alcoa), March 18
—Chairman, M. P. Cox; Secretary, D. B.
JordoT>. No beefs were reported by
Fwtlhent delegates^. Brother- B^ B.'Buti
ler w<x« elected to serve as new ship's
delegate. Matter of four nights lodging
in New Orleans while men were chipping
and welding after 8 P.M., to be taken
up with the Captain.
ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCormackl, February 3—Chairman, W. M.
Hand; Secretary, ^omas W. Faulkner.
Brother Faulkner was elected to serve
as ship's delegate. $61.00 in ship's fund.
Some disputed OT in deck department.
Crew were asked to be neat and clean
in pantry and messhall, and to keep
natives out of messhsll, laundry and
passageways.
CAPE CATOCHi~ainit«d Maritime),
February 22—Chairmsn, M.-Poole; Se^
retary, E. O'Neil. Ship's delate' re
ported that everything. is in g(K)d order
with no beefs.
PENN SAILOR (Penn Shipping),
March 19—Chairman, T. Weems; Secre
tary, Wm. X- Pittman. Vote of. thanks
was extended to the ship's delegate who
In turn thanked the crew for Oieir as
sistance. Some disputed OT in dedc
department.- Ship should be fumigated
for roaches.' Dbeuasion about installing'
air-coiiditioitem in meeshalb.
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)
Stitzcl-Wcller Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
"Cabin Still," W. L. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Childcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers. Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
(If
Gciiesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
Work Shoes . . .
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
Statler
Men's Shoes . . .
Jarman, Johnson &
Murphy, Crestworth,
(Boot and Shoe Workers' Union)
(tf
Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Starlite luggage
Starflite luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
(tf
"HIS" brand men's clothes
Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond
blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa
Ties, Boss Gloves, Richmaa
Brothers and Sewell Suits,
Wing Shirts
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America)
(tf
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes snd
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 altematea.
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 b:
Ebrl 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. Copiea 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 imtrolman
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 bos traditionally refrained
from pnblbhing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the
Union officer or member. It has also refrained from publbhing articles deemed
harmfnl to the Union or its collective membership. Thb establbhed policy has been
reaffirmed by memberahip action at the September, 1960, meetings in all .mnsUtutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy b vested in an editorial board which
consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The feecutive
Bjmrd may delegate,
from among Ha ranks, one individual to carry out thb rcaponaiblllty.
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
efreumstanees 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 officbl receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make
such payment, thb 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 balls. All members should obtain copies of this
constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contenU. Any time you feel any
member or officer b 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 ahould immediately notify headquarters.
RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-tima SIU members drawing disability-pension bene
fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend
ance at membership meetings. And Ilk# 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 eommltteea. 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 Ssafarera are guaranteed equal rights in employment and
as members of the SIU. These righu 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 b denied the equal rights
to which he is entiUed, he should notify besdquartars.
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rigfau of
Seafarers b the right to pursue legblative and political objectivea which wUI serve
the best interests of themselves, their famUias and their Union. To uehleve these
objectives, the Seafareia Political AeUvity Donation was aatablbhed. DoiuUons to
SPAD are entirely voluntary and eonatltnte the funds through which lei^Utive and
political activities are conducted for the benefit of the memberahlp and the Union.
If at any time a Seafarer facb that av of the abova righta have bean viaUt^,
or that he has bean danM hb conaUtatlaiial right of accaaa to UBIOB rsmrda or informatbn, ha should immsdbtaly astlfy SHJ Prcsidsat Paul BaU at haadqMrtara by
eartMsd maU, ratom receipt reqaeatad.
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)
(t'
Comet Rice Mills Co. products
(Internationa] 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 Vcimouth,
Aristocrat, Vlctw Hugo, A. R.
Morrow Wines and Bnndks.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
�5^
April 28, 1967
SEAFARERS
Page Fifteen
LOG
Navigation...
The binnacle is a mainstay to the modern man
on the bridge. The instrument incorporates a
magnetic steering compass and a self-contained
lamp for use in staying on course at night.
The sextant is demonstrated by SlU Deck Officers
School student George Fargo. The instrument, devfi veloped about 200 years ago, determines latitude
and longitude by measuring distances and altitudes.
NAVIGATION IS CERTAINLY THE OLDEST
of the sciences since it began in its most primative form when the first man set his eye on a familiar
object and homed in on that object; This was landnavigation. The earliest form of marine navigation
almost surely was born with man's first discovery
of a body of water, his observation that some objects
tioat, and the further realization that certain larger
objects—a log or a tree branch—would support his
weight in the water.
With the first attempt to guide such a floating
object in a desired direction, marine navigation be
gan. Since navigation is the process of directing
the movements of a craft from one point to another,
its beginnings involved mostly a form, of piloting
and dead reckoning. Piloting grew as man became
familiar with landmarks around hin) and used them
as guides as he moved from place to place. Dead
reckoning was the natural outgrowth of this as the
primative traveler became bold enough to venture
farther from his landmarks and attempt to predict
more distant future positions.
There is no actual record of the accomplishments
of these first mariners but all historians agree that
they must also have used the sun and the stars as
aids in fixing.their positions almost from the begin
ning. Navigation as practiced^ by them was more
art than the science it has become through perhaps
8,000 years of new discoveries and refinements.
It is commonly thought today that navigation
wouldn't be possible without the charts, compasses
and ofiier instruments on which the modem navi
gator relies so heavily. Generally forgotten is the
fact that many of the great voyages of history which
made known a large portion of the world were made
without some or most of these present-day essentials.
Although details are lacking, it is known that long
voyages by sea were successfully completed thou
sands of years before the birth of Christ. It is be
lieved that at least some of our own American In
dians ori^nally reached Nmth America by sea as
eariy as 2200 BC, There is strong evidence to sup
port the view that they were part of a general exodus
from southwestern Asia at about that time. Also of
significance is the fact that virtually every land found
by the. great Europeiui explmers was already in
habited when they arrived.
Down throui^ the scores of centuries many great
voyages have been recorded whidh had litfie or no
navtgalioiial importance; Evm Moah's
In Ae
mily slight interest in thte reiveci; hh me
rj-'A!'.;: ark was
(if » 4dve m 1^^ tand. Hbwm
Ofolpipttt and khowle^ used di^ fittM
of
does clearly illustrate periodic developments in navi
gation which must have occurred earlier.
That a people unaccustomed to the sea might
make a single great voyage without 'Tiavigational
contributions of note is not surprising. It is more
difficult to understand why great seafaring peoples
like the Norsemen and the Polynesians left only
conflicting traditions concerning their navigational
methods. It may be that they left few written ac
counts of any kind, but the reputed length of the
voyages they made would indicate more sophisti
cated navigational procedure than their records show.
Possibly they just developed their powers of percep
tion to such a degree that their navigation was
similar to that of fishes or birds add therefore a
highly advanced art unique to themselves.
One of the first well-recorded voyages was that of
a Greek astronomer and navigator, Pytheas of
Massalia, sometime between 350 and 300 BC.
Pytheas wrote his own observations as he sailed
from a Mediterranean port first to England, Scot
land and Thule, and then on to explore the fiords
of Norway and the rivers of northwest Germany.
This voyage of Pytheas, and others of his time,
had significance for two reasons. First, they were
made without the compasses, sextants, chronometers
and electronic devices commonplace today. Second
ly, they proved that there must have been a fair
store of knowledge available on the use of celestial
bodies for purposes of navigation. Also, Pytheas may
not have had the Periplus of Scyiaz—the earliest
known sailing directions — but he probably had
similar information. And if there were sailing direc
tions, there might have been sonie sort of charts
even though no record of them exists.
With or without sailing directions or charts,
Pytheas and his contemporaries knew direction by
day or night-if the sky was clear, and could judge
fairly well by wind and sea when it was overcast.
They could also estimate dis|ance. The sand glass
was known to the ancients for measuring time and
speed could be figured by counting the strokes of
the oars. We don't know today how many miles
was meant when thbse mariners judged distances by
"a day's sail" or "two day's sail" but they definitely
knew what their ships could do.
During the etuly centuries of the Christian era,
recorded progress in navigatitm was stow; during
the Dark Ages it ail but stepped. But by the time
Peidihand Magellan sailed around the world in
1519,, lira voyage illustrated the advances whidi had
been inade in navigation during the 1800 years"
foUtMij^PydMas.
Magellan carried with him on his journey such
equipment as sea charts, a terrestrial globe, quad
rants, compasses, magnetic needles, hour glasses
and other timepieces, and a log to be towed astern
for determining speed. He also had astronomer
Ruy Faleiro's instructions for the use of the astrolabe
and cross-staff, considered the best available at the
time.
Thus 16th century navigators had charts, sailing
directions, means of estimating speed and instru
ments to determine latitude. The greatest remain
ing obstacle to be overcome was an accurate means
of determining longitude and this was not done
until some 200 years later with the advent of the
chronometer.
Modem Navigation
The dawn of what might be called modern navi
gation came with the three Pacific voyages between
1768 and 1779 made by James Cook of the Royal
Navy. Aided by the full backing of Britain's scien
tific establishment. Cook's expedition was the first to
undertake detailed explorations at sea with benefit
of equipment, techniques and knowledge that could
be considered modern. On his first trip. Cook was
able to determine longitude by the tedious lunar
distance method with an astronomical clock and a
watch borrowed from the Astronomer Royal. By
the time he made his second voyage, the first
chronometers were being produced and Cook was
provided with four of them. These, along with the
instruments he already had, enabled Cook to navi
gate with a precision undreamed of by Pytheas or
Magellan.
The advanced equipment on today's most modern
ships serves to exemplify the fact that navigation
has become nearly an exact science.
Now each deck officer has a sextant with which
he can make more accurate observations than Cook
could. The end result of hundreds of years of experi
mentation, today's reliable chronometers determine
easily the precise time of each observation. The
latest gyro compasses indicate true north no matter
what variation or deviation there may be. Modem
almanacs and charts allow instant calculations to a
greater degree of accuracy than needed. Through"
electronics, radio time signals and weather reports
and quick reference to chronometers to avoid foul
weather, and by use of loran (long range navigation)
the navigator can fix the exact position of his ship
a thousand and more miles from transmitting sta
tions.
�SEAFARERS^'i-LOG
Vol. XXIX
No. 9
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
«•
Steel Worker
Pays Off
Seafarers on the Isthmian ship, Steel Worker arrived in New
York for a payoff at Erie Basin on April 12. The Steel Worker
completed a 3 {4 month voyage to the Far East and crewmembers reported that things went smoothly in typical SIU style.
Beefs and dilutes were at a minimum and many crewmembers
expressed the desire to ship on the Steel Worker again. After
a brief stay at Erie Basin to pick up cargo and sign on a new
crew, the Steel Worker departed for a trip to Viet Nam.
IcIs;-:
1)', .
Leo Bonser, who sailed in the deck
department, leaves the vessel with
his gear after picking up his pay.
Leo enjoyed the trip to Far East.
Seafarers George Bush (left) and Pete Thompson were
relaxing in foc'sle when LOG photographer took this picture.
Both men sailed in the engine department. Pete is a 19-year
veteran while George Bush is newcomer to the union.
Patrolman Ed Mooney (second from right) explains a contract provision to L. Gersen of Engine dept. Patrolman E. B.
McAuley, Seafarers Hugo Fuentes and A. Modesto are at
left. The ship's long trip added up to a good payoff.
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Dick Hannon (left) and J. C.
Harris can testify that there's
seldom a dull moment for the
steward department, even dur
ing a payoff. Seafarers don't
lose their appetite when they
aren't working hard at sea.
Hugo Fuentes of steward dept.
helps prepare evening meal for
Seafarers. Crewmembers agreed
the food was top-notch quality.
Chief Cook J. C. Harris prepares
hamburger dinner while his fellow
Seafarers wait for the payoff at
Erie Basin. J. C. is SIU veteran.
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Cal James (standing)
discusses the trip with
Mike Sacco. Cal. who
ships for 18 years and
was bosun during the voyage. He
patrolmen E. B. McAuley (left) and
comes from Virginia, has sailed SIU
joined the Union in New York City.
Seafarers look happy as they
reap rewards of a long trip. Left
to right; B. Waddell, J. Scott,
L. Bonser, R. Rodriguez, Geo.
Bush. Dick Hall, Mike Sacco
and E. B. McAuley, seated at
the table, are SIU patrolmen.
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BOYD SLATED TO PRESENT GOVERNMENT MARITIME POLICY AT MAY 1 HEARING
SOLID BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT GROWS FOR STRONG MARITIME LEGISLATION
AFL-CIO CALLS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN NATION’S HEALTH CARE SERVICES
TWELFTH ANNUAL LOUISIANA AFL-CIO CONVENTION MEETS IN STATE CAPITOL
HIGH COURT UPHOLDS BUILDING UNIONS’ POSITIONS IN PREFABRICATION DISPUTE
DESPITE SUCCESS IN SHOW BUSINESS HE RETURNS TO FIRST LOVE – THE SEA
SEAFARER TO CLIMB UPGRADING LADDER WITH AID OF SIU ENGINEERS PROGRAM
NAVIGATION – OLDEST SCIENCE
STEEL WORKER PAYS OFF
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1967
Periodicals
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SEAFARERS^LOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO
ON THE VIETNAM RUN.
With 98 percent of the
men and materiel for the Viet Nam military operation going by
ships, the rotary shipping boards in SIU union halls on the At
lantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts are continually showing jobs on
union-contracted vessels making the vital run. A familiar
scene involved in manning the Viet-bound ships is shown
in photo here, taken in New York hall last week, as Chief
Dispatcher Ted Babkowski posts jobs that will be filled by
Seafarers in deck, engine and steward departments.
SIU men are keeping union-contracted ships manned and
sailing on time by throwing in for the jobs on Viet and other
runs, as shown in photo below. (For stories of Seafarers' ex
periences in Viet Nam see pages 19, 20 and 21.)
Nine More SIU Men
*€et Cnsfine, Deck
iicenses; Total ISO
es 3, 5'
�Mar 12, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Two
Replies to Claim of ^Support*
Maritime Trades Voires Opposition
To Boyd's Build Abroad' Proposal
WASHINGTON, D. C.—^The 5.5-million-member AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department today
sharply challenged testimony by Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd concerning the extent of
support within the maritime industry for proposals to build U.S.-flag ships in foreign yards.
The MTD position was enun
In the letter to Bartlett, the
ciated by SIU President Paul any "build-abroad" philosophy'
MTD
president said that only
with
respect
to
the
merchant
ma
Hall, who is also president of
three
unions
had given any suprine,
and
which
endorsed
the
move
the MTD, in a letter to Senator
jxirt whatsoever for the Boyd
for
complete
independence
for
E. L. Bartlett (D-Alaska), chair
plan, and that "AFL-CIO unions
man of a Senate Merchant Marine the Maritime Administration.
overwhelmingly oppose the Boyd
"This
remains
the
policy
of
the
Subcommittee before which Boyd
proposals."
AFL-CIO."
had appeared earlier last week.
In the course of the testimony,
Boyd conceded that he had not Gov't, Industry Reps Speak Out
been able to secure a "consensus"
of maritime labor and manage
ment for his build-abroad plan
and for his proposal to incorpor
ate the Maritime Administration
in the Department of Transporta
tion.
WASHINGTON—Administration proposals to allow the con
Despite this lack of "consensus," struction of American-flag merchant ships in foreign shipyards
Boyd went on, he had been able to
would deprive American industry of nearly $1 billion worth of
obtain what he called "support in
business
each year and would ^
~
^
all segments except in the ship
complained
to
the
State
Depart
mean
the
loss
of
thousands
of
building . . . industry, including
ment, and as a result the Defense
jobs for American workers.
both management and labor."
Speaking at a meeting of Department agreed to ease up on
Halbsaid this statement by Boyd
could lead to the conclusion that legislative representatives, spon its standards the second time.
"virtually all of the industry— sored by the AFL-CIO Mari When the bids were open, the
labor and management, alike— time Trades Department, Page British were only 4.5 per cent be
was behind the program." The Groton, administration director of low the U.S. price—and that's a
MTD official added bluntly; the Boilermakers Iron Shipbuild long way from the 50 per cent
"Nothing could be further from ers Marine Council noted that figure the shipowners like to
the truth."
these monetary and job losses quote," he said.
Another speaker at the legisla
Hall said that "The AFL-CIO would not be confined to Ameri
tive
meeting of the MTD, was
Maritime Trades Department, and can shipyards and shipyard work
Representative
Paul Fino (Rits 36 affiliated unions with mem ers, but would hit many diverse
N.Y.).
He
called
the maritime
bership totaling 5.5 million union areas in the economy as well.
program
finally
brought
before
men and women, is vigorously op
"Building cargo ships and tank
posed to the Secretary's plan to ers abroad would mean a loss of the Senate last week by Transpor
permit foreign building of Ameri $490 million a year for American tation Secretary Alan Boyd a
can-flag ships. Further, we are steel mills, electrical manufactur "non-program." After such a long
vigorously: opposed to the Secre ers and machinery makers alone," delay and in view of President
tary's insistence on putting the he pointed out. "This would be Johnson's promise for "a new mar
Maritime Administration in the in addition to the losses that would itime prograiri" way back in his
State of the Union Message of
Department of Transportation.
be sustained by the shipyards 1965, Fino called Boyd's latest
"This position by the Maritime themselves."
proposals a poor kick-off.
Trades Department and its 36 af
Balance of Pt^ments
The New York Congressman
filiates is ffi'e same one taken by
In addition to bringing about pointed out that the Administra
the 15-million-member AFL-CIO
which, at its Sixth Constitutional a drastic further deterioration of tion's silence barrier had been
Convention in San Francisco in the U.S. balance-of-payments broken last year by the Congress
December 1965, unanimously problem, Groton predicted that when it prevented Boyd's depart
adopted a resolution which, building abroad would be a crip ment from swallowing up the
among other things, called on the pling blow to the American Maritime Administration, and re
ferred to the 90 bills already in
President and Congress 'to reject economy.
"It would mean a loss of busi troduced before the new 90th
ness for a variety of allied indus Congress to grant total and com
tries which produce the material plete independence to MARAD.
SEAFARERS^iLOG and equipment that go into
Independence for Maritime
American-built ships. It would makes sense, Fino said, because
May 12, I9&7 • Vol. XXIX, No. 10
mean the loss of thousands of it will never get its proper atten
Official Publication of the
jobs for American workers—rang tion in a department that has to
Seafarera International TTnion
ing all the way from the ones deal with the multi-billion dollar
of North America,
who mine the iron ore to the ones domestic industries of airlines and
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakea
and Inland Waters District,
who build the ships."
railroads and trucking.
AFL-CIO
Edward J. Carlough, Organiza
Groton based his figures on
Exeeutive Board
tion
Director of the Sheet Metal
plans
by
American
ship
operators
PAUI, HALL, Preiident
to build about 40 cargo ships in Workers International Associa
CAL TANNBR
EARL SUEPARD
Exec. Viee-Pret.
Vice-President
foreign yards if the Administra tion, discussed the current railroad
AL Knut
LINOSBT WILUAHS
tion is successful in getting Con disputes and said that "present
Ste.-Treat.
Vice-President
ROBIRT MATTHBWS
gressional approval for repeal of stalling by the Administration to
Vice-President
the build-American clause of the extend the arbitration period to
HBIBIBT BRAND
Merchant Marine Act of 1936. June 19" does nothing to resolve
Director o/ Ortronixina and
Atblicotione
Groton also launched a bitter the issue but only serves to further
Managing Editor
attack
on claims made by some delay the issue.
Hixi POLLACK
Representative Thomas P.
shipping industry officials that it
AooUtant Editor
NATBAN SKTIR
Stag Writere
costs more than twice as much to O'-Neill, Jr. (D-Mass.), speaker
Pim WEILL
build ships in American yards as at the MTD's regular weekly
P™ WWBR
in foreign yards. "When foreign meeting, emphasized the import
HARRY WITTSCHEN
FIIANK MARCIOTTA
shipbuilders have to adhere to ance of Congressional authoriza
American quality standards, the tion of maritime funds, an inde
PiMliM MsMkly at SIO RMs lilaal AMRSS
•.C.. WMURHN. 0. C. 20018 fey tfe* SMtardifferential is narrowed consider pendent Maritime Administration,
«i iRtWNtlMMl Oatfo, Atlairtis, fialf, Ukss
ably," he noted, and cited a recent and a strong maritime policy to
tat laiaad Watws BirttM. AFL-eit, £75
PMitt AsMia, iniuy*. «.y. msa. TSI.
example in which British ship the future of the American mari
RVMRttMiW. '
i. c.
builders bid against American time industry.
fMnraOSTfrS
Few 5579
firms for the construction of sal
O'Neill predicted that passage
airtt aiaiM Is SMt ts Seafms latinutleoal
vage
barges
for
the
U.S.
Navy.
of
legislation to authorize Con
dWw. illlMllfc Ban, UkMsad latadVWm
BMrfit tPVrtn, <75 Fawtl Awns, irsik"The
first
time
around,
an
gress
to review maritime funds
na, R-r. lUM.
American firm underbid the Brit would remove maritime from the
ish by 19 per cent. The British "bureaucratic whims" of the Bud-
Buitd Abroad Proposals Threaten
U.S. Economy, MTD Delegates ToM
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
Last month I had the privilege of attending the AFL-CIO's National
Conference on Community Services at which the health problems of
the nation were examined in depth and efforts were formulated toward
the improvement of medical care available to our citizens.
Right from the outset it was obvious to all present at the gathering
that adequate medical care for the average person in the United States
may be available in theory but continues to be beyond the reach of
countless Americans in actual fact.
Medicare is now the law of the land but the American Medical Asso
ciation has not ceased its efforts to sabotage the program. The AMA
continues to advocate direct payment of fees by the patient to the doc
tors. More often than not, when the patient applies to the government
for reimbursement of the money he has laid out, he finds the rate es
tablished as fair compensation for treatment received is far short of the
amount he has already paid his physicians.
Also, not until the average working man or his family is faced with
sickness or accident in his own home does he learn first hand how fees
charged by doctors and hospitals have soared to such heights as to make
cost assistance provided by medicare or medicaid much less of a help
than anticipated. Just last year alone the average doctor's bill went up
7.8 per cent—twice as much as in 1965 and more than in any single
year since before the depression—and continues to rise. The average
daily cost of a hospital room last year was $45 or a staggering 16.5 per
cent higher than the year before. Even so, charges for these accommo
dations show no present sign of leveling off. It is difficult for any person
to believe that skyrocketing fee hikes like these, following so closely
on the heels of medicare legislation, can be merely coincidental.
There is no question that the gap between adequate medical care for
all the people and the care which is available to them—at prices they
can afford to pay—is still enormous. In the interests of the entire
population, a comprehensive national health insurance program must
be enacted. Organized labor has always been in the vanguard when it
came to the vital needs of society and great advances have been made
through its efforts, not only for union members but for all Americans.
Until such a national program can be realized, union-sponsored health
programs must be expanded on all levels, mental as well as physical.
With half the hospital beds in the country occupied by the mentally ill,
and with mental health cited by many as the No. 1 health problem in
the nation today, this often neglected phase of medical care requires
particular attention. Mental health plans should be incorporated by
union negotiators into their own general welfare programs. Adequate
diagnosis, and care of minor mental disturbances before they have a
chance to get out of hand has for too long been the private preserve
of the affluent.
There must also be an immediate improvement in the quality of all
medical care available to charity patients. The treatment they receive
very often is not only callous but haphazard. The claim that rich and
poor are provided medical care of equal quality is a myth and any med
ical authority who says otherwise is closing one eye.
Maritime Defense League
Reports Favorable Response
NEW YORK—^The Maritime Defense League has reported
that it's campaign and program to assure maritime workers
of their fundamental rights to counsel in the event of legal
problems or charges threatening their personal liberties is meeting
with favorable response.
Program Launched
The League was established last January as a private organiza
tion to make available legal and other assistance to maritime
workers from a fund sustained by voluntary contributions. A
campaign for funds to enable the organization to carry out
its program was launched several weeks ago.
The objective of the League, which has been endorsed and
voted support at SIU membership meetings, is to assure maritime
workers are protected in situations where they lack the necessary
funds to provide their own defense when their union cannot
assist them because of legal restrictions and various court
interpretations.
League's OflBces
The officers of the Maritime Defense League, whose chairman
is Robert A. Matthews, a SIU vice-president, are located at one
Hanson Plase, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217; the telephone number is
(212)-638-1681.
Any SIU member who may require assistance, which under
the legal restrictions cdnnot be provided by his union, can get in
touch with the Maritime Defense League at its Hanson Place
office in Brooklyn.
�May 12, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Three
Cites Danger of Present Course
Six Seafarers Licensed
As Engineers—Total 141
Six more Seafarers have been added to the growing ranks of
those who have passed Coast Guard examinations for an engineer's
license. The six completed the course of study offered by the jointly
sponsored SIU-Marine Engi- ^
neer's Beneficial Association, in Massachusetts. He is 63 years
District 2—School for Marine old.
Engineers. The school has now
Frank Gustav was born in
enabled 141 Seafarers to obtain Pennsylvania and now makes his
their engineer's licenses.
home in Brooklyn. An oiler be
Four of the men upgraded to fore obtaining a Third Engineer's
2nd Assistant Engineer's Licenses license, Gustav has been with the
and two achieved the rank of 3rd SIU for 15 years. He joined in
New York and is 42 years old.
Assistant Engineer.
A newly licensed Third Assist
Woodrow McDaniel was born
ant
Engineer, Evaristo Jiminez
and still resides in West Virginia.
previously sailed a FOWT. He
joined the SIU in New York. A
native of Puerto Rico, he lives in
Brooklyn. Jiminez is 41 years old
and a 15-year SIU veteran.
Establishment of the engineer
training program was spurred by
McDaniel
Gustav
Jbninez
ond assistant's license. He resides
in Lost Creek, Pa. Boxter joined
the union in New York in 1965
He is 29 years old.
Thomas Bohr sailed as oiler
since he joined the union in New
York. A newly licensed Third
Assistant Engineer, he was bom
and resides in Pittsburgh. Bohr is
29 years old.
WASHINGTON—The Republican Policy Committee of the House of Representatives has for
mally rejected the proposal by the Administration to build some American merchant vessels in
foreign shipyards and has further stated it will not support any attempt to place the Maritime Ad
ministration in the Department ^
.
TTT"
Tr-or.
J- Rhodes (R.-Ariz.), presented the merchant ships America does
of Transportation.
GOP policy statement.
have, 70 per cent will be due for
In releasing a two-page pol
The statement said the Adminis layup within five years because
icy Committee statement, the tration has allowed America's they are already 20 years, and
GOP representatives indicated maritime industry "to drift into
that the "scuttling" by the Ad a major crisis" through its "ne more, old. This only serves to
ministration of the nation's ship glect, confusion and general in underline the "national disgrace,"
ping potential, and its failure to ability to meet the mounting they said, of America's 14th-place
position among world shipbuilders
fulfill a promise made by the problem."
and
her present fifth place in the
President two years ago for "a
It added that the U.S. has fewer
new policy for our merchant ma privately-owned merchant vessels size of her active merchant fleet.
rine," had made the deplorable than when the Merchant Marine
"This country needs and must
state of our maritime industry a Act was passed in 1936 and that
have
a modem merchant marine,"
political issue.
the percentage of our ships in the
the
statement
said.
Representatives Gerald R. Ford world's conunercial fleet is only
The complete text of the Repub
(R.-Mich.), House minority leader, half what it was three decades ago.
The Republican lawmakers lican Policy Statement appears
and the chairman of the Policy
Committee, Representative John pointed out the fact that of what below.
House GOP Policy Statement on Maritime
Bozter
A member of the SIU since 1958,
he sailed as FOWT before earn
ing his second assistant engineer's
license. He is 54 years old and
joined the SIU in Seattle.
George Boxter sailed as an
FWT-oiler before getting his sec-
House Republiean Polky Committee
Calls tor US Maritime Upgrading
Bohr
Brien
the growing shortage of licensed
marine engineers aboard Ameri
can-flag ships, particularly as
result of the demands placed on
American shipping by the^ conflict
in Vietnam.
The SIU-MEBA District 2 train
ing program is the first of its kind
in maritime history. It assists en
gine department seafarers to ob
tain instruction in preparation for
their Third Assistant Engineer's
license. Temporary Third Assist
ant Engineer's license, or Original
Second Assistant Engineer's li
cense in either steam or motor
vessel classifications. In addition,
MEBA District 2 members who
already possess engineer's licenses
may upgrade themselves to higher
ratings.
The training school is operated
under a reciprocal agreement be
Seafarers Boxter and Bohr have tween the SIU and District 2 of
taken advantage of the wide range MEBA. SIU men who enroll in
of opportunities offered by the the program are provided with
Harry Lundeberg School of Sea meals, hotel lodging and subsist
manship throughout their seafar ence payments of $110 per week
ing careers. Boxter started entry while in training.
training in February of 1963 and
As a result of the reciprocal
graduated in April. He came back
agreement between MEBA" Dis
in October of 1964 to qualify for trict 2 and the SIU, unlicensed
a lifeboat ticket which he received SIU men receive full credit and
in November.
complete protection for all of their
Boxter then started seniority up accumulated pension and welfare
grading in July of 1965 and in credits. While sailing as engineers,
August, was upgraded from a B to they will also receive pension and
an A book. Last December, he welfare credits. As a result, upon
enrolled in the engineering school reaching retirement eligibility their
and graduated as second assistant. pension will be paid based on
Bohr took his entry trai ling in combined time.
the summer of 1962. In July of
MEBA District 2 has waived
1964, Bohr returned to the school its $1,000 initiation fee for all
for seniority upgrading and his men who begin sailing as licensed
lifeboat ticket. He graduated life engineers under the joint program
boat training, July 29, and on Au during the period of the Vietnam gust 17, he received his A book. crisis.
In October, 1966, he signed on for
Engine department Seafarers
engineers upgrading and graduated are eligible to apply for any of the
with a third assistant's license.
i-fgrading programs if they are 19
A 15-year SIU veteran, Paul years of age or older and have 18
Brien joined the SIU in New York months of Q.M.E.D. watch stand
and shipped as FOWT. A newly- ing time in the engine department,
licensed Third Assistant Engineer, plus six months' experience as a
Brien lives in Texas and was born wiper or equivalent.
Due to neglect, confusion and a general in
ability to meet the mounting problem, the John
son-Humphrey Administration has permitted the
American Maritime Industry to drift into a major
crisis.
Today, the United States has fewer privately
owned seagoing merchant ships than in 1936. The
percentage of United States flagships in the world's
merchant fleet is one-half of what it was three
decades ago. The percentage of American goods
moving overseas on American ships is now the
lowest in modern history. The United States has
dropped to fifth among the nations in the size
of our active merchant fleet and presently ranks
fourteenth in shipbuilding. This national disgrace
is heightened by the fact that 70% of our ships
are twenty years or older and will be due for
layup within the next five years.
More than two years have passed since the
State of the Union Message in 1965 when the
President promised ". . .a new policy for our
merchant marine." To date, that promise remains
unfilled. Moreover, in recent testimony, the Sec
retary of Transportation noted that he "would not
seek (the President's) concurrence in the new pro
gram until I could assure him that it had general
support within the maritime field. . . . However,
I must now report that we do not have the kind
of agreement which will make such a program
a reality." Thus, rather than decision, we have
experienced indecision. In place of action, there
has been near paralysis in federal leadership.
While we are in a continued state of decline, the
other maritime nations of the world have been
building up their merchant fleets. Last year
marked the third successive annual record for
world merchant shipping launched.
The seriousness of this situation is graphically
reflected by comparing the American maritime
industry with that of Soviet Russia. "A 1966
Survey of Russian Merchant Shipping" prepared
by the University of Washington, discloses that:
"In 1963 the Russians constructed 115 ships
while America launched 31. Between 1959 and
1963 the American fleet increased by 20 fewer
ships than the Russians produced in the single
year 1963. Moreover, the amount of Ameri
can seaborne commerce carried in American
ships has declined from an already low of 11
per cent in 1960 to around 7 per cent today.
The Russians, in contrast, have increased the
amount of freight carried in their own bottoms
from 33 per cent in 1955 and 45 per cent in
1962 to around 85 per cent in 1965."
There are indications that this country's sea
transportation forces have been stretched to the
limit to support the massive military operations
in Vietnam. In order to meet our obligations
there, a large number of old ships have been
pulled out of the mothball fleet. These vessels,
from 20 to 27 years old, have had a breakdown
rate more than double the privately owned com
mercial fleet under charter for Vietnam service.
Although faced with these dismal statistics, the
Administration now proposes to modernize more
of our aging reserve fleet while only increasing
the new merchant ship construction in American
yards from 13 to 15 ships a year.
Last year, the Administration attempted to
transfer the Maritime Administration into the
new Department of Transportation. Under Re
publican Leadership, this move was defeated and
a plan was advanced that would establish an
independent Maritime Administration. The pro
posed transfer would have done little more than
shift the maritime problem to a new department.
There was no sense of urgency or a call for a
redirection of effort. Rather than meeting and
solving the problems of the maritime industry,
they would have been swept under a bureaucratic
rug.
In this session of Congress, the Johnson-Hum
phrey Administration is continuing to display a
dangerous disregard for the very serious problems
of our maritime industry. The present situation
has been described by the Journal of Commerce
as follows:
"It is one thing to attempt enticing the ship
ping industry into the new Department of
Transportation with vague promises of a totally
new policy. It is quite another to display by
current actions a curious indifference to the
problems of merchant shipping and to indicate
—when discussing the subject at all—not what
ought to be done, but what the administration
is unwilling to do or keep on doing."
In addition to its failure to develop a meaning
ful maritime policy, the Johnson-Humphrey Ad
ministration has undercut, if not scrapped, the
forward-looking ship replacement program that
was implemented during the Eisenhower Admin
istration. At that time, it was clearly apparent
that unless a program of this type was carried
forward, the United States would face, in the
foreseeable future, a maritime crisis of major
proportions. The Administration's abandonment
of the Eisenhower program has triggered just such
a crisis. Its current indecisiveness and failure to
mount anything more than a minimal program,
have escalated the crisis to a point where it is
bordering on a national catastrophe.
This country needs and must have a modem
merchant marine. We must revitalize and mod
ernize our shipbuilding industry if the demands
of the future are to be met. The need to develop
a reasonable and defensible maritime program
presents a challenge and an opportunity. 1967
is a year of decision for the American Maritime
Industry. Unless our shipbuilding effort is in
creased our defense commitments throughout the
world will be in jeopardy. Indeed, our national
survival may depend upon the shipping that
should now be under construction but which the
Johnson-Humphrey Administration has scuttled.
�Page Fonr
Six Additional Seafarer Oldtimers
Join Growing Union Pension Roster
Messner
Butts
Engelhardt
Eisenbach
Espino
Six new Seafarers have been added to the SIU's growing pension ranks. Those newly eligible
Seafarers who are now collecting their SIU pensions include Frank Messner, Ralph Butts, Eugene
Engelhardt, Herman Eisenbach, Atanasio Espino, and Homer Dowell.
Frank Messner joined the un
ion in Detroit and sailed as AB. the port of Baltimore. A native of of San Francisco. His last ship
A native of Michigan, he lives Kentucky, Dowell is a resident was the Nor.berto Capay.
in Trenton, New Jersey, with his
wife, Dorothy. Messner was last
employed by the Great Lakes
Towing Company.
Ralph Butts is a native of Can
ada and sailed as fireman in the
SIU's Great Lakes division. He
The Cabo Rojo, a 95-foot tug, operated by the SlU-contracted
joined the SIU in Detroit and lives Porto Rico Lighterage Co., recently towed a 14,000 ton Italian
in River Rouge, Mich. He last cargo ship, the Napoli, across 800 miles of open ocean, to bring
sailed on the Buckeye.
her into the shelter of San Juan
Eugene Engelhardt sailed as harbor and safety.
journey back to the safety of San
FWT, oiler, and later in the Stew
Juan harbor.
The
ship,
five
times
the
size
ard Department. Born in New
The Cabo Rojo tugged the
Orleans, he joined the SIU in that of the tug, had been adrift for Napoli to port at a rate of 7.5
five
days
800
miles
Northeast
of
port. He resides in Meraux, La.,
knots an hour, or three quarters
with his wife, Ruth. He last sailed San Juan with her engines dis of the vessel's normal speed of
abled.
on the Del Valle.
The Napoli was bringing gen ten knots.
Herman Eisenbach joined the eral cargo from Genoa, Italy, to
Bucking strong winds and the
SIU in the port of New York. San Juan when she became dis channel current, dangerous with
He sailed as a deckhand and was abled.
the powerless Napoli in tow; the
last employed by the Brooklyn
Sent out to aid the Napoli, the Cabo Rojo appeared off El Morro
Eastern District Terminal. A na Cabo Rojo sped to the ship's last in the harbor of San Juan.
tive of Brooklyn, he resides there reported position. However the
A second tug, coming out to
with his wife, Stella.
Napoli, her engines dead, had meet the Cabo Rojo, attached a
Atanasio Espino sailed in the begun to drift and the Cabo Rojo hawser line to .the Napoli's stern
Steward Dept. on SIU ships since was having trouble locating her. and helped steer her to safe an
joining the union in New York.
Luckily, before she had drifted chorage.
A native of the Philippines,'Es too far out from her original
pino resides in San Francisco with position, the Napoli sighted the
his wife, Rosalina. His last ship tug's searchlight flashing in the
was the Lady of Peace.
early morning mist. The Cabo
Homer Dowell sailed as FWT Rojo's crew fastened a line to the
and oiler. He joined the SIU in disabled ship and began the long
Difficult Long-Distance Tow Job
No Problem for SlU-Manned Tug
Rap Defease Dept.
ttd to DM
Navy SUps Abroad
Toledo MTD Spiws Drive to Wiii
Jobless Pay for Lakes Seamea
V,.
May 12, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
TOLEDO—The Toledo Port Council of the AFL-CIO Mari
time Trades Department has begun a campaign among Great
Lakes seamen that seeks to end the exclusion of seamen from
unemployment compensation under Ohio law.
The Council charged that the discrimination allowed by the
laws of the State of Ohio in the matter of unemployment com
pensation is "one of the greatest injustices" to seamen on the
Great Lakes. No other state excludes seamen from unemployment
benefits during the winter months.
Early this week the union started circulating petitions to all
Great Lakes seamen urging support of House Bill No. 427
which was introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives by
Representative James Weldishofer (Republican - 77th District) on
March 9, 1967.
The measure is not part of any other labor bill and is awaiting
action in the Reference Committee. Petitions circulated by the
Port Council urge seamen to sign and forward them to members
of the Standing Committee on Industry and Labor in the Ohio
House of Representatives.
In urging amendment of the present Ohio law, the Port Council
cited large labor savings passed on to Ohio shipping companies
without consideration for the needs of the seamen. Those who
cannot find other jobs during the winter layoff have no means of
earning a livelihood for themselves and their families.
Under present law, seamen are only eligible to apply for
unemployment compensation during the 40 weeks following the
4th Sunday in March. However, other maritime workers and all
other Ohio workers are not restricted in any manner.
The Port Council has 40 affiliates representing 20,000 members
in the Greater Toledo area, and is one of 32 councils affiliated
with the AFL-CIO, Maritime Trades Elepartment in Washington
D.C.
WASHINGTON—The Depart
ment of Defense has denied a re
quest that Secretary Robert S.
McNamara's decision to allow
British shipyards to bid on a con
tract for new U.S. minesweepers
be reversed.
Representative John W. Byrnes
(R-Wis.) said his letter to McNamara, "in the national interest so
there may be retained in the U.S.
the capability of meeting our fu
ture needs for this vessel," has
been answered by Assistant Sec
retary John T. McNaughton and
his request turned down.
Stating that the decision "may
well mean the loss of $100 tnillion
in government work . . . over the
next several years," Byrnes add
ed that McNaughton's reply had
made no mention of his proposal
contained in the same request that
at least half the minesweepers be
reserved for construction in U.S.
yards. He said he has asked for
a "specific reply" to the latter
suggestion.
The Wisconsin Congressman
has also urged the chairmen of
the House Armed Services Com
mittee and the Defense Appropri
ations Subcommittee to "look into
the effect upon the national se
curity" of relying on foreign ship
yards as a sole source of supply
for "an important combat vessel."
The^ vessels concerned are a
new class of wooden-hulled ocean
minesweepers..
The Atlantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area]
The 1966 Annual Report of the Maritime Administration, out
lining the tremendous contributions made by the American-flag
merchant marine to the Viet Nam sealift makes very interesting
reading when you consider the charges that have been made by
Defense Secretary McNamara that the merchant fleet is not doing
its part in the Viet Nam conflict. ^
'
Not only is the American mer peeled for a ship that strikes his
chant marine doing a tremendous fancy. Joe sails in the Engine De
job, but it is doing so at great partment. Pat Devine, who sails in
cost to itself in terms of canceled the Steward Department, is wait
commercial sailings and lost busi ing for a slot that will put his con
ness through cancellation of com siderable talents to work again.
mercial and government-non-mili Pat's last ship was the Merrimac.
tary cargoes.
Norfolk
The true situation is now very
Shipping has been very good
clear. When McNamara needs a
scapegoat, his first choice for a during the last period and the out
patsy is invariably the American look for the future also looks
merchant marine. Because of this, good. During the last period we
every statement the Defense Sec had four payoffs, two sign-ons, and
retary makes regarding the mer serviced nine ships in transit.
chant marine, every proposal he
After spending a year in Greece
puts forth that regards the mer visiting his family there. Seafarer
chant marine in any way—no Isadore Topal is registered here
matter how obliquely—must be and looking for a ship on which
treated as suspect from the start. he can get in plenty of seatime
This is true with regard to his Fast in the immediate future. Seafarer
Deployment Logistic Ship con Clarence Crowder just got his fitcept, his build-abroad proposals for-duty again after completing
and his ideas on airlift potential his recovery from injuries he suf
as well as many others of his per fered in an accident. Oowder is
sonal pet projects.
raring to go and is watching the
board
closely for a pumpman's
New York
job.
Joe Sullivan and Peter ChoplinBoston
ski have both completed their
vacations and are at the hall here
John "Catfish" Flaherty is just
standing watch in front of the big off the Eagle Voyager and reports
board. Sullivan, a 22-year SIU
he is very sorry
veteran, last sailed aboard the Seato see the ship
train San Juan in the Steward De
lay up because it
partment and is now looking for
is one of his
any cook's job that comes along.
favorites. Edward
Choplinski, who has been an SIU
JVright, who last
member for 15 years now, is look
sailed aboard the
ing for a tanker slated for a long
Bradford Island
voyage that has an OS slot op6n.
as messman is
His last trip was aboard the Robin
„.
planning a visit
Kirk.
to his children
Edward (Andy) Anderson wants and a short spell at home in the
a ship going on the Viet Nam run. Florida sunshine. Eddie has been
Andy, who sails as chief electri a Seafarer for 26 years now. An
cian, was last aboard the Oceanic other oldtimer, Timothy McCar
Tide, which he had to leave to thy, got off the Montpeller Vic
take care of some family busi tory recently to spend some time
ness. Andy has been a Seafarer with his family and renew his
friendships with some old pals. A
or about 23 years.
A real oldtimer of 27 years with 25-year SIU veteran, McCarthy
the Union, Alvaro Vega is sitting sails in the deck department
or his electrician's ticket and then as AB.
expects to take any ship going any
Baltimore
where in the world. His last ship
Woodrow Reid has his eye
was the Seafrain Savannah. Pedro peeled for a ship going to the Mid
Pinoub, a relative newcomer to dle East or Europe that needs a
the Union compared to Vega, is good cook or Chief Steward. Reid,
off the Albion Victory and is look a Seafarer for over 20 years, last
ing for a fireman's job that will sailed as Chief Steward aboard the
take him to Viet Nam.
Bethtex. A long trip to the Far
A coastwise run as electrician East is what Seafarer James Laswould be just the ticket for 23- siter is planning on. An SIU mem
year SIU veteran Herbert Rolen, ber for 22 years, he last shipped
lolen's last ship was the Steel aboard the Steel King as oiler.
Maker, which he got off to take Clarence Brockett has different
a short vacation.
ideas however, and wants his next
trip aboard a coaster. Brother
PbUadelpbia
Brockett, who has been sailing
During the last period here we with the SIU since 1946, says he's
landled five payoffs, one sign-on sailed to the Far East, the Middle
and 14 ships in transit.
East, Europe and just about every
Seafarer Ed Colon is registered where else in the world since he
again and ready to go at any time. went to sea and now wants to stay
Ed says he "will take the first Chief close to home on a nice, peaceful
Cook's job that hits the board and coastwise run.
doesn't care where the ship takes
Puerto Rko
him. Bennie Crawford, who also
The port of Fajardo is supply
sails as Chief Cook, feels about the ing a good share of the old timers
same way. He's jegistered and shipping out here these days.
ready to go at any time. Ben's last Among them are Victor Aviles on
ship was the Cape San Diego.
the Seatrain New York, Faustino
After spending some time on Alejandro on the New Yoriter,
the beach, Joseph Brennan is Zenon Rivera on the Wanior and
again keeping his weather eye Pedro del Yaffle on the Bienville.
�Mmr 12, 1967
Page Five
SEAFARERS LOG
Hall Urges Similar Senate Action
No injuries to SIU Crewmembers
House Passes Bill to Give
Congress Voice In Ship Funds
Sea-Land Sammit, Minus Rudder,
Weathers Pierre Atlantir Storm
WASHINGTON—SIU President Paul Hall, who is also presi
dent of the Maritime Trades Department (AFL-CIO), had high
praise for action by the House of Representatives last week on
maritime legislation which, he f
said, "takes control over the merchant fleet. We hope that the
nation's vital merchant marine Senate will follow the House lead,
budget out of the hands of and give prompt approval to this
bureaucrats and puts it in the legislation.
"The annual authorization bill
hands of lawmakers."
Hall was referring to a bill, takes control over the nation's
passed May 4 by the House on a vital merchant marine budget out
voice vote, which requires Con of the hands of bureaucrats and
gress to vote annual authorizations puts it in the hands of lawmakers.
of funds for such Maritime Ad Thus it is an important step to
ministration programs as con ward restoring the American flag
struction subsidies, operating sub to a position of importance on the
sidies, research and development. high seas.
"But it should be emphasized
The partial text of Hall's state
that this legislation is just one step
ment follows;
"The AFL - CIO Maritime on the road we must travel. The
Trades Department and its 36 House and Senate should now
affiliated unions representing more move promptly to approve legis
than 5.5 million American workers lation that will reconstitute the
are pleased that Congress has Maritime Administration as an
recognized the dire plight of our independent agency—as it was 30
merchant marine and has moved years ago, when we were pursuing
to correct this situation through an intelligent course for expand
House passage of the measure on ing our merchant fleet.
annual authorizations for the
"Independence for maritime is
Maritime Administration.
indispensible to this country's eco
"This legislation will give the nomic growth and its military se
House and Senate Merchant curity. This agency must not be
Marine Committees an opportun allowed to continue as a step
ity to review maritime programs child of any Cabinet-level De
annually, to measure their effec partment where its programs and
tiveness and to authorize the policies are overshadowed by con
amount of money that is required siderations having nothing what
to carry out a vigorous, forward- soever to do with the carriage
looking program to revitalize our of our waterborne cargo".
S/U Upgrading School Craduhtes
Another 3 Licensed Deck Officers
The effects of the battering from 60-mile-an-hour winds could be seen as the Summit (Sea-Land)
sailed into Port Elizabeth, N.J., after her encounter with a severe storm off Cape Hatteras early
this month. Some containers a^ard the vessel were bashed in at the sides, while others were caved
in from the top, clear proof of ^—the fierceness of the storm.
keep everything as secure as pos Sunday afternoon that they were
"We lost our mdder about sible. "Oil barrels were flying
able to arrive.
9:30 p.m.," Seafarer Louis Es- around and we worked to keep
Most of the Seafarers, who have
carra of the Deck Department them lashed down,", he said. been through many storms, took
noted. "We were some 400 miles Security lines snapped and had
out of New York, returning from to be resecured. "Tlie ship really the storm in stride. "If the ship
didn't have containers, she would
a run to Puerto Rico." "The ves took a beating," Lambert said.
Tugboats were sent for Friday have lost other cargo," one of
sel was rolling at 50 degrees and
she drifted with the propeller afternoon, but it wasn't until late them stated.
astern," Escarra explained.
New SIU Medical Center
Inaugurated in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN—The SIU of Puerto Rico inaugurated the opening
of its third medical treatment center on the Island in ceremonies
held on April 29.
Many dignitaries from gov-*®"
ernment, labor and community from the new dispensary through
services from both the Island the new availability of the latest
and the mainland were on hand in modern medical technology.
for the inauguration ceremonies, The SIU clinics practice preven
tive medicine by providing regu
which included the official rib
lar
medical checkups and early
bon-cutting ceremonies that
treatment
that enables Union
opened the new Caguas Dispen
members
and
their families to re
sary, and a tour of the brand-new
main
healthy
by detecting illness
Bosun John Beye points to spot on facility. SIUNA President Paul
and
receiving
treatment before it
Hall and SIUNA Vice-President
Summit's stern where fierce galebecomes
serious.
force winds carried away awning. Morris Weisberger were among
The first SIU of Puerto Rico
the mainland guests in attendance.
medical
center on the Island was
Other guests included: the Hon
The loss of the ship's rudder
opened
in
1961 at Stop 26, 1256
helped keep the Summit in a state orable Felisa Rincon de Gautier, Fernandez Juncos Avenue, Sanof helplessness she > might other Mayoress, of San Juan; Alfred turce. The second center was
wise have avoided, crew members Nazario, Puerto Rico Sec.stary opened in 1964 in Ponce, Calle
pointed out. "There was a very of Labor; and Augustin Benitez, Luna-Esquina Concordia. The
heavy swell," said Bosun John AFL-CIO Regional Director.
newest center is at BaldoriotySIU of Puerto Rico President Esquina Celis Aguilera, one block
Beye. "The ship met the full force
of the water and something had Keith Terpe noted that the open from the Caguas Plaza.
to give," he said. In this case, it ing of the Caguas Dispensary rep
The SIU of Puerto Rico Wel
was the Summit's rudder, leaving resents the first instance in which fare Plan has been recognized by
the vessel to take the full force Union Welfare Plan services of the Puerto Rico Medical Associa
of the winds with much of her a wholly-owned and operated tion and the American Hospital
nature are provided in three key Association as one of the outstand
maneuverability gone.
locations
so situated as to make ing plans for workers in Puerto
Beye said that he was both
these
services
readily available to Rico. No other union-operated
grateful and surprised that no
the
total
membership
of a union medical plan to date has received
crewmen were injured. "Usually
no
matter
where
they
may live these certifications in Puerto Rico
there are at least minor injuries,"
and
work
in
Puerto
Rico.
he said, "but in case the ship
or the Caribbean.
got by without a casualty, amaz
The new modern medical cen
The system of SIU clinics was
ing under the circumstances. I re ter has three doctors' offices, begun in 1957 with the opening
member one fellow opened his examination rooms, an electro of the first facility in New York.
focsle door and the wind caused cardiogram and special treatment Other union clinics are located
a split right down the door," Beye room, a pharmacy and laboratory. in Boston; Philadelphia; Balti
said. The awning at the stem Large and comfortable waiting more; Norfolk; Tampa; New Or
and reception areas are also pro leans; San Francisco; Seattle; Sao
of the ship was blown away.
vided, as well as efficient admin Pedro, Calif.; Buffalo; Duluth;
Ship Took Beating
istrative offices.
Saulte Ste. Marie; Toledo; Su
Charles Lambert, who sailed as
perior, Wis.; Alpina and MelvinThousands
of
SIU
members
as
OS, remembers working to help
well as their families will benefit dale, Mich.; and Cleveland.
Three additional Seafarers have been added to the ranks of those
who have upgraded themselves to Deck Officers licenses through
training received in the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School for Sea
manship in a program jointly
operated by the SIU and the was born in Pennsylvania and re
American Maritime Officers sides in Chicago. He is 38 years
old.
The training program, operated
under a reciprocal agreement be
tween SIU and the American Mar
itime Officers, is the first of its
type in the maritime industry.
Applicants can begin receiving
instruction at any time. The pe
riod of instruction will be deter
mined by each member's individ
Rdnvdt
Le Berre
ual ability and knowledge, and
Union. A total of nine Seafarers the instructors' satisfaction of his
have now upgraded themselves to readiness to take the examinations.
Deck Officers licenses.
Kalju Reinvelt shipped as AB
and bosun be
fore earning the
rank of Third
Mate. Bom in
Estonia, he lives
in Jericho, L. I.
and joined the
SIU in New
York in 1952.
Fartjica
Reinvelt is 41
years old.
Desire Le Berre is a 14-year
veteran of the SIU, joining in
New York. Bom in France, Sea
farer Le Berre now lives in Edgewater, N. J. Le Berre shipped as
bosun before eaming his license
as Second Mate. He is 47 years On hand for the official ceremonies marking inauguration of the new
SIU of Puerto Rico Caguas Dispensary, third such facility on the
old.
Stanley Partyka joined the SIU Island, were (l-r): Honorable Felisa Rincon de Gautier, Mayoress of
in 1952 in New York. He sailed San Juan; Nathan Voloshen; Agustin Benitez, AFL-CIO Regional
as AB and bosun before receiving Director; Seafarers International Union President Paul Hall, and
a Third Mate's license Par^ka Morris Weisberger, Vice-President, Seafarers International Union.
Guests at opening of new SIU clinic included (l-r): Mr. Lamella,
Hill-Rom International: F. de Jesus, SIU of Puerto Rico Exec. Sec.;
D. Shatzow, Chairman, SIU of Puerto Rico Board of Trustees; SIU
Pres. Hall: SIU of Puerto Rico Pres. Keith Terpe: Dr. G. P. Luisi,
Medical Director, Caguas Dispensary: L. Juminex, SIU of Puerto
Rico Welfare Plan Administrator; J. Castro, ILA-UTM Treasurer.
�'"1
Page Six
Mmr 12, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
DISPATCHERS REPORT
The Pacific Coast
April 22 to May 5, 1967
DECK DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
by Frank Orozak, West Coast Representative
The Gallo Winery, the nation's largest wine producer, won
a court order recently against picketing by Teamsters Union
members who are demanding the right to represent Gallo's field
workers.
The AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing Committee,
which is also seeking to represent
field workers, wants an election in Union since 1938, also reports
which the workers would decide having a good trip aboard the
whether to be represented by the Beatrice Victory. Fowler plans
AFL-CIO or the Teamsters.
to ship again as soon as possible
Gallo has agreed to such an however, and is looking for a
election and has asked the State blackgang job on a ship going
Conciliation Service to set it up. to the Far East-^with Japan and
But the Teamsters, a Gallo spokes Korea as his first choices. R. D.
man charges, have "adamantly Stough doesn't care where his
refused" to agree to a vote and next ship is going, as long as
continue to insist on unilateral there's a bosun's job aboard for
recognition by the company.
him. An SIU member for the last
20
years, Stough's last ship was
San Francisco
the Anchorage.
Shipping in the Bay Area has
Shipping continues to boom
been very active this period and
here
in Seattle, and promises to
is likely to remain so, especially
remain extremely
for electricians, oilers, FWT's
good for the im
and AB's.
mediate
future.
There will be a real brother's
During
the last
act going on aboard the Overseas
period
we
paid
off
Dinny soon, because Seafarers M.
Cuba
Vic
the
C. Herring and O. H. Herring
tory, Robin Sher
have both signed on as AB's for
wood,
Northwestthe ship's next run.
ern Victory,
Transhuron,
Seattle
Stough
Seafarer Frederick Cohen just
Choctaw Victory
got off the Beatrice Victory after and WhitehalL Sign-ons during
a five-month trip to Europe and that period included the Joplin
plans to take a couple of months Victory, Cuba Victory and NtMrthoff for a good vacation before westem Victory. In transit we had
shipping out again. SIU oldtimer the Portmar, Pennniar, ElizabethH. E. Fowler, a member of the port, and the Anchorage.
QUESTION: What are the
qualities that make a good skip
per?
James Stover: I find that a man
who came up,through the ranks
usually makes the
best Captain. He
is in a position to
understand the
problems of the
Seafarers. Acade
my graduates
don't always un
derstand the crewmembers' point of
view. A good Captain should
know the answer to any problem
that arises at sea.
with the crew.
Richard Feddem: Fairness and
the ability to judge his crew impartially are very
important quali
ties in a Captain
in my opinion. I
sailed for a skip
per on the Citadel
Victory who was
tops. He would
do anything he
could for his crew
and would fight for them. He
was an outstanding seaman and
there was never a bad report on
him from any Seafarer.
——
Douglas Cox: Seafarers should
Robert Estrada: I like a skip
be able to respect their Captain. per who is willing to sit down and
He has to be
_
talk things over
honest with his
^^|||fe|k with a man if he
crew and under
has problems. A
stand how they
Captain should
think, as well as
be willing to be
being an excep
friendly with the
tional seaman. A
crew and take an
good Captain
interest in them.
should be able to
Of course, good
enforce discipline
seamanship and
so the crew has respect for author experience are very important for
ity, yet be able to maintain a a Captain.
friendly relationship with the
^
crewmembers.
Ronald Kolodziej: Experience
as a seaman is the single most
Fazfl All: The last Captain I
important quality
sailed with really knew his job
a Captain can
and the crew
have. He should
liked him. He
be able to get
was an exception
along with men.
al seaman and the
If he came up
crew knew he had
from the ranks,
command of his
that is good also,
job. A top Cap
since it gives him
tain will combine
a more rounded
an outstanding knowledge of the problems of the
knowledge of the crew, having worked his way upMa with die ability to get along from the bottom.
vl>
Atlantic, Gulf A Inland Watars District
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco ....
Seattle
)'otals
Port
Boston
New York ..
Philadelphia
Baltimore ..
Norfolk ....
Jacksonville .
Tampa
Mohile
New Orleans
Honston ....
Wilmington .
San Francisco
Seattle_^_j_j_^
Totals
Class A Class B
7
1
40
61
6
5
18
23
7
8
11
12
3
1
8
23
53
33
35
43
19
4
20
41
16
24
323
199
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B ClassC
4
2
2
20
24
40
6
1
2
11
11
23
4
7
4
6
7
4
1
2
1
5
2
8
11
2
34
11
21
25
2
14
12
51
25
29
24
17
11
156
129
201
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
AU Groups
All Groups
Class A Class B ClassC
Class A Class B
1
1
1
3
2
30
30
32
50
24
6
2
1
2
1
13
19
2
21
24
4
3
3
7
4
3
3
6
8
8
10
1
1
2
10
6
2
7
12
26
21
6
36
31
17
21
26
42
32
5
5
12
7
7
42
16
21
46
12
23
15
11
23
15
173
138
136
259
168
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston ... /v,....
Wilmington i;....
San Francisco ....
Seattle
Totals
All Groups
QassA CUssB
2
0
40
17
6
1
18
10
7
2
8
4
7
1
13
4
30
20
31
19
5
4
31
9
23
8
216
104
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
0
0
0
9
23
36
1
4
4
8
15
14
3
8
4
5
2
6
0
0
1
8
7
10
26
18
1
21
11
9
3
2
6
57
32
16
10
6
24
160
89
161
AU Groups
Class A Class B
19
3
230
83
23
8
103
84
20
17
23
11
14
6
96
20
156
77
180
106
34
0
42
24
7
41
981
446
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
7
1
158
151
12
8
72
45
24
17
10
8
7
4
33
18
97
64
106
91
24
2
54
17
16
23
620
449
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
4
2
45
79
23
4
72
47
8
25
1
11
10
4
6
47
70
116
79
120
24
7
29
21
7
3
550
314
AFL-CIO Voices Strong Opposition
To Forced Mediation in RR Beef
WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO will "vigorously oppose" President Johnson's latest proposal for
forced mediation of the railroad shopcraft dispute under a two-year no-strike law, Federation Presi
dent George Meany said recently.
The President asked Congress <S>to prohibit a strike or a lockout and freedoms of the workers em to encourage settlement. Begin
while a five-member special ployed by these private corpora ning on the 31st day, if no agree
board tries to settle the wage dis tions, then the railroads should ment has been reached, the board
pute over a 90-day period. If a be operated for the public inter would hold hearings to determine
settlement is not achieved volun est and not for private profit. We whether the proposals made April
tarily in that period, mandatory would therefore regard seizure 21 by a special presidential panel
terms would then be imposed for legislation, pending the negotia are "in the public interest" and
tion of a settlement, as the fairest a "fair and equitable extension"
at least two years.
and
least oppressive alternative.
of collective bargaining. By the
In the final analysis, Meany
"We are convinced that the only 60th day, if there is still no agree
said, the legislative proposal con
tained in the President's message thing now standing in the way ment, the board would give the
"terminates in compulsory arbi of an early negotiated settlement President and Congress its findings
of this dispute is the belief of on the special panel proposals and
tration." He added:
"The AFL-CIO is steadfastly the railroad lobby that compul whether any modifications were
deemed necessary. If by the 91st
opposed to the denial of the right sory arbitration legislation will be day there is still no agreement,
forthcoming to relieve them of
to strike through the imposition
the obligation to bargain in good the special panel proposals plus
of terms and conditions of em faith."
any modifications would take
ployment otherwise unacceptable
At a news conference the day effect and remain in effect until
to the parties. We shall therefore
before he submitted his no-strike the parties reach agreement or
vigorously oppose this as well as proposal, the President sketched until Jan. 1, 1969 at the latest.
any other legislative proposal the broad outlines of the plan and
For the period after that, John
which calls for compulsory arbi said he did not plan to recommend son said, and until final agree
tration of the issues in dispute.
either compulsory arbitration or ment is reached or the time speci
"The workers involved in this seizure.
fied by the board expires, the
dispute are simply seeking to exer
Johnson asked Congress to pass board's determination would have
cise the rights assured them under a joint resolution authorizing him the same effect, including the
present law. If there is a para to appoint a five-mmiber special "preclusion of resort to strike or
mount public interest in the con- board for a 90-day period. For lockout," as though arrived at by
iinued operation of the railroads, the first 30 days, the board would agreement of the parties under
sufficient to override the rights engage in "intensive mediaticm" the rail labor act.
�M«jr 12, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Citizens Petitioning Congress
For Social Security increase
WASHINGTON—"We, the undersigned, support President John
son's request to the Congress of the United States to raise social
secxirity benefits to a level that will more nearly equal needs. . .
The "undersigned" were more than 150,000 men and women from
all parts of the nation, whose petitions were presented to the House
Ways & Means Committee as a "first installment," with assurances of
more to come.
AFL-CIO President George Meany and a delegation of city central
body leaders brought the stacks of signatures to Ways & Means Com
mittee Chairman Wilbur D. Mills (D-Ark.). He acknowledge them in
a ceremony in the committee hearing room, where the 15 Democratic
and 10 Republican members have been meeting in closed session
considering the legislation.
The nationwide campaign to demonstrate public support for the
Administration's social security bill was mounted earlier this spring
by the AFL-CIO and senior citizen organizations. Mass rallies in
principal cities opened the drive. And even as the presentation cere
mony was being held, additional bundles of signed petitions were
arriving at federation headquarters.
After being shown to Mills, the petitions were brought to the Con
gressmen from the home districts of the signers. They will later be
deposited with the Ways & Means Committee.
The legislation the petitioners were supporting would provide—in the
words used by President Johnson in his filmed address to the AFLCIO rallies—these major benefits:
• "A 20 per cent overall increase in social security payments.
• "An increase of 59 per cent for the 2.5 million citizens now
receiving minimum benefits.
• "An increase of at least 15 per cent for the remaining 20.5
million beneficiaries.
• "A monthly payment of at least $150 for couples and $100 for
individuals with 25 years of coverage.
• "A series of amendments to broaden and improve the protection
of social security."
The higher braefits would be financed through gradual increases in
the social security tax paid by employers and workers and an increase
in the taxable wage base.
Meany told the Ways & Means Conunittee at earlier public hearings
that the President's proposals represent "a long step toward the kind
of social security system the American people should have." He said
the 20 per cent average increase would be "a substantial down pay
ment" towards a needed 50 per cent rise in benefits, which in the long
run should be paid for in part out of general tax revenue.
Republicans on the Ways & Means Committee have proposed an 8
per cent increase in benefits. Commenting on the GOP plan, Meany
said: "Its inadequacy is appalling."
Mills met with each of the city delegations and in accepting the
petitions from Meany said the AFL-CIO president has "never done or
said anything that's not in the best interests of the working people."
He told the group that the committee will soon be reaching the stage of
decisions on various portions of the social security legislation.
lUE members in Canada have
okayed a new three-year contract
with Canadian GE. Some 1,700
workers here and in other parts
of Ontario voted 72 per cent in
favor of the contract. About 67.5
per cent of 1,400 Montreal GE
workers voted to accept. lUE
spokesmen said that generally
speaking the increases represent
a 24 per cent gain over the life
of the contract. Quebec and
Ontario rates were brought closer
together.
^
Robert M. McGlotten, national
labor specialist for Opportunities
Industrialization Center, a job
training program located in 12
major cities, has joined the AFLCIO Dept. of Civil Rights as a
staff representative. A vice presi
dent of the Negro Trade Union
Leadership Council and a former
public relations representative of
Transport Workers Local 234 in
Philadelphia, McGlotten has had
wide experience in building a
positive relationship between or
ganized labor and minority groups.
He has been active in civil rights
and conununity work in Philadel
phia and in bringing about co
operation between the minority
groups and the Philadelphia Cen
tral Lahm* Council.
Those movies that cross-coun
try airplane passengers see are
now projected by union men.
Projection technicians with In
flight Motion Pictures and Bell
& Howell have won 12 per cent
wage increases in a new three-year
contract. A separate contract
with similar terms was signed with
Intransit Motion Pictures that
shows films to railroad passengers.
<|>
Striking faculty and students at
Catholic University won their
point when Archbishop Patrick
O'Boyle announced that Father
Charles E. Curran would be re
hired to his post at the School
of Theology and would receive
a promotion to associate profes
sor as of September 1. "The issue
has been clear and simple," said
Curran. "A contract was not re
newed without charges or a hear
ing."
Representative Frank Horton
(R-N.Y.) will receive the annual
"Union Label Award of Merit"
at the June 13 banquet of the
N.Y. State Union Label and Serv
ice Trades Department here. The
award will honor Horton for his
outstanding record in the 89th
Congress on legislation affecting
the welfare of the nation and
organized labor.
Page Seven
"The New Morality!"
It wasn't too long ago when the Public
was bemoaning the lack of involvement dis
played by college students in the affairs of
the nation. The pundits went so far as to
dub them the "apathetic generation".
Now, to a large extent, the nation's college
students are redeeming themselves from such
charges. Instead of apathy, many are dis
playing a vital interest in the affairs of the
nation and the world. More important, they
are concentrating much of their efforts on
aiding the less fortunate segments of society
—the poor, the exploited, the helpless. The
Peace Corps, the Domestic Peace Corps
(VISTA), local community services and
chaijties, etc., are all receiving strong sup
port and aid from college students all over
the country.
Many of these students are reaffirming a
long-standing committment to the American
labor movement and the right of American.
workers to organize to improve their con
ditions. From coast to coast, college stu
dents are on the march to reaffirm this basic
American right.
In California, college students were promi
nent on the picket lines of the AFL-CIO
United Farm Workers Organizing Commit-
tee, and were instrumental in bringing about
acceptance of the farm workers' union by the
giant California growers. In Texas, local
college students took part in a "Caravan for
Justice" during Easter, collecting money,
food and medicine in support of striking
farm workers in South Texas.
On the East Coast, college students have
become active in aiding textile workers to
defeat the anti-labor policies of giant textile
mills. College students took an active role
in helping TWUA members in North
Carolina defeat a union-busting attempt by
Burlington Industries. Local college stu-*
dents have also joined the fight against the
most anti-labor textile company of them all
—J. P. Stevens in South Carolina. They are
walking picket lines, working to develop
public opinion for the workers, and are
engaged in other important pursuits.
In the not too distant past, representatives
of Big Business were among those who were
most critical of the nation's college students
for their "apathy". We wonder how they
feel now. Perhaps they would like to bring
back those "good old days". They can't
though, and more and more of them are
learning that.
The 'lazy" Ones
For a long time, the Public has been sub
jected to a barrage of propaganda about
the "freeloaders" in our midst, the "lazy,
shiftless" millions who are Uving it up on
welfare because they are too lazy to work,
while you and I pay the bill. Attacks on the
nation's social welfare programs by con
servative, right-wing groups or Big-Busi
ness-Chamber <rf Commerce-type speakers
invariably got around to implying this sooner
or later.
Well, now the truth is out about these
"lazy fakers", who should be out d<mg a
hard day's work like the rest of us.
• 2.1 million are women over 65, with a
median age of 72.
-•>
^
• 700,000 are blind, crippled, or severely
handicapped.
• 3.5 million are children whose parents
are too poor to support them.
• The remaining 1 million are the parents
of those children—900,000 mothers and
150,000 fathers. Of the fathers, 100,000
are too disabled to work.
This leaves a total of 50,000 welfare
clients in the entire United States who can
work—^provided they receive the necessary
job skills and training that will make them
self-sufficient.
The figures above are from a recent U.S.
Government study. We think they speak for
themselves.
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�Page Eight
SEAFARERS LOG
Mar 12. 1967
Joseph Kahn of Seafrain Lines Speaks Out
US Ship Operator Outlines Plan
To Restore U.S. Merchant Fleet
NEW YORK—workable shipping program for the United States, under which federal
policy planners could put aside talk of building abroad and solve their problems at home, has been
offered by a leading official of the unsubsidized shipping industry in America.
Joseph Kahn, Chairman of ^
the SlU-contracted Seatrain called on the government to allow policy proposals suggesting that
Lines and the Hudson Water unsubsidized American merchant foreign-built ships be permitted
ways Corp., told a meeting of ship operators to make tax-de to come under American registry
the U.S. Merchant Marine Acad ferred deposits of earnings in and share in domestic and other
emy Alumni Association that the construction reserve funds as sub reserved trade would have only
first step should be firm retention sidized lines are permitted to do. negative results. Such plans would
Kahn said his program was only substitute foreign vessels for
of the cabotage laws which re
strict domestic ocean trade to offered to stimulate the building American, not save the taxpayer
vessels owned, built and manned of a strong American merchant any appreciable amount, and pre
by Americans. Partial opening of marine and suggested that on a vent an increase in the number
this trade has been suggested in pay-as-you-go basis it would pro- of U.S. ships.
policy debate.
,vide some relief for the taxpayer,
He also deplored proposals for
He also proposed that all putting the bulk of the burden building abroad, stating that no
American foreign aid cargoes be of supporting the shipping indus owner can afford to pay $12 mil
reserved for U.S. ships—instead try on the general economy, lion for an American vessel if,
of the 50 per cent currently guar "where it belongs."
by the time it is launched, a
anteed—and that -at least half of
foreign-flag ship of equal capacity
Minimum Lost
all foreign^oil cargoes licensed for
He said "a large and viable and capabilities can be brought
import to Ihis country be brought
American-flag fleet can be devel in to compete against her for only
here by American sldps.
$5,500,000.
"If the cargoes are available oped and maintained with a mini
What is needed, Kahn con
for American ships, they will sail mum cost to our government" by
strong
enforcement
and
some
ex
cluded,
is to abandon "this buga
and prosper," Kahn said. "Con
pansion
of
existing
cargo
prefer
boo
of
foreign building" for a
versely, if such cargoes are not
ence
laws.
practical
building program in
available, no matter how much
Kahn
pointed
out
that
federal
American
yards.
subsidy is paid, we will have a
weak and sick industry."
In addition, Kahn said that the
Navy's Military Sea Transporta
tion Service should be required
by the government to fulfill all
its needs with U.S.-built vessels
and be authorized to enter into
long-term charters for new vessels.
To further implement his pro
I"
gram, the shipping executive
Dolphins, long the friends and helpers of searfaring men, now
art doing undersea recovery work for the United ^tes Navy.
The Navy's Marine Bioscience Facility at Point Malibu, Calif.,
has trained bottle-nosed dolphins to attach wires to torpedoes
and missiles lying on the ocean's floor—an accomplishment which
could greatly simplify a variety of underwater recovery opera
tions.
Speaking on the problems of finding and raising such objects
as lost hydrogen bombs, sunken submarines or airliners that have
crashed at sea. Dr. Alan Herman, director of the Hudson Labora
tories at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., said recently that "one of the most
ANN ARBOR. Mich. —Two
effective recovery tools is a trained porpoise." The laboratories
University of Michigan scientists
are run jointly by Columbia University and the Navy and do a
have developed new bulbous bow
wide range of research cm submarine detection and similar
problems.
which could enable cargo ships
to cross the Atlantic in about half
.Although the Navy seems to prefer the term "porpoise," these
the time now required.
animals are actually common dolphins and are generally referred
to as such. Both are correct.
Designed by Finn C. MichelIn describing the procedure, the Navy said the dolphins were
sen and James L. Moss, the device
taught to home in on acoustical beacons inside practice missiles,
is almost three times larger than
any previously tested and involves
torpedoes or instrument capsules. Around the honey tip of his
elongated, bottle-like snout, the dolphin carries a metal hoop
attaching an underwater snout in
until he locates the source of the beacon signals.
bulbous form to the bow of a
Once the signal is found, the dolphin tosses the hoop in the
ship to reduce wave resistance.
air and it breaks apart releasing a wire that was coiled around
Equipped with their hull-form
it. Resembling a large pulley that has been sawed in two lengthbow, Michelsen said, cargo ships
Wise, the hoops consist of one heavy half which sinks to the bot
could travel up to 30 knots—com
tom alongside the missile, and a lij^ter half at the other end of
parable to the fastest passenger
the wire which remains on the surface as a buoy. Often the
ships. Most freighters now can
heavier half is magnetized.
make only 18 to 20 knots.
Thus the most difficult problem of recovery—^finding a sunken
The scientists pointed out that
object and marking its location—4ias been solved.
with increased freight rates for
some cargoes, higher speeds are
economically sound. With this
new design, they said, cargo ships
could cross the Atlantic within
a week—they usually take twice
as long now—and reduce fuel
consumption by nine per cent as
well.
Even though the bulb used in
their design is two or three times
the size of any previously tested
on similar vessels, the two scien
tists claim it still takes up only
one per cent of the ship's dis
placement. They now plan to ex
periment further by lengthening
„Porppisesi-, |il{e .^'Kellci^'Aaboye, .arft
trained for o . varfi
the model and shifting the center
ety of undersea jobs both by ihjB= UiS. Navy and by civilianof buoyancy to see if even higher
researchers. The intelligent creatures make good students.
speed can be achieved while main
taining maximum cargo space.
Navy Trains Porpoises For
%cowry Work
New Bow Shape
May Add Speed
To Cargo Ships
The Great Lakes
by Fred Famen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lake*
With the sailing season only a couple of weeks old, shipping is
really booming in Detroit and there are plenty of jobs available—
especially rated jobs. Our teletypes are buzzing all day long report
ing vessel movements and jobs open on these vessels.
The SIU and the Maritime Trades Department Toledo Port
Council has begun a campaign
among Great Lakes seamen that up in Congress soon. Write, and
seeks to end the exclusion of sea get your friends to write, for pas
men from unemployment compen sage of this important legislation.
sation under Ohio law. No other
Frankfort
state excludes seamen from unem
ployment benefits during the win
After completing her annual
ter months.
marine inspection, the MV Arthur
In urging amendment (House K. Atkinson left the Manitowoc
Bill #427) of the present Ohio shipyard in early May, to be re
law, the SIU and the Toledo Port placed by the MV Viking which
Council cited large savings passed will get its annual inspection
on to Ohio shipping companies there.
without consideration for the
We are still crewing the Ann
needs of the seamen. Under pres
Arbor
carferries, but the jobs will
ent law, seamen are only eligible
to apply for unemployment com last for only a month or so be
pensation during the 40 weeks fol cause the Grand Rapids will be
lowing the 4th Sunday in March. returned to Grand Trunk as soon
However, other maritime workers as the MV Viking has completed
and all other Ohio workers are not its inspection.
restricted in any manner.
We expect to resume contract
All seamen working for Ohio
negotiations with the Ann Arbor
companies are urged to write to
their Representatives urging sup Railroad Company within the next
week or so, depending on the
port of House Bill #427.
status of the possible strike by
We have reached an impasse in the Railroad Unions.
our negotiations with Checker Cab
Company. The company refuses
to agree on the Union shop pro
posal. The SIU has filed unfair
labor practices charges with the
NLRB and the possibilities of
reaching an agreement do not look
bright at this time. Meanwhile, we
are still meeting with the company.
It looks like negotiations with
Ann Arbor Railroad and Macki
SAN FRANCISCO—The first
nac Transit Company will again
of
five new containerships being
be postponed because of the pos
planned
by SIU Pacific Districtsibility of a railroad strike'in the
contracted
Matson Navigation
near future. Ann Arbor operates
should
be
operating
in service be
the SIU carferries out of Frank
tween
the
U.S.
West
Lbast and
fort, Michigan and Mackinac
Transit Company's Chief Wawa- Hawaii sometime in 1970, accord
fam runs out of St. Ignace across ing to company projections.
the Straits of Mackinac. The rail
Although bids have not yet been
road unions are facing the possi asked, the five new ships are ex
bility of compulsory arbitration, pected to be completed over a
which is always a danger to Amer period of several years and would
ican labor's right of free collec double Matson's container capa
tive bargaining.
bility. Installation of shore facil
ities will go along with vessel con
Buffalo
struction.
Shipping in the port of Buffalo
The proposed ships will be 722
is very good in all departments,
feet long with a sp^d of 24 knots.
as it was last season. Although
Each vessel will carry more than
rated men continue to be in short
900 containers.
supply, all the ships sailed from fitMatson is planning to extend
out with full crews. The last vessel
its
container service to Japan and
to finish her fit-out was the R. E.
other
Far Eastern countries in
Webster, which completed inspec
tion on April 27. This left just September with two vessels, the
two ships without definite dates for Hawaiian Planter and Hawaiian
fit-out—the James Davidson and Craftsman, which are presently
undergoing conversion to contain
the J. B. Ford.
er carriers.
Oeveland
The Craftsman and Planter are
All ships in the winter lay-up eventually slated for another as
fleet in this area are out now and signment, however. Two of the
going strong, with the Buckeye proposed brand new containerMonitor being the last ship to ships will take over the West
leave. As of this time the ship Coast-to-Japan run when they are
ping board is empty.
completed and the two vessels
All seamen who live in Ohio presently undergoing conversion
are urged to write to their Sen will be used in a feeder-distribu
ators and Representatives and tion service between the Japanese
urge them to support our bill to ports of Kobe and Tokyo, and
give Great Lakes seamen full un ports in Korea, Taiwan,'Okinawa,
employment compensation year- the Philippines, Hong Kong and
round. The bill will be coming Vietnam.
Matson Plans
Adding Five New
Boxshipsbyl970
�TEXT OF
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(OSSTITIJTIII
For SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes And Inland Waters District
Supplement
SEAFARERS LOG
May 12, 1967
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May 12, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Sapplement—Page Two
in addition to exercising any and all rights it may have pur
suant to any applicable agreements or understandings.
Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting
through its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose
a trusteeship upon any subordinate body or divisions chartered
by and affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent
provided by law.
Article III
CONSTITUTION
THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT
Affiliated with American Federation of Labor — Congress of Industrial Organizations
(As Amended May 12, 1960)
PREAMBLE
II
As maritime and allied workers and realizing the value and
necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the
forming of one Union for our people, the Seafarers International
Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District, hased upon the following principles:
All members shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and
guarantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights,
privileges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with
its terms.
We declare that 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 right to receive fair and
just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure
for mental cultivation and physical recreation.
We proclaim the right of all seamen to receive healthful and
sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest.
We defend the right of all seamen to he treated in a decent
and respectful manner by those in command, and.
We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike,
irrespective of nationality or creed.
Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are
conscious of corresponding duties to those in command, our
employers, our craft and our country.
We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote har
monious relations with those in command by exercising due
care and diligence in the performance of the duties of our
profession, and by giving all possible assistance to our employ
ers in caring for their gear and property.
Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use
our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of
maintaining and developing skill in seamanship and effecting a
change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render
it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance
to the development of a merchant marine and a body of Amer
ican seamen.
To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of
maritime workers and through its columns seek to maintain
their knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs.
To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of org<-nization and federation, to the end of establishing the Brother
hood of the Sea.
To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor
organizations whenever possible in the attainment of their just
demands.
To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as
to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and use
ful calling. And hearing in mind that we are migratory, that
our work takes 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 he present, must have their inter
ests 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.
Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate him
self for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union.
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 wel
fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the l^afarers
International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to
the following principles:
In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever
be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and
obligations as members of the community, our duties as citizens,
and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any
other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to
which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union.
We shall affiliate and work with other free labor organiza
tions; 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 con
sistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to
exert our individual and col ective influence in the fight for the
enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look
to the attainment of a free and happy society, without distinc
tion 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
aM over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected,
we hereby declare these rights as members of thb Union to be
inalienable.
I
No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges
guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union.
III
No member shall he deprived of his membership without due
process of the law of this Union. No member shall he com
pelled to he a witness against himself in the trial of any pro
ceeding in which he may be charged with failure to observe
the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be
bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member in
accordance with the principles set forth in the Constitution of
the Union.
IV
Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his
accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this
Union. In all such cases, the accused shall he guaranteed a fair
and speedy trial by an impartial committee of his brother
Union members.
No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely
on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee.
VI
A militant mmhership being necessary to the security of ,a
free union, the members shall at times stand ready to defend
this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of
the Union.
VII
The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and
Executive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be
reserved to the members.
CONSTITUTION
Article I
Name and General Powers
This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International
Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and
executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance
of charters to, subordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or
otherwise, the formation of funds and participation in funds,
the establishment of enterprises for the 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 administration and in furtherance of
its policies of aid and assistance, the Union may make its prop
erty, facilities and personnel available for the use and behalf of
such subordinate bodies and divisions. A majority vote of the
membership shall he authorization for any Union action, unless
otherwise specified in the Constitution or by law. This Union
shall at all times protect and maintain its jurisdiction.
Article II
AfRliation
Section 1. This Union shall he affiliated with the Seafarers
International Union of North America and the American Fed
eration of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All
other affiliations by the Union or its subordinate bodies or
divisions shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a
majority vote of the Executive Board.
Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are con
tained herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a
charter from and/or affiliaticn with this Union, shall he re
quired 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
therewith. No such constitution or amendments thereto shall
he deemed to be effective without the approval of the Executive
Board or this Union, which shall he executed in writing, on its
behalf, by the 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
foregoing, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitu
tional 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 withdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith,
or on such terms as it may impose not inconsistent with law,
Membership
Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be admitted to
membership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from
time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Member
ship classifications shall correspond to and depend upon senior
ity classifications established in accordance with the standard
collective bargaining agreement of this Union. In addition to
meeting the other requirements duly promulgated pursuant
hereto, no persons shall become a full book member unless and
until he has attained the highest seniority rating set out in the
said collective bargaining agreement. Only full book members
shall be entitled to vote and to hold any office or elective job,
except as otherwise specified herein. All members shall have a
voice in Union proceedings and shall he entitled to vote on
Union contracts.
Section 2. No candidate shall he granted membership who is
a member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, prin
ciples, and policies of this Union.
Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues
shall he automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits
and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be
automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in
arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall he 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 lockout.
(b) While a member is an in-patient 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 member was in good standing at the time
of entry into the armed forces, and further provided he applies
for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from
the armed forces.
(e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because
of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel
Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall he suf
ficient to designate additional circumstances during which the
time specified in Section 3 shall not run. It shall he the right
of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regu
lar meting, any question with regard to the application of
Section 3, in accordance with procedures established by a
majority vote of the memhersip. A majority vote of the mem
bership shall be necessary to decide such questions.
Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish,
from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues
and assessments may he execused where a member has been
unable to pay dues and assessments for the reasons provided
in Sections 3 and 4.
Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common
welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall
uphold and defend this Constitution and shall he governed by
the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings,
orders and decisions duly made.
Section 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and
policies of any hostile or dual organization shall he denied
further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted
by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which
organizations are dual or hostile.
Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with
the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union.
Members may be required to show their evidence of member
ship in order to he admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on
Union property.
Article IV
Reinstatement
Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in
accordance with such rules and under such conditions as are
adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the member
ship.
Article V
Dues and Initiation Fee
Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calen
dar 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 amend
ment.
Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted
into membership without having paid an initiation fee of three
hundred ($300.00) 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
Section 1. Members may retire from membership by sur
rendering their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and
paying all unpaid dues for the quarter in which they re^e,
assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union.
When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of
affiliation in connection with his application for retirement he
shall be given a receipt therefor. An official retirement card
shall be issued by Headquarters, upon request, dated as of the
day that such member accomplishes these payments, and sht^
be given to the member upon his presenting the aforesaid
receipt.
Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of
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membership shall 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.
Saction 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 tbe current quarter, as
well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the
period of retirement. If the period of retirement is less than
two quarters, the required payments shall consist of all dues
accruing during the said period of retirement, including those
for the current quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly
levied during that period. Upon such payment, the person in
retirement shall be restored to membership, and his member
ship book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him.
Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to mem
bership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight
full quarters only by majority vote of the membership.
Section S. The period of retirement shall be computed from
tbe first day of the quarter following the one in which the
retirement card was issued.
Article Vii
Systems of Organization
Section 1. This Union, and all officers, headquarter's repre
sentatives, port agents, patrolmen, and members sball be gov
erned in this order by:
(a) The Constitution.
(b) The Executive Board.
(c) Majority vote of the membership.
Section 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be located in
New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a
President, and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in
Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a SecretaryTreasurer, one Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast,
one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one VicePresident in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters.
Section 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such per
sonnel as is provided for herein, and the port shall bear the
name of the city in which the Union's port offices are located.
Section 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in
one of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards
department. The definition of these departments shall be in
accordance with custom and usage. This definition may be
modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member
may transfer from one department to another except by ap
proval as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership.
Article Vill
Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port
Agents and Patrolmen
Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as other
wise provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the
President, an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in
Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a SecretaryTreasurer, one Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast,
one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one VicePresident in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters.
Section 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and
Patrolmen shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in
this Constitution.
Article IX
Other Elective Jobs
Section 1. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in
Article VIII, 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 appointed as permitted by this Constitution.
Article X
Duties of Officers, Headquarters
Representatives, Port Agents, Other Elected
Job Holders and Miscellaneous Personnel
Soction 1. Tho Presidont.
(a) The President shall be the executive officer of the Union
and shall represent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in
all matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the
Constitution.
(b) He sball be a member ex-officio of all committees, except
as otherwise herein expressly provided.
(c) The President 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 con
siderations affecting Union action, the President .shall take
appropriate action to insure observance thereof.
(d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibil
ities, 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 member
ship, the President shall designate the number and location of
ports, the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may
close or open such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and
the Secretary-Treasurer, 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 Or
leans, Houston and Detroit may not be closed except by Con
stitutional amendment.
Where ports are opened between elections, the President
shall designate the Union personnel thereof.
The President shall designate, in the event of the incapacity
of any Hadquarters 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 replace
ment is qualified under Article Xll of the Constitution to fill
such job.
At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the
President shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting
report. In his report he shall recommend the number and loca
tion of ports, the number of Headquarters Representatives, Port
Agents and Patrolmen 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 may also specify, whether any Patrol
man and/or Headquarters Representative, shall be designated
as departmental or otherwise. The report shall be subject to
approval or modification by a majority vote of the membership.
(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 mem
bership. Within these limits, he shall strive to enhance the
strength, position, and prestige of the Union.
(h) The foregoing duties shall 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
Representative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by
the President by temporary appointment of a member quali
fied for the office or job under Article Xll of this Constitution,
except in those cases where the filling of such vacancy is other
wise provided for by this Constitution.
(k) The President is direcfed 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 meet
ing if, in his opinion, it is deemed necessary.
Section 2. Executive Vice-President.
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 period 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.
Section 3. Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and
Contract Enforcement.
The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract En
forcement shall perform any and all duties assigned him or
delegated to him by the President. In addition, he shall be
responsible for all contract negotiations, the formulation of
bargaining demands, and the submission of proposed collective
bargaining agreements to the membership for ratification. He
shall also be responsible, except as otherwise provided in
Article X, Section 14(d)(1), for strike authorization, signing
of new contracts, and contract enforcement. He shall also act
for headquarters in executing the administrative functions as
signed 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 Contract
Enforcement shall be a member of the Executive Board and
may cast one vote in that body.
Section 4. Secretary-Treasurer.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any and all duties
assigned him or delegated to him by the President. He shall
be responsible for the organization and maintenance of the
correspondence, files, and records of the Union; setting up,
and maintenance of, sound accounting and bookkeeping sys
tems; the setting up, and maintenance of, proper office and
other administrative Union procedures; the proper collection,
safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union funds, port or
otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for each quar
terly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's financial
operations and shall submit simultaneously therewith, the
Quarterly Financial Committee report for the same period.
The Secretary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an inde
pendent Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with
all duly elected finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer
shall be responsible for the timely filing of any and all reports
on the operations of the Union, financial or otherwise, that may
be required by any Federal or state laws. 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, subject to approval of the
Executive Board.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive
Board and may cast one vote in that body.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the
Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he
shall make himself and the records of his office available to
the Quarterly Financial Committee.
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Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast.
The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be
a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast
one vote in that body.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all
the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast,
including their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area
is deemed to mean that area from and including Georgia
through Maine and shall also include the Islands in the Carib
bean. In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities
he is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or
professional assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval
of the Executive Board.
Section 6. Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast.
The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a
member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one
vote in that body.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of aU
the Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including
their organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to
mean the State of Florida, all through the Gulf, including
Texas.
In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he
is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or pro
fessional assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval
of the Executive Board.
Section 7. Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and
Inland Waters.
The Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters
shall be a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled
to cast one vote in that body.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all
the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Lakes and Inland
Waters, including their organizing activities.
In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he
is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or pro
fessional assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval
of the Executive Board.
Section 8. Director of Organizing and Publications.
The Director of Organizing and Publications shall be ap
pointed and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of
the Union. He shall be responsible for and supervise all pub
lications and public relations of the Union and shall serve as
co-ordinator 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.
Section 9. Headquarters Representatives.
The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any and all
duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President,
Executive Vice-President or the Executive Board.
Section 10. Port Agents.
(a) The .Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the admin
istration of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject
to the direction of the area Vice-President.
, (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his port, be respon
sible for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, the
policies of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive
Board, and by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever
there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting
port acton, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to
insure observance thereof.
(c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other
wise, for the activities of his port, whenever demanded by the
President, the Vice-President of the area in which his port is
located, or by the Secretary-Treasurer.
(d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the Sec
retary-Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail,
weekly income and expenses, and complying with all other
accounting directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer.
(e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to such
duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port, regardless of
the departmental designation, if any, under which the Patrol
man was elected.
(f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that
port may serve as representatives to other organizations, affilia
tion with which has been properly authorized.
Section 11. Patrolmen.
Patrolmen shall perform any duties assigned them by the
Agent of the Port to which they are assigned.
Section 12. Executive Board.
The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the
Executive Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Con
tracts and Contract Enforcement, the Secretary-Treasurer, the
Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-Presi
dent in Charge of the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge
of the Lakes and Inland Waters, and the National Director (or
chief executive officer) of each subordinate body or division
created or chartered by the Union whenever such subordinate
body or division has attained a membership of 3,200 members
and has maintained that membership for not less than three
(3) months. Such National Director (or chief executive officer)
shall be a member of the respective subordinate body or divi
sion and must be qualified to hold office under the terms of
the Constitution of such division or subordinate body.
The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than
once each quarter and at such other times as the President or,
in his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The
President shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings
unless absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall
assume the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive
Board shall be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Its
decision shall be determined by majority vote of those voting,
providing a quorum of three is present. It shall be the duty of
the Executive Board to develop policies, strategies and rules
which will advance and protect the interests and welfare of
the Union and the Members. It sball be the duty of the Sec
retary-Treasurer, or in his absence, an appointee of the Execu
tive Board, to keep accurate minutes of all Executive Board
meetings. The Executive Board shall appoint one person who
shall be designated Director of Organizing and Publications.
The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax to be
levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any
group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may
direct the administration of all Union affairs, properties, policiw
and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically
�provided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the fore
going, the Executive Board may act without holding a formal
meeting provided all members of the Board are sent notice of
the proposed action or actions and the decision thereon is
reduced to writing and signed by a majority of the Executive
Board.
In the event that death, resignation or removal from office for
any reason should occiu- simultaneously to the President and
Elxecutive Vice-President, the Executive Board by majority
vote shall name successors from its own membership who shall
fill those vacancies until the next general election.
If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of
the President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is
incapacitated for more than 30 days during the remainder of
the term, the Executive Board shall elect a successor for the
balance of the term from its own membership.
Section 13. Delegates.
(a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the
Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected
in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend
the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North
America. The following officers upon their election to office
shall, during the term of their office, be delegates to all Con
ventions of the Seafarers International Union of North America
in the following order of priority: President; Executive VicePresident; Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract
Enforcement; Secretary-Treasurer; Vice-President in Charge
of the Atlantic Coast; Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf
Coast; Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland
Waters; Headquarters Representatives, with priority to those
most senior in full book Union membership; Port Agents, with
priority to those most senior in full hook Union membership;
and Patrolmen, with priority to those most senior in full book
Union membership.
(b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which
elected and fully participate therein.
(c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support
those policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to
the Convention.
(d) The President shall assign to each subordinate body or
division that number of delegates to which this Union would
have been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the
number of members of the subordinate body or division, in
accordance with the formula set forth in the Constitution of
the Seafarers International Union of North America, except
that this provision shall not be applied so as to reduce the
number of delegates to which this Union would otherwise have
been entitled.
Section 14. Committees.
(a) Trial Committee.
The Trial Committee shall conduct the trials of a person
charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations as
prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special obliga
tion of the Trial Committee to observe all the requirements
of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their
findings and recommendations must specifically state whether
or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any
accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded.
(b) Appeals Committee.
1. The Appeals Committee shall hear aU appeals from trial
judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth
in this Constitution and such rules as may be 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
findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions
of this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a
majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith.
(c) Quarterly Financial Committee.
1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an exami
nation 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, sepa
rate recommendations 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 SecretaryTreasurer 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, bUls,
vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Com
mittee. The committee shall also have available to it, the serv
ices of the independent 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, Philadel
phia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit.
No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrol
man, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Gommittee
members shall be elected at the regular meeting designated by
the Secretary-Treasurer. In the event a regular meeting can
not 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
electing a member to serve on the Quarterly Financial Com
mittee. Such committee members shall be furnished trans
portation to New York and back to their respective ports and
they shall be furnished room and board during the period they
are performing their duties in New York. Commencing on the
day following their election and continuing until they have
been returned to their respective ports each committee mem
ber shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay
but in no event shall they be paid for less than ei^t (8) hours
per day.
(d) Strike Committee.
1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless ap
proved by a majority vote of the membership.
2. In the event a general strike has heen approved by the
membership the Port Agents in all affected ports shall call a
timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike com
mittee. This committee shaU be composed of three full book
members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port
Agent to effectuate all strike policies and strategies.
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Article Xi
Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and
Other Elective Job Holders, Union
Employees, and Others
Saction I. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held
for a term of four years:
President
Vice-Presidents
Secretary-Treasurer
Headquarters Representatives
Port Agents
Patrolmen
The term of four years set forth here is expressly subject to
the provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article
XHI, Section 6(b) of this Constitution.
Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those in
dicated 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 se^ent
of the Union, whichever applies, whose vote was originally
necessary to elect the one or ones serving.
Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any
office or other elective job shall be determined from time to
time by the Executive ^ard subject to approval of the mem
bership.
Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not
apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which
this Union participates; or which it organizes or creates. In
such situations, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board
shall be followed.
Article XII
Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters
Representatives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and
Other Elective Jobs
Section I. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a can
didate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters
Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided:
(a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an un
licensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or
vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the
Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment
at the Union's direction, shall count the same as sea time.
Union records, Welfare Plan records and/or company records
can be used to determine eligibility; and
(b) He has heen a full book member in continuous good
standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately
prior to his nomination; and
(c) He has at least four (4) months of sea time, in an un
licensed capacity, aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or
vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or four (4) months
of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub
sidiaries and its affiliates,'or in any employment at the Union's
direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and
the 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.
(f) He has at least one (1) year of seatime aboard an
American-flag merchant vessel or vessels in a rated unlicensed
capacity other than an entry rating.
Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective
jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book
members of the Union.
Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices
and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this
Constitution, shall maintain full hook membership in good
standing.
Article XIII
Elections for Officers, Headquarters
Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen
Section 1. Nominations.
Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this Article, any full
book member may submit his name for nomination for any
office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent
or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in per
son, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or
sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in
care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the address of headquarters.
This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following:
(a) The name of the candidate.
(b) His home address and mailing address.
(c) His book number.
(d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a
candidate, including the name of the Port in the event
the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman.
(e) Proof of citizenship.
(f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for
candidates.
(g) In the event the member is on a ship he shaU notify the
Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shaU be
done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his
credentials.
(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 the five (5) years
last past, have I been either a member of the Communist Party
or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting
from conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement,
grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws,
murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault which infficts
grievous bodily injury, or violation of Title II or III of the
Landrum-Grifiin Act, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes."
Dated
Signature of member
Book No.
Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to
nodiinees. Where a nominee cannot truthfuUy execute such a
certificate, but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job
by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by
such conviction or a favorable determination by the Board of
Parole of the United States Department of Justice, he shall, in
lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed state
ment of the facts of his case together with true copies of the
documents supporting his statement.
All documents required herein must reach headquarters no
earlier than July I5th and no later than August I5th of the
election year.
The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of
these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Com
mittee upon the letter's request.
Section 2. Credentials Committee.
(a) A Credentials Committee shall he elected at the regu
lar meeting in August of the election year, at the port where
headquarters is located. It shall consist of six full book mem
bers in attendance at the meeting, with two members to be
elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Depart
ments. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent
or Patrolman, or candidate 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 Excutive Vice President, or the Secretary-Treasurer, in that order,
calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is lo
cated in order to elect a replacement. The Committe's results
shaU 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 the person has sub
mitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary
qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing
each applicant and his book number under the office or job he
is seeking. Each applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "dis
qualified" 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 membership, that fact shall also be
noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all
of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted
to the Ports in time for the next regular meeting after their
election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in
the minutes, and then posted on the bulletin board in each port.
On the last day of nominations, one member of the Conunittee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of creden
tials. All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of
closing day.
(c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the commit
tee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the ad
dresses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He
shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such dis
qualification by air mail, special deliveiy, registered, to the
mailing address designed pursuant to Section Kb) of this Arti
cle. A disqualified applicant shall have the right to take an
appeal to the membership from the decision of the committee.
He shall forward copies of such appeal to each port, where the
appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting
no later than the second meeting after the committee's election.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure timely delivery
of his appeal. In any event, without prejudice to his written
appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the commit
tee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent,
to correct his application or argue for his qualification.
The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to
allow the applicant to appear before it within the time set forth
in his 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
such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification
classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event the
one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified.
(e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the quali
fications of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively pre
sume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections
for candidacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Repre
sentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met all the requirements
of Section 1(a) of Article XII.
Section 3. Balloting Procedures.
(a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and
timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates
or ports. The ballots may contain general information and in
structive comments not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon
alphabetically within each category. The listing of the ports
shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most
northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following 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 he so prepared as
to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall
be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said
number to be easily removed 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 direcion of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be
used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the pre
ceding paragraph and shall be numbered consecutively, com
mencing 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 SecretaryTreasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent
a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of
the baUots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate rec
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the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count .....
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baUots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as
the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed
by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that port.
The Port Agent shall immediately execute and return to the
Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the correctness of
me amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the
Secretary-Treasurer of any descrepancy. Discrepancies shaU be
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corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any
event, receipts shall he forwarded for ballots actually received.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall he
kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the elction.
This file shall at all times he available to any member asking for
inspection of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer.
(c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, and
shall he secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distinguish
ing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member
may write in the name or names of any member or members,
as appropriate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Repre
sentative, Port Agent or Patrolman.
(d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately
prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Com
mittee 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 proper ballot numher, and' the
the member shall sign his name, the portion of the
ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then he re
moved, placed near the roster sheet, and the member shall pro
ceed to the voting site with the ballot. An appropriate notation
of the date and of the fact of voting shall be placed in the
member's Union book.
(e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establish
ment 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 ballot box,
which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and
kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth.
(g) 'Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election
year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of
Sundays and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recog
nized in the city in which the port affected is located. If No
vember 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recog
nized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the bal
loting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the
case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to
the foregoing, voting in all ports shall 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.
Section 4. Poll* Committees.
(a) Each port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting
on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full
book members none of 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 not
withstanding the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any
other provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall con
stitute a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be
held between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice there
of required. It shall he the obligation of each member wish
ing to serve on a Polls Committee, or to observe the election
threof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the
responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the
purpose of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that
the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to the SecretaryTreasurer. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly
elected Polls Committee is functioning.
(b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all un
used ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those
ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot
records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed
to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the
number of names and corresponding serial numbers on the
roster, and then compare the serial number and amounts of
ballots used with the verification list, as corrected, and ascer
tain whether the unused ballots, both serial numbers and
amount, represent the difference between what appears on the
verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any
discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be
drawn by the Polls Committee finding such 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 Agent, to be presented at the next regular meet
ing. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forth
with. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the
membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by
the Secretary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership
shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Con
stitution, the Executive Board shall not make any determina
tion 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 dis
crepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has
reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered
with.
(d) The Polls Committee shall permit 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.
(e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the
ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities
in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port,
the following procedure shall be observed:
At the end
nd of each" day's
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voting, the Polk Committee, in the
presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he ob
serves proper decorum, sball open the ballot box or boxes, and
place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required,
which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Commit
tee shall thereupon sign their names across the flap of the said
envelope or envelopes, with their book numbers next to their
signatures. The committee shall also place the date and name
of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the enve
lope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened
publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and
that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or enve
lopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Com
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mittee 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 he prepared for the
purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid
certification, with wording embodying the foregoing inscribed
thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be used by the
Polls Commitee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained
herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from
adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate,
provided the comments are signed and dated by the member
making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed
in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Ex
ecutive 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 Com
mittee, to the depository named in the pre-election report
adopted by the membership. The Polls Committes shall not he
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
envelope, across the flap of which the members of the committee
shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after seal
ing 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 tampers
with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy
of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the
Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or
registered 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 o£ cash.
Section 5. Ballet Collection, Taliying Procedure, Protests,
and Special Votes.
(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 the Committee that all ballots sent to the
port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right
of each member of the Committee to make separate comments
under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically
identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so
forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the
committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected dur
ing the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by
all members of the committee, that kll the stubs collected by the
committee are enclosed therewith subject to the right of each
member of the committee to make separate comments under his
signature and date. The said Polk Committee members shall
not be discharged from their duties until the forwarding called
for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or de
livery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted
and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files.
(b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this
Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the
address of headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot
be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port
is to terminate, the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward
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the material specifically set forth in Section
5(a)
ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee, which will
then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls
Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all
other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Com
mittee to execute those functions.
All certifications called for under this Article XIII shdl 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
regular meeting in December of the election year, or if the Ex
ecutive Board otherwise 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 Repre
sentative, Port Agent, Patrolman, or candidate for office, or the
job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman,
shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as pro
vided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties here
inbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be
charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation
of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail, the results
of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots
and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters,
verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with de
tailed 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 inspection
at its discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discre
pancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the
treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the Committee
shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right
of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the
accuracy of the count and the validity ot 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 in
valid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting
member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest
valid, the committee shall order a special vote, to be had no
later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as
are practical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event,
shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Aiticle and
the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient
to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in
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accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, not
withstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this
Article. Protests may he made only in writing and must be
received by the Un'on 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 dis
position of the said protest. The committee shall take all rea
sonable measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as
to enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be
completed within the time herein specified. No closing report
shall be made by it unless and until the special votes referred
to in this Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and
tallied.
(d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall
proceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as
possible after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at
that port 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 reim
bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expenses occa
sioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. All
members of the committee shall also be paid at the prevailiing
standby rate of pay from the day subsequent to their election
to the day they return, in normal course, to the Port from which
they were elected.
The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from
among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this 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 attend
ance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union
Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall
have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the
depository immediately after the termination of balloting aiid
to insure their safe custody during the course of the commit
tee's proceedings. The proceedings of this committee, except for
the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents there
from, 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 I5th immediately subsequent to the close of
voting. The Union Tallying Committee 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 com
mittee 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 suffi
cient copies to comply with the following requirements: two
copies shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and
the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting sched
uled 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 pro
ceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meet
ing. 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. This copy shall be kept posted for a
period of two months. At the Election Report Meeting, the
other copy of the report shall be read verbatim.
(f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up
the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) of this
Article and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee
submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall
decide what action, if any, 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 Report 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 contingencies provided for in this
Section 5(f) the closing report shall be accepted as final.
(g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Section 5(f) must
take place and be completed within seven (7) days after the
Election 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, as aforesaid, the Port
Agents in each such port shall have the functions of the Tally
ing Committee as set forth in Section 5(c), insofar as that
Section deals with the terms of such special vote. The Secre
tary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usiml
balloting material immediately available to Port Agents, for the
purpose of such special vote. Immediately after the close
thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results of com
municate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The balots, stubs,
roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote
shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Treasurer, all in the same
package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means prac
ticable, 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 Polls 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 clos
ing report. The form of the latter's report 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 sMl 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 numercial resulu
set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tallying Committees
closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modi
fication.
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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 mem
bership at the regular meeting following the Election Report
Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union
Tallying Committee shall be required to continue its proceed
ings correspondingly.
Section 6. InstaUation into office and the Job of Headquarters
Representative, Port Agent or Pattolman.
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(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 he elected for a particular
office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the
successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
These determinations shall be made only from 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 Meet
ing, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meet
ing the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final
and accepted, as provided in this Article. The term of their
predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article
XI, Section 1. This shall not apply where the successful candi
date 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, Section 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.
Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged
with 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
election procedures as are required by law, which directives
shall be part of the election procedures of this Union.
Article XIV
Other Elections
Section 1. Trial Committee.
A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held
at 10:00 A.M., the next business day fol owing the regular
meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall
consist of five full book members, of which three shall consti
tute a quorum. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port
Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be
elected to serve on a Trial Committee. 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 dis
qualifications 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.
Section 2. Appeals Committee.
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, disquali
fications 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.
Section 3. Delegates.
f:
As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly
authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Sea
farers International Union of North America, he shall commu
nicate such facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with
recommendations as to generally applicable rules for the elec
tion of delegates for those delegates that may be required in
addition to those provided for in Article X, Section 13. These
facts and recommendations shall be annoifltced 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 mem
ber from nominating himself. The results of the election shall
be communicated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin
board, and announced at the next regular meeting of the Port.
Rules of election hereunder may include provisions for auto
matic election of all qualified nominees, in the event the num
ber of such nominees does not exceed the number of delegates
to be elected.
Article XV
Trials and Appeals
Section I. Any member may bring charges against any other
member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this
Constitution. 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 aboard ship. He shall also request the
l^rt Agent to present these charges at the next regular meeting
The accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting takes
place.
Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the request
to the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause those charges
to be read at the said meeting.
If the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the port,
no further action may be taken thereon, unless ruled otherwise
by a majority vote of the membership of the Union within 90
days thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused
is present, he shall be automatically on notice that he will be
tried the following morning. At his request, the trial sh^l he
postponed until the morning foUowing the next regular meeting,
at which time the Trial Committee wiU then he elected. He
shaD also he handed a written copy of the charges made against
him.
If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immedi<
ately cause to he sent to him, by registered mail addressed to
his last known mailing address on file with the Union a copy
of the charges, the names and hook numbers of the accusers,
and a notification, that he must appear with his witnesses,
ready for trial the morning after the next regular meeting, at
which meeting the Trial Committee wiU be elected.
In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shaU
vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial
shall take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due
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SEAFARERS LOG
notice thereof shall he given to the accused, who shall he
informed of the name of his accusers, and who shall receive a
written statement of the charges. At the request of the accused,
transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused
and his witnesses.
Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent
evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence
required by courts of law but may receive all relevant testi
mony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments, at the
request of the accused, to enable him to make a proper defense.
In the event the Trial Committee falls beneath a quorum, it
shall adjourn until a quorum does exist.
Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers
are present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trial except
that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the
accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his
own defense. The accused may select any member to assist him
in his defense at the trial, provided, (a) the said member is
available at the time of the trial and (b) the said member
agrees to render such assistance. If the accused challenges the
qualifications of the members of the Trial Committee, or states
that the charges do not adequately inform him of what wrong
he allegedly committed, or the time and place of such commis
sion, such matters shall be ruled upon and disposed of, prior
to proceeding on the merits of the defense. The guilt of an
accused shall be found only if proven by the weight of the
evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the
accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of the
evidence and not solely on the number of witnesses produced.
Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as to
guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment
and/or other Uniofc action deemed desirable in the light of
the proceedings. 'Oiese findings and recommendations shall
be those of a majority of the committee, and shall he in writing,
as shall he any dissent. The committee shall forward its find
ings and recommendations, along with any dissent to the Port
Agent of the port where the trial took place, while a copy
thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and the accusers,
either in person or by mail addressed to their last known
addresses. The findings shall include a statement that the
rights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly
safeguarded. The findings also must contain the charges made,
the date of the trial, the name and address of the accused, the
accuser, and each witness; shall describe each document used
at the trial; shall contain a fair summary of the proceedings,
and shall state the findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible,
all documents used at the trial shall be kept. All findings and
recommendations shall be made a part of the regular files.
Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon
receipt of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Com
mittee, cause the findings and recommendations to he presented,
and entered into the minutes, at the next regular meeting.
Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of the entire
proceedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies
thereof to be made and sent to each Port in time for the next
regularly scheduled meeting.
Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis
cussed. The meeting shaU then vote. A majority vote of the
membership of the Union shall:
Ca) Accept the findings and recommendations, or
(b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or
(c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendations, or
(d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice
has not been done with regard to the charges. In this event,
a new trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is
located and upon application, the accused, the accusers, and
their witnesses shall be furnished transportation and subsist
ence.
Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punish
ment so decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters
shall cause notice of the results thereof to be sent to each
accused and accuser.
Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or who is
under effective punishment may appeal in the following manner:
He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to Headquarters
within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the decision of the
membership.
Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the port where
Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal,
the notice shall be presented and shall then become part of the
minutes. An Appeals Committee shall then be elected. The
Vice-President in charge of contracts is charged with the duty
of presenting the before-mentioned proceedings and all avail
able documents used as evidence at the trial to the Appeals
Committee, as well as any written statement or argument sub
mitted by the accused. The accused may argue his appeal in
person, if he so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union
Headquarters on the night the committee is elected. It shall
be the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written
statement or argument arrives at headquarters in time for such
presentation.
Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the appeal
as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the
evidence and arguments before it. It may grant adjournments
and may request the accused or accusers to present arguments,
whenever necessary for such fair consideration.
Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be
by majority vote, and shall he in the form of findings and
recommendations. Dissents will he allowed. Decisions and
dissents shall be in writing and si^ed by those participating
in such decision or dissent. In making its findings and recom
mendations, the commiiice shall be governed by the following:
(a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is sub
stantial evidence to support such a finding and, in such case,
the Appeals Committee shall not make its own findings as to
the weight of evidence.
(h) In no event shaU increased punishment be recommended.
(c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals Com
mittee finds-^(a)
that any member of the Trial Committee
should have been disqualified, or (h) that the accused was not
adequately informed of the details of the charged offense, which
resulted in his not having been given a fair trial, or (c) that
for any other reason, the accused was not given a fair trial.
(d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding
of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend that the
charge on which the finding was based be dismissed.
(e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punish
ment.
Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its decision
and dissent, if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient
copies to be published and shall have them sent to each port in
time to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting.
Headquarters shall also send a copy to each accused and
accuser at their last known address, or notify them in person.
Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this
Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the
decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dissent therein. If
there is no dissent, the decision of the Appeals Committee shaU
stand.
If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the port
where headquarters is located, in the manner provided for in
Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new
trial shall contain such directions as will insure a fair hearing
to the accused.
Section 16. Headquarters shall notify the accused and each
accuser, either in person or in writing addressed to their last
known address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal
shall be allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article.
Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the
provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International
Union of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as
to, further appeal as provided for therein. Decisions reached
thereunder shall he binding on all members of the Union.
Section 18. It shall he the duty of all members of the Union
to take all steps within their constitutional power to carry out
the terms of any effective decisions.
Section 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of the
charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasonable
time to prepare his defense, but he may thereafter plead guilty
and waive any or all of the other rights and privileges granted
to him by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified
of his trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a
postponement, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without
his presence.
Article XVI
Offenses and Penalties
Section 1. Upon proof the commission of the following
offenses, the member shall be expelled from membership:
(a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating the
overthrow of the Government of the United States by force;
(b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the Union
or the membership in any organizational campaign;
(c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company
against the interests of the membership or the Union;
(d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to
destroy the Union.
Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the fol
lowing offenses, the member shall be penalized up to and
including a penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event
the penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recommeded, the
penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and privi
leges of membership for more than two (2) years, or a fine
of $50.00 or both:
(a) Willfully misappropriating or misusing Union property
of the value in excess of $50.00.
(b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps,
seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain;
(c) Willful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, within
the Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or other
wise, or the willful refusal or failure to execute the duties or
functions of the said office or job, of gross neglect or abuse in
executing such duties or functions or other serious misconduct
or breach of trust. The President may, during the pendency
of disciplinary proceedings under this subsection, suspend the
officer or jobholder from exercising the functions of the office
or job, with or without pay, and designate his temporary re
placement.
(d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of bal
lots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election
files, or election material of any sort;
(e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges
are false;
(f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false
reports or communications which fall within the scope of Union
business;
(g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or mis
conduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detriment of
the Union or its agreements;
(h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or deliberate
and malicious villification, with regard to the execution of the
duties of any office or job;
(i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard
a vessel, exclusive of proper earnings and Union payments;
(j) Willful refusal to submit veidence of affiliation for the
purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union,
or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union
affiliation, with intent to deceive;
(k) Willful failure or refusal to carry out the order of those
duly authorized to make such orders during time of strike.
(1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the
time limit set therefor either by the Constitution or by action
taken in accordance with the Constitution.
Sactlon 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the fol
lowing offenses, members shall he penalized up to and including
a suspension from the rights and privileges of membership for
two(2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both:
(a) Willfully misappropriating or misusing Union properly
of the value under $50.00;
(b) Assuming any office or job, whether elective or not with
knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifications re-*'
quired therefor;
(c) Misconduct during any meeting or other official Union
proceeding, or bringing the Union into disrepute by conduct
not provided for elsewhere in this Article;
(d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of
those duly authorized to make such orders at any time.
Section 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the fol
lowing offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including
a fine of $50.00;
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SEAFARERS LOG
(a) Refusal or willful failure to be present at sign-ons or
pay-offs;
(b) Willful failure to submit Union book to Union repre
sentatives at pay-off;
(c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign-on;
(d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in dis
charging their duties;
(e) Disorderly conduct in the Union hall;
(f) Gambling in the Union hall;
(g) Negligent failure to join ship.
Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penal
ized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his
rights under this Constitution subject to the provisions of
Article XV, Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00
to the duly authorized representative of the Union.
Section 6. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed
to waive any claim, of personal or property rights to which it
or its members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or
enforcing a penalty as provided in this Constitution.
Section 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under
this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and
must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and
job holders.
Articte XVII
Publications
This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, news
papers, magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such
manner as may be determined, from time to time, by the
Executive Board.
Article XVIII
Bonds
Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed as
well as all other employees handling monies of the Union
shall be bonded as required by law.
Article XIX
Expenditures
Section 1. In the event no contrary policies or instructions
are in existence, the President may authorize, make, or incur
such expenditures and expenses as are normally encompassed
within the authority conferred upon him by Article X of this
Constitution.
Section 2. The provisions of Section I shall similarly apply to
the routine accounting and administrative procedures of the
Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals,
negotiations, strikes, and elections.
Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to
the extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of this
Constitution.
Article XX
Income
Section 1. The income of this Union shall include dues,
initiation fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest,
dividends, as well as income derived from any other legitimate
business operation or other legitimate source.
Section 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shall
be given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any
person authorized by the Union to receive money. It shall be
the duty of every person affiliated with the Union who makes
such payments to demand such receipt.
shall be deemed to be a majority of those composing the ap
plicable segment of the Union.
Article XXIII
Meetings
Section 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 Wednesday—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 meet
ings 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 in which a port is
located, the port meeting shall take place on the following
business day. Saturday and Sunday shall not be deemed busi
ness days.
The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all
regular meetings in ports in their 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 chairmen of the meetings.
In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the
chairman of the meeting at the pertinent port shall postpone
the opening of the meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M.
Section 2. 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 sucfi meeting shall be
posted at least two hours in advance, on the port bulletin board.
The Area 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 meet
ing 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 Article XIII, Section 4(a).
Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all reg
ular meetings shall be governed by the following:
1. The Union Constitution.
2. Majority vote of the members assembled.
Article XXIV
Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions
Relating Thereto
Section 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 exist 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.
Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein,
the term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the func
tions 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 pro
visions of Article XV of this Constitution.
Section 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 notwithstanding that one or more ports cannot hold
meetings because of no quorum. For the purpose of this Sec
tion, the term "meeting" shall refer to those meetings to be
held during the time period within which a vote must be taken
Section 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments
in accordance with the Constitution and the custom and usage
by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied
of the Union in the indicated priority.
successively to the monetary obligations owed the Union com
Section 4. When applicable solely to port action and not con
mencing with the oldest in point of time, as measured from
cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not
the date of accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears
forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term "majority vote
shall be calculated accordingly.
of the membership," shall refer to the majority of the valid
votes cast by the full book members at any meeting of the
Article XXI
Port, regular or special.
Other Types of Union Affiliation
Section 5. The term, "membership action", or reference
thereto, shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of
To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority
the membership."
vote of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by
individuals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a
Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the holder
capacity other than membership. By majority vote of the mem
thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all references thereto
bership, the Union may provide for the rights and obligations
and the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be
incident to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and
equally applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office
obligations may include, but are not limited to (a) the applic
or job.
ability or non-applicability of all or any part of the Consti
Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean
tution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of the
that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected
Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation and, (d)
officials and other elected job-holders are required to asume
the fees required for such affiliation. In no event may anyone
office. The first election year hereunder shall be deemed to be
not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to
1960.
that of members, receive priority or rights over members, or
be termed a member.
Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution", and "this amended
Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same meaning and
shall refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the
Article XXII
one adopted by the Union in 1939, as amended up through
Quorums
August, 1956.
Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specifically pro
Section 9. The term, "member in good standing", shall mean
vided, the quorum for a special meeting of a port shall be six
a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not
full book members.
in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspen
sion or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution.
Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port shall
Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the term, "member,"
be fifty (50) members.
shall mean a member in good standing.
Section 3. Unless otherwise specifically set forth herein, the
Section 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the context
decisions, reports, recommendations, or other functions of any
of their use, the terms "Union book," "membership book," and
segment of the Union requiring a quorum to act officially,
"book," shall mean official evidence of Union membership.
shall be a majority of those voting, and shall not be official
or effective unless the quorum requirements are met.
' Section 11. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall
mean only an official certificate issued as evidence of Union
Soction 4. Unless otherwise indicated herein, where the re
membership which can be attained only by those members who
quirements for a quorum are not specifically set forth, a quorum
Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot
conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon
by a majority vote of the membership, provided that:
(a) The ballot must be secret.
(b) The assessment must be approved by a majority of the
valid ballots cast.
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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 a 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:
Section 1. Any full book member may submit at any regular
meeting of any Port proposed amendments to this Constitu
tion in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership
of the Port approves it, the proposed amendment shall be for
warded to all Ports for further action.
Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma
jority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Con
stitutional 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 Committee will act on all propose°d 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 tbe 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, Section 3(b) through Section 5, ex
cept 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 Head
quarters Port. The amendment shall either be printed on the
ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot.
Copies of tbe amendment shall be posted on the bulletin
boards of all ports and made available at the voting site in
all ports.
Section 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast,
the amendment shall become effective immediately upon noti
fication by the Hearquarters Tallying Committee to the Presi
dent that the amendment has been so approved, unless other
wise specified in the amendment. The President shall immedi
ately notify all ports of the results of the vote on the amendment.
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 — At
lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.
All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subject
to reasonable rules and regulations, contained in this Consti
tution, including secret election, freedom of speech, the right
to hold office and the right of secret votes on assessment and
dues increases, all in accordance with the law.
II
No member may be automaticaly suspended from member
ship except for non-payment of dues, and all members sball
be afforded a fair hearing upon written charges, with a reas
onable time to prepare defense, when accused of an offense
under the Constitution.
III
This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the
Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic,
Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constitution
and any amendments 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 Interna
tional Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In
land 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 and Inland Waters District acting through
its Executive Board wish to continue such relationship.
VI
No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless
and until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the member
ship in a secret referendum conducted for that purpose. In
any event, the adoption of this Constitution and any amend
ments thereto, will not be effective unless and until compliance
with Article II of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna
tional Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District is first made.
VII
The Seafarers International Union of North America—^At
lantic, 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.
VIII
This Union shall not take any action which will have the
effect of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized
accounting procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness
to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Allan-
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r-i
tic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Water District, unless approved
by that Union through its Executive Board.
IX
I
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May 12, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Supplement—^Paf^ Eight
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 any; and
who shall have access to all books and records of this Union
on demand. This representative, or these representatives, shall
be charged with the duty of assisting this Union and its mem
bership, and acting as a liaison between the Seafarers Inter
national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District and this Union.
XII
So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebted
ness of any sort is owed by this Union to the Seafarers Inter
national 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 Inter
national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf Lakes and
Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board.
XI
The per capita tax payable by this Union to the Seafarers
International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in ac
cordance with the terms of the Constitution of that Union.
This Constitution and actions by this Union pursuant thereto
are subject to those provisions of the Constitution of the Sea
farers Internationa! Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, dis
affiliation, trusteeships, 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 District. It shall share in, and participate as part of,
the delegation of that District to the Convention of the Sea
farers International Union of North America in accordance
with the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Inter
national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District.
EFERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED
• Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed
him under the Constitution of the Union.
• The right to vote.
o The right to nominate himself for, and to hold,
any office in the Union.
• That every official of the Union shall be bound to
uphold and protect the rights of every member and
that in no case shall any member be deprived of
his rights and privileges as a member without due
process of the law of the Union.
• The right to be confronted by his accuser and to
be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of
his brother Union members if he should be charged
with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers
banded together in this Union.
• The right to express himself freely on the floor of
any Union meeting or in committee.
• The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand
with him in defense of the democratic principles
set forth in the Constitution of the Union.
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Page Seyenteen
SEAFARERS LOG
AFL-CIO Backs Administration Bill
Protection Under U.S. Labor Laws
Urged for American Farm Workers
PJUR DOLLAR'S WORT
Seafarer's Guide to Better Buy in
State Laws Aid Credit Deception
by Sidney Margolius
Hundreds of thousands of working families are gouged each year
WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO and the Admistration joined in supporting legislation to give by sellers who take advantage of various state credit laws which are
farm workers the right to organize and bargain with their employers—in the same manner as other not merely ineffective in protecting consumers, but actually make possi
ble the many deceptions that take place nowadays.
workers.
These laws were written for a time when relatively few people used
Farm workers, excluded from ^
—
consumer
credit, and what regulations were developed, usually favored
the National Labor Relations
Yet this is what has been done, table "was most influential in ex the seller, as Persia Campbell, former New York State Consumer
Act, face "firings, blacklists, yel he declared.
cluding farm workers from the Counsel, has pointed out. When credit was little used by working
"The men, women and children legal protections that were being families, laws which took for granted the seller's right to repossess, to
low-dog contracts, even arrest on
trumped-up charges" when they who work for wages on American won by other workers."
hold the debtor liable for any deficiency, and to garnishee his wages,
try to organize, AFL-CIO Presi farms have been excluded from
If there still are any such farms, did not create as much havoc as they do now.
dent George Meany told a House the whole range of social reforms Meany said, they wouldn't be af
But high-pressure sellers and lenders have learned how to use these
achieved in this country over two fected by the legislation anyway laws to conduct some of the most heartless money raids on moderateLabor subcommittee.
under NLRB standards. The facts income families that you'd ever care to hear about.
Meany stressed that the bitter generations."
are,
he added, "half of all the
farm worker strikes of the past
No Coverage
These tools of exploitation, written into the law in various states,
farms in the United States employ are:
year have been primarily "for the
He pointed out that farm work no farm labor at all. A mere 2.7
fundamental right to bargain col ers "suffer more than any group
• The "cognovit" or "confession of judgment" installment contract
per cent pay half the farm wages;
lectively."
from recurring unemployment," and six per cent of the farms ac in some states by which a buyer signs away his rights to any court de
fense or even court notice.
No other group of workers in but are eligible for jobless bene
• Harsh garnishment laws which creditors can use to coerce delin
interstate commerce has had to fits only in Hawaii and Puerto count for 76 per cent of the wage
bill."
quent and even deceived buyers into unfair payments for fear of losing
strike for that right since 1935, he Rico. They work in one of "the
And the "benevolent farm- their jobs if their wages are attached.
said, and "simple justice" calls for most hazardous occupations," but
owner"
of yesteryear has been re
• Wage-assignment clauses giving the creditor the right to go to a
its extension to farm workers.
are not covered by workmen's placed as an employer by large
Labor Secretary W. Willard compensation in most states. Their corporate factory farms, many of debtor's employer to collect, if he falls behind in payments, without
Wirtz testified that the nation has wages are "the lowest of any them controlled by powerful first getting a court judgment.
• Fantastic repossession laws which can compel a buyer to keep on
"paid a high price" for excluding eroup," but fewer than 30 per banks.
paying even after his purchase has been seized.
farm labor from collective bar cent are included under the wageThe small farmer, Meany
• "Add-on" installment contracts in most states which make previ
hour law and their wage floor will stressed, "is threatened, not by
gaining laws.
ous
purchases security for new purchases even though the earlier pur
"It has meant the consignment be 30 cents an hour lower than higher wages and better condi
chases
have been paid for.
of millions of people to poverty," that of non-farm workers. They tions for farm labor, but by the
•
Blank
contracts, which the buyer signs and the seller fills in
Wirtz charged. He called on Con are largely outside the scope of perpetuation of low wages and
later,
even
used
sometimes in states where they are illegal on the sales
social
security,
even
though
"they
gress to take the "proud step" of
miserable conditions."
man's
pretext
that
the bookkeeper is not on hand to fill out the contract.
have
no
other
means
to
provide
giving the right of union repre
Meany noted* that "the AFLNot
all
states
permit
all these devices for entrapping buyers. But
against
old
age."
sentation through NLRB proce
CIO has supported every major
every
state
permits
some.
The result, for many installment buyers, is
All
these
abuses,
Meany
de
dures to "those who need it most."
bill designed to help farmers—
that they pay excessive prices for purchases. For some, the result is
clared,
"cry
out
for
correction."
even when its opponents argued
Meany and Wirtz endorsed leg
financial ruin.
islation by Representative James But "not only are farm workers that farm subsidies were against
In just one medium-size city like Akron, the Better Business Bureau
G. O'Hara (D-Mich.) which would denied the help of all the other our interests because they raised there reports, a handful of high-pressure credit stores and auto dealers
make the Taft-Hartley Act ap laws enacted to benefit workers; prices. We supported these farm advertising "no money down," "had credit problems?" and similar ap
plicable to agriculture and au they are even denied the effective bills because we have never looked peals, "drive several thousands of people deeper into debt, some into
thorize the same form of pre-hire right to help themselves" through for bargains at the expense of
bankruptcy, and cause hundreds to be discharged."
some other group, or against the
agreements presently permitted in collective bargaining.
In Washington, D. C., the Federal Trade Commission charged the
He
urged
Congress
to
look
at
national interest."
the construction industry.
New York Jewelry Company, a credit store, with selling low-income
the agricultural industry "the way
Meany told the subcommittee, it is today, not the way it was
buyers merchandise on purported "easy credit terms" at prices "that
headed by Representative Frank yesterday."
greatly exceed" those charged for similar merchandise by other re
Thompson, Jr. (D-N.J.), that it is
tailers; for example, charging $59.50 for transistor radios which cost
Pretty Picture
"just as un-American" to discrimi
the company $3.45.
He suggested that the "pretty
nate against workers because of
The FTC also complained that a D. C. furniture store which adver
their occupation as it is to dis picture" of the family farmer with
tised "no money down and payments of only $2 a week," got customers
a hired hand who ate at the family
criminate because of race.
to sign blank contracts and later filled in prices and terms greater than
BOSTON — Charges by the those the customer had agreed to.
SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fisher
This store also got customers to sign contracts on the pretext that
men's Union, accusing Canadians these were receipts. This trick often also is used by canvassers who
of "dumping" fish on the U.S. call at home and factories. There seems no way to stop it under the
market at prices lower than the present laws in most states. It's usually the seller's word against the
going rate in Canada, resulted in customer's.
Another version of the "receipt" which turns out to be a contract
prompt action after being filed by
the Union President, Capt. James is the purported "delivery slip." We have warned about this before. In
The Lake Carrier's Association has again petitioned the Inter Ackert with the office of Senator a recently-reported example, a salesman sold a ten-inch painted plaster
state Commerce Commission to prevent water carriage of coal on Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.).
statue of a saint to a low-income worker in Brooklyn, telling him to
the Great Lakes from being undercut ,by the railroads.
The U.S. National Fisheries In pay nothing down, just to sign a "delivery slip." But the slip obligated
James A. Hirshfield, presi
stitute announced it was putting the buyer to pay $69.
a
The devices which give high-pressure credit sellers the greatest
dent of the Association, said port and Sunnyfield rates will di additional funds into promoting
"The program to drive lake vert at least two million tons of this country's fish industry. At the leverage for deception, are wage assignments and garnishees, and re
cargo coal off the lakes is now in coal which heretofore have eff- same time, the U.S. Bureau of possession laws which allow creditors to get a deficiency judgment in
Commercial Fisheries said it was addition to repossessing.
ciently moved rail-lake."
full swing."
^
About three-fourths of the states permit installment contracts to
The Association president said stepping up its marketing program
This latest move in the Associa
tion's fight for survival against his group had no quarrel with the to assist the embattled American include a wage assignment clause. When you sign such a contract you
have voluntarily authorized your employer to turn over part of your
preferential all-rail rates for coal B«&0's right to set competitive industry.
pay
to your creditor if you default.
Denying
the
"dumping"
allega
rates
with
other
railroads
but
shipment involves the movement
Almost
all states permit garnishment. In contrast to a wage assign
tions,
the
Canadians
in
turn
sent
stressed
that
"in
the
public
in
of 2 million tons of it over 360
ment,
a
garnishee
is involuntary. It is a court order directing an em
delegations
to
Europe
and
behind
terest
the
B&O
should
make
com
miles of rail from southern Ohio
ployer
to
turn
over
a part of your pay to a creditor. The amount that
the
Iron
Curtain
in
a
new
effort
to
parable
rate
reductions
to
its
own
to Essexvllle, Mich. The Chesa
can
be
taken
varies
in different states.
vessel-loading
facilities
at
Lorain
sell
fish
overseas.
peake & Ohio and the Baltimore
In
states
that
permit
cognovit or confession of judgment contracts
The
Atlantic
Fishermen's
Un
and
Toledo,
Ohio."
& Ohio railroads have filed a rate
In its petition to the ICC to ion charged that the Canadians in addition to garnishees and deficiency judgments, installment buyers
with the ICC of $2.65 a ton for
the through service. The shipping suspend the all-rail rate, the as were shipping their fish into the are especially subject to exploitation. The "free and easy" use of
group complains that this is in sociation said the railroad could U.S. in huge quantities in an effort cognovit notes is a main reason for the over 17,000 bankruptcies a
sharp contrast to the proportion meet competition more effective to unload at cheaper prices stock year in Ohio, legal experts and the Better Business Bureau there have
ately higher rate of $2.18 a ton ly with co-ordinated rail-lake serv piles resulting from an overpro indicated. In Rhode Island, creditors can attach pay on an original
writ of attachment, resulting in many bankruptcies, and especially
charged by the B & O for a ice that would be better for the duction last year in Canada.
among
families who borrowed from small-loan companies to pay
receiver
and
more
profitable
for
Ackert
said
fresh
fish
caught
by
114-mile haul from Freeport,
hospital
and medical bills, Anthony Susi, Legal Aid Society Counsel,
U.S.
fishermen
is
once
again
sell
B&O
than
its
joint
rate
with
the
Ohio, to the Lake Erie port of
reports.
ing
very
well.
There's
been
some
C&O.
Lorain, Ohio.
Schur found many arithmetic and other errors in the contracts; even
Refusal by the railroads to post lag in frozen fish sales, but Ackert
"The proposed rate is designed
to finish the job which started rates from mines to ports which said it was hoped that the new pro tell-tale signs such as the use of different-color inks, sometimes pencil,
with publication of a similar rate are equitable with those from motional campaigns would help to sometimes instances of contracts signed in blank. These are clues that
later entries or alterations may have been made. But no debtors ap
from Sunnyhill, Ohio, by the New mines to destination is a "clear rectify the situation.
The demand for fresh fish in pealed the judgments; obviously because of the legal expense. In con
York Central on Aug. 26, 1966," indication of their intentions to
restaurants,
hotels and other pub trast, the creditors' attorneys worked cheaply on a assembly-line basis,
Hirshfield said, adding that "if the eliminate the movement of coal
lic
places
is
still as strong as with even rubber stamps sometimes used for attorney signatures, Schur
Freeport rate becomes effective, via existing rail-lake routes," the
reports.
(Continued In A Future Issue)
ever,
it
was
also
noted.
the combined impact of the Free- Lake Carriers contended.
SiU Fishermen
Blast Canadian
Fish ^Dumping'
Great Lakes Carriers Blast
Railroad Rate Cuttlna on Coal
�Page EightMB
May 12, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Only 1 in 145 Able to Work if Refrained
The Gulf Coast
by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
US Gov't Study Explodes Myth
That Welfare Rolls Harbor Fakers
Republican Governor Harold LeVander of Minnesota addressed
the 22nd Mississippi Valley World Trade Conference in New Or
WASHINGTON—recent government study has exploded the myth that large numbers of
leans last month. He stressed the importance of increasing world able-bodied men and women are on the welfare rolls enjoying a free ride at the taxpayers' expense
trade and discussed the growing -fwhen they could be working.
need for more food to feed the is looking for the first Steward's
The study completely de- ^
The big majority are the elder with the issue of whether it is
world's starving masses. He also job to come along. Joe ships in stroys the charges which Amer
desirable to take mothers away
pointed out that the new emerging various Steward ratings and makes ican right-wing conservative ly, disabled and children.
from
small children.
A. C^lifano, Jr., a spe
countries will be increasingly anx his home in Baltimore.
groups have been making for cialJoseph
"Perhaps
most important," he
assistant
to
President
Johnson,
ious to become high-level eco
years in their repeated attacks on disclosed these findings in a speech said, "we must determine whether
Houston
nomic consumers and that the in
During the last two weeks ship U.S. social welfare programs and to a journalism honor fraternity. past mistakes put almost 1 million
dustrial nations will have to serv
the nation's poor, whom these
The purpose of the study, he mothers and 3.5 million children
ice their needs until they develop ping has picked up nicely and programs are designed to aid.
many
old
timers
are
passing
said,
was "to answer a very simple on welfare—and correct these
their own industries.
The study shows these often- question:
through and shipping out. Among
How many persons ca mistakes."
LeVander emphasized his sup them are J. R Roberts, W. G. repeated right wing charges to be
With the problems defined,
pable
of
working
are on Welfare?"
port for the proposition that the McCHnton, Joe Lewis, A. F. what they really are—a total dis
Califano
added, alternative means
Some,
he
noted,
have
claimed
regard for the needs of the poor, "many millions." But the analysis of overcoming
increasing amount of cargo gen Knauff and A. G. Alexander.
them must be de
the sick, the helpless—and vicious
erated by this demand should be
veloped
and
evaluated
so that the
actually
showed
that
of
the
7.3
Six
ships
paid
off
and
signed
attacks on the poor simply be million welfare beneficiaries:
carried on American vessels. He
President
can
choose
the
solution
on
during
the
period.
They
were:
cause they are poor.
also expressed the view that the
which
will
bring
the
greatest
bene
the
Kent,
The
Cabins,
Spitfire,
•
"2.1
million,
mostly
women,
American Merchant Marine is in
The fact is that only 50,000 of are 65 or over, with a median fits in relation to costs.
Aldina,
Choctaw
and
Marore.
dire need of expansion and should
the 7.3 million persons receiving
In developing a "total ap
Just recently paid off the Trans- federal welfare benefits — about aje of 72.
be fully supported to obtain this
proach"
to the nation's problems,
•
"700,000
are
either
blind
or
orleans, John Moore is taking a one out of 145—are able to work
objective.
Califano
said, "we cannot content
so
severely
handicapped
that
their
A new sub-zone of the New brief rest before signing up for or capable of being trained for work potential, if any, is extreme ourselves with putting new legis
work.
Orleans Foreign Trade Zone has his next trip.
lation on the books. We must
ly limited.
been designated at Taft, La., 25
• "3.5 million are children constantly ask what we are trying
miles upriver from New Orleans.
whose parents cannot support to do and whether we are doing
Located on a 79-acre site, it will
it well enough."
them.
be known as Sub-Zone 2A. Con
The test of government, Cali
• "The remaining 1 million
siderable industry is already lo
are the parents of those children: fano suggested, "is its capacity
cated in the area and more is
about 900,000 mothers and 150,- to respond to the needs of the
expected to follow the designa
people it serves."
000 fathers.
tion announcement. New Orleans
'Two-thirds of the 150,000
was the second Foreign Trade
Any physician wdio really thinks that anyone in the United
fathers on welfare are incapaci
Zone to be established after an
States can get good medical care was challenged by AFL-CIO
tated. Only some 50,000 are ca
act of Congress provided for such
Social Security Director Bert Seidman to put himself into the
pable of being given job skills
zones in 1934.
shoes of the less affluent the next time he becomes ill.
and training that will make them
selfsufficient."
New (Means
"You might try going down to your nearest hospital out
patient
clinic
and
evaluate
for
yourself
the
kind
of
care
you
James (Bat) Noonan is once
First Step
will rwive" Seidman told the State Officers Conference of the
again eyeing the shipping board
Califano cited the analysis as
American Academy of ^General Practice.
after spending a couple of months
the first step in a four-stage proce
on the beach. Bat, a native of
The SlU-contracted Seatrain
dure in identifying problems and
"Hard benches, long waits, almost incredible indifference charNew Orleans, has been shipping
Line is now employing a new
developing solutions.
aiterize the charity medicine you will find there. Any sense of
from this port for many years.
The study, he said, raises the scientific method of detecting ship
continuity or management of the patient's problem is totally
His last ship was the Del Mar.
problem of how to reach and deterioration by use of an ultra
lacking in the great majwity of our hospital out-patient clinics."
He hopes for a South American
motivate this small group of 50,- sonic keel inspecting system.
Seidman emphasized points of mutual interest "which, if we
run, preferably on the Del Mar
Ultrasonics involves the use of
000 employable fathers to make
both recognize them, can lead to better Understanding and better
again. Seafarer Sam Crosby, who
very
high frequency sound waves,
them self-sufficient. It also raises
cot^ration." But he also said he felt that the medical profeslast sailed aboard the Kysita,
and
the
equipment being used was
the question of whether special
siMi's dignity "has scarcely been enhanced" by the "uncritical"
has sailed as AB from Gulf ports
developed
by the H. M. Tiederchild-care centers and training
use of slogans such as "free choice of doctor," "the sanctity of
for a couple of years. Sam wants
man Co. of New Orleans.
programs
would
help
mothers
the doctor-patient relationship" and "socialized medicine."
Through the use of diving en
a trip to Viet Nam.
move off the welfare rolls, along
"We
consumers
are
increasing
recognizing
the
empty
mean
gineers
who are experts in the use
Two Delta Line steadies busy
ing
and
even
the
deceptiveness
of
these
idogans,"
he
said.
of
this
unique testing equipment,
comparing notes about their last
the
Tiederman
C^. measures the
Seidman cited the recent action of the Montgomery County
trip were John Pennino and Mike
thickness
of
the
flat keel of a ship
(Md.) Medical Society, in the Washington, D.C., suburban area,
LIuzza. Both were recently on
to
see
if
any
deterioration
has oc
in denying membership to any doctor who received less than
the Dei Snd and were waiting for
curred and thus determines if re
half
his
inccMne
from
fees
for
service.
This
action,
he
raid,
denies
her to crew up again after coming
pairs are needed.
both membership and hospital privileges to Group Health Asso
out of the yard. John and Mike
One of the first ships to undergo
ciation physicians practicing in the county.
sail in the Steward Dept.
the new ultrasonic keel testing was
"In other words," raid Seidman, "the consumer who freely
Florida has won out over rival the Seatrain New York, while she
Quartermaster William Man'enchooses
to
join
a
pr^ayment
plan
or
a
group
of
doctors
who
states
in New England as the site was docked at Seatrain's Isla
boff, last aboard the Del Mar, is
freely
choose
to
participate
in
such
a
plan
are
ostracized
by
the
for
a
proposed
multi-million dol Grande pier in Puerto Rico.
vacationing for a while but says
medical
society
on
other
than
professional
grounds.
Is
this
'free
lar
oceanographic
laboratory to
"It's like a doctor using a steth
that if something looks good on
choice,' or does it simply mean 'you do it our way or not at alir "
be built by the Environmental oscope on a patient," said Henry
the Del Sud he may be tempted
Sciences and Services Administra Tiederman, of thte sounding device.
He expressed concern over the "apparent increase in the
to leave the easy life. Old timer
tion on Virginia Key in the Miami "We make underwater observa
marketplace orientation" of many physicians, charging flatly that
Phil (Pappy) O'Connor still looks
area.
"too many doctm-s are cutting too many professional comers in
tions by means of charts to see
pretty spry. Many seafarers re
The ESSA has selected an eight- what damage, if any, has been
Ae interests of volume operation." The result, he raid, is that
member Pappy from his days
acre tract on the key after study done to the ship's keel."
"the care they give their patients is suffering and sooner or later
ing 115 sites along the Atlantic
aboard the old Alcoa passenger
the patients find it out."
The H. M. Tiederman Ck>. first
coast.
The laboratory will have
ships on which he sailed as Chief
urad
their ultrasonic equipment in
"Is
there
really
a
professional
reason
for
qpposing
a
system
about 500 employees and an ex
Steward.
1963
to check deterioration of off
of prepayment by ^ich the cmisumer pays the doctor so much
pected $3-million annual payroll.
shore
towers located near Argus
money per month to keep him well in lieu of a fee-for-service
MobOe
The announcement was a dis
Island
in the Bahamas.
payment
when
he
becmnes
sick?"
he
asked.
Shipping has been slow here
appointment to New Englanders
While
working on the towers
the last couple of weeks and we
who had hoped the lab would be
The challenge f^ing organized labor in future bargaining on
they
were
asked to check the hull
have no ships laid up.
built somewhere in the Maine,
health benefits, Seidman raid, is "to broaden our concern so
of
a
ship
that
was believed to be
Rhode Island, Massachusetts area.
that we have assurance that we are getting the right medical care
W. A. WaDacc is watching the
damaged.
Their
equipment worked
Estimates
of
the
cost
of
the
and the best possible medical care and are receiving it as efficient
board for any Deck Dept. job. His
so
well
in
examining
the ship that
new
lab,
which
will
match
the
ly as feasible."
last trip was a
-month voyage
West Coast's oceanographic lab it was decided to offer such a test
"For this security, we LMA to thie medical profession," he said,
to India on the Battle Creek. Also
at Seattle, have been as high as ing service to other shipowners.
"That is why I think you will find that more and more of out
looking for a berth in the Deck
$20-million.
Explaining further how his com
unions will be asking you for assurance that you have adopted '
Dept. is Jfrfm W. Logan. John,
Among the reasons cited for pany's equipment works, Tieder
procedures to enforce your own professional standards.
who makes his home in Mobile
picking the Miami site were: a man raid; "A lot of rust and scale
favorable climate in the area, good builds up under the keel of these
"We know that when you aa physicians can do the best you
with his wife and children. Was
communicatitms and transporta ships and our equipment emits a
are enable of and we as consumers are able to pay for it, the
last on the Mcpllceilo Victory fot
tion facilities.
American people will at last be assured of the high medical caro
signal that enables us to determine
a coastal run.
they need and deserve."
The lab will conduct research the exact spot in need of rq)airs
After a trip to Viet Nam on
in geophysics, ocranografdiics, and even the extent of the dam
the Seatrafn Georgia, Joe Dntko
and sea-air interaction.
age."
AFl-^ ttyes Ihetws S^ipart
Quality Care for Natiea's Poor
Seatrain Uses
Sound Waves
To Inspect Keek
FiwUa is Site
For Now Oroan
Statiy Coator
�Mmr 12, 1967
SEAFARERS LOC
Page Nineteen
Engineer Killed in Aiorgareff Brown Explosion
Quick Work by Seafarer Dave Tuck
Saves Ship from 'Blowing Sky-High'
SAIGON—Credited with saving not only one ship but perhaps other nearby vessels and a Viet
Nam pier loaded with vital military supplies as well, Seafarer Dave Tuck and three other seamen
rushed into the steaming engine room of the Margarett Brown recently to prevent further damage
following the explosion of one
As swift as their action was, by Roy Boyett and E. Keelson,
of the freighter's boilers.
the men were too late to save Chief and First Engineers of the
Dave Tuck, the Fireman, was First Engineer Charles Sandino
Hoosier State which was moored
in the mess hall when the blast who was killed instantly by the alongside the Margarett Brown at
rocked the vessel and was right impact. However, SIU member the Qui Nhon pier 100 miles north
on the heels of Chief Engineer Ed Dunsmoor, 68, the oiler on of Saigon.
Ambrose White as the two scram watch at the time of the explosion,
The potential danger to the
bled through an escape hatch into was carried to safety stunned and nearby ships and the U.S. mili Erik R. Johansen (left) looks over a bound volume of the old Coast
the smoke and fumes to shut off in a state of shock.
tary supplies they were unloading Seaman's Journal from SIU library while at headquarters renewing
the fuel pump and turbine gen
Tuck and White were joined was evident in a statement made old acquaintances. With him is SIU Representative Johnny Yarmola.
erator before a second boiler almost immediately in the feverish by the Margarett Brown's skipper,
could blow.
task of securing the engine room Harold Small. "There was enough
steam down there to blow up the
whole engine room if the oil had
kept pumping," Small said. "An
other five minutes and the whole
ship would have blown."
Erik R. Johansen, 72, one of the men who was instrumental in
Commander Frank Oliver, U.S.
the
founding of the SIU, retired last March after a lifetime of
The SIU's Great Lakes District is launching a full-scale campaign Coast Guard marine inspection service to the American labor movement. At the time of his
to organize unlicensed seamen of the Pickands Mather and Com head of the area, had high praise retirement he was the SUP Port
for the prompt and selfless action
pany steamship fleet during the 1967 shipping season.
year was 1911 when Johansen
by the four men, saying: "The Agent in Honolulu.
The Company is the only «>instant response and bravery of
Johansen was one of the SUP first sailed with the Norwegian
completely non-union Ameri operates four additional vessels the men from another ship as group that founded the SIU, and merchant fleet.
can steamship operation on the through a Canadian subsidiary, well as the valor of the crew of was the SIU's first agent in Phil
Though his first years at sea
Great Lakes. Pickands Mather the Labrador Steamship Company, the Margarett Brown should not adelphia. That was in 1938, the were spent before the mast on
sailing ships, Johansen began and
employs approximately 350 sea Ltd., wjiich is under contract to be passed unnoticed."
year the SIU was founded.
ended
his seagoing career as a
men on its 15 American vessels, the SIU of Canada.
"It made a sound like throw
Johansen stopped by at the
Fred Famen, secretary-treas ing bricks on a tin roof, with SIU's New York headquarters re deckhand. He served as Bosun
which includes 14 bulk freighters
and one self-unloader. It also urer of the SIU Great Lakes Dis marbles following," is the way cently to chat with President Paul during his last trip, aboard the
trict and a vice president of the Tuck, a 39-year-old native of Hall and renew other old ac Matson Line's Mariposa.
SIU, said discussions already are Baltimore, described the sound of quaintances.
He joined the old International
underway with the SIU of Canada the explosion which moved him
Johansen, who worked together Seamen's Union in 1915, in Phila
regarding the situation involving to risk his life.
with pioneer maritime organizers delphia. He was an early active
Pickands Mather steamship oper
"Sandino and I had been com Andrew Furuseth and Harry member of the SUP and served
ations on the American side of paring valentines from home that Lundeberg, was on his way from that union in every West Coast
the Lakes.
morning," Tuck said. "And now his West Coast home to Norway Port.
Farnen said ihat a canvass of he was dead. I don't think he turn to his native Norway, for that
P-M's American vessels, which knew what hit him.
is where he first went to sea. The
began sailing this season between
LONDON—^The United States April 8 and April 15, reveals
still ranks only ninth among the strong support for the Union
nations of the world in the con among unlicensed crewmembers.
struction of merchant vessels, says The Union expects to petition the
The SIU Scholarship Col
Lloyd's Register of Shipping in National Labor Relations Board
lege Advisory Committee will
its latest report.
meet on May 17 to select the
for an election on vessels of the
winners
of the five annual
Figures for the quarter ended company in the near future.
BOSTON—Two fishing vessels manned by SIU fishermen bare
$6,000
scholarships
for 1967.
March 31 show a mere 490,946
The American fleet of Pickands
Winners will be announced
gross tons being built in the U.S. Mather had been operated until ly escaped sinking as their crews struggled desperately with the
in the LOG.
While this is some 72,000 tons 1966 as the Interlake Steamship churning seas and violent winds of a wild Northeast storm in the
^
The SIU Scholarship plan
more than in the previous quarter, Company, which the partners of Atlantic last month.
has been operated on an an
it is dwarfed by the leading Japa P-M were instrumental in organ
Listed as missing and just severe damage but all hands in
nual basis for the past thirteen
nese total of 3,811,046 tons and izing and which had been man about given up for lost by the good shape, was the SIU-Atlantic
years and 68 awards have
second-place Britain's 1,496,801 aged by P-M throughout its Coast Guard after an intensive Fishermen's Union contracted
been
given out since the pro
tons.
existence.
two-day search, the 94-foot trawl Plymouth out of Glouster, Mass.
gram
began in 1953. Of
Last year, Interlake was con er Deep Water was finally spotted
The 102-foot trawler had run
The over-all total reported by
these,
44 have gone to the
Lloyd's for the first quarter of solidated into P-M and, in its 1966 by a search plane 190 miles east into trouble 80 miles off Nan
children
of SIU members and
1967 set a new record with 1,922 Annual Report to Employees, of the entrance to Delaware Bay. tucket Island. Although he re
Seafarers
have received 24 of
ships of 12,608,129 gross tons P-M reported that 1966 was "the Reached by the Coast Guard cut ported she was taking on water
the
college
scholarships.
best
year
for
the
consolidated
ter Tamaroa, the crew of five and and the situation was "very seri
building. That is 744,428 tons
Winners
of
the SIU Schol
companies
since
1960."
Capt. George Edwards were found ous," Capt. William Hallan said
over the previous three months.
arships are chosen by a group
exhausted by their ordeal but in it was not critical. The balance
of leading university educa
good condition. The search for of the Plymouth's five-man crew
tors and administrators on
the Deep Water, under contract was made up of Engineer William
the basis of high school rec
to the SlU-affiliated New Bedford Schramm and Seafarers Richard
ords
and College Entrance
Fishermen's Union, was started Silva, William Orion and Lavem
Examination
Board tests.
when the vessel radioed she was Sherman.
Members
of
the
SIU
Scholar
taking on water and "in immediate
A spokesman for the Plymouth's
ship
College
Advisory
Com
danger." The message said the owner said the vessel lost power
mittee^
include:
Edna
M.
wheelhouse had also been smashed due to winds of up to 105 knots
Newby, Assistant Dean,
and the engines were malfunc which continued almost uninter
Douglas College for Women
tioning.
rupted for 49 hours. He said the
of Rutgers University; ElEdwards' father, John, was in intake pipe was broken, oil tanks
wood C. Kastner, Dean of
command of the Elizabeth N. an filled with salt water and the pump
Registration,
New York Uni
other trawler caught at sea when was out of commission. Because
versity;
Bernard
Ireland, Col
the storm hit, but the crew was of this and additional damage to
lege
Entrance
Examination
able to make port without damage the pilot house and electronic
Board;
Charles
E.
O'Connell,
or serious incident.
equipment, the spokesman esti
director of Admissions, Uni
The elder Edwards described mated that it will be many months
versity of Chicago; Rich
the storm as being "as bad as any before the Plymouth is again sea
ard Keefe, Director of Ad
hurricane
I've
been
throu^
but
Crewmen of the lobster-dragger Deep Water, members of the SIUmissions, St. Louis University,
it lasted a lot longer than a hurri worthy.
affiliated New Bedford Fishermen's Union, were haggard and ex
He had high praise for the crew
and Dr. Charles Lyons, Dean
cane blow. I've never seen the
hausted but still able to smile after arriving in port under tow fol
who
"did
a
terrific
job
in
saving
I
of
Admissions, Howard Uni
wind and sea so bad for such a
lowing severe pounding by high seas and wind during northeast long time." The storm produced
the vessel and their own lives" and
versity, who replaced Dr.
storm. Shown above are (l-r): Adolph Silins, owner, with crewman 40-mile winds and seas 10 to 15 added that the men will be ship
F. D. Wilkinson of Howard,
ping out on other boats until the
who passed away last year.
Alan Cournoyer; mate Lew Lowther: and Capt. George Edwards. feet high.
Also safely back in port with Plymouth is repaired.
Word HELP was painted by crew to attract attention during blow.
S/ffCt Lakes Organizing Campaign
UnJerway at PickanJs-Mather Co.
Johansen, Retired SUP Veteran
Croats Old Friends At SIU Haii
Lloyds Registry Has
America's fleet Still
In Lowly Ninth Spot
Wild Northeaster Mts SlU-Manned
Fishing Boats—AH Retarn Safely
SIU Scholarships
To Be Awarded
�Page Twenty
Viet Nam Trip Made by Seafarer
Armed With Camera and a Smile
i^i
'
TI-
May 12, 1967
$iEAFARER$ L6G
Although Viet Nam is a war-tom land. Seafarer Edmund Garbin went ashore the same way
he has gone ashore in ports throughout the world—with a camera and a smile.
Brother Garbin, who is 25 and has been sailing with the SIU for two years, has two consuming
passions in life—marine engi;
T""
,
I
;
n,.er;ne and
and photography,
nhotnm-anhv. He
Las^ Vear. in Madras, India, Ed tures I wanted, but Aat nothing
neering
became an unwitting participant would come out." Ed shot off
pursues both his vocation and
in a battle between Western tech an entire roll. When the film was
his avocation with relentless vigor. nology and Oriental mysticism. developed, every frame was com
Ed's first impression of Viet "On this particular day," he re pletely blank!
Before he began sailing with
Nam was a noisy one. He hap lated, "I came across a man who
pened to arrive in looked so bad off—he was just the SIU two years ago. Brother
Qui Nhon during skin and bones—that I offered to Garbin was in the Navy. He
the Chinese New buy him a meal." He continued: joined the Naval Reserve in order
Year celebration, "I used the universal sign lan to launch his seagoing career.
and long sti4ngs guage. After we finished eating, More than anything, he wanted to
o f firecrackers
he thanked me in perfect English. learn the marine electrician's
were being set off. He was obviously an educated trade. He found he couldn't get an
Next he noticed man, and I felt like a fool. He Electrician's rating in the reserves,
how small the told me he was a member of one so after eight months he joined the
of the oldest religious sects in regular navy, serving for four
Garbin
People were.
Ed has a great southern India, dating back to years. He came out of the Navy
fondness for children and, as this the Pallavan Dynasty. I asked if I with three engine room ratings:
article's accompanying pictures could take some pictures of him. Electrician, Boiler Tender, and
show, he relates to them quite He said I could take all the pic- Machinist's Mate.
well.
Brother Garbin makes friends
with adults as well as children.
During his second trip to Viet
Nam he met a professional pho
tographer named Kwon, when he
took some film he had shot to
Kwon's studio in Qui Nhon to
be processed. Quon was fascinated
with Ed's equipment, which is
quite elaborate and of the best
quality, and they soon were com
paring notes. "He does great
work," Ed says of Kwon's profes
sional ability. Two years' older
than Ed, Quon supports a wife
and two children on about 30 dol
lars a month. The two men found
they had a lot in common, and
still correspond.
Many of the kids in Viet Nam
will steal the shirt off your back The essence of today's Viet Nam was captured in this photo by
if given the chance," he says Brother Garbin of Qui Nhon's main street. Army trucks are rum
candidly. It's not that they're bling by on the right, carrying American soldiers to fight the Viet
trained thieves," he reiterated, Cong in their mountain strongholds, plainly visible in the background.
"but that there is a constant need Yet, life goes on, even in Qui Nhon. Coming toward the camera is
for food; there's so little food, so a bicycle rickshaw; Brother Garbin rode in one. The buildings in
little money."
the left foreground are a Catholic convent and religious school.
'Ten per cent of the kids are
trained hoodlums and will give
you trouble," he said about the
children of Viet Nam. "The steal
ing and rolling are much worse
than anything in New York." He
related that many are expert watch
snatchers. Their usual technique^
-as to dart out of a hiding place,
rip a man's watch from his wrist,
and disappear.
Game Of Chance
The Vietnamese children have
devised many ingenious ways to
somehow make ends meet. Ed
ran across one boy who had be
come a professional gambler, run
ning a Vietnamese game of chance
played with three dice faced with
pictures and a board displaying Children in the picture above
matching symbols. Not many play in front of the largest church
people were playing, and the boy in Qui Nhon. On the main street,
was buying soda and cigarettes— near the waterfront, the landmark
which are often purchased one at serves as a bearing marker for
a time by the impoverished Viet
namese—for those that were. Ed seamen. Looming over the tran
felt sorry for him, so he joined in quil church are the Viet Cong
the game. Trying to lose delib infested mountains. From here
erately, he won five dollars. He one can see and hear fightermanaged to lose it back, however, bombers pounding away at the
and then some.
enemy. The girl in the picture
on
the right is My. Sixteen, and
Making friends and taking
very
shy, she wouldn't speak to
pictures pre-occupy Ed wherever
Ed
for
a long time. He finally
he goes—and he has been in
Okinawa, Korea, Formosa, Iran, broke the ice by giving her a sil
Aden, Spanish Mc^-occo, East ver fish, a traditional Vietnamese
Pakistan, and India, among other good luck charm, after which
they had many conversations.
places.
A Vote of Thanks
To the SIU
ToTbeEeton
Being a seaman most of my
life, plus having a seaman for a
father, I've seen the progress the
Union has made in upgrading
the life of the Seafarer and his
family.
When I started going to sea
I was a fireman and oiler for
$65, and then $72.50, a month.
You were given one blue bed
sheet per trip and a lumpy mat' tress. If you got to the night
lunch before the roaches you
were lucky. A 16-hour working
day was a short day, and there
was no overtime.
Being ill now 1 have time to
backtrack on life and realize
just what the Union and Union
officials have done for seamen.
We all shoiild remember where
it all came from—and support
it as it does us.
Being ill, it is easier knowing
we are under our fine welfare
plan. A vote of thanks to our
great SIU.
Theodore
Mamllo
. •—
Daughter Thanks SIU
For Help to Father
To The Edfton
I want to thank the SIU for
everything it had done for my
father during his final illness.
All benefits were received
promptly. The prompt atten
tion in these matters is greatly
appreciated.
Thanking you, I remain
Mrs. Muriel Chiaravaile
Lh Town Pioneers
Ocean Conservation
ToTheEdit<MR
Three years ago the Town of
Hempstead, on Long Island,
near New York Gity, became
the first municipality in the na
tion to establish its own Depart
ment of Conservation and Wa
terways.
The imique action taken by
the citizen^ of Hampstead,
which is the largest township in
the world, should be of interest
to everyone who has grown to
love the sea.
To the local residents of the
Atlantic coast town, their local
, government's action meant that
their 10,000 acres of wetlands—
meadows, marshes, islands and
waterways—would continue in
marine-related use.;
Tbwn residents knew that
creation of the department
would guarantee the continued
protection of their priceless nat; oral resource.
^ Among the department's re
sponsibilities are the encovuragement of the natural growth of
native marine synd vrild life, the
utnaintenanee and: ittanagement
of thP wateiivays- and '^tlands
for sirie
and other recreation, protection against pol^
lutioo,''
iitiHiiatlon of; re-,,
fearch eonsisicnl with sound
conservation practices.
The department is also re
sponsible < for establishing local
reguladom governing structures
|iyeteityaysr dred^tiie^^^^
jheBfiriiing^ beahh >
erosion controls and bulkheading; placement of channel mark
ers, budys and ottm naviga
tional aids, bay constable law
enforcement aj^'assistance to
boatmen;
- -
Legislation providing for fed
eral involvement in the protec
tion and development of the
wetlands has been under discus
sion in Washington for over a
year. As originally proposed,
the bills would have been injuri--ous to the best interests of local
boaters, fishermen and all resi
dents who have any interest in
this resource.
For this reason, Hempstead
Town Presiding Supervisor
Ralph G. Case appeared in
Washington last summer before
the House Subcommittee on
Fish and Wildlife Conservation
with a lengthy statement that in
cluded the following: "We are
pioneers in the voluntary dedi
cation of land, worth millions,
to conservation. We are midway
in a conservation program that
no municipality across the coun
try can match."
Caso went on to review the
conservation program and the
projects planned or completed:
Establishment of a 760-acre
wildlife refuge; a nearly com
pleted 52-acre marine study
area; a continuing channel re-
LETTERS
To The Editor
construction program; construc
tion of a marine basin to harbor
a fleet of eight town boats for
policing, rescue and research
purposes; and a new adminis
tration and laboratory building,
fully equipped and profession
ally str^ed to conduct water
testing programs and biological
studies. In addition, a compre
hensive shellflsh cultivation pro-'
gram and a law regulating the
taking of shellfish have been put
into operation. Plans for estab
lishment of Long Island's first
oceanography center for scien
tific research and public edifica
tion were recently announced. ;
After the strong Caso state
ment in Con^s, the proposed^
bills were revised.
Some people might shrug their
shoulders at the town's pioneer
ing' efforts. But Hempstead resi- |
dents recognize the program's
lasting benefit and they sup
port it
Wayne It Hortpn
ForMI Arbitratim
Is Np Solutieif ;
To The Editmrt
.
The nation's labor ex^i^
have been predicting for months
that the greatest threat of new
anti-strike legislation in 1967
would accompany the contract
negotiations between the rail
roads and six shop cr^t unions.
The prediction is coming true;
and it is the duty of every mem
ber of an AFL-CIO
union to i^t behind the
against a federal compulsoiy
arbitration: law.
Resident Toltoson, after getTing'Congrssa. to delay a; rail-,
road strike deadline twice; has
sent to Capitol Hill his pro;posals for settling the dilute.
His bill calls;forT90
of mediation, with a
bo^d^f^^
ment terms on any issues that
iCmain unfest^ved at the end
•••'pf/thai.til«e.''.
v:v Vy-;
Qhibntz^
hsjbarga^
�Mmr 12, 1967
SEAFARERS
FINAL DEPARTURES
Norman Aysien, 48; A coro
nary condition caused the death
of Seafarer Ay
sien, Jan. 29, at
the New Orleans
USPHS Hospital.
A native of Lou
isiana, he was a
resident of La
i 1
!
Porte, Texas. Ay
sien joined the
SIU in the port
of New Orleans, and sailed with
Coyle Lines. He is survived by
his wife, Hester. Burial was in
Grandview Memorial Park, La
Porte, Texas.
E. W. Henderson, 42: Brother
Henderson died in Duval Med
ical Center, Jack
sonville, Fla.,
Nov. 12, 1966.
A native of St.
Thomas, Virgin
Islands, Hender
son was a resident
of Baltimore and
joined the SIU
in that port. He
sailed as a cook and baker. His
last ship was the St. Christopher,
on which he was a crew member
at the time of death. Burial was
in National Cemetery, Baltimore.
4>
John Pedrosa, 70: E>eath
claimed Brother Pedrosa, January
^
26, in Union Me'
morial Hospital,
Baltimore. A
member of the en
gine department,
he joined the un
ion in the port
of Baltimore in
1939. A native
of Portugal, Sea
farer Pedrosa lived in Baltimore.
His last vessel was the Massmar.
He is survived by his sister, Maria
Carlota Lima Pedrosa of Lisbon,
Portugal. Burial was in Pikesville, Md.
Anthony Zaich, 62: Brother
Zaich died from a coronary on
October 4, 1966
in New Orleans.
He was stricken
on the deck of
the Del Monte,
on which he
sailed as a mem
ber of the deck
department.
Zaich was certi
fied to ship as a bosun. He joined
the SIU in New Orleans. Surviv
ing is his brother, Chester, of
Pittsburgh. Brother Zaich was
buried in St. Stanislaus Cemetery,
Millvale, Pa.
Patrick Lynch 74: A heart
disease claimed the life of Sea
farer Lynch in
Baltimore on
March 13. A na
tive of Ireland,
Lynch resided in
Baltimore. He
sailed in the En
gine department
as FOWT. He is
survived by his
sister, Nellie McClay of Glasgow,
Scotland. His last ship was the
Texmar. Brother Lynch was on
SIU pension at the time of death.
Burial was in Sacred Heart Ceme
tery, Baltimore.
August Steinmann, 84: Brother
Steinmann died in St. Joseph's
Hospital, Tampa,
Florida, on
March 24. Born
in Germany, he
joined the SIU in
New York and
was a resident of
Thmpa. He sailed
as a machinist in
the engine depart
ment. At the time of death, he
was on an SIU pension. He last
shipped on the Nicholas. The
body was cremated at the West
Coast Crematory, St. Petersburg,
Florida.
Lifeboat Class No. 176 Casts Anchor
Page Twenty-one
LOG
Seafarer Sees His Marine Cousin
After Four Tries On Viet Nam Run
"Things are real bad over here." This is what Corporal Edward Juan of the First Marine Divi
sion told his cousin. Seafarer Freddie Di Joles when the two were reunited recently in Saigon.
Two of Corporal Juan's buddies were killed only a week before, when his squad was on night
patrol. He said he was deter- ^
mined to fight on as long as crew member was mugged at drive from New York City.
necessary, however. He felt night in Saigon and lost his sea
Brother EH Joles, 28, sails in the
America's presence in Viet Nam man's papers, money and most of Steward Department as a Messwas vital, and that our marines his clothes. Another shipmate was man. Originally from Ponce,
and soldiers were doing a superb beaten and robbed in Okinawa. Puerto Rico, he came to the main
job. Brother Fred "I don't think anyone should go land when he was 14. He is mar
die Di Joles is ashore in any Southeast Asian ried and has a son.
closer to the war port, especially Saigon," say Di
Di Joles says he would like to
in Viet Nam than Joles. He recommended that all return to Puerto Rico and sail
most Seafarers. SIU men ashore in Asian ports from there with the SIU. He says
He chose Viet make it a rule to travel in groups, conditions have improved tremen
Nam as the des especially at night.
dously on the island in recent
tination of his
Con Men Abound
years. He credits the improvement
first four trips
Another gripe Brother EH Joles to the vision and dynamic leader
with the SIU be has about Viet Nam is that "once
Di Joles
cause he wanted they know you're an American, ship of the Commonwealth's for
to see his cousin "Eddie," with they want to take you for your mer long-time governor, Munoz
whom he is very close. Corporal money." Many Vietnamese, he Marin. Brother EH Joles' wife,
Juan is only 18, but he is a sea says, will cheat Americans at however, does not want to return
soned combat veteran. He saw every opportunity. "First-timers to her native island. "She was only
three weeks of action in Santo
don't know this," he says, and seven when she came here," he
Domingo in the Dominican Re consequently are easy marks for explains, and adds that she re
public, and has been fighting in the unscrupulous merchant and members nothing of her home
Viet Nam for eight months.
con man. The best way to avoid land. The language barrier is
Di Joles tried to see Eddie dur getting cheated. Brother Di Joles another difficulty. Mrs. Di Joles
ing his three previous trips to advises, is to stick to the regula speaks very little Spanish.
Viet Nam, but they couldn't seem tion that requires seamen to use
to get together. This time, as soon Vietnamese currency, not Ameri
as Brother Di Joles found out can money. "You give them a five
COLtJMBIA VICTORY (Waterman).
March 26—Chairman, Sdward Mooney:
when his ship would proceed to dollar bill," he says, "and, you'll Secretary,'
EUward HcZ3roy. $30.00 in
ship'a fund. Motion was made to request
Saigon, he sent a post card from never get your change back."
that OS dayman be r^aced by an AB
Okinawa. Corporal Juan re
Brother Di Joles' voyages to dayman. Motion made to send lettw to
the Union resarding beef with 1st Aaquested and got a special leave. Viet Nam were the culmination of sistant
and Chief Engineer. It was sug
He left the border country in a life-long dream. "All my life I gested that crew hold safety meetings.
It was requested that an inspection be
Northern South Viet Nam where wanted to be a sailor," he told made for the purpose of replacing all de
deck lights and ladders espedaily
he had been in combat for months, the LOG. "Even when I was a fective
foc'sle head ladders. It waa suggested
and went to Saigon, where the two kid, I wanted to go to sea and see that a request be made tor a TV in the
crew recreation room and U>at old ciga
cousins spent a day together.
the world." Prior to joining the rettes in slop chest be r«>laeed with new
ones.
Except for the day he spent SIU, Brother Di Joles was in the
with his cousin. Brother Di Joles Army. "The farthest I got," says
had mixed feelings about his trips Di Joles, who is a resident of
to Viet Nam. "Saigon is a dan New York City's borough of
gerous place to be," he told the Brooklyn, "was Fort Dix." Fort
LOG, "especially at night." One Dix is an Army Base only a short
Rafael Reyes Maldonado
Please contact your relative,
Mrs. Jane LeBourneau, 23123
Marigold Ave., Torrance, Calif.
90502.
John Thorlief Olafsen
Contact your mother at your
very earliest opportunity. She is
very ill and is quite anxious to
hear from you.
CtHiway Beard
Please contact your mother,
Mrs. Jeannette Boyer at 216
Somerset St., Ocean City, Md.
21842, as soon as possible in re
gard to an important matter.
Y. R. Tallberg
Contact your wife at once in
forming her of your present
whereabouts. She is ill and may
have to enter the hospital.
Barry Mahoney
Contact your father at your
earliest opportunity.
WHITEHAhl, (WhitchsH Navigation).
March 18—Chairman, David Sikes; Sec
retary, Sara V. Lund. No be^ and no
disputed or was rworted.
DEL AlBBS (Delta). March 26-Caishsman. Nils EHc Ghonfaerg ; SeeretaTy A.
Ttolentlno. Everything running snmothly
in each department. (Hie man shart in
engine and steward departments. Patndman will see to it that
Company will
put a good grade of beef idioard en this
iship. Vote
thtmka to the ship'a dde:gato for a job well donsv
XyJ
Viet Nam Rendezvous
1
Ls"
i
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Clayton E. Sams
Please contact yoin- mother,
Mrs. Ruth E. Sams, 808 Duarte
Road, Monrovia, Calif., as soon
as possible, in regard, to an impor
tant matter.
These young graduates of the SlU's one-week lifeboat course look
all business as they prepare to take their Coast Guard tests. In the
front row (l-r) are: Walter Mosley, Douglas Johnson, Paul Handlen
and Jack Faribee, Standing in the top row are: Instructor K. C. Mc
Gregor, Mike Madden, Jan Hitchcock and Instructor Ami Bjornsson.
Mailt T. Klnto
Please contact Mary Jones,
420Vi Orange Ave,, Port Arthur,
Texas 77640.
Seafarer Ted Densmore (left), who sails as a Bosun and has been an
SIU man for 12 years, was recently reunited with his twin brother
in Saigon. His brother, Sgt. Fred Densmore, has been in the Army
19 years- The pair hail from Birmingham, Ala. Their Viet Nam
rendezvous was the first time they saw each other in three years.
�Page Twenty-two
May 12, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
<$6Mng to the futvre
tlxe Sliips at
The flag of the Vantage Progress (Pioneer Maritime) was flown at half mast recently out of
"respect for a union brother," Herbert Keraiedy, Chief Steward on the City of Alma (Waterman),
drowned in Yokahoma, Japan when he fell while climbing from the motor launch to the pUot
ladder of his ship. His body <^many complaints, because imme for the post this trip. The Steward
was shipped back to the United diately after the Steaward's an
asked all crew members to return
States al^ard the Vantage Prog nouncement the crew gave his de coffee mugs to the crew pantry
ress. The flag was flown half partment a vote of thanks "for the after use and thanked the men for
mast in tribute to Kennedy during all-around good job done."
their cooperation.
the ship's coastwise run off Cali
^
fornia. Rupert
R. Sheppard, Meeting Chair
Mathews, Chief
John R. Johnson, new ship's
man on the R. V. Sea Scope (Al
Mate aboard the
delegate
on the Elizahethport (Seapine) reports that
ship passed away.
I Land), should
everything is run
Meeting Secretary
have an easy job,
ning
smoothly.
A
H. G. Werns re
with no beefs, dis
few hours of dis
ported. A plaque
puted overtime,
puted overtime
will be placed
or other serious
were reported in
aboard the ship
problems, accord
the deck depart
in his memory
ing to Meeting
Werns
ment. Meeting
and Seafarers do
Chairman
James
Secretary Joseph
nated $65 toward the memorial.
L.
Siniard.
SiniDier writes that
Dier
Mathews died while the ship was
ard
reported
the
the ship has very
Siniard
in Viet Nam. Seafarer J. P. Condepartment heads
good
officers
aboard.
The
Steward
ley proposed a vote of thanks to
drew up a repair list. A new an
the Deck Department for the great department has been doing a fine tenna has been ordered for the
job,
and
mail
has
been
arriving
job they did. Messman J. W.
TV. R. Mills, treasurer, said that
Martin also accepted congratu regularly.
the ship's fund totals $72.05. The
lations for his work in keeping
payoff
will be in Oakland.
M. E. Sanchez, Meeting Sec
the messroom looking shipshape.
retary
on
the
Los
Angeles
(SeaThe ship's treasury contains
Land), reports
$29.50 after donaticms.
The Steward Department of the
that it was moved
Brigham
Victory (Isthmian) got a
and
seconded
by
Selma Victoiy (South Atlantic
heartfelt vote of
the
crew
that
"a
Caribbean) Ship's Delegate Elmer
thanks
from a
special
vote
of
Schroeder reports
grateful
crew
for
thanks
should
go
that "all beefs are
carrying
on
after
to
Seafarer
Del
squared away."
the galley blower
Craig for the re
In his report,
broke down.
sponsible
and
de
given during a
Meeting
Secre
pendable
job"
he
shipboard meet
Craig
tary
W.
T.
Langperformed
as
ing presided over
ford reported that
by meeting Chair ships delegate. John O'Hann* _* J the temperature
man Allen Bell, asian, meeting chairman, reported
Langford
that
the
ship's
fund
totals
$12.70.
_. .
Brother SchroeSchroeder
announced The payoff is in San Francisco. upwards of 130 degrees while the
blower was out of commission.
that the Captain will give draws
During
the good and welfare por
John
Fedesovich,
treasurer
on
every five days. He also said that
tion
of
a
meeting presided over by
the
Del
Oro
(Delta)
reported
that
he would see the Chief Mate
the ship's fund Meeting Chairman W. R. Layton,
about getting the Steward Depart
has $68.78. Meet the Baker was asked to put out
ment's rooms painted. Meeting
ing Secretary W. hot bread or rolls, doughnuts and
Secretary Anthony Nottnmo re
H. Simmons re pastries every day while the ship
ports that during the good and
ports no beefs is at sea for coffee time.
welfare portion of the meeting a
with everything
suggestion was made to get a timer
going smoothly.
for the washing machine. The
crew was asked not to slam doors
Meeting Chair
in order to preserve the nerves of
man Stan Grice
those who must sleep during the
Fedesovich writes that Ralph
Seafarers whose names are
day. The Chief Steward requested
Taylor, Third
listed
below have checks being
that all beefs concerning food or Cook, was elected Ship's Delegate.
held
for
them at headquarters.
service be brought directly to him. The job is held on a rotating basis,
These
checks
are refunds for log
Apparently there weren't too with the Steward Department due
gings whieh were deducted in
error at the Norberto Capay pay
off. If your name appears, con
Lifeboat Class No. 175 Sets Sail
tact the SIU at 675 Fourth Ave.,
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232.
Name
Amount
James Eugene Callan
$54.34
Donald F. (yLeary
40.56
John B. Gardner, Jr.
13.09
Onofre Felix Rando
52.34
Kenneth Edward Stevens 61.25
^l>
MONEY DUE
W' i
^FARERS LOG;
.fS75 Fourth Ave.,
Il^ooklyn, N. Y. 11232
Irofher JefF Davis (right) gToWs'^w^TWHstaction as he collects
his first pension check from New York Port Agent Leon Hall.
Davis, W, retired on an SIU disability pension. Sailing since
Shirley Ann Poe, bom August
2, 1965, to the Earl H. Foes, San
Pablo, California.
Jerry Michael Kirchair, bom
January 24, 1967, to the Jerry
Kircharrs, Atmore, Ala.
Gerald Louttit, bom November
27, 1966, to the Charles B.
Louttits, Monroe, Michigan.
Rhonda Bums, bom March 7,
1967, to the Robert William
Bums, New Orleans, La.
Donna Marie Noiles, bom
February 22, 1967, to the Ken
neth Noiles, Alpena, Michigan.
Patricia Noel, bom February
14, 1967, to the Leonce M. Noels,
Orange, Texas.
^
—4f—
i
John Chambers, born February
19, 1967, to the William J. Cham
bers, Lakewood, Ohio.
— 4^ —
Joseph Doyle, born March 8,
1967, to the Joseph Doyles, Phil
adelphia, Pa.
Roger HuD, bom February 13,
1967, to the Daniel R. Hulls, Al
pena, Michigan.
Stacy Lynn Libby, bom March
12, 1967, to the Herbert L. Libbys, Lincolnville, Maine.
^
Alfredy Day, bom February 21,
1967, to the Alfredy Days, Mo
bile, Alabama.
Rafael Santana, bom March 10,
1967, to the Angel A. Santanas,
Brooklyn, New York.
—4/—
Mark Hawkins, bom November
2, 1966, to the Stanley E. Haw
kins, Kentwood, Louisiana.
4/
James Samuel Cooper, born
February 28, 1967, to the Fred
C. Coopers, Mobile, Ala.
—4f—
Anna Poulsen, born February
26, 1967, to the Vemer Poulsens,
Seattle, Washington.
Una Renee Simonds, bom
March 19, 1967, to the Paul
Simonds, Orlando, Florida.
Janis Renee Blair, bom Febru
ary 20, 1967, to the Robert C.
Blairs, Houston, Texas.
Cheryl Deneen Gibbons, bom
November 24, 1965, to the John
Gibbons, Brooklyn, N.Y.
^
Allen Douglas Graham, bom
March 1, 1967, to the Richard
A. Grahams, Reading, Mass.
\1>
<1>
—4,—
Kevin Englentan, born Febmary 23, 1967, to the John R.
Englemans, Detroit, Mich.
—4^—
Shineda Ussin, born January 4,
1967, to the Charles Ussins, Sr.,
New Orleans, La.
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"I
ET ADDRESS ...
I.
•-33-«-
I
— 4^ —
Mark Edward Jasinski, born
April 1, 1967, to the Edward
Jasinskis, Carbondale, 111.
— 4^ —
I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOGl#ime on your m
list. (t>rM li^hrmotlon)
This recent crop of graduates of the union's Lifeboat School pose
proudly for their class picture. They have just completed the weeklong course that enabled them to qualify for lifeboat tickets. Seated
(l-r) are: Bruce Daly, Roger Swonson, James W. Arnett and David
LaFrance. Standing in the back row (l-r) are: Instructor K. C. Mc
Gregor, Ewald Fachle,. Christopher Kear and Instructor Ami Bjornsson.
—4f—
Karla Ann Humstad, bom Feb
ruary 27, 1967, to the Karl J.
Humstads, Beulah, Michigan.
"Ot0 DUFltCATION; If you are «n old.«u&scril>»r and
r«u, pioato 9iv« your former addreia below;
Meiina Benoit, bom March 10,
1967, to the Louis Benoits, Lake
Arthur, Louisiana.
— 4f —
Diane Taylor, bora March 9,
1967, to the William Taylors, Al
pena, Michigan.
—
Charles Joseph Brennlck, bora
November 14, 1966, to the
Charles J. Brennicks, Lowell,
Mass.
— 4^ —
. Wayne Nicholas, bom Septem
ber 1, 1966, to the Wayne D.
Nicholas, Mobile, Alabama.
�Mar 12, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Twenty-three
UNFAI
TOLABO^
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-WeUer DIstnieries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Eik"
"Cabin Stin," W. L. Weiier
Bourbon wbidceys
(Distillery Workers)
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safesuardinK 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 AUantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust
fund agreements. All these agreements specify tlut 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:
Ekirl 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 hy
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 membw. 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 i)«id to anyone in any official
capsu;ity 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 sriven
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 tbat 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 SBAFARESIS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition,
copies are available 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 their union activities, including attend
ance at ihembership meetings. And like all other SIU members at tbese 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 oldtimera cannot take
shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol
icy of iJlowing 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 fanrilies 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.
WACOSTA (Sea-Land) March 20—
Chairman, John Nash; Siecretary, James
Galloway. One znan mimed ship in
Puerto Rico. Ship short one wiper.
{ Motion made that idl permits get paid
off when their time is up, and then reship only through the Union hall. Motion
made tip hire the entire ship air-condUtioned. Vote of thanks to the steward
department for good service, a job welt
done, especially the galley force.
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Chiidcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
A
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
Whlt6 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)
—
—
Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earbart
Starilte luggage
Starflfte luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
—
"HIS" brand men's clothes
Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond
blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa
Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman
Brothers and Sewell Suits,
Wing Shirts
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America)
^—
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 Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
vt>
Antonio Perelli MInettI & Sons
Ambaasador, EJeven Cellars
Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti,
CalwB, F. I., Tribuno Vefmoutli,
Aiistocnt, ^nkstor Hugo, A. R.
Morrow Wines and BranOes.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New Orleans June 13—2;30 p.m.
Mobile
June 14—2:30 p.m.
Wilmington .June 19—2:00 p.m.
San Francisco
June 21—2:00 p.m.
Seattle
June 23—2:00 p.m.
New York . .June 5—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia June 6—2:30 p.m.
Baltimore .. .June' 7—2:30 p.m.
Detroit .... June 9—2:30 p.m.
Houston ... .June 19—2:30 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit
June 5—^2:00 p.m.
Alpena .... June 5—7:00 p.m.
Buffalo
June 5—7:00 p.m.
Chicago
June 5—7:00 p.m.
Cleveland .. June 5—7:00 p.m.
Duluth
June 5—^7:00 p.m.
Frankfort . .June 5—7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago
June 13—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie
June 15—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
June 14—7:30 p.m.
Duluth ....June 16—7:30p.m.
Cleveland .. .June 16—7:30 p.m.
Detroit ... .June 12—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee ...June 12—7:30p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans June 13—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
June 14—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia June 6—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore (licensed and
unlicensed) June 7—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk ... .June 8—5:00 p.m.
Houston
June 19—^5:00 p.m.
Railway Marine Region '
PhUadeiphia
June 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Baitiraore
June 14—10 a.m:. & 8 p.m.
•Norfolk
June 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
June 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans June 13—7:00 p.m.
UIW
Mobile
June 14—^7:00 p.m.
New York . .June 5-7-7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia June 6-^7:00 p.m.
LYNN VICTORY (Victory Carriers),
March 6—-Chairman, Mattb^ D. Guidera; Eleeretary, Harold Strauss. Two
men were repatriated from Okinawa for
medical reasons. Few hours disputed OT
in each department. Discussion about
Fleet Post Office not forwarding mail.
This matter will be taken up with
boarding patrcdman. Also .discus^ ^
drinking water which is transferred di
rectly from evaporator to portable water
tank. • .
Baltimore .. .June 7—7:00 p.m.
^Houston . . .June 19—^7:00 p.m.
t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault
St. Marie, Mich.
• Meeting held at Labor Temple, Newport News.
8 Meeting held at Galveston wharves.
rai^cTbiiYof
UNION KAIJLS
SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial Workers
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Cal Tanner
Earl Shepard
VICE PRESIDENTS
Lindiey Williams
Robert Matthews
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Kerr
HEADQUARTERS
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4th
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99 Montgomery St.
HE 3-0104
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I South Lawrence St.
HE 2-1754
NEW ORLEANS. La
630 Jackson Ave.
Tel. 529-7546
NORFOLK. Va. .;
115 3rd St.
Tel. 622-1892
PHIUDELPHIA. Pa
2604 S. 4th St.
DE 6-3818
PORT ARTHUR. Tex
1348 Seventh St.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. 350 Freemont St.
DO 2-4401
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Stop 20
Tel. 724-2848
SEATTLE. Wash.
2505 First Avenue
MA 3-4334
ST. LOUIS. Mo
805 Del Mar
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TAMPA. Ha
312 Harrison St.
Tel. 229-2788
WILMIN6TON. Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave.
834-2528
YOKOHAMA. Japan..Iseya BIdg., Room 801
1-2 Kaigan-Dori-Nakaku
204971 Exit. 281
HBRMINA (Hudson Marine), March 11
•—Chairman,. J., Kennedy; Secretary, J.
Marshall. Ship is in bad shape, with no
porthole screens, no working tools and
badly in need of painting. It was sug
gested that a wire be sent to Union to
have a representative meet the ship in
Yokosuka. Three men were hospitalized
in Honolulu. Some disputed OT in engine
department. Motion was mad© that all
members with '20 years full membership
with limited sea time be allowed volun
tary retirement with full pension. And
that all members in the Union take an
active part in bringing this to speedy
action.
PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping).
February 26—Chairman, P. Fernandez;
Secretary, Judson P. tAmb^ $3.80 in
ship's fund. Hverybhing is running
• smoothly with no be^.
MANHATTAN (Hudson Watmwaya),
February 18—Chairman, William Padg
ett; Secretary, Clyde Kent. Ship's driegate reported tbat there was some dis
puted OT concerning restriction to the
ship,, which will be settled by the boarding
patrolman at payoff. He also reported
that the Captain praised the crew for a
smooth-running ship. Vote of thanks was
extended to the st^ard dm>artroent for
the exerilent preparation of food. Captain
states that this is the beet steward depart
ment that he has ever sailed with. A
donation was collected and presented to
Brother Fred Willsmj, movie manager,
for a; job well done.
JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory
Carriers) February 28—ChalnnaUi -Ed
ward Morris; Secretary, G. D. K^ls.
$5.00 in ship's fund. Motion was made
to bring the SIU retirement plan up to
I»r wiib that of otho maritime unions.
OCEANIC TIDE (Trans-World Marine),
March 8—Chairman, Wilburn Dodd; Sec
retary, ESmer E. Graff. Ship was fumi
gated in Japan. Disputed OT in deck de
partment to be taken up with patrolman.
One man failed to jedn shto in Yokohama
and one man hoepitalizeM in Midway.Crcw agreed to donate fifty cents each to
build up ship's fund. Something should
be done about rusty drinking water. Vote
of thanks to chief cook for a job well
done as temporary stewnrd.
: ELIZABETBPORT (Sea-Land). MarA
4—Chairman, James L. Siniard; Secre
tary, J<An R. Jrfmson, $72.06 in ship's
fund. No beefs reported by department
delegates. Motion made to have retire
ment pension with fifteen yean sea time,
lees of age.
I ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman);
March 16—Chairman, W. C. Srilers;
Secretary, H. G. l^^eway. $12.00 in
ship's fund. Most of the repairs have
been completed. Communication read
about the $20.00 donation and crew would
/like the patixdman to explain more about
iit at pasndf. Motion ma^ tibat headquar
ters let the members know if they are;
making any hmtdway on a new early
retirement plan. "I/Yould like something
put in the LOG. Vote of thanks was
extended to all -delates, j
TU8C0N VICTORY (Hudson Water
ways), March 5—Chairman, Charles T.
Scott: Secretary, Charles T. Scott. No
beefs were reported by department dele
gates. Brotfaar Charles T. Scott was
elected to serve as ship's delegate. Food
is very good on this ship.
FANWOOD (Waterman), March 28-Chalrnun, Robert Kyle; Secretary. J<dm
R. "nilcy. Ship's Delegate H. Smith
reported that there were no beefs and no
disputed OT in the departments. A vote
of thanks was extended to the crew
pantryman and messman for the prompt
and courteous service.
MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car
riers), March 28—Chairman, D. Kaziutkewics;: Secretary, R. V; Mehlhorn.
$10.25 in ship's fund. No beefs reported
by department driegates. Brother E Lane
resigned as ship's del^tnte. and Brother
A. Alford was elected . to serve in his
place.
lace. 'V
Vote of thanks 'was extended to
Brother Ed.Lane'-''
. SANTA
(Ub«tr'Navig«ttea);
March 18-Mlhairmaa, None ; Secretary,
Nox, . Vo beefs were •reports! by-4^
gartment driegates. One man mimed SIMP<
;i|^'.Chicago.
DEL ORO (Delto). March 12-^-^lrman, Stanlon t. Grlce : Secretary; W. H.
Sipmoiut. $8t.t$ _ln ahip^s fund. EJverything Is going aioug imioothly
i he^s. Brother Ralph Taylor wis eiecied
I to-' serve . as 'ship's .d^dsgate. Stoward
|.Jtl«hked: '.#11 ;,hand»': fer- ;$helr .oobplieibN^ •
I ALCOA KASTBH (Alcoa). Misrch 18—
f:QhairB'SB,VE'''H<dlSss::. Sscrstesy.' Viassat:
I J. Fltii^;yrridii'.''--ttvetyth
• • is-. srahnlngi:
smoothly with no beefk.
OCEAN PIONEER (Plene^ IVmkers);
hltorch 26—Chairman, Ted Jones; Sec
retary Robert Goldy. One man was boopitalimd in Panama. No beefs and nO
disputed OT reported. Vote of thanks to
: the :steward dopartinent. '
. .
a
ST^L VENDOR (bsthmlan), Mw#
19—Chairman, Fred Shaia; Secretary;:
Elliott Gorum. Ship's delegate reported
that everything has been running smcK^hly. $30.85 in ship's fund. No beefe r^
ported hy department delegates.
DEL MAR (Delta), March 19—Chairs
man, Joseph McLaren; Secretary, A- AJ-ford. $479.60 in movie fnnd. Few hourf
dtsputed OT In deck and engine depart<f=
ments. Vote of thanks was mctended tOi
the ship's delegate. Brother J. N. Me|
;Larmi.
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:;.;;MT. . WASHlNCT6N^:(Yici»*y^:^^^
riers). Maridt 12—Cbsirnmn, Garrath A|
Secretary, Alcmxo Bryant. Sbnig
•Mjl^ited OT in .deck' and'engine dwairbi^
. .jaient. Diseuision held ebiqxjt 'alr«88nd$
i tpMng ahd having movie or TV ah)
:ahh^"-Eri3xm {faoat service .needed:
Arabia. .Vote' 'bf tbanSaf -wath
tended to the steward deportment.
--:rt|MJKB VKirOBY'-tVlctorT-'^tau^^
. .Marrii:' 87—camlrmanj- .Frairtt-' ..Wranft:!
Seeratary, Harifid DuCtoux. Ship's de
:'ga^. rimorted .that, .al!
.{previous .voyage wime ti^K eire.Of.-^
pahf. ihrtr-fer tito prea(mt-y<ihn^';iN|
.:-i»ade.- and .turned.. .fto'/'liSAh'-ia"
fund, ho bmw and no oumuted OT .-'wmofted.
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mhisedyehl«/lfr\HemOlu!u.- :'0T be«fff'«(»t»i.
earning-' ' tNts'secoad etectririan. - '.Ifew
. wwhing machine needed. Vote of iftshfcs
a to.;the .steward •dewwrtment .for''a - W(R1 that he wotM eontlnne
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Vol. XXiX
No. 10
May 12,
1967
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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J[ health and welfare protection for Seafarers and their
families has now paid out over $80 million since the
inception of the Welfare and Vacation plans. The total
as of March 31 was $80,749,922.98.
With the rising costs of hospital and medical care al
ready clearly apparent, and the realization that the future
trend would surely be higher, the SIU Welfare plan was
organized in 1950. Since that time, more than $33.1
million has been paid out for hospital, death, disability,
maternity, dependent, optical and out-patient benefits.
r-l" 'V.
The SIU Vacation Plan, which went into operation in
February
of 1952, has provided Seafmers with more than
•I'::, :•£ • $47.5 million in vacation benefits in the past 15 years.
- -A - ' . • J Since the Union Welfare Flan was organized, a tofal of
$5.7 million has been paid out to SIU members and their
dependents for hospital expenses, and $1.4 million for
maternity costs.
The welfare plan has also paid out more than $2.6
million in out-patient benefits and $7.5 mUlion in.disability
benefits.
In addition, over $7.4 million in dependents benefits
has been paid out since the Welfare Plan was established.
Death benefits to the survivors of departed Seafarers
have amounted to more than $7.7 million.
Among the tj^ical medical services covered by the
Welfare Plan are hospital expenses—including room,
board and extras—^blood transfusions, surgical and
maternity benefits.
The almost $81 million paid out in benefits under
Welfare and Vacation Plans since 1950 does not refMresent
the^total assistance which Seafarers and their families have
received from these plans. The tot^ value of Welfare
benefits is Considerably higher, since the cost of scholar
ship payments, meals, books, training facilities and medical
examinations for SIU members and their dependents have
hot been included In the figure.
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The Seafarers Welfare Plan is. maintained entirely by
employer contributions, based on man-days worked.
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consisting of mi equal number of Union and employer
representatives.
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MARITIME TRADES VOICES OPPOSITION TO BOYD’S ‘BUILD ABROAD’ PROPOSAL
HOUSE REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE CALLS FOR U.S. MARITIME UPGRADING
SEA-LAND SUMMIT, MINUS RUDDER, WEATHERS FIERCE ATLANTIC STORM
NEW SIU MEDICAL CENTER INAUGURATED IN PUERTO RICO
CITIZENS PETITIONING CONGRESS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY INCREASE
U.S. SHIP OPERATOR OUTLINES PLAN TO RESTORE U.S. MERCHANT FLEET
TEXT OF SIU CONSTITUTION
PROTECTION UNDER U.S. LABOR LAWS URGED FOR AMERICAN FARM WORKERS
U.S. GOV’T STUDY EXPLODES MYTH THAT WELFARE ROLLS HARBOR FAKERS
QUICK WORK BY SEAFARER DAVE TUCK SAVES SHIP FROM ‘BLOWING SKY-HIGH’
VIETNAM TRIP MADE BY SEAFARER ARMED WITH CAMERA AND A SMILE
SEAFARER SEES HIS MARINE COUSIN AFTER FOUR TRIES ON VIETNAM RUN
SIU WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS HIT $80 MILLION
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1967
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Vol. XXIX
No. II
SEAFARERSmoC
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFAt?ERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
college BcholarsliipB were announced
tide week after the Ad^
Committee of
educators met on May 17 to make the awards.
Ike four-year grants went to the children of
five Seafarers for use at any institution of
higker learning in any field of study. (The
seholarahip winners and their parents are
shown in photos, at l^i.)
\4
of SIU college scholarships which have bee^
awarded since the inception of the aimual
awards 14 years ago.
die Tfi grants to date»
24 have gone to $10
cMdrmi of Seafarers^' r
'
whiidi the newr of
th^r good fortune brought from the winners
was the respOm^ O^Geoi^e S. Thturmer, son
of retired Seafarer George B. Thnrmer, when
he said
. . it is a thrilling experience to
have won and I hope 1 prove worthy of thi«
great opportunity.'? (For stoiy see page 3.)
The
about Blue Monday
, • "•
�Mmr 26, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Pace Two
Executive Council Meets in Washington
AFL-CIO Reaffims Its Opposition
To Any Type of Foned Arbitration
WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO Executive Coimcil reaffirmed the trade union movement's
strong opposition to any form of compulsory arbitration of labor disputes and rallied labor's forces
to preserve the pioneering federal aid to education program adopted by the 89th Congress.
At its two-day spring meet
ing in Washington the council have known about it if it had." AFL and CIO in 1955 when he
Meany was president of the AFL became president of the new or
gave major emphasis to Ad
from 1952 until the merger of the ganization.
ministration prc^sals to settle the
rail shopcraft dispute by legisla
tion involving terras to be finally
dictated by a mediation board and Total Now Stands of 147
to the Republican-led attack on
the program of aid to secondary
and elementary school education.
In the international field it
noted developments in Latin
America and Greece, praising the
recent Punta del Este declaration
on establishing a Latin-American
common market and calling on
the U.S. government to express
firm opposition to the "reactionary
junta" that has seized control of
Greece.
The council made it clear also
that the federation would con
Macciua
tinue to aid wherever possible
Cherry
Mack
Ventresca
programs to build free trade un
Six more Seafarers have passed the U. S. Coast Guard ex
ions overseas, voting $27,900 to
aminations
and have been issued their engineer's licenses after
the American Newspaper Guild
attending
the
training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and
for interim financing of its inter
national programs of aiding and District 2 of the Marine Engi
A newly-licensed Third Assist
building unions of newspaper neers Beneficial Association.
ant
Engineer. Bill Feirell sailed as
workers.
The number of Seafarers who
On federation affairs the coun have upgraded themselves to an FWT. He joined the SIU in Bal
timore in 1958. Seafarer Ferrell
cil elected a new member — Max engineer's license is now 147.
is 51 years old. A native of North
Greenberg, president of the Re
Four of the men received their Carolina, he resides in La Place.
tail, Wholesale & Dept. Store Un
ion — to fill the vacancy caused Third Assistant Engineer's license, La.
by the resignation of George Bur- while two were upgraded to the
don. It received a series of re rank of Second Assistant Engineer.
Michele Ventresca is a newlyports on public relations, pension
licensed
Third Assistant Engineer.
plans, the Sears Roebuck boycott
He
is
36
years old and joined the
and voted funds for a number of
Union
in
Jacksonville in 1962.
organizations.
Bom
in
Italy,
Ventresca had sailed
At a press conference during
as
an
FOWT.
He resides in Co
the sessions, AFL-CIO President
lumbus.
Ohio.
George Meany, in reply to a series
A newly licensed Second Assist
of questions, emphatically re
Quinmiez
Ferrefl
affirmed that "as far as I know ant Engineer. Dan Cherry sailed
Julio Quinonez is a newly-li
the AFL and the AFL-CIO has as an electrician and joined the
never received CIA money for SIU in New York. A 15-year vet censed Third Assistant Engineer.
any activity, either directly or eran. Cherry was bora in Forida Born in Brooklyn. Quinonez
and lives in Baltimore. He is 51 joined the SIU in that port in
indirectly."
1966. He is 38 years old and
He asserted that "not one pen years old.
Philip Mack sailed as pumpman previously sailed as wiper and
ny of CIA money" has ever come
into the AFL or the AFL-CIO in before earning his Third Assistant oiler. He makes his home in
the past 20 years and "I would Engineer's License. Bora in New Brooklyn.
Zealand, he now lives in Houston.
Engine department Seafarers
Mack joined the SIU in New York
are
eligible to apply for any of
in 1964. He is 43 years old.
John Macchia was an oiler be the upgrading programs if they
fore
earning his Second Assistant's are 19 years of age or older and
May 26, 1967 • Vol. XXiX, No. II
License.
He joined the SIU in have 18 months of Q.M.E.D.
Official Publication of the
New York in 1959. A native of watch standing time in the engine
Seafarers International Union
of North America,
Washington, he resides in Sacra department, plus six months' expe
Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes
mento, Calif.
rience as a wiper or equivalent.
and Inland Waters District,
SlU Engineer School Produces
Six More Licensed Officers
SEAFARERS^S^LOG
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
Two issues of importance to the American Public are presently
under discussion in Congress. One is a giant Giveaway—the other
might be referred to as a tragic Takeaway.
At the same time that Congress is considering a "mediation to
finality" plan, a compulsory arbitration measure which would take
away from American rail unions their traditional and basic right to
strike, it is also considering a giant giveaway to American big business
of vast federally-owned shale oil lands for private and highly profitable
exploitation.
The AFL-CIO has protested both proposals in the strongest possi
ble terms.
It is strangely symbolic, but not in the least surprising that two such
proposals should be under Congressional consideration simultaneously.
In the United States government, the interests of business have always
come before the interests of the American People—whether in their
role as workers or as ordinary citizens.
The Public Interest has become a term used very selectively by the
Government. It is being used, for instance, in the push of passage
of compulsory arbitration legislation, which is supposedly designed
to prevent strikes against the Public Interest. The Government is doing
its best to convince the American People that compulsory arbitration
legislation is necessary to protect the public from strikes.
At the same time however, the Government is pushing for quick
passage of legislation to make possible the giveaway of Federal, pub
licly-owned shale oil lands—before major problems of public interest
protection and monopoly prevention could possibly be solved.
In short, when it comes to invoking the anti-labor Taft-Hartley
Act, the Government is quick on the trigger in the name of Public
Interest. But when it comes to invoking Anti-Trust legislation in the
Public Interest, or for any other reason, the Government is content
to act as if the Public Interest did not exist.
The SIU Scholarship College Advisory Committee has met and
selected the winners of the five annual $6,000 SIU college scholarships
for 1967. We wish them all the best of luck in whatever course
of studies they choose.
The SIU College. Scholarship program is one of many such pro
grams supported by American labor unions and designed to help Amer
ican workers and their children receive the finest higher education
available despite the constantly rising costs of education in the United
States.
Equal educational opportunities for all Americans has always been
a major goal of the labor movement, which actively fought for the
initial legislation that first created free public education in the United
States. In recent years, when rising costs threatened the quality of
American education on all levels—especially for those living in poverty
in the economically depressed areas of the nation—organized labor
threw its full support behind the program of Federal Aid to Education,
which has been in operation for the past two years.
For these reasons, the AFL-CIO has taken a position solidly opposed
to another proposal, made recently by House Republican leaders, that
would scrap the two-year-old program of direct federal aid to elemen
tary and secondary education and would instead sacrifice the education
of American youth to the game of partisan politics by handing federal
aid-to-education funds to the states with little control over how that
money is spent.
Under the House Republican plan, half the states—those most in
need with the greatest number of youth living in poverty — would
receive less federal money for education than previously-. Also, the
proposal would provide no federal guarantee that funds will go where
they are most needed—to help the children of the slums and the rural
depressed areas—especially in the South.
The American labor movement has reaffirmed many times its dedi
cation to equal educational opportunities for all Americans, rich or
poor, and will vigorously oppose the House Republican plan that
would undermine gains in this area that took over 20 years to achieve.
AFL-CIO
Fsseativs Board
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G-eat Lakes Seafarers Maa New Cement
DETROIT—^The SIU Great Lakes District has won repre
sentation rights for the unlicensed crewmembers on the Medusa
Challenger, a new cement carrier operated by Cement Transit,
Inc., a subsidiary of Medusa Portland Cement Company.
Formerly the Alex Chisholm (Pickands-Mather), the Medusa
Challenger underwent a multimillion dollar conversion at the
Manitowoc Shipbuilding yard.
Originally an ore carrier, she is now the most modern cement
carrier on the Great Lakes. With a length of 550 feet and a
capacity of 67.000 barrels, she has a speed of 14.5 mph light
or 13.5 mph fully loaded. Equipped with the fastest cement
unloading system known, she can unload cement at a rate of
8,000 barrels per hour. Cargo loading takes about three hours,
unloading slightly more than eight hours.
The vessel will haul from Petoskey, Michigan tmtil tiie new
Medusa plant at Charlevoix, Michigan, begins operation this sum
mer. Then she will run from Charlevoix to Milwaukee,
Manitowoc and Detroit
The newly-converted SiU-manned cement carrier
Medusa Challenger has a capacity of 67,000 barrels
and unloads at rate of over 8,000 barrels an hour, i
�Mar 26, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Three
U.S,'Soviet Building Gap Cited
Children
of
Five
Seafarers
Win
Growing U.S. Maritime Crisis
Stressed at MTD Meetings $6,000 SlU College Scholarships
WASHINGTON—Those in public office must recognize anew
the essential importance of the maritime industry to the well-being
of the nation's commerce and defense by taking the lead in the
formulation of "a consistent ^
and viable national policy" and military needs?" Pollock asked.
turning over to the leaders of "A low-level domestic ship con
the industry "the task of making struction program, coupled with
the policy operable," Governor building abroad, is loaded with
John A. Volpe of Massachusetts danger. It poses the threat of an
ever-increasing flight of American
said last week.
capital
abroad, adversely affecting
Speaking at a Maritime Trades
our own shipbuilding industry with
Department seminar on 'Closing
a limited number of vessels to
the Maritime Gap,' Volpe said our
maritime industry is one "which build and hold forth no hope
we as a nation have ignored, whatsoever of reducing unit cost
neglected, or misunderstood through multiple production."
Representative Pollock pointed
throughout much of our history.
out
that the opportunity denied
We have never done much to fill
our
own
industry would be offered
the vacuum left by the absence of
to
foreign
yards and possibly
an adequate maritime policy nor
widen,
rather
than close, the price
have we, so far as I can discover,
gap
between
domestic
and foreign
ever developed and enforced a
construction.
Winners of 1967 SlU Scholarship awards were announced after meeting of SlU Scholarship Advisory
consistent national policy for our
Committee.
Committee members are (l-r, above): Elwood C. Kastner, New York University: Charles E.
Replacement Program
merchant marine."
O'Connel,
University
of Chicago; Edna M. Newby, Douglas College for Women of Rutgers University:
Pollock said our commercial
Volpe pointed out that in the
Soviet Union, where a strong fishing fleet also has its problems. Price Spivey, SlU Welfare Plan Administrator (not a member of committee): Richard Keefe, St. Louis
merchant fleet is considered of Calling the new Fishing Vessel University: Charles Lyons, Howard University: and Bernard Ireland, College Entrance Examination Board.
prime importance, foreign trade Differential Subsidy legislation a
is counted as an integral part of step in the right direction, he sug
NEW YORK—The children of five Seafarers have been named the winners of $6,000
foreign policy and once a trade gested this three-part replacement Seafarer college scholarships for the year 1967. The awards will enable the winners to pur
deal is signed, the Soviet merchant program:
sue four years of study at any college or university in the U.S. or its possessions in what
ship becomes the active agent of
First, a vessel trade-in under
that policy. He also referred to a which the government would ac ever academic field the win
ognized as one of the most lib planning a career as a research
report issued bv two congressmen, cept old vessels as trade-ins on new ners decide to follow.
eral
no-strings-attached programs scientist. Presently a senior at
following a visit to Russia, that ones and either sell them abroad
Winners of this year's schol
of
its
kind. Seafarers and their Canarsie High School in Brook
in 1965 the Soviets took delivery or include them in foreign aid arships are:
dependents
are eligible to com lyn, N.Y., he hopes to continue
of TOO merchant ships, the United programs rather than give other
Bronwyn M. Adams, daugh pete.
his education at the Brooklyn
States only 26; we had on order countries cash to build new ships. ter of Seafarer Edgar Adams,
The
children
of
SIU
members
Polytechnic Institute with the aid
41 ships of over 1,000 tons, the
Secondly, a fixed constructionJr.,
of
Bayou
Vista,
Louisiana;
of
his SIU scholarship.
have
been
awarded
49
of
the
73
Russians had 464.
differential subsidy of 50 per cent
Anthony
J.
Calister,
son
of
Sea
awards
made
to
date.
SIU
men
Lisa
Cresci, 16, a grand
"Clearly the Russian emphasis on each vessel or, thirdly, low in
have
received
24
of
the
college
farer
Raymond
Calister,
Brook
daughter
and legal dependent
on building a strong fleet to foster terest government loans on the
scholarships.
lyn,
New
York;
Lisa
Ann
Cresci,
of
Seafarer
Peter Gonzales, is
foreign policies would justify balance of the cost of the vessels
a
granddaughter
and
legal
de
The
SIU
scholarship
winners
planning
for
a
career as a teacher
grave concern on our part," Volpe to be built with repayment based
pendent
of
Seafarer
Peter
included:
of
mathematics.
Presently a senior
continued. "However, we are not on a percentage of the operators'
Gonzales,
Jamaica,
New
York;
Bronwyn
Adams,
17,
daughter
at
the
Mary
Louis
Academy in
keeping abreast of the times. In catches.
Philip E. Shrimpton, son of Sea of Seafarer Edgar Adams, Jr., is Jamaica, N.Y., Lisa would like
spite of promised pronouncements,
As featured speaker at an earlier farer Jack (Aussie) Shrimpton, a senior at Patterson High School,
to pursue her higher education at
no clear policy presents itself."
legislative meeting Representative Lexington, Kentucky; and George Patterson, La. She hopes to at Adelphi University.
At the MTD's regular legisla Peter N. Kyros (D-Maine) told S. Thurmer, son of Seafarer
Philip Shrimpton, 17, son of
tive meeting earlier in the week, the MTD members that only with George B. Thurmer, Oliver tend Louisiana State University
to take a pre-medical course of Seafarer Jack (Aussie) Shrimpton,
the Defense Department and the the creation of an independent Springs, Tennessee.
studies that will lead eventually is planning to continue his higher
Administration were sharply Maritime Administration will our
The SIU scholarship plan has to a career in medicine.
education in the field of veterinary
criticized for'pouring huge sums
maritime program be really sound been operated on an annual basis
Anthony Calister, 17, son of medicine. A senior at Lafayette
of monev into the reconstruction and get it requirements fully met.
for the past 14 years and is rec Seafarer Raymond Calister. is Hish School in Lexington, Ky.,
of "rust bucket" ships which often
Philip intends to continue his
break down and are unable to
studies
at Cornell University.
Half
Speaks
to
Bar
Association
Commiftee
properly fulfill their function.
The application of higher math
Bad Investment
ematics in modern technology is
Representative Howard R. Pol
the goal of George Thurmer, 18,
lock (R-Alaska) said that more
son of Seafarer George B. Thur
than 172 ships from the mothball
mer. Following graduation from
fleet have been reactivated at an
Oliver Springs High School. Oliver
average cost of $550,000 each.
Springs. Tenn., this year, he plans
"The average age of our reserve
to continue his education in high
fleet vessels is around 23 years
er mathematics at the University
WASHINGTON—SIU President Paul Hall told a Special Committee of the American Bar As of Tennessee.
old," he said, adding that they
have been plagued by mechanical sociation here last week that "if you take away from the worker the right to strike, you have taken
Scholarship Panel
failure when put back into service away his entire freedom."
A panel of six prominent edu
and the result is always "the loss
The Special Committee,
of valuable sailing days."
through out history have invari alleged "tremendous hardships cators met here this month to
Pollock, a member of the House headed by former Chief Justice ably started by taking away the which have been brought about study the records of the candi
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Charles S. Desmond of the rights of the workers.
from the so-called national trans dates and recommend the winners
New
York
State
Court
of
Appeals,
Committee, referred to testimony
The SIU President stated that portation strikes". His surprise, he for trustee action.
is
studying
the
effects
of
national
The prominent educators who
by Assistant Defense Secretary
a man has a right to demand a said, stemmed from the fact that
Paul Ignatius, before a Marine and strikes in transportation and mak fair price for his labor and, at the he knows of no such strikes since serve on the College Scholarship
Fisheries subcommittee in April, ing recommendations on its find same time, must be in a position 1922, although this type of lan Advisory Committee are:
Edna M. Newby, Assistant
during which he indicated that ings. Earlier it had heard from rep to bargain fairly for it. How guage was incorporated in a resolu
around 35 per cent of total U. S. resentatives of both labor and ever, compulsory arbitration takes tion adopted by the ABA which Dean. Douglas College for Wom
en of Rutgers University; Elwood
potential carrying capacity was management in the railroad and away this freedom. He added that has received wide publicity.
airline
industries.
Collective bargaining always has C. Kastner, Dean of Registration,
being used in the Vietnam con
public employees generally are
flict. This includes 100 per cent
In testifying before the group. prohibited by law from striking worked in the United States, Hall New York University; Bernard
of the MSTS nucleus fleet and 40 Hall termed compulsory arbit but there have been some 1,000 continued, again pointing out that Ireland. College Entrance Exami
per cent of our privately owned ration the "first weapon used in such strikes despite the laws. Based the right to strike is the only nation Board; Charles E. O'Confleets.
the downfall of democracy" and on this fact, he expressed doubt weapon the worker has and noting nell. director of Admissions, Uni
"How then can we hope to have pointed out that dictatorship begin that compulsory arbitration would that no other segment of Ameri versity of Chicago; Richard Keefe,
can society is being asked to-give Director of Admissions, St. Louis
enough shipping capacity to meet with small things and build into work.
up its rights. He said he felt that University, and Dr. Charles Lyons,
another crisis without completely situations like the one in Germany
Questions ABA Position
abdicating our commercial trade where the utter and complete de
the matter of arbitration itself Dean of Admissions, Howard
or placing ourselves in the precari struction of the free trade union
Hall said he was surprised that has been overemphasized and that University, who replaced Dr.
ous position of depending upon movement was a big part of the the American Bar Association was it just does not function as it was F. D. Wilkinson of Howard,
who passed away last year.
foreign flag vessels to meet our take-over by a dictator. Dictators dealing with the subject of the thought it would.
Compulsory Arbitration Denounced
As Curtailing Workers' Bask Right
�Mar 26, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Four
Add Six more Seafarer Oldtimers
To Growing Union Pension Roster
The Atlantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area
The SIU clinic system is still growing, with the latest addition
being the recently opened SIU of Puerto Rico clinic in Caguas,
Puerto Rico.
The SIU clinic facilities rank among the most valuable of the
many benefits which the Union provides for the membership
because those facilities benefit not fonly the members themselves but period and promises to remain that
their families and dependents as way for a while.
well.
With the constantly rising
Seafarer Comas Knight is fit
EuseUo
Manifold
Ford
Ferreiro
Skonky
costs of medical care making it for duty again after a spell in
The names of six Seafarers have been added to the growing list of those Seafarers who have more and more difficult for the drydock and is registered and
majority of people to obtain first
retired on an SIU pension. The newest addition to the pension ranks include Mike Sikorsky, Man rate medical care, the value of raring to go. He says he'll take
the first blackgang job that comes
uel Ferreiro, Joseph Ford, Arnold Heinvali, Oscar Manifold and Alejandro Eiusebio.
the SIU clinic system has risen along regardless of what ship it's
with each passing year.
Mike Sikorsky joined the SIU
on or where it's going. Anthony
and
joined
the
SIU
in
New
York
Manuel
Ferreiro
joined
the
un
It would be difficult to dupli Nerosa seems to feel about the
in the port of Baltimore. He
ion in Tampa and sailed in the He last sailed on the Steel Voy cate either the quality or scope same, except he's waiting for the
sailed in the Deck Department Steward Dept. A native of Spain,
ager. He was bom in Estonia anc
of the health services provided first Chief Cook's job that beas AB. Born in Rhode Island, he he lives in Miami with his wife,
free to SIU members and their
lives in Baltimore.
resides in Baltimore with his wife, Goldia. His last vessel was the
dependents
all across the country
Joseph Ford joined the union in
Ophelia. His last ship was the Bradford Island.
and
in
Puerto
Rico. Equipped
Arnold Heinvali shipped as AB the port of Buffalo. Ford sailed as with the most modern diagnostic
Losmar.
a fireman and was last employee
equipment and staffed by highly
by the Great Lakes Towing Com trained professionals, the SIU
pany. He makes his home in Buf clinics practice preventive medi
falo with his wife, Minnie.
cine at its finest by providing reg
Oscar Manifold sailed as Chief ular medical checkups and diag
Electrician and joined the SIU in nostic analysis that enable SIU
Gibbons
Pozzuoli
families to remain healthy by
New
Orleans.
A
native
of
Coving
With the pledge, "I will not agree to appropriate 15 cents to
detecting illness in its first stages, comes available. Tony's last ship
build an American ship in a foreign shipyard," Representative ton, Ky., Manifold lives in New before it becomes serious, and was the Steel King.
John J. Rooney (D-N.Y.) promised support for a construction Orleans with his wife, Olive. He while treatment is easiest and most
Norfolk
program aimed at building 40 ®
last sailed on the Steel Fabricator. assured of success.
Shipping has been very good
to 50 merchant ships per year
New York
"Following the proposals of a
Alejandro Eusebio sailed in
in this port during the last period
report such as that issued by the the steward department A native
in American shipyards.
With shipping continuing at a and the outlook for the immedi
He said he would oppose any Maritime Task Force would de of the Philippines, he now makes brisk pace there has been a rapid ate future remains good. During
program of building American- prive the country of its fourth
turnover of oldtimers at the New the last few weeks we paid off
arm of defense and submerge the his home in New Orleans. Eusebio York hall.
flag vessels in foreign shipyards.
two ships, signed on one and
Speaking at the launching of the entire American Merchant Ma joined the SIU in that port. His last
Seafarer Joe Brown, an SIU serviced seven ships in transit.
new cargo carrier President Taft, rine, Rooney declared.
vessel was the Steel Executive.
man for nearly 25 years now, has The Ocean Ulla laid up in a ship
which is operated by the SIUhis ffd again following a spell in yard for repairs on May 16 and
Pacific District contracted Ameri
drydock and is looking for a will probably be crewing again
can President Lines, Representa
cook's job that will take him any in about two-and-a-half months.
tive Rooney added that the Soviet
After making two trips to Viet
where in the world. His last job
Union is building merchant ships
was in the Steward Department nam as Cook and Baker, Bert
at a rate eight times that of the
of the Steel Admiral. Another Winlield is back in the hall ready
United States.
newly-acquired ffd is held by to ship again. He liked the bakers
"Russia will become a dominant
Seafarer George W. Gibbons, job so well that he's looking for
maritime power by 1970," Mr.
LONDON—In an action unprecedented in international law, Night Cook and Baker. A member a similar slot on his next trip.
Rooney, a member of the House Great Britain has filed suit against the owners of the runaway-flag of the Union for over 23 years.
Baltimore
Appropriations Committee, de oil tanker Torrey Canyon without being able to name them in her Gibbons last sailed aboard the
clared.
Clarence I. Wright, a 28-year
JopUn Victory.
suit.
Noting that Russia spends from
SIU
member who began sailing
A European run would be just
Just who the British are suing est court, which calls for the
$600 million to $700 million an
with
the Union since 1939, has
the ticket for Seafarer Richard
nually on shipbuilding as against is not clear. The Torrey Canyon stopping of either or both of the
his ffd again following a short
DeGraaf, who has his ffd again
approximately $100 million spent was American owned, operated by ships should they enter British l ollowing a short spell under the illness and is waiting for a Chief
waters.
The
writ
enables
the
by the United States, Rooney a Burmuda based company, reg
weather. Last off the Bienville, Steward's slot on a Calmar C-4
cited a need for urgent and im istered in Liberia, chartered to a British government to hold the
the 22 year SIU veteran sails in or on a run to India. Wright's
mediate action to re-establish British company and manned by ships until their owners identify
last job was in the Steward De
themselves and come forward to the Engine Department as FWT. partment aboard the Marore.
an Italian crew.
America's maritime leadership.
Hilton Awall, a real oldtimer with
This puts the Bridsh in a legal post a cash bond.
Representative Rooney severely
An intercoastal or coastwise run
26 years of SIU sailings under his
criticized a report on shipping is tangle as dark as the British
This effectively prevents the belt, wants a Far East run for his is what Seafarer Joseph E. Carensued in 1965 by the Governmental beaches that were blackened by Torrey Canyon's sister ships from next voyage. The most recent of der has in mind for his next
Interagency Maritime Task Force the crude oil released from the making oil deliveries to British oil
lis long list of sailings was aboard voyage. A Seafarer since 1947,
which was headed up by Alan S. ship when she was wrecked on companies.
the Oakland, on which he shipped Joe last sailed aboard the Globe
Boyd, who is now head of the March 18.
Traveler as deck maintenance.
Methods of preventing futur^ as AB.
newly-formed Department of
The 61,263-ton Torrey Canyon oil pollution threats were dis
Joseph Pozzuoli is just out of
Boston
Transportation. He labeled the re ran full speed onto the rocks at cussed at an emergency session
the hospital after being flown back
Seafarer William Cooper, a from Vietnam where he was serv
port "misguided" and "a blueprint Seven Stones Reef and spewed out of the Intergovernmental Mari
member
of the Union for thte past ing aboard the Akoa Mariner as
for maritime disaster."
much of her cargo of 119,000 tons time Consultative Organization
20
years,
has his eye on a coast AB. He began sailing with the
of crude oil. The oil was then (IMCO) in London.
Manpower Reduction
lugger
for
his next voyage so he'll SIU in 1943.
carried towards shore, polluting
Among the preventive measures
Among the recommendations beaches and fishing grounds.
le able to spend some time with
offered in the report was a call for
lis family this summer. Cooper's
Puerto Rico
The British suit does not men urged by the United States, Great
a reduction in shipboard employ tion the amount of damages being Britain and France were the estab ast ship was the Sagamore Hills,
New minimum wage scales
lishment of special sea lanes to on which he sailed as AB. Just went into effect on May 5 for
ment of from 47,140 down to
asked but it is known that Great
control heavy ocean traffic, pre out of drydock and ready to grab Puerto Rican workers in a num
26,675 by 1985, a loss of 20,465
Britain has spent at least $2.8 mil
vention of collisions near sea- the first Wiper's job that hits the ber of service industries. Workers
jobs. The report also advocat'es
lion to control the pollution of
coasts and land-based radio guid board is Walter Slade. An SIU in restaurants, hotels, motels and
reducing the U. S. merchant fleet
her beaches and to destroy float
by 185 ships by 1985, and calls ing crude oil.
ance for tankers and other Targe oldtimer of 25 years standing, food service industries now re
for the phasing out of all passen
vessels. A study wiU be made of Slade's last ship was the Sapphire ceive a minimum of 85 cents to
The British suit was filed im
ger ships, including combination
the requirements for oil tankers Gladys.
$1 depending on job classifica
mediately after the Liberian
vessels, by 1985.
in order to limit the risk of strand
Another SIU oldtimer, Thomas tions. Another wage hike will
Wreck Commission issued a re
A reduction of annual govern
ing and oil leakage.
'aulkner, is happy to be home bring the figures to $1 and $1.15
port which laid the blame for the
ment shipping expenditures down
To
combat
pollution
of
the
or
a while and intends to spend, resnectively beginning February 1,
disaster on the human error of
to $25.9 million by 1985, was also
coastlines,
it
was
agreed
to
work
some
time with his family before 1968. The wage order applies only
the Torrey Canyon's captain,
recommended.
out
standard
operating
procedures
shipping
again. His last job was to workers covered by the Fair
Pastrengo Rugiati.
Rooney praised the President
to provide the necessary aid at an AB's slot aboard the Robin Labor Standards Act for the first
Ban Sister Ships
for rejecting the report's proposals
short notice in case another calam GoodfeUow.
time this year. This is still far
and urged the Executive I^partIn another action, the Sansinea ity occurs. Research will also be
below the minimum wage stand
ment to submit to Congress its and the Lake Palourde, the Torrey conducted to find ways of contain
Philadeiphia
ards on the mainland and there is
own program for maritime growth, Canyon's sister ships were named ing or dispersing oil without in
Shipping has been good in Ike no reason why such a large dis
not decay.
in a writ issued by. Britain's high jury to fish resources.
port of Philadelphia for the last crepancy should still exist.
Congressman Urges 'Build American'
Program of 50 Ships A Year
Ct Britain Sues Tankers Owners
But Faiis to Name Who They Are
J
t
�May 26, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Seafarer Salino Retires
Page Five
Boy, 7, Lives—Father Pies Enroute to Hospital
SIU Great Lakes Distrirt Crew
Rescues 4 From Lake Michigan
Phillip G. Salino, 66 (right), accepts his first SlU pension check
from Union representative Luigi lovino. Brother Salino, who sailed
in the deck department as a bosun, was most recently on the Tucson
Victory. A native of the Philippine Islands, he lives in New York.
The Gulf Coast
by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
¥
ALPENA—Six SIU Great Lakes District crewmembers manning the lifeboat of the coal carrier
James P. Davidson, succeeded in saving the lives of two men and a seven-year-old boy after the
pleasure boat they were on broke up and sank in Lake Michigan, about 10 miles north of Green
Bay, Wis.
Because of the very choppy the boat split on the beam, length
Unfortunately, a third man
pulled from the water, the boy's water at the time of the rescue, wise from the motor right to the
father and owner of the boat that it was decided not to take the bow, about five minutes after we
sank, died before reaching St. lifeboat back aboard the David made the turn." The four had just
son and the lifeboat was towed completed a fishing trip and were
Vincent Hospital in Green Bay.
The three men and the boy to Alpena by a passing pleasure returning to Green Bay when the
had been in the water only a short boat, the "5 Belles", which saved boat sank.
"We tried to stay with the
time before being spotted by crew- the rescuers from a long row
home.
boat,"
Reignier continued, "but it
members aboard the James P.
The
name
of
the
man
who
broke
up within three minutes.
Davidson. The small boat, the
drowned
was
Clayton
C.
Trepa
Then
I
tried to keep us together
"Playboy", had gone down in
nier
of
Green
Bay.
His
son.
Dean
in
the
shipping
channel so that
about 20 feet of water at about
Trepanier, age 7, survived the we would be picked up."
6:30 p.m. on April 7.
All four occupants were wear
After spotting the survivors, a ordeal. Other survivors were
lifeboat was lowered immediately Charles Kinney and Thomas Reig- ing life jackets, but the elder
Trepanier, the man who drowned,
and the Davidson crewmembers nier, also of Green Bay.
After
being
picked
up,
Reignier
apparently
had buckled his on
rowed to the scene and pulled
gave
the
following
account
of
the
backward,
causing
him to float
three of the survivors, including
mishap.
on
his
back
with
his
head under
the young boy, from the water.
"We
were
heading
south
and
water.
The fourth survivor was picked
up by a Coast Guard search and
rescue unit which was requested
via radio by the Davidson.
All the survivors were then
taken aboard the Coast Guard
craft and rushed back to Green
Bay for treatment. Although the
hoy's father was reportedly alive
LONDON—John Masefield, Poet Laureate of England since
1930, best known for his sea poems and considered by many to
be the Poet Laureate of the Sea, passed away on May 12 at the
age of 88.
Masefield went to sea at the age of 13 as an apprentice seaman
and sailed for four years, starting as an ordinary seaman but
working his way up to sixth officer. He first acquired prominence
as a poet with his poem "Sea Fever," (reprinted below) published
in 1902 in a collection of poems titled "Salt-Water Poems and
Ballads," which drew on his own experience while at sea.
The world famous poem begins "I must go down to the sea
again, to the lonely sea and the sky. . . ."
Masefield was acclaimed as the first important British poet who
came from the foc'sle. Although his salty language and his
images of the sea and seamen at first shocked many people more
used to the poetry of the times, his work came to be first accepted
and then loved. His poems dealt with what was at that time new
material for poetry. He wrote of working men, men whose lives
were hard and basic, stokers on board ship, events on the water
Dean Trepanier, 7, shows shock of
fronts of tough, foreign ports.
tragic ordeal as ambulance takes
A frequent visitor to the United States, Masefield first decided
him to Green Bay for treatment.
to write serious poetry while working in a carpet factory in
Yonkers, N. Y. in 1897 at the age of 19. He worked as a
when pulled from the water, the
semi-skilled hand for $1 a day. At other times he had worked
Coast Guard rescue craft was not
as porter in a saloon—16 hours a day for $10 a month, as a
equipped with a mechanical resuslongshoreman and casual laborer.
citator. Mouth-to-mouth resusci
He became Poet Laureate of England in 1930, winning out
tation was administered during the
over Rudyard Kipling partly because King George V, a former
trip to Green Bay, but he was
sailor, was fond of his sea ballads.
pronounced dead on arrival at St.
Masefield did not win fame only as a poet of the sea, however.
Vincent Hospital there.
He was the author of 70 books on diverse subjects, including 15
Manning the lifeboat were
novels and a dozen plays. Other works range from a nautical
Great Lakes District Seafarers
history to an appreciation of the ballet.
Norman Morrison, Wheelman;
But Masefield never lost his initial feeling for the sea. During
Jim Woodard, Watchman; Leon
the final years of his life he told an interviewer:
Cliff, Oiler; Joe Pierce, Oiler; Bill
"No man can fail to feel for a ship as a living thing. She is
Randall, 2nd Cook: and Earl
a living thing, almost a divine thing, who demands and receives
Sausman, Watchman.
service."
The annual AFL-CIO conference of officers of State and Local
Central Bodies this year consisted of five regional meeting. The
Gulf region meeting took place in Houston on April 30, at the
Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel. In attendance at the Gulf regional meeting
were representatives from Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Louisi
ana, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkan
sas, Georgia, Florida, North Caro berth on the Claiborne when she
lina and South Carolina.
hits New Orleans. His last trip to
The first day of the three-day Puerto Rico was aboard the
session was concerned with vari Maiden Creek, on which he sailed
ous matters affecting the opera as oiler. Barton makes his home
tion of AFL-CIO Central Bodies. in New Orleans.
The other two days were devoted
After spending several months
to an AFL-CIO Committee on on the beach recuperating from an
Political Action meeting. Among illness, James Hairston is once
the issues discussed were: Building more FFD and is ready and anx
a strong relationship between state ious to ship out. His last job was as
and local central bodies; techni Steward Utility aboard the Del
ques and tools for communicating Mar and he is looking forward to
with members and young mem- catching another Delta Liner in
the near future.
Houston
Seafarer R. T. Yaeger, a Union
oldtimer who sails regularly from
this port, is on the beach recup
erating from an illness. All his old
friends, which includes just about
everybody in the Port of Houston,
wishes him the best of everything
and hope to see him back sailing
Treddin
again soon.
R. E. Walker, who sails in the
bers; and building organizations
to reach members living in the Deck Department, is in port look
ing for a long run to Vietnam.
suburbs.
Also discussed were: The role of We are proud of the many SIU
Central Bodies in development of veterans who are showing up in
health and medical services—a port to do their bit aboard ships
look at the newly-passed health carrying supplies to Vietnam.
legislation and at what else is Anybody who says the merchant
needed; the role of Central Bodies marine isn't doing its job in Viet
in enforcement of the Wage-and- nam should just come down here
Hour Law, particularly in enact to look around for a while and
ment of the new minimum wage he'd change his mind pretty quick.
and the extension of coverage to
Mobile
about eight million workers not
Shipping has remained fair in
previously covered; and problems this port. At present we have no
of Central Bodies and their rela laid up vessels and a small beach.
tionship to the AFL-CIO in the
Registered and ready to ship
' areas of affiliations, rules, consti
again
is Horst Treddin, a Mobilian
tutions, reports, pensions, pro
who
has
been sailing from the
gram development, etc.
Gulf area for the last 20 years.
Speakers included AFL-CIO His last trip was in the deckgang
COPE National Director Alex aboard the Alcoa Roamer.
ander Barkan, Louisiana State
An SIU man for the last 25AFL-CIO President Victor Bussie
years,
H. H. (Pat) Patterson is al
and Texas State AFL-CIO Presi
most
ready to go again after
dent Hank Brown.
getting off the Claiborne follow
New Orleans
ing a long stay aboard as Chief
Seafarer Edgar Barton, who Electrician. Patterson is married Pleasure boat tows SlU-manned
wants to make another run to and makes his home in Roberts- James P. Davidson lifeboat back
to Alpina following the rescue.
Puerto Rico, is hoping to land a dale. Alabama.
John Masefield, Former Seaman,
Poet of the Sea, Dies at 88
This poem, SEA FEVER, which was pubUshed in 1902,
recount^ poet Masefield's intimate feelings in his relation
ship with ships and the sea.
Sea-Fever
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
/, nd all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's
shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And, all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying.
And the flung spray and the blown spume and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again to the vagrant gypsy life.
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a
whetted knife:
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.
�Pa«e Six
SEAFARERS LOG
May 26, 1967
DISPATCHERS REPORT
The Pacific Coast
May 5 to May 19, 1967
DECK DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative
SIU Pacific District-contracted American President Lines has
announced plans to spend more than $4 million for converting two
Sea-racer type vessels, the President Lincoln and the President
Tyler for ^11 containership operation on the trans-pacific trade
route.
The vessels presently accom- f
modate 126 standard ei^t foot by Seattle, Anchorage and Transhart
20 foot containers in specially ford.
Serviced here in transit were
fitted holds. Following conversion
the
Alice Brown, Pennar, Elizahowever, each of the ships will he
hethnort,
Seattle, Marymar, An
equipped to carry 500 standards
chorage, Seamar and Los Angeles.
containers.
Dennis J. Manning, who has
San Francisco
been on the Sea-Land Alaska
Shipping has been booming run for a good while now,
along so well in this port lately wants a change and is waiting
that few men get to stay on the for a deck maintenance job on
beach long enough to play a good the first offshore run to hit the
hand of poker. Demand for AB's, board. The first Bosun's job to
Oilers and FWT's is particularly become available will probably be
filled by Seafarer C. O. Faircloth,
strong.
During the last period we paid who last sailed aboard the Kenyon
off and signed on the Elizabeth- Victory. Willie Wootton, off the
port, Del Alba, Mankato Victory, Whitehall, is ready to ship again
Penn Challenger, Halcyon Pan on the first shin that shows up
ther, Enid Victory, Tucson Vic needing an FWT.
tory, San Francisco, Transyork,
Wilmington
Selma Victory, Neva West, and
Shipping has remained active
Roswell Victory.
here over the past two weeks, with
Seattle
the Cortez and Seatrain Puerto
Shipping in the port of Seattle Pico paying off and 16 ships pass
has been good and looks like it ing in transit. The outlook is for
continued good shipping.
will remain good.
Boh Hunt, who was taken off
During the last period we paid
off the Northwestern Victory, the Vantage Progress NFFD a
Choctaw Victory, Whitehall, Steel few months ago, is once again fitFlyer, Roswell Victory, Seattle, as-a-fiddle. After taking care of
Transhartford and Anchorage. some necessary repair work on his
Sign ons included the North home he says he'll take the first
western Victory, Choctaw Vic Steward Dept. slot that hits the
tory, Kenyon Victory, Whitehall, board.
Question: Some nations have
women crewmembers on cargo
and tanker ships. Do you think
that would be a good idea on
American vessels?
Frank Wynans: Women in Eu
rope are brought up differently.
They are used to
hard work in
many countries
and would think
nothing of it.
Women here are
pampered more.
Except for admin
istrative jobs, I
^ don't think they
could do it. I personally wouldn't
want a woman Captain.
Ramon Ayala: Many women
serve on passenger ships but I
don't know if
they could handle
jobs in the deck
and engine de
partment. They
might be able to
handle certain
types of jobs like
radio operator
and purser. Some
of them would make good cooks
and messmen.
Gerald Jordan: If they are qual
ified, I don't see why not. Norway
has women on all
types of ships and
they do a good
II job. Women serve
on passenger ships
as cabin attend
ants but if they
had other jobs,
they would have
to work very hard
to get the men to accept them.
Manuel Horn: I would not want
to see women on cargo or tanker
ships. It would
create a difficult
situation for them
to be aboard. But
I have to admit
that it seems to
work out alright
on passenger
ships. I think the
main barrier
would be some hard physical work
which I doubt they can handle.
John Kana: I wouldn't feel as
confident with a woman Captain.
As far as other
jobs go, they are
able to fill jobs in
the steward de
partment, espe
cially on passen
ger ships, but
that's all I think
they can handle.
They lack the
physical capabilities for seamen's
jobs.
Henry Jackson: If it would
work, I don't think it would be a
bad idea. Except
for the women
currently on pas
senger ships, this
S
situation won't
come up for some
time. 1 don't think
female crewmem
bers would change
living habits
much. A sloppy crew won't change
just because a woman is on the
ship.
Atlanfic, Gulf A Inland Wcrtors DIctrlct
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco ....
Seattle
Totals
All Gronpa
Class A Class B
4
0
80
40
/
10
10
31
27
11
8
8
7
2
3
31
17
49
14
51
29
11
6
45
24
18
18
351
203
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
2
0
2
32
27
20
7
4
5
20
16
8
17
6
6
3
6
9
7
2
10
12
2
25
18
1
15
19
9
11
3
15
34
23
41
7
16
16
179
152
133
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
19
3
240
83
21
6
114
69
29
18
17
2
12
3
90
24
166
67
144
91
33
0
47
14
46
4
978
384
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
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
All Groups
Class A Class B
1
2
54
42
8
2
17
16
5
4
3
19
6
2
18
14
26
40
28
24
6
7
42
23
13
10
227
205
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
5
2
3
49
28
24
3
0
7
15
13
10
3
3
4
12
15
6
12
3
1
11
9
2
26
16
8
18
13
9
3
8
22
32
13
19
5
7
24
192
132
139
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
All Groups
Class A Class B
Class A Class B Class C
3
0
1
1
1
54
20
31
4
18
5
7
1
2
4
15
16
11
13
12
7
4
0
2
3
10
7
7
2
1
6
2
2
0
1
23
7
1
7
3
47
26
38
29
5
3
7
4
25
20
9
0
0
2
9
22
13
24
14
39
6
17
4
22
16
241
110
158
83
120
All Groups
Class A Class B
2
2
146
64
13
6
72
42
24
18
6
9
4
2
34
16
90
82
72
84
22
2
53
4
17
8
555
339
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
7
1
158
55
23
8
63
46
30
15
11
2
6
3
54
4
109
76
120
60
25
4
45
11
23
1
303
659
Senate Subcommittee Critical of Defense Dept.
Closing of U.S. Naval Shipyards Impairs
Warship Readiness, Senate Unit Charges
The effectiveness and readiness of U.S. naval vessels is at present being impared by long delays in
the repair, maintenance and overhaul of the vessels; according to a report issued by the Preparedness
Investigating Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee under the chairmanship of Sen
ator John Stennis (D-Miss.).
On this point—the . scarcity of
Among the reasons cited as ual phase out of the Portsmouth
(N.H.)
Naval
Shipyard.
trained
shipyard workers—^Navy
contributing to the Navy's prob
sources
have admitted "a serious
The Stennis committee report
lems are:
shortage
of trained shipwork man
was highly critical of the reduc
• The increased tempo of
tion in number of repair and over power."
Vietnam war operations.
haul facilities used to maintain
• The advanced age of many naval ships. The committee
ships.
voiced its doubt of the wisdom of
• The serious shortage of closures in light of the increased
trained shipyard workers and de scale of fighting in Southeast
lays in the procuring of parts and Asia.
materiel.
Private U.S. shipbuilders have
Not Combat Ready
assured Stennis that private
The committee charged that a
U.S. shipyards are prepared to un sizable number of Seventh Fleet
The AFL-CIO United
dertake additional contracts cover ships are either not ready for
Farm Workers Organizing
ing the overhaul of naval vessels. combat, or are in a reduced read
Committee announced recent
The Senate subcommittee placed iness status. Some sources have
ly that Hiram Walker Bot
placed the blame for the existing put the number of "unready" ships
tlers, of Peoria, Illinois are
problem squarely on the should at 15 to 20 per cent of the fleet.
among the bottlers using scab
ers of Defense Secretary Robert
wine.
Pointing out that the Navy has
S. McNamara. The subcommit
so
far
not
suffered
sustained
com
Cesar Chavez, UFWOC di
tee's report charged that the recent
bat
damage,
the
committee
said
rector,
also named Hiram
naval shipyard closures ordered
that
the
consequences
of
the
clos
Walker
as the largest user
by Mr. McNamara were in large
ures
would
be
more
acutely
felt
of
bulk
brandy from A.
measure responsible for the cur
"In
a
war
in
which
large
numbers
Perelli-Minetti
& Sons yet
rent situation.
of
merchant
ships
had
to
be
discovered.
In November, 1964, the Ad
UFWOC members work
ministration announced the clos maintained, while at the same
time
the
Navy
was
keeping
its
own
ing
at Perelli-Minetti struck
ing of the New York Naval Ship
the concern last September.
yard in Brooklyn, the deactivating ships operational."
"Especially felt," the committee
Scabs were then escorted into
of the San Diego Naval Repair
Perelli-Minetti to continue
Facility, the merger of the Mare report went on, "would be the loss
production.
Island and San Francisco Naval of those people highly skilled in
Shipyards and the proposed grad the repair of warships."
Hrm Walko" Co.
Bottling ProAitts
Pnducod by Stabs
.'.ik-
'M
�May 26, 1967
' Page Seven
SEAFARERS LOG
AFL-CIO Protests Oil Shale
Giveaway to Giant Firms
.. By His Own Petard!'
WASHINGTON—The nation's "tremendously valuable oil shale
resources" should be developed for the public interest, not for private
monopoly, the AFL-CIO said in a letter to the Senate's Antitrust
Subcommittee.
AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller wrote Subcommitteeman Chairman Philip A. Hart (D-Miph.) that the AFL-CIO
"strongly opposes" a plan proposed by the Interior Dept. for develop
ment of federally-owned shale oil resources by private firms.
It would lead, Biemiller warned, "to commercial leasing of shale oil
lands before major problems of public interest protection and monopo
ly prevention are solved."
Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall has published in the official
Federal Register proposed regulations for leasing 30,000 acres of
oil bearing land for private research and development into the com
mercial recovery of oil shale deposits. The deposits, considered the
world's largest oil reserves, cover 16,000 square miles in Colorado,
Wyoming and Utah. More than 80 per cent of the reserves are feder
ally-owned.
Biemiller said two of the Udall proposals raise "serious monopoly
dangers." These would authorize exchange of private lands for feder
ally-owned property for private development purposes and open up
small areas of federal oil shale lands to private development.
He stressed that labor does not oppose development of oil shale
resources provided the public interest is protected.
"There is nothing to stop the giants of the oil industry from develop
ing extraction and processing methods for the oil shale lands they
own," he noted. "There is no need to lure these companies into action
with giveaway, open-door opportunities to lease or to acquire federally
owned oil shale lands."
Earlier, the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers testified before the
subcommittee against a "giveaway" of the oil shale reserves whose
value has been estimated at $2.5 trillion.
Anthony Mazzocchi, the OCAW citizenship-legislative director,
urged that a public policy committee be established, including labor
representatives, to consider the best means of developing the nation's
oil shale resources.
Birthday greetings were sent to
former President Harry S Truman
on his 83rd birthday by the AFLCIO Executive Council with the
"earnest hope that you will have
many, many more." The council's
wire added: "American workers
have never had a better friend in
the White House than you were."
Under-Secretary of Health, Ed
ucation & Welfare Wilbur J.
Cohen, will be presented with the
AFL-CIO's 1968 Murray-Green
award. The presentation will be
made at the annual Murray-Green
dinner to be held in Washington
next April. The award cites Mr.
Cohen's contributions to the health
and welfare of the American
people, dating from the earliest
days of social security develop
ment.
The Labor Department's Bu
reau of Labor Statistics reports
that during the year ending last
July 1, union printing trades
workers boosted their average
hourly wage scales by 12 cents,
or 3.3 per cent of $3.85. Both
newspaper employees and workers
in book and job plants showed
average gains of 12 cents. In
newspapers, the average rose to
$4.07-$3.96 for day work, .$4.17
nights—and in book and job shops
to $3.69.
The AFL-CIO Executive Coun
cil has named James Woodside,
50, president of the American Fed
eration of Technical Engineers.
Woodside, a native of New Jersey,
has been AFTE secretary-treas
urer since 1965. He succeeds
Russell M. Stephens, who recently
accepted a post with the U.S. Civil
Service Commission after having
served as president since 1951.
Woodside will fill Stephens unex
pired term until the union's next
convention in the summer of 1968.
No Ten Count Yet!
President Paul Jennings of the
Electrical, Radio & Machine
Workers was presented with the
Ms(?r. John P. Monaghan Social
Action award at the 30th anni
versary meeting of the New York
Chapter of the Association of
Catholic Trade Unionists. The
ACTU presents the award an
nually to a person who has
distinguished himself in the ap
plication of Christian social prin
ciples.
\1>
When Defense Secretary Robert McNamara decided—over the objections of the
American labor movement, numerous legis
lators and many concerned citizens—to close
down naval repair and shipyard facilities
across the nation, he assured Congress that
the closures would not affect the Navy's
ability to maintain the nation's fleet be
cause sufficient facilities survived his "eco
nomy" measures to provide adequate repair
and maintenance of our warships. But like
many of the Defense Secretary's decisions,
this one to seems to be developing into a
massive blunder.
The Preparedness Investigating Subcom
mittee of the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee reported last month that the Navy
has been encountering increasing problems
in the repair and maintenance of naval ships
because the repair and overhaul facilities
normally used in peacetime have been so
reduced in recent years as a result of McNamara's shipyard closings.
Max Greenberg, president of
the Retail, Wholesale & Depart
ment Store Employees since 1954,
has been elected an AFL-CIO vice
president. Greenberg, 59, a na
tive of New York, had been presi
dent of Local 108, Retail Union
of New Jersey, for 18 years. He
is a vice president of the AFL-CIO
Industrial Union Dept. In 1964,
Greenberg was named to the La
bor Advisory Council of the
President's Committee on Equal
Employment Opportunity.
Nothing To Celebrate
Acting Secretary-Treasurer
George Barbaree of the Opera
tive Potters has been elected by
referendum vote to fill the post
permanently. Pres. E. L. Wheatley
announced.
The union executive board
picked Barbaree, who has been
ifourth vice president, to serve
temporarily after the resignation
of his predecessor, Charles F.
Jordan, last December. He led a
field of eight candidates in a pre
liminary vote and in the runoff
defeated James R. Norris of Local
9, East Liverpool. He is a member
of Pomona, N.J., Local 236.
Last Monday was National Maritime Day,
an occasion inaugurated in 1933 to com
memorate the departure on May 22, 1918,
of the Savannah, the first steam-powered
vessel to cross the Atlantic. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, who had a great love for the sea,
inaugurated National Maritime Day to pay
tribute to American maritime and to stress
the important contributions that the mari
time industry makes to the country's economy
and defense.
The current administration has certainly
not lived up to the ideals represented in the
observance of National Maritime Day. It
treats the American maritime industry as a
The nation's private shipyards, through
the Shipbuilders Council of America, have
assured the Senate group that they are
prepared to take on additional assignments
to see to it that the necessary repair and
overhaul of naval vessels is completed. These
are the very same shipyards which Defense
Secretary McNamara has been criticizing in
recent years, along with the rest of the mari
time industry, and the very shipyards which
would be put out of business were the naiton foolish enough to adopt McNamara's
proposals to build U.S. naval ships abroad,
begin a massive Fast Deployment Logistic
Ship Program, or phase out military cargo
shipping entirely in favor of airlift.
The American maritime industry, of which
the shipbuilding industry makes up an im
portant segment, has pulled many of
Defense Secretary McNamara's slightlyscorched chestnuts out of the fire just in
the nick-of-time in recent years. TTiis is
merely another example.
stepchild, doing nothing to replace obsole
scent vessels with fast modern ships, or pre
venting our ships from joining the "run
away" armada.
To many Americans throughout the land
National Maritime Day still has significance.
In particular, there are many legislators,
representing many hundreds of thousands of
Americans, who have constantly battled for
an expanded and upgraded merchant marine.
These legislators can only do so much,
however. If the administration continues on
its present course of indifference and out
right hostility to the American maritime,
there will not be much point in continuing to
observe National Maritime Day.
�Pase Ei^t
House Approves Two FDL Ships
Despite Strong Opposition Views
WASHINGTON—The Military Procurement Authorization Bill, (H.R. 9240), which will pro
vide funds for the military for the fiscal year 1968 including money to build two Fast Deployment
Logistic ships, has been passed by the House but not without the voicing of severe reservations by
many Congressmen concerning
the FDL ships provision of the because they feel that the objec in dealing with H.R. 9240, had
tive of the I^L ship program can authorized only two FDL ships
bUl.
be better achieved by an adequate because the committee wanted to
The bill authorizes funds for
hold the program down to see
merchant marine.
the procurement of aircraft, mis
Representative Mendel Rivers, what impact it may have on the
siles, naval vessels (FDL ships in
Chairman
of the House Com merchant marine and shipbuild
cluded) and other combat vessels
to be purchased by the Armed mittee on the Armed Services said ing industries.
In 1966, Congress authorized
that the Department of Defense
Forces in fiscal 1968.
funds
for the construction of the
The FDL ships program is un wants a program of building some
first two ships in the FDL pro
popular with many Congressmen 30 FDL ships, but his committee.
gram but, noted Chairman Rivers,
the Defense Department has ig
nored using the funds and no
work has been begun on their
construction. When H.R. 9240
came to a vote, the Congressmen
were reluctant to appropriate for
a
second and third ship when the
by Fred Famen,Secretory-rre«surer,Great Lakes
first two were not even begun.
Representativfe Thomas Pelly
(R.-Wash.) said he voted for the
The Ohio House of Representatives will shortly consider House bill but was strongly opposed to
Bill #427. This bill is of great importance to Great Lakes District the appropriation of monies to
Seafarers since its passage would give them unemployment cover build the FDL ships which he
age during the winter months. We urge all seamen and their said would cost nearly $50 million
families to write to their representatives requesting them to vote each.
"All I can say", said Pelly, "is
for this bill. Petitions for L^es ^
Seafarers to sign have been pace for all ratings in Buffalo I hope the Senate knocks the
sent to all SlU-contracted ships. even though two ships are still laid whole FDL Ships Program out."
Secretary McNamara keeps in
After they have been signed they up. The J. B. Ford will be fitted
will be forwarded to the Ohio out soon, but there's no word yet sisting that our merchant marine
on when the James Davidson will is adequate, said Pelly, but now
House of Representatives.
With our Algonac boat opera be fitted out. Jack Conway, Jack he wants to build his own cargo
tion now officially opened, SIU Thaler, David Henry, and Michael ships. "What will happen to these
agents from Duluth, Alpena, Chi May were welcomed back here McNamara supply ships when the
Vietnam war is over? I would feel
cago, and Buffalo are now servic after their Vietnam run.
better
if they were privatelyThaddeus
J.
Dnlsld
received
ing all vessek plying the St. Claire
owned
and
could carry our Amer
the
O.
J.
Kavanaugh
award
at
a
River between Algonac and De
ican
commercial
cargoes and help
dinner
held
by
the
Buffalo
Joint
troit. Nearly 70 vessels, both
our
balance
of
payments."
Council
of
Longshoremen
on
May
self-loaders and straight-deckers,
Speaking from the floor of the
will be contracted by SIU agents 26th. The award was presented
for his efforts in behalf of the House during consideration of the
and patrolmen very shortly.
Negotiations with Checker Cab working men and women of this bill Pelly said: "I favor keeping
Co. have resumed in Detroit. The community, especially the water the Navy out of the Merchant
Marine business. Let's maintain a
major issue at present is the union front workers.
fourth
arm of defense for war or
shop clause. SIU Vice-President
Chicago
for
peace
that is a formidable
Earl Shepard came in from New
fourth
arm.
This poorly consid
Shipping
is
moving
at
a
steady
York to help out with the ne
pace out of Chicago with most of ered FDL item should be stricken
gotiations.
The new vacation plan will the calls being for rated men. As from this bill.
The cost of the 30 FDL ships
soon go into effect. All vessels predicted, those men who did not
proposed
by the Defense Secre
take
advantage
of
the
SIU's
up
will soon be notified as to the
tary
is
put
at $1 billion. If such a
grading
program
during
the
win
benefits and how they will apply.
sum
of
money
were spent in
ter
months
are
awfully
sorry
be
The Medusa Cbalienger, the
American
shipyards
scores of
cause
they
now
have
to
ship
out
newest ship under contract to the
modem merchant vessels could be
in
the
lower-paying
ratings.
SIU's Great Lakes District, has
Ed Worth, who ships as a por built which would serve both our
made her maiden voyage. We
ter,
is now out of the hospital commercial and military needs.
have signed a contract with the
Cement Transit Co., who will op after undergoing surgery and is
erate the ship for the Medusa anxious to get back to work.
Cement Co. The ship is a multiDuluth
million dollar conversion of the
Dave Brander and Sheldon Wil
Alex Chisholm. She has the
kinson
are fit for duty and anxious
fastest cement unloading system
to
ship
again. Steve LtdFy, wheels
yet designed, which will enable
man
and
Gilbert Porter, oiler,
her to unload 1,000 barrels an
were
on
the
rough trip that
hour.
brought the barge Mitchell from
Frankfort
the Soo to the Superior Stone
The MV Viking and the Grand Dock. Dave Jones, as oiler, just
WASHINGTON — President
Rapids will both be back in op shipped out on the grain tanker. Johnson has designated May as
eration by June 1st after under Trans Superior, which is bound Senior Citizen's Month for the
for Bombay, India.
going repairs.
fifth straight year and asked co
Shipping calls in the deck and operation in its observance
Cleveland
With most ships now out on the engine departments are picking throughout the nation.
Under the general theme "Meet
grain trade, we have some mem up, but the galley is still a little
slow.
ing the Challenge of the Later
bers on the beach. Old timers
Years," the significance of Senior
Harold CarroU, Charley Miller
Alpena
Citizen's Month this year is under
and Oyde Raines are waiting for
Shipping is moving at a good
that certain ship. Chester Kaiser pace in Alpena. The port agent lined by the priority status the
and Allen Sboiette have shipped in Alpena is urging all men with President has placed on programs
out. Sholette, sailing as a cook the required time for FOW or AB for the elderly.
for a few seasons, decided to use tickets to apply to the Coast
This goal was endorsed by Con
his AB ticket. We hope things Guard for them now.
gress in 1965 when it paSsed the
keep up this way for the rest 6f
Cargo is still being removed Older Americans Act and estab
the season.
from the Nordmeer by the salvage lished the Administration on
Buffalo
company; it looks like the job Aging in the Department of
Shipping is moving at a steady will take some time.
Health, Education and Welfare.
The Great Lakes
Seniw Gtaens'
Mouth Doilared
By PnsUmit
I.
Mmy 26, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
YOUfi: DOLLAR'S ^ORTH
Se a i a re
G ui^
B » y * ^4
(This is the second and final part of a two part series)
By Sidney Margolius
As reported here previously, every year hundreds of thousands of
moderate-income families, perhaps actually millions, are trapped into
exorbitant overcharges and credit fees by sellers who deliberately take
advantage of obsolete state credit laws.
These laws are the real reason why such widespread gouges as
freezer plans, overpriced used cars and furniture, referral plans for
fantastically-priced vacuum cleaners, and many others, have been able
to flourish.
The chief tools of deception that give unscrupulous sellers the oppor
tunity to milk working people, are state laws permitting garnishees
and repossessions. Often these two laws are ured together as twin vises
to grind buyers into continuing to pay big bills even after the goods
have been repossessed or have proved defective. There have been
such gouges as a man forced to pay over $900 for a freezer he had
returned to the seller; of a working woman paying $800 for furniture
that has been repossessed; of people paying several hundred dollars
for TV sets that have been repossessed.
Many working people do not realize that the remaining balance on
a debt is not wiped off simply by the return or repossession of the
merchandise. In most states the debtor still owes the balance plus legal
costs. This often amounts to as much as the original debt. If the out
raged debtor refuses to pay, the finance company garnishees his wages.
Often the threat is enough to make the debtor continue to pay, because
he fears the loss of his job. In effect, the garnishee is used as a form
of blackmail.
There is much bitter testimony in every part of the country that
some of the more rapacious dealers and finance companies perform
"wash sales" of repossessed goods, pretending that they have recovered
only small amounts from the resale to be credited against the debt.
Junius Allison, Executive Director of the National Legal Aid Asso
ciation, told the 1966 AFL-CIO Community Service Conference how
it works: "The car is repossessed, 'sold' to an eager confederate for a
token amount, and the finance company gets a judgment for an amount
far greater than the worth of the car."
In Colorado, State Representative Gerald Kopel showed this reporter
classified ads for repossessed vacuum cleaners and other goods. "They
are sold, repossessed, and sold over and over," he said.
At the Inland Steel plant in Chicago where so many workers are
garnisheed that the company has a special official just to handle gar
nishment cases, she told the Daily News that some car dealers build
up deficiency judgments by attributing low resale recoveries to "depre
ciation." Thie dealer tells the debtor, "In the month you had the car
you got it in such bad shape that it's now worth $200 instead of
$1500," explained Dorothy Lascoe, the Inland official.
U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson, D., Washington, reports that in
Washington, D. C, the FTC found, among other gouges, stores that
would load the price of a set of furniture with so many hidden charges
that they were able to repossess and sell it over and over. One store
sold a single set a dozen times.
A Denver man was told by a salesman that if he would sign an
application to determine if his credit was good, he could decide later
if he wanted to place an order for a bedroom set he was considering,
relates Franklin Thayer, Legal Aid General Counsel. The "applica
tion" turned out to he an order. The set first was refused but then
delivered when the husband was away. The installment note the man
unwittingly signed was turned over to a finance company and the man
was sued. He did not use the furniture. But it was repossessed and
resold for $100. This poor fellow now must pay over $300 for furniture
he never bought, never used and does not have.
There are so many repossessions that in larger cities there even are
"repossession agencies" which make a business of repossessing for
lenders. Usually the licensed agencies are careful to stay on the lee
side of the laws against breaking and entering. But sometimes the
methods used by repossessing lenders or retailers are flagrantly decep
tive, as in complaints from Baltimore, reported by Fairchild News
Service, that agents of some sellers pose as sheriff's deputies to gain
entrance to seize goods.
A survey by this writer finds that many Legal Aid attorneys are up
in arms over the repossession gouges. For example, Arthur Young,
Chicago Legal Aid Bureau Director, states: "Elimination of the defi
ciency clause if the property is repossessed, especially for autos, would
be an effective deterrent to sellers who push articles that people do not
want or at a price they cannot afford to pay."
California last year did enact a law preventing sellers and lenders
from both repossessing and getting a deficiency judgment. They can
go for one or the other, but not both.
The other face of the vise is the state laws permitting wage gar
nishees. In a half a dozen states, unions are seeking to temper present
garnishees by seeking laws preventing employers from firing if a
worker is garnisheed. New York State last year did enact a mild
reform which-allows a worker one garnishee in 12 months before he
can be fired.
President Johnson has ordered the U.S. Atorney General to in
vestigate the nationwide abuses of garnishees by sellers and lenders,
and to make recommendations for reform.
Actually there is no need for garnishees at all. "The remedy for
the problems caused by garnishees is to make them unavailable to
certain groups of creditors and retain their use for personal injuries
and other torts," says Ronald Gevurtz, Portland, Oregon, attorney
active in legal assistance.
Reputable sellers and lenders in those states which do not permit
garnishees apparently suffer no greater losses than in other states. The
Fort Worth Credit Bureau told me that Texas merchants have no
greater credit losses than those in other states.
I-
�Mar 26, 1967
Page Nine
SEAFAR jiRS LOG
The
about Blue Monday
TF-V
T is not surprising that a profession as old,
widespread and stirring to the ima^nation as
seafaring has had its effect on the language we
speak, although most people have no idea that
many of the words and expressions they use today
originated in seafaring jargon.
The housewife who refers to washday as Blue
Monday, the sufferer of unrequited love who tells
the world he feels Blue, the angry man who
threatens to Keelhaul someone, the suburban
neighbors leaning on the back fence exchanging
some juicy Scuttlebutt, the oldtimer pulling his
pipe and Spinning a Yarn for his grandchildren—
they are all using seafaring jargon, although they
would be surprised at the fact and even more sur
prised at discovering to what these picturesque
parts of their everyday speech originally referred
to.
For instance, BLUE MONDAY is a phrase
people frequently use to denote a day they are not
enjoying or are not looking forward to with any
expectations of enjoyment. But why Monday,
such days can and often do fall on other days of
the week? And why blue particularly, when there
are so many other colors to choose from? The
answers lie in the history of seafaring.
First BLUE. When we are depressed or wor
ried or unhappy we often say we are feeling blue.
The phrase goes back to the days of tall sailing
ships. In those days, when the ship's master or
another high officer died at sea, a blue funeral
flag was flown at half mast and a blue stripe was
painted fore and aft on both sides of the vessel as
she began her howeward trip. All hands were ex
pected to display, by their demeanor, their respect
and sorrow for the departed. They were expected
to feel and look BLUE because of what the blue
flags and stripes represented.
The sadness and sorrow associated with the color
blue became permanently attached to Mondays
because that was the day of the week on which
punishments, usually floggings, were meted out to
seamen in the days of sail. The shipmaster was
legally judge, jury and executioner in those days,
and any unfortunate seaman who incurred his
wrath dreaded the coming of Monday when, tied
to the shrouds by his thumbs with only the tijps of
his toes touching the deck, he might be b^ten
I
into unconciousness with a cat-o'-nine. tails—a
short unhandled whip with nine long rawhide
lashes with a hard knot tied in the tip of each
lash. Thus, BLUE MONDAY was a very real day
to oldtime seamen.
Although the flogging was cruel and inhumane
punishment without a doubt, there were still worse
punishments that were meted out to seamen in the
old days—such as being KEELHAULED. To
this day, when someone is making a general nui
sance of himself or is guilty of some particularly
unpleasant act, you may well hear a spectator
comment "he should be keelhauled."
The term originated in the days of the square
riggers, and was used as a form of punishment
mostly in the British and Dutch navies during the
17th and 18th centuries and by pirates. In prepa
ration for keelhauling someone, a line was lowered
over the weather bow of the ship, passed under
the vessel and brought up on deck on the lee bow.
With plenty of slack it could then be worked back
under the keel and passed through the blocks at
each end of the main yard—^which on a square
rigger extended well out on either side of the
vessel. The rest of the process can be imagined.
Made fast to the bight of the rope, a man could
be hauled down on one side of the vessel, under
the keel and up the other side by a watch of men
hauling on one side and slacking off on the other.
According to law, a man could be KEEL
HAULED "once, twice, or thrice," depending on
the seriousness of the charges against him (al
though more often the severity of his punishment
depended more on the whim of the captain than
on anything else). A young seaman in good health
could usually hold his breath long enough to make
one trip under the keel with little difficulty, suffer
ing little more than the loss of a few strips of skin
to the barnacle-encrusted hull. A second trip
around was, naturally, more difficult. A third
might easily prove fatal.
When a Ikeelhauling did prove fatal, the un
fortunate seaman was enclosed in the canvas sack
that made up his straw-filled mattress, weighted
with ballast and buried at sea. In the .ship's log
his death was attributed to "an act of G^".
Because KEELHAULING was by no means an
everyday occurrence aboard ship, even with the
worst master in the world, it undoubtedly provided
some lively SCUTTLEBUTT for the crew.
We still use the term SCUTTLEBUTT to refer
to gossip or rumors or simply idle chatter. In
many places, much SCUTTLEBUTT is exchanged
around the water cooler by office workers enjoying
a brief respite from dull routine. Strangely, this
is exactly as it was in the old days.
On sailing vessels the scuttlebutt was a cask of
fresh water secured on deck for use by the crew.
Then as now, many lively discussions developed
among the men gathered around the scuttlebutt
awaiting their turn at the community drinking
cup. In time, the type of information exchanged
around the water cask was itself referred to as
SCUTTLEBUTT.
The scuttlebutt was no place to tell a really
good sea story however, because, as every sailor
knows, such tales must be developed carefully at
a much more leisurely pace. A good sea story
requires extensive documentation and great elabo
ration—in addition to considerable imagination.
The scuttlebutt was no place for this, and since
conversation while on duty was frowned upon
by the officers because they thought it might lead
to a lack of attention and sloppy seamanship,
such stories were usually told while YARN
SPINNING.
In the days of the windjammers, very little rope
was wasted aboard ship. Little bits and pieces
were saved, and during otherwise slack periods they
were unwoven and twisted iiito a loosely woven
yarn called "spun yarn" that was used for chafing
gear. The process was called YARN SPINNING
and was one of the few shipboard chores during
which conversation was allowed to flow freely be
tween the seamen. So many tales of seafaring
derring-do were exchanged while spinning yarn
that the process of storytelling finally became
synonymous with that chore, until seamen as a
group have become famous for their ability to
SPIN A YARN—in more ways than one.
This feature is to be continued in the next issue
of the SEAFARERS LOG.
.. \
�SEAFARERS LOG
Puge Ten
N«m*
Adamf, J. F.
Adami, R. A.
Affard, Carmalo
Aktn, W. D.
Albriqht, R. H.
Albright. R. H.
Aiford, V. S.. Jr.
Alford, V. 5.. Jr.
Alfrtd L. Eldntii
Ali, A.
Allen. H.
Allan. J.
Allan. J. L.
Allan. J. L.
Allan. Jamas
Altamuro. A. N.
Altchaff. G. G.
AltschaffI, Gaorga
Am. H. Simmons
Andaregg. F. T.
Andaragg. Frederick
Anderson. Sid
Anthony. W.
Arcenoux. H. J.
Ardoina. W. J.
Ardvin. 5. J.
Armstaad, M.. Jr.
Arnold. Charles B.
Arnold. J. C.
Atcharson. Gaorga
Aubatsky. Ed.
Avera. C. L.
Ayala, R.
Babrala. 5. A.
Baldinelli, R. J.
Baldwin. B. W.
Ballard. Jerry 0.
Bankston. A. F.
Baptista. F.
Baptiste. F.
Baptista. F.
Baptista. F.
Barfield. Vernon L.
Barnar, Wm. J.
Baugh. Geo.
Baugh. Geo.
Baadling. R. V.
Baasley. J. T.
Beasley. Jamas T.
Beavers. J. V.
Baichar. J. E.
Benedict, J.
Bantiay. Louie L.
Bergeron. L.
Berliar. M. M.
Barthiauma. P.
Binamanis. K. K.
Binamanis. K. K.
Bird. O. R.
Blackman, D. L.
Blackman. D. L.
'Blair. K. E.
Blair. R. C.
Biair, Ralph M.
Blalack, Charles O.
Blanchard. Leslie S.
8lanchard. P.
Blanchard. P.
Blanchard. P.
Blaylock, C.
Blinard. A. L. M.
Bloodworth. W.
Bocchatta, R.
8oddan. F. A.
Boglaa. D.
Boha. T. P.
Boland. T. 6.
Boiling. Wm. D.
Bollinger. Wm. O.
Bollinger, L. J.
Borda. P. L.
Boudoin, L. L.
Boudraaux, A. R.
Boudraaux. A. R.
Boyca. E. F.. Jr.
Boyd. Arthur
Boyatta, D. H.
Boyatta, D. H.
Boytt. R. N.
Bradley, J. R.
Brannan, J. K., Jr.
Brantley, C.
Brantley, C. L.
Braaux. C. P.
Braaux. C P.
Breadan, R.
Brewer. Wm. B.
Brient. V. O.
Bright, E. R. S
Brink. John R.
Briton, C. W.
Brooks. J. P.
Brooks, J. P.
Brooks, J. P.
Brown, Alcus
Brown, 6. P.
Brown, Thomas
Browning, Uward
Browning, Harvey G.
Bruso, J. O.
Bryant, G. J.
Buflham, E.
Bullard, A. J.
Bumatay, L. O.
Bumata^ Laoncie O.
Burch, Gaorga A.
Burch, R. A.
Burke, L. R.
Burke, L. R.
Burns. 6. R.
Butler, R. A.
Butler, Robert A.
Cain. F. N.
Calamia, John T.
Cali, y. J.
Cali, Vincent
Callaway, J. D.
Callaway, N.
CampbatI, H.
Campfiald, Jamas
Cann, D. V.
Capro, Samuel J.
Cardaal, I.
Cardaal, Isuro
Cardona, Fali
Carlson, John
Carrasquillo, L.
Carter, Larry t.
Carvill, D. J.
Carvilla, D. J.
Carvilla, D. J.
Case, R.
Case, R. L.
Catalanotto, J.
Catas, H. B.
Caron Louis
Chabsn, Simon
Chaison, R.
Chaisson, R. J.
Chaisson, R.
Chaisson, R.
Chaisson, R. J.
Chandler, B.
Chapman, Wm. F.
Chapman, Wm.
Charrion, Richard
Charamia, J. B.
Cheshire Jamas M.
Ching, Z. Y.
Ching, Z. Y.
Christopher, P .
Clarke, J. W.
Claussan, D. E.
Amount
I iJt
2.71
4.if
t.*S
3.15
2.24
5.05
23.U
4.33
44.42
8.19
2.84
1.43
2.85
134.43
12.34
1.57
2.32
1.45
7.74
4.93
1.47
4.95
8.57
4.93
7.51
15.77
4.93
10.42
4.44
4.99
12.45
14.98
14.30
3.09 .
14.04 I
4.93 ;
4.45 >
15.35 !
15.34 1
1.14 !
3.54
2.94 I
17.44 ,
8.50 !
4.94 :
1.41 I
3.01
37.42 .
3.70
7.51
9.40
4.43 :
8.07 :
2.85 :
1.94 :
1.98
4.93
4.93
32.44
2.85 '
3.34 ;
1.45 i
IS.84
4.92
8.11 '
4.93
9.34
3.73
3.94
4.18
52.50
4.18
1.98 :
2.34 ;
22.44
3.20
8.45
1.97
7.54
43.10
1.47
9J9 '
3.75
1.05 J
4.93
4.95 i
10.40 j
7.54 •
17.42 ^
12.45 :
24.87
1.47 :
1.00 !
4.93 i
7.33 i
2.93
3.44
25.51
15.95
4.23
9.15
3.44
3.44
1.21
1.39
2.93
4.49
3.73
9.34
4.93
15.84
15.15
2.85
15.95
4.93
5.43
2.85
4.29
4.94
7.51
1.88
27.84
3.47
4.93
1.47
4.93
7.47
2.82
17.00
3.75
4.95
1.00
4.57
3.94
I9J4
13.80
14.22
1.47
2.93
25.42
2.85
2.85
14.51
3.74
7.45
1.45
4.14
3.12
24.07
i.94
3.44
11.21
11.03
1.25
4.49
4.93
3.11
2I.BI
1.47
1.92
4.28
5.93
Name
Ctausson, Douglas E.
Clay, Thomas
Clamant. A. J.
Clements, Thomas J.
Coalay, B. F.
Cobb. C. W.
Cobb. C. W.
Cobb. C. W.
Cobb. C. W.
Coleman, R. P.
Collins. Jamas C.
Conforto. F. J.
Connal. E. A.
Connall. E. A., Jr.
Connail. E. A.
Connall. Emmitt A.
Connail. G. E., Sr.
Connelly. H.
Conom. Thomas
Corey, J. B.
Corlis, J. T.
Corlls. J. T.
Cospito, A.
Costallo, C. N.
Costallo, C. N.
Covert. E. P.
Cox. E.
Cox. E. E.
Cox. Joseph
Craddock. Edwin C.
Craddock, Ed.
Craft. J. W.
Crain M. O.
Crawford. J. A.
Crawford. J. A
Creel. R. C.. II
Cralan. E. R.
Crassy. Louis F.
Croswali. John
Crumplar. J. K.
Cruso. G. A.
Cuallas. J. R.
Cuallas. J. R.
Cunningham. A.
Curry. H.
Curry. H. S.
Dabnay. M. W.
Danna. A. L.
Danne. Adoiph L.
Danxay. J. L.
Daniay. Jamas
Daransburg. J. E.
Davidian. B. C.
Davidian. B. C.
Davis. G. L.
Davis. G. L.
Davis. G. L.
DaVis. G. L.
Davis. L. D.
Davis. Lloyd D.
Davis. M. B.
Davis. R.
Da Domancas, R
Dacotaau, T. G.
Dadomancias .F.
Dafora. J. J.
Dafrania, R.
Dafranza. R.
Dahring. J.
Dalatta, Harold J.
Damp. J. J.
Dansemora. Tad
Di Giovanni, D.
Di Graiia, J.
Diana. L. N.
Diana. L. N.
Dick. C. S.
Dickens, G. E.
Dickens, Glenn E.
Dickarson, J. E.
Difuico, L. H.
Dillard, Arlia
Disalvo, Paul A.
Domingua, D. A.
Donlan, B.
Donnelly, Henry
Doty. Girard E.
Doyle. John
Drago, R. F.
Du Rapau, 6.
Dubon. A.
Ducota. A. R.
Duda. S. E.
Duda. S. E.
Duda. Stanley E.
Dufour, Peter A.
Dugas. A.
Dugas. A. J.
Duhon, Ernest J.
Duncan. G.
Duncan, G. W.
Duncan, Gaorga W.
Duncan, h4. F.
Dune, A.
Dunkins, L.
Dunn, C.
Dunn, M. J.
Dunn. M. J.
Duplessis, Frank
Durapau, Jr., William
Durapau, W. A., Jr.
Durapau, Wm. Jr.
Durham, G. G.
Durning, I. A.
Eariy, J.
Early, John J.
Edmund, R. F.
Edwards, A. L.
Edwards, Sankay
Edwards. Willie
Engel. F .P.. Jr.
Engeldar, Herbert O.
Engia, F. P.. Jr.
Englahardt. E. E.
Escanella, G. P.
Espina, J.
Esquaria, Jr., Malcon
Essen, A. Johnson
Estrada, A. M.
Evensan, A. M.
Fachini, A.
Fain, Earl H., Sr.
Farrar, R. G.
Farrar, Robert G.
Fadasovich, J.
Ferguson, R.
Fernandez, J.
Fields, A. C.
Fields, T.
Fields, T.
Fink. T.
Fisher, E.
Fisher, Lawrence G.
Fitzgerald, D. V. J.
Flanagan, J.
Flatchlngar, F. J.
Flippo, J. C.
Flowers, N. L.
Foley, Frank
Folse, W. P.
Forchia, J. D.
Ford, Jerry C.
Forgette, J. P.
Forsberg, T. J.
Fowler. M.
Fox. J. H.
Francisco, A.
Fraziar, L. R.
Frazier, L. R.
Fredericks, R. A.
Freeman, Thomas E.
Freira, L. J.
Fray, C. J.
Amount
2.02
3.94
4.93
1.74
14.81
9.81
4.93
18.72
1.18
7.48
33.87
3.09
17.58
15.71
1.50
15.95
3.84
.98
1.47
4.93
1.54
1.55
4.93 1
5.48 i
2.93
9.35 [
3.84 ;
4.93
2.93
1.99
1.44
4.93 :
2.84
41.75
7.73
2.24
4.37
2.32
12.00
4.10
2.85
1.98
5.94
33.24
13.45
12.77
15.11 i
13.49
1.54
43.51
8.79 I
3.47 i
1.89 j
7.47
4.93 )
3.47 1
1.94 1
3.44
4.95
10.85
14.74
12.29 •
2.84
4.40 t
5.20
12.57
15.95
I5J5 !
3.74 i
13.87
3.12 1
2.85
7.91
13.49
2.85
2.85
5.13 1(
4J0
15.95
9.15 ?
2.85 /
4.93
14.22
7.47
1.47
1.00
15.95
8.89
14.93
2.93
4.23
7J4
13.91
2.20
1.09
7.33
11.88
41.10
14.22
3.47
4.93
3.94
4.30
3.84
2.85
5.73
4.93
3.73
1.47
3.94
1.34
7.52
3.75
4.93
4.23
2.01
18.83
1.98
4.44
1.00
4.93
8.44
9.15
12.00
4.93
3.09
3.94
5.43
4.93
20.81
4.93
15.95
4.49
3.75
3.84
7.48
5.39
4.93
4.93
3.73
4.00
8.37
B.44
10.11
30.73
4.93
9.83
8.14
1.92
1.83
12.09
2.81
4.93
3J7
1.47
4.93
21.49
9.84
13.04
9.95
11.57
4.47
11.43
i
J
Name
Fruge, C.
Fuglsang, G. G.
Fulco, J. A.
Funkan. N.
Funkan, N.
Funkan. N. W.
Fusaliar. E. L.
Gagliano. J.
Gaines. H. T.
Gaines. H. T.
Galardi. H. J.
Galardi, Harold J.
Gali. V. J.
Gardner. W. T.
Garn, Norman
Garn Norman
Garrison. C. W.. Jr.
Garrity. G. L.
Gassard. C. H.
Gee. W. N.
Gaorga. J. J.
Georgar. Chaster A.
Giardina. L. C.
Giardina. L. C.
Ciarczic. G. C.
Gietak. Chester W.
Gilbert. E.. Jr.
Gilliam. C. H.
Gillies. Ed.
Gillies. Edward
Gillikan. N. D.
Gillikan. N.
Glenn. Jamas M., Jr.
Gomez. F. F.
Gonzales. H. B.
Gonzales. R. R.
Gonzales .R.
Gonzalez, James
Goodman. B. B.
Goodright. M. M.
Goodwin. H. F.
Gordon. I.
Graham. K. R.
Granadas. J.
Granados. J.
Gray. O. R.
Gray. O. R.
Grebson. C. L.
Green. H. J.
Green. J. L.
Green. Jesse T.
Gregoire. Jeffery
Griddle. Larry C.
Griffin. W. S.
Grimes. R. C.
Grimes. Reamer C.
Gronberg. N. E.
Guertin. L. R.
Guest. V.
Guest. V. O.
Guidry. A. R.
Guillory, J.
Hacker, J. T.
Amount
I2J4
1.84
2M
1.84
3.U
3.47
4.93
11.97
28.41
13.44
9.04
4.93
24.49
27.44
3.03
3.11
17.45
4.93
2.84
5.84
15.71
4.94
2.85
10.07
7.54
4.57
4.93
2.85
12.34
3.47
3.01
4J4
5.47
2.74
4.93
3.73
3.73
8.49
14.81
18.73
4.93
13.44
5.84
3.30
5.51
1.47
1.00
18.04
14.54
5.34 1
2.93
3.47
4.23
5.32
3.05
15.95
24.32
14.48
3.44
2.84
10.88
1.47
1.98
Name
Jefferson, N. A.
Jenkins, H.
Jetton, Orville A.
John. Word
Johnson, C. W.
Johnson, Charles W.
Johnson, Charles D.
Johnson, Clarence
Johnson, E.
Johnson, G. D.
Johnson, H.
Johnson, H. A.
Johnson, L. 5.
Johnson, L. 5.
Johnson, L. 5.
Johnson, L. S.
Johnson, R.
Johnson, S,
Johnson, T.
Jones, C.
Jonas, H. E.
Jones, H., Jr.
Jones, J. 5.
Jones, James
Jonas, K. W.
Jordan, B. C.
Jordan, Bernard C.
Jordan, C. C.
Jordan, C. C.
Jordan, Carl C.
Jr. Crawford, James
Jr. Kelly, John T.
Jr. Timm, Otto
Kane, V. E.
Karala, H.
Kathe, A. F.
Kelly, L. B.
Kelly, Martin
Kemp, J. J.
Kemp, Joseph
Kendrick, Oliver J.
Keneday, G.
Kennedy, J. E.
Kennedy, P. W.
Kennedy, P. W.
KennecK, V. A.
Kent, E.
Kerr, G. C.
Kerrigan, C. J.
Kerwin, W. K.
Kidd, T., Jr.
Kirby, J. E.
Kirtland, Glenn
Kisten, Joseph
Klauber, P. M.
Klause, W., Jr.
Knott, Beni. P.
Koch, R., Jr.
Krause, W., Jr.
Kyle, H. L.
Labigang, F. W.
Lachapell, L.
Lacy, James C.
Mer 26, 1967
• Amount
3.47
5.43
4.44
8.45
24.74
2.51
1.47
12.94
4.23
15.84
28.41
2.85
4.95
3.47
1.94
3.44
11.48
2.85
8.07
4.49
1.98
4.93
4.37
7.44
4.22
2.98
10.43
5.20
13.07
4.04
4.18
4.09
4.18
15.84
9.34
5.40
17.42
1.80
2.08
10.43
13.87
11.43
4.93
3.94
10.40
14.82
4.93
13.04
3.47
3.52
4.93
8.00
9.00
5.13
1.34
4.93
3.53
1.39
13.32
1.98
7.83
5.20
7.74
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claimed wages due crewmen as of March
31, 1967. The following Seafarers may col
lect their checks by writing to the Pay
master, Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., No. 2
Canal Street, International Trade Mart,
Room 1700, New Orleans, La. 70130.
DELTA LINE
MONEY DUE
Halam, Frank
Hailigan, Girard
Halvarson, S.
Halvorsan, S.
Hamilton, D. F.
Hammond. M. M.
Hancock. C. A.
Hancock. D. J.
Hanks. B. K.
Hannars, C. H.
Hargrave. N.
Harlsan, Harold M.
Harvey, C. B.
Harvey, C. B.
Hatfield. Nathaniel
Hawkins. D.
Herbert, Charles
Heidelberg, J. H.
Haidelbarg, J. H.
Herbert, V.
Hernandez, G. L.
Hiekox, C.
Hickox, F. D.
Hiekox, Franklin D.
Hill, D. W.
Hodges, Raymond
Hoffman, Gaorga C.
Holbrooi, W. M.
Holder, M. J.
Hoover, D. E., Jr.
Hopkins, C. J.
Hornbay, G.
Howard, F. B.
Hrolanok, J.
Huff, N. A.
Hughes, T. E.
Hulsa, M. L.
Hunt D.
Ictack, R .
ictack, R.
Isadora, Wilfred
Jack, U.
Jack, U.
Jackson, J.
Jackson, J. A.
Jackson, J. A.
Jackson, W. P.
James. J. P.
James. J. P.
Jane. A. E.
Jarocinski, F.
Jarocinski, F.
JaroncinskI, F.
Jarosek, George
Jas, A. A., Jr.
3.09
2.93
3.94
3.44
18.74
1.99
5.49
3.53
5.75
4.93
7.33
15.95
32.44
1.47
11.77
10.13
24.90
4.40
3.47
41.47
I5J5
9.44
I2.0B
3.75
15.84
1.92
15.95
4.49
14.54
15.31
10.38
4.47
.98
25.34
2154
5.B4
2.93
15.51
3.09
4.93
1.55
3.85
2.85
1.85
4.23
10.89
3.70
5.80
1,98
7.87
.98
20.44
5.15
97.72
2.85
Lae, L. D.
Laicy, Jack
Lambert, C. M.
Lambert, Reidus
Lambert, Reidus
Lambert, Reidus
Langan, J. C.
Latapie, J.
Latapie, J.
Latapie, J.
Latapie, J.
Latorie, F. P. .
Lawson, H. Q.
Laxon, J. H.
Leake. Wm. B.
Leblanc, J. W.
Lee, C. A.
Lee, C. L.
Lee, R. Frazier
Lendry, A.
Lendry, R.
Leonard, F. A.
Lewis, J. E.
Lewis, J. F.
Lewis, J. Thurston
Lewis, James E.
Lewis, T. J.
«: V
lewis, Wm. H.
Libby, M. F.
Libby, M. F.
Liebers, G. K.
Llebers, G. K.
Lima, A. W.
Little, M.
Liuzza, D. J.
Liuzza, G.
Liuzza, G.
Liuzza, R.
LIzotte ,W. C.
Loflin, E. J.
Lofton, C.
Lonergan. Michael P.
Long, Jonn C.
Loston, S.
Loston, S.
Loston, S.
Luna, C. M.
MacGregor, William
Mach, J. W.
Mack. Morris J.
Macks, R. L.
Mahoney, J. L.
Maire, F. C.
12.32
7.97
7.54
2.03
10.11
4.04
7.33
3.47
1.94
3.44
2.81
5.43
8.37
14.28
12.14
4.93
3.54
4.57
2.82
4.40
2.45
1.88
4.93
3.U
5.95
4.44
7.31
7.31
7.33
10.44
2.24
15.84
.98
4.93
14.48
0.84
3.09
4.93
5.49
4.47
15.84
15.55
3.90
1.24
3J4
4.93
2.34
8.05
4.19
8.84
5.20
13.11
2.93
3.44
2.85
Name
Maldonado, P. T.
Maley, J. Richard
Malay, Richard J.
Malone, Geo. E.
Maione, T.
Mannette, J. S., Jr.
Marino, William E.
Marion, R. P.
Mark. R. C.
Marshail, L .T.
Marshall, L T.
Martin, D. M.
Martin, M.
Martin, M. M.
Martinez, C.
Martinez, R. A.
Martinez, R. G.
Martinez, Santos E.
Marullo, Theodore J.
Mathis, T.
Mauldin, J. B.
Mauldin, J. N.
May, A. C., Jr.
May, A. C., Jr.
May, A. C., Jr.
McCioskey, Andrew
McCullough, C. L.
McCullough, L.
McGinnis, A. J.
McGuffey, James E.
McKeithen, J.
McLean, Jery
McNab, Earl
McNab, Earl
McNatt, Robert E.
McNeil, Wm.
McAvoy, A. J.
McBride, John
McCann, O. J.
McCarthy, Joseph
McCoy, H. W.
McCullough, Lawrence
McDonald, E.
McDonald, J. C.
McFarlin, J.
McGarry, F. J.
McGee, Wm.
McGovern ,D. T.
McGregor, Kenneth C.
McKay, W. J.
McKay, W. J.
McKay, Wm. J.
McKinney, K. A.
McLaughlin, N.
McLean, Jimmy C.
McLemore, John D.
McMullin, C. D.
McMullin, C.
McPhee, J.
McPhee, J.
McPhillips, R.
Meche, R. J.
Many, H.
Merkel, John
Merrit, R. E.
Merritt, R. R.
Messonnier, E.
Michael, R. T.
Michael, Robert
Milazzo, G. M.
Miller, M. R.
Miller, R. C.
Miller, R. C.
Miller, R. C.
Milstead. H. L.
Mims, W. Y.
Mitchell, A.
Mitchell, C. L.
Mitchell, C. L.
Mitchell, Chains L.
Mitchell, Walter W.
Mixon, L. L.
Mixon, Sinclair
Moll, Joseph J., Jr.
Mondone, S.
Mondone, Santo, Jr.
Montgomery, B. J.
Montgomery, D. R.
Moody, James F.
Moore, F. D.
Mora, M. T.
Mora, M. T.
Morgan, G.
Moreno, L. A.
Moreno, L. A.
Morgan, Dalton H.
Morgan, James
Morgan, Paul
Morgan, W. D.
Morris, Jr., Richard
Morris, M. T.
Morris, 5.
Move, B. M.
Mullna, Larry
Murrelf, W .T.
Myles, Wm. J.
Nassar, A. J.
Nassar, A. J.
Nelii, Harold H.
Newcomb, R. H.
Newson, Robert S.
Newton, Charles
Ni, Nicola A.
Nicholas, R. W.
Nickerson, C. L.
Nixon, J.
Nolan, Floyd
Nolan, S. W.
Nolan, Stanley W.
Noles, G. H.
Noto, G:
Noto, G.
Noto, Gasper
Nuss, George
O'Brlant, Victor
O'Brien, G. E.
O'Mary, Y. W.
Orso, R. H.
Owen, D.
Pacheo, R.
Pancost," H. J.
Pancost, Harold J.
Paneplnto, A. J.
Paneplnto, Aug. J.
Pappas, S.
Parker, J. W.
Parker. J. W.
Parkerlnson, R. A., Jr.
Parkerinson, R. A.
Patin, L. J.
^atlngo, E. A.
Patterson, Wm. G.
Pennino, A.
Penny, Wm. B., Jr.
Pereon^ F.
Perez, Edwardo C.
Perezra, Wm. H.
Pfrommer, E.
Piasclk, P.
Plasclk, P.
Pierce, D. O.
Pinchook, Anthony
Pino, B. B.
Pino, B. B.
Pino, B. B.
Pino, B. B.
PIttman, W. A.
Pontiff, Jerry F.
Poole, C. L.
PotorskI, R,
Praytor, James F.
Prejean, R.
Prlcj, J.. Jr.
Amount
2.93
2.03
8.84
1.47
8.54
4.22
3.87
14.14
4.23
17.57
34.52
9.85
2.04
13.24
4.93
41.11
2.85
12.87
5.32
4.93
4.47
9.14
9.83
9.83
4.93
2.49
15.55
15.95
5.44
84.91
10.11
2.93
2.82
10.13
4.59
10.98
4.93
25.44
1.02
1.47
27.70
11.05
4.93
9.85
14.28
2.97
3.11
33.05
12.00
11.44 j
3.09 !
4.18
3.43
27.83
15.95
23.74
3.44
7.31
1.83
4.44
15.71
2.85
5J0
15.84
1.99
32.02
4.93
2.82
8.45
2.98
14.48
2.85
2.85
23.91
24.10
3.75
71.34
12.32
14.74
1.55
1.44
8.80
2.93
4.09
11.54
5.32
2.31
9.23
12.00
4.23
24.23
14.04
8.35
2.85
2.85
5.32
1.98
3.94
1.57
4.41
21.43
4.77
9.83
4.23
1.98
1.47
2.85
2.85
1.95
3.92
1.54
2.97
2.88
5.72
2.85
3.75
12.00
4.91
15.95
3.84
4.18
4.93
7.73
4.57
11.09
4.93
7.54
12.00
13.35
15.15
15.84
3.47
4.93
1.47
32.02
1.88
3.73
2.85
21.91
2.20
3.73
2.93
4.18
B.37
7.47
2.32
28.41
3.M
21.09
21.12
2.93
1.00
4.35
4.93
3.75
4JI9
3.44
8.47
9.47
4.22
5.47
3.50
2.85
Name
Amount
Price. J., Jr.
2.85
Pringt, Paolo
4.93
Prizmik, A.
8.37
Prizmik, Antonio
1.00
Procell, J.
9.85
Proceii, Jack
15.88
PrusinskI, 5.
13.80
Puras, E.
2.27
Quesada, R. N.
2.85
Quinn, C.
3i.74
Radich, T. J.
49.70
Rainey, T. O.
1.92
Rainty, Thomas O.
1.84
Raiph, J. J.
3.09
Ralph, J. J,, Sr.
1.47
Ramsay, D. A.
24.78
Rana, K. J.
4.93
Raneu, Irvin, Jr.
15.95
Rankin, James
5.40
Ray, G.
7.51
Rebone, A. J.
3.52
Reed, P.
1.28
Resmondo, E. R.
2.20
Reyes, Jesus D.
3.03
Richard, J, E.
3.54
Richardson, Maurice
10.09
Richie, Thomas L.
19.04
Richoux, J. D.
7J4
Rigby, W. S.
2.82
Rigby, Walter
14.82
Rihn, E. A.
1.98
Ritter, V, F.
5.84
Rivera, A. H. P.
150.00
Roberson, L. M
1.98
Roberts, H. W.
19.79
Roberts, J.
'21.11
Roberts, James
10.13
Robinson, E.
1.93
Robinson. J. T.
4.04
Robinson, T. A.
24J3
Rocco, J. J.
1.53
Roche, W. T.
17.14
Rodriguez, A.
3.30
Rogers, Anthony P;
1.99
Rogers, Robert
9.40
Roias, D.
5.54
Rose, W. J.
9.83
Rosenberg, Olave W.
11.05
Ross, Geo. G.
2.93
Rousseau, W. A., Jr,
9.32
Rush, G. J.
4.44
Sabathier, D. H.
11.73
Saitarez, Wiliiam
14.37
Saivador, E. O.
5.74
Salvador, E. O.
13.44
Sanchez, J. N.
77.53
Sansone, J.
4.93
5aramthus, Algien
3.09
5argent, O. E.
12.05
Sarvtr, J. R.
3.44
Sasseville, R. P.
4.57
Satterthwaite, Amel
3.09
Savow, J.
11.24
5awyer, Charles R.
12.34
Sbriglio, S. J.
4.71
Scarmutz, J.
4.93
5caramvtz ,JoseDh
4.22
5cheidel. J. W.
3.94
Scheidel, J. W.
3.12
Scheidler, E. J.
4.91
Schrade, M. L.
7.31
Searcey, Edward H.
7.33
Self, K. W.
40.31
Sellman, Frederick
3.94
Serade .M. L.
10.93
Serlo, S.
32.33
Sevensen,A. E.
3.44
Seymour, A.
9.05
5hartzer, C. L.
5.51
Shaughnessey, J.
4.72
Shepherd, B.
4.40
Sherman, I. J.
5.84
Short, A.
27.33
Sillln, E. J.
11.45
5ilva, J. F .
4.48
Simmons, Freddie H.
4.45
Simmons, T.
7.31
Simonds, Paul A.
7.49
Skinner, J. M.
10.82
Smith, A.
2.04
Smith, A. H.
2.21
Smith, C.
17.40
Smith, C. J.
13.10
Smith, C. J.
4.93
Smith, C. R.
2.85
Smith, H. M.
18.33
Smith, John W.
1.47
Smith, M. D.
5.13
Smith, M. D.
5.40
Smith, O. D.
2.85
Smith, R. D., Jr.
9.12
Smith, R. E.
37.42
Sobczak, E. V.
7.51
Soto, C. R.
4.24
Soto, C. R.
4.40
Soto, C. R.
8.54
Speece, H. L.
12.25
Spencer, R. O.
5.07
Spencer, R. O.
7.54
Spires, T.
3.75
Sr Cheramie, Jack B.
3.11
Sr Cheramie, Jack B.
2.97
St. Germain, G.
1.47
St. Germain, G. J.
7.73
St. Germain, G. J.
4.93
St Germain, H.
4.93
Starck, H. B.
7.97
Steadman, Norwood
4.49
Steadman, H. O.
18.21
Steele, J. C.
55.87
Steele, M. C.
2.85
Steele, M. G.
4.93
Steele, R .
2.97
Stewart, E.
4.93
St. Germain, Gleason
13.41
Stokke, Sverre M.
5.51
Stovall, W. H.
13.49
Suarez, J., Jr.
11.97
Suyms, Jack M.
1.98
Swillsy, W. H.
15.92
Symns, J.
24.70
Syms, J. M.
4.95
Tablas, Jose A.
5.51
Talbert, N. R.
2.85
Taylor, J. I., Jr.
7.54
Thfu, G. P.
5.20
Thiu, G. P.
10.10
Thiu, Goon
7.48
ThIu, Goon
4.04
Thomas, K. F.
15.72
Thomason, J.
3,04
Thompson, Wm. H.
1.20
Thone, Alfred
24.15
Thorn, A.
4.04
Thome, Alfred
HJB
Thome, W. W.
2.85
Thome, W. W.
198.21
Throne, Alfr^
2.82
Tillman, W.
4.91
Tillman, Wm.
I JO
Tomas T. Willis
3.75
Tompkins, Robert L. E.
12.43
Torefiel, Jose
2.00
Travis, Walter R.
15.84
Tregembe, W.
3.75
Trelgle, James J.
5.13
Trevlno, Alberto
3.09
Trust, J. P.
43.02
Tulp, J., Jr.
3.73
Tulp, J., Jr.
3.73
Tyler, Robert E.
14.47
Tyron, James
3.58
fConfinued In the next IttueJ
�May 26, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Seafarer AB Johnny Lombardo
Recalls Fight With 'Sugar Ray'
Twelve years ago a lithe, well-built man named Johnny Lombardo walked into the SIU's hall in
New York and he told a Headquarters Representative "If you can use a good seaman, that's me."
In 1955, Johnny Lombardo was 27 years old, a contender for the middleweight crown, and, in
the opinion of some sports writers, the finest boxer then fight
ing. He gave up his promising
career as a fighter because he was
convinced the odds were stacked
against his attaining the middle
weight champion
ship because he
"didn't know the
right people." The
SIU got a good
man in 1955, and
Johnny began his
seafaring career.
"I fought all
Lombardo my life," Lom
bardo told the
LOG. At 13 he was out of school,
fighting for a living by working in
the coal mines near his hometown
of Mt. Carmel, Pa. Except for the
money his mother managed to
bring home from a silk mill where
she worked for a short while, and
her mother's meager assistance al
Johnny Lombardo (right) deftly fends off a left jab as he closes
lowance, his wages were the sole
in
on Sugar Ray Robinson during their ten-round bout in 1955.
support of the family during those
bleak depression years. In addi Robinson won a split decision. Despite the fact that he came
tion to his mother, the family also within a hairbreadth of victory, Johnny decided to give up boxing.
consisted of three brothers and
three sisters.
"Fighting is a lousy business,
One More Fight
Two years later, at the age of the way it's run these days," he
Lombardo fought only once
15, Lombardo was a combat vet says, with less bitterness than one
more
after the Robinson match.
eran. Lying about his age, he en would expect. "If it's run right, it
In
that
match he knocked out
listed in the Navy. By the time his could be a great business—where
"Wildcat"
Phil Kim, an up and
true age was discovered, he had a poor kid can make something."
coming Hawaiian fighter who had
been trained as a 20 mm. gunner,
Though most professional box
and had shot down a German ers would consider Lombardo's TKO'd the lightweight champion,
fighter during the invasion of Nor record admirable, he himself feels Virgil Aikins. It was on that pro
mandy. "I was so hungry for ac it reflects many of the ills of the gram that Sonny Liston also
tion, I slept under my 20 milli sport as it is practiced today and fought—in a preliminary match
for a purse of $200. Johnny re
meter," he explained. When his should have been much tetter.
ceived
$3,000 for his last ifight.
ship was attacked by the German "Now, it's who you know that
He
was
contracted for one more
plane, and "they called general dominates," he says. "Talent
fight,
against
the number one
quarters, I had it on fire before doesn't mean anything. If you're
lightweight
contender,
Wallace
anyone got their guns on it," he run by the right people, you're in."
related. After being mustered out Furthermore, with the advent of "Bud" Smith. "For once I would
of the Navy, Brother Lombardo— TV, boxing becomes ^'too much of have had weight on someone,"
says Brother Lombardo, who usu
after trying and failing four times an acting business."
ally fought at 150 pounds, just
—managed to get into the Army.
three pounds over the middle
On National TV
After a few months, however, his
weight
minimum. "I'd have mur
true age was again found out, and
Lombardo went on his first
dered
him,
and he knew it,"
he was discharged at 16.
national hookup in 1952, when
Johnny
relates.
Smith, who went
For two years he worked as a he fought Rocky Castillani. John
on
to
win
the
lightweight
cham
railroad carpenter's helper, living ny knocked his opponent down
pionship,
"finagled
his
way
out"
in Philadelphia. Having fought all for a count of nine in the first
his life, it was only natural that he round, and knocked Castillani of the contract and the match
kept fighting. "I got into lots of down again in the eighth round never took place. It was just as
well as far as Johnny was con
barroom brawls," he said. His for a count of eight. And he teat
friends told him, "since you like Castillani "from pillar to post in cerned, as he already was looking
to fight so much, why don't you the other rounds," he says. Johnny for a way out of the fight game.
become a professional?" "So, final related how he was incredulous
Two months after that bout,
ly I did." At the age of 18, he went when the decision—against him—
Johnny
Lombardo had hung up
to Washington, D. C., where he was announced. Sportswriters in
his
gloves
for good, retiring from
knew someone in the fight game, newspapers across the country
boxing
to
become
a seafarer.
to begin his fight to the top.
agreed that he had indeed been
Johnny lost his first fight, which cheated out of a well-earned win.
A Yen for the Sea
took place in Washington's Turn
Fights Sugar Ray
er's Arena. "I didn't know how
Ever since his Navy days, Lom
In 1955, at the age of 26,
important conditioning is," he says,
bardo had a yen for the sea. Dur
explaining this loss. "Conditioning Johnny Lombardo fought Sugar
ing most of his boxing career, he
is 70 per cent in winning a figjit," Ray Robinson. Robinson was on
and
his wife made their home in
he says, "fighting skill is 20 per the cometeck trail, at the age of
Miami
Beach, as close to the water
cent, and ten per cent is pure 35, trying to capture the middle
as
they
could get.
luck." The purse for his first fight weight crown. Before the Lom
was $20, and Johnny ended up
"The SIU is the greatest," says
bardo match, he had already
with $6 of it.
Brother
Lombardo of his union.
knocked out Joe Rendome and
Fougjit All Comers
beaten Gart Panther. "Even "I wouldn't change it for the
Many fights followed, and John though I spotted him 15 pounds, world. The men who run it are
ny fought all comers until he was I was sure I'd beat Sugar Ray," the best people in the world."
fighting the men at the top. "I Johnny recounted. Although the
Brother Lombardo, who now
was never knocked out," he says.
record shows the fight went to holds an AB's rating, has sailed
"In fact, I was never knocked off
Robinson in a split decision, mostly for Sea-Land on the
my feet in the ring."
During his eight-year career as Johnny is convinced that he won European run. "I've seen enough
a boxer, Lombardo fought in al the fight. Two judges gave it to of the world," says Johnny, "and
most 70 matches and won all of Robinson by one or two rounds I like coast-wise runs and Puerto
them with the exception of four each. "That fight really took the Rico." "But," he adds, "I'll take
teen losses and two draws.
anything."
heart out of me," Johtiny said.
Page Eleven
FINAL DEPARTURES
Arthur Caruso, 60; Brother Burial was in Herbster Commu
Caruso died on April 4 at the nity Cemetery, Herbster, Wise.
USPHS Hospital,
—4f—
San Francisco,
Charles Nuber, 71: Seafarer
after a brief ill
ness. He was a na Nuber died on March 14 in New
on SIU pension at
tive of Pennsylva
Orleans. He was
nia and lived in
on SIU pension
San Jose, Califor
at time of death.
nia. Caruso joined
Brother Nuber
the SIU in the
joined the Union
port of Mobile
in the port of
and sailed as an AB. He served in
New Orleans. A
the Army from 1942 until 1945.
native
of that city,
Brother Caruso is survived by his
he
made
his home
daughter, Mrs. Muriel Chairavella
inWaveland,
of San Jose, Calif. He was a wid
ower. Burial was in Golden Gate Miss. Nuber sailed in the Deck
Department as a Bosun. Surviving
National Cemetery.
is his wife, Una F. Nuber of
Waveland, Miss. Burial was in
Anthony Kowalsid, 47: Death Waveland Cemetery, Waveland.
claimed Brother Kowalski, Jan.
22, at Mercy Hos
Eros Cox, 52; Seafarer Cox
pital, Bay City,
Mich. A native died in Hancock General Hospital. Bay St.
of Michigan, he
Louis, Mississippi,
was a resident of
on March 26
Rogers City and
from
a cardiovas
joined the SIU
cular
collapse.
Great Lakes Dis
He
was
born in
trict in the port
Arkansas
and
of Detroit. He
lived
in
Bay
St.
sailed in the Deck Dept. and was
Louis. Cox joined
last employed by Huron Portland
the Union in New
Cement. Kowalski is survived by
Orleans.
A
member
of the Engine
his wife, Marjorie. Burial was in
Department,
he
shipped
as FOWT,
Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Bellknap
deck
engineer
and
pumpman.
His
Township, Mich.
last ship was the Del Mar. Cox
is survived by his wife, Catherine
——
of Bay St. Louis. Burial was in
Arthur Johnson, 58. A heart at Lakeshore Cemetery, Lakeshore,
tack caused the death of Brother Miss.
Johnson on April
22, in Bayfield,
Wise. A member
Thomas Allen, 44: A heart at
of the SIU's Gt. tack took the life of Brother Allen
Lakes District, he
on Feb. 3 in Bal
sailed as a deck
timore. A native
hand. Born in
of New York
Michigan, John
City, Allen lived
son made his
in Baltimore. He
home in Cornu
joined the Union
copia, Wise. He joined the Union
in New York and
in Duluth, Minn. Surviving is his
was a member of
wife, Elizabeth of Cornucopia.
the Steward De
Burial was in Herbster Commu
partment. His last
nity Cemetery, Herbster, Wise.
vessel was the Bradford Isle. Sur
viving is his sister, Jane A. McGahan of San Diego. Allen was
John Caldwell, 66: Seafarer buried in St. John's Cemetery,
Caldwell died in Neuvo Laredo, Long Island, N.Y.
Mexico, March 7.
He was on an
Charles Dowling, 46: Pneu
SIU pension at
monia
claimed the life of Brother
the time of death.
Dowling Feb. 20,
Seafarer Caldwell
while sailing as
%; OKIIF sailed in the Stew
chief cook aboard
ard Department
the Volusia. Bom
and joined the
in Mobile, he was
SIU in New Or
a resident of New
leans. He made
Orleans.
Brother
his home in that port and was a
Dowling
joined
native of Washington, D. C. Cald
the
SIU
in
that
well's last ship was the Del Mar.
port
and
held
the
Seafarer Caldwell was in the Air
rating
of
Chief
Steward.
Surviv
Force during World War Two.
Brother Caldwell was buried in ing is his wife, Rita Dowling, of
New Orleans. Burial was in Mag
Mexico.
nolia Cemetery, Mobile.
— 4/ —
— 4/ —
4/
—4/—
—4^—
Ira Diiessen, 65: A coronary
thrombosis claimed the life of
Brother Driessen
in Bayfield, Wis.,
April 6. He sailed
in the SIU's
Great Lakes Dis
trict as an oiler.
Bom in South
Dakota, he made
his home in Port
Wing, Wise.
Brother Driessen joined the Union
in the port of Detroit. Surviving
is his wife, Evelyn of Port Wing.
—4/
Francisco Rodriquez, 39: Broth
er Rodriguez died April 13, in
St. Mary's Hos
pital, Hoboken,
N.J., from pneu
monia. A mem
ber of the Stew
ard Department,
he shipped as
Messman. A na
tive of Puerto
Rico, he lived in
Hoboken and joined the Union in
the port of San Francisco.
I
�Page Twelve
May 26, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Bosun's Wife Writes Congressmen
On Seael Seanity— With Results
A good time was had by all during the fitout party for the Diamond Alkidl (Boland & Cornelius), Meeting Chairman Harry L. Stockman reports. "We had a wonderful time and we invited
our fellow Seafarers from the Arthur K. Atkinson. A good time was had by all," writes Stockman.
Stockman was elected deck ^
Housekeeping duties aboard the
delegate and reported that things farers were hospitalized on this
Sagamore
Hill (Victory Carriers)
are going fine in his department. voyage. When the trip is over,
were assigned in
The fellows are "getting the the vessel will head for a checkup
a
way that might
wrinkles out after a stay on the at the shipyards.
prove
useful to
beach," Stockman said. Charles
the crews of oth
Murphy is the
er SlU-contracted
new steward's
ships, writes
delegate and the
During the good and welfare
Meeting S e c r eEngine Depart
tary Francis R.
ment will be rep portion of a meeting aboard the
Amerigo (Man
Napoli. The
resented by Guy
agement
&
Ship
Burke. Burke
Trotman
ping), writes
cated in the fol
suggested that
Meeting Secretary lowing way, during a meeting
ere wmembers
William Schnei presided over by Meeting Chair
contribute to the
Bostic
der, the crew re man Milton Trotman: All hands
ship's fund. Meet
solved that "all will try to keep the messroom
ing Secretary Jesse Bostic writes
hands clean their and pantry clean. The Wipers will
that crewmembers "wished to take
own quarters clean the laundry. The Ordinaries
time out to praise the galley crew
upon leaving the are to clean the slop sink, and the
Hoggie
for a job well done." They did
ship so the next Bedroom Steward was assigned to
an exceptionally fine job at the
crew will find a clean ship to take clean the recreation room. The
fitout "when all the fellows eat
over."
Also during the good and men feel that this new arrange
at the same time and it puts a
welfare
part of the meeting pre ment will make the ship one of
strain on the porters and cook.
sided
over
by Meeting Chairman the cleanest SIU ships.
So thanks again fellows for a job
John Hoegie, the Steward Depart
well done."
ment was asked to make available
more peanut butter and second
"This trip has been a success helpings on some desserts. The
and all the Union Brothers coop crew was asked to make a better
erated just fine.
effort in keeping the messhall and
I hope on the re pantry clean at night.
turn trip, I, or
Steven Baker, born February
the next ship's
22,
1967, to the Maynard L.
delegate can send
Bakers,
Marine City, Michigan.
in the same re
Ira
Brown,
Steward
on
the
port," reported
Curtis Ducote Fairisle (Pan Oceanic Tankers)
Issac Bertran, bom December
promised his fel
aboard the Robin
22,
1966, to the Rafael Bertrans,
low Seafarers that
Trent (Robin
Ducote
Brooklyn,
New York.
a special dinner
Line). Meeting
would
be
served
Secretary Orville Payne reported
while the ship
that Brother Ducote was given
Leslie Corron, born December
was
at anchor in
a vote of thanks.
13, 1966, to the Jerome Corrons,
Viet Nam. Ralf
Baltimore, Maryland.
Huddleston, who
was elected ship's
A ship's fund was started
delegate
by ac
Tonka Kay Llal, born February
Huddleston>
aboard the Oceanic Tide (Trans
clamation, report 17, 1967, to the Candido C. Lials,
World Marine), ed that "everything is going along
Meeting Chair smoothly." Crewmembers were Houston, Texas.
man Wilbnrn reminded to handle all beefs "in
Dodd reports. No
Robert Trent Bright, bora May
the SIU manner, through the de
treasurer has been
3,
1966, to the Robert D. Brights,
elected yet. Meet partment delegates. A ship's fund Norfolk, Va.
ing Secretary El was started to purchase a televi
mer E. Graff re sion set and all hands pledged
ports that the money for the TV. Huddleston
Melansea Toy WQUams, born
wrote
that
"a
good
payofP'
was
Chief
Cook
did
December
16, 1966, to the Rich
Dodd
an exceptional enjoyed in Portland, Oregon, be ard Williams, Brooklyn, New
job. Graff reports that some Sea- fore the ship left for Viet Nam. York.
The SIU, like other AFL-CIO affiliated unions, has been
asking its members to actively fight for a stronger Social
Security Law. The SIU has pointed out that the proposed
legislation will benefit all, not^
thetic to your views and will keep
merely the aged, and has asked them very much before me as
all its members and their fami this legislation is considered in
lies to do what they can to sup the Senate."
port its fight for better Social
Representative Jacob H. Gil
Security.
bert, a Democratic, and a member
One SIU wife that has done of the House Ways and Means
more than her share to help im Committee, wrote his fellow New
prove Social Security is Mrs. Lela Yorker: "This legislation has my
T. Ziereis, wife of the veteran strong support and, in fact, I
Seafarer, Bosun John "Bananas" would like higher benefit increases
Ziereis. She wrote her senators, and higher benefits than proposed
her congressman, and a number of in the President's Bill. My com
other congressmen and other gov mittee is now holding hearings and
ernment officials.
I assure you my efforts will con
tinue
toward the enactment of
The response Mrs. Ziereis got
adequate
increases and needed
from the national legislators was
improvements
in Medicare."
overwhelmingly supportive. Jacob
Another reply came from Rep
K. Javits (R), wrote to his con
stituent: "As you may know, I resentative Theodore R. Kupferhave supported improvements in man. Republican, of the 17th
benefits which deserve and seem District of Mrs. Ziereis' Bourough
to have substantial bipartisan sup of Manhattan. "As you know,"
port this year . . . You may be he told Mrs. Ziereis, "I have been
assured that I am most sympa- very much interested in helping
senior citizens and in the Social
Security system."
If anyone has doubts that the
individual can influence our legis
lators, Representative Kupferman's closing paragraph should
remove them: "I shall continue
to follow up in order to be helpful
Betty Stiner, born November and will keep your suggestions in
27, 1966, to the Donald L. Stiners, mind as a way to do this."
Tampa, Florida.
ARRIVALS
Angela Willis, born March 11,
1967, to the Melvin G. Willis,
Marshallberg, N. Carolina.
^
Rigal Baptiste, born April 1,
1967, "to the Roland Baptistes,
Brooklyn, New York.
—^3>—
Nicholas Vain, born April 14,
1967, to the Henry E. Vains,
Baltimore, Maryland.
<1>
Lifeboat Class No. 177 Shoves Off
Dennis Evans, born January 16,
1967, to the Arnold Evans,
Florala, Alabama.
•
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Andrew McMillan, bora March
29, 1967, to the Donald C. Mc
Millans, Philadelphia, Penna.
Patricia Wrenn, born April 15,
1967, to the Ronald A. Wrenns,
Jersey City, New Jersey.
Wilma Ivette Ayala, bora April
21, 1967, to the Ramon Ayalas,
Santurce, Puerto Rico.
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William Kleman, bora March
24, 1967, to the Robert Klemans,
Bay City, Michigan.
Cynthia Gihhs, bora March 27,
1967, to the Leslie W. Gibbs,
Galveston, Texas.
Jonathan Ahranu, bora March
23, 1967, to the John Abrams,
Bronx, New York.
^
Michael Berry, born February
6, 1967, to the Claude D. Berrys,
Lucedale, Mississippi.
Karen Nolan, born April 14,
1967, to the Jeffery Nolans, Hous
ton, Texas.
^
Candace Tucker, born Febru
ary 6, 1967, to the H. L. Tuckers,
Prichard, Alabama.
! Editor,
• SEAFARERS LOG,
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Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232
Harry Peek
Please contact "Moms" Wessels, or inform her where you can
be reached. She has moved since
she last heard from you. The new
address is 2225 Gentilly Blvd.,
New Orleans. Phone 944-6532.
^
Julio S. Russetti
Please contact your brother,
Anthony, 29 Hemlock Rd., Nor
wood, Mass. Your father died and
he must communicate with you.
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Bin Smith
Get in touch with Anthony
Nix Jr., c/o U.S. Marine Hos
pital, 15th Ave. and Lake St., San
Francisco. Phone SK 2-1400.
Arthur N. Butler
Contact your mother as soon as
possible. The address is P.O. Box
203, Dublin, N. C. 28332.
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Harold McVay
Please contact Fredy Ruiz, 748
10th St., Barrio Obrero, Santurce,
Puerto Rico.
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Having attained their Coast Guard lifeboat endorsements, the SlU's
177th regular lifeboat class poses for its graduation picture. Seated
in the front (l-r) are: S. Carr, A. Casano, W. Napier, and V. Stamatiou. Standing in the back row are: Instructor Dick Hall, J. Kelly,
R. Slaughter, 5. Loston, and SIU Senior Instructor Ami Bjornsson.
Crystal Medice, born March 20,
1967, to the Larry Medices,
Gretna, Louisiana.
Karol Williams, born March
29, 1967, to the Carmond L. Wil
liams, Metairie, Louisiana.
CITY
STATE........ ZjP........
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an oW subscriber and have » change ,
' of sddrMs, pisesfc give your fonnsr address befowi
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Mar 26, 1967
to the Editor!
I would like to thank the un
ion for its letter congratulating
us on the.birth of our son, Wal5 ter Erik, and also for the Sav
ings Bond for $25.
! I would also like to thank all
s the members for welcoming
I him into the Seafarers family.
I I am sure if he should decide
I to be a seaman one day, he wiU
I choose the SIU before any
tothen/
Mdri^ttolHos
itol!ie E«tor! : - :
As you know, I have just re
ceived. my disability pension. I
would like to take tois opportu
nity to tell you I am grateful
for having the privilege of be
longing to this great union, the
SIU, and am tfe^ly apprecia
tive of being a member under
^ts most able leadership.
These blessings will help rae
to adjust to the future and the
heartbreak of never sailing
.
F. P. Sburtshom.
Build Up Fleet
Instead Of FDl ,
V'
iTo The EAtfHr: :
I I am amazed at the lack of
londemtanding on the part of
many Government officials
about the urgent need for a
large, modern American mer
chant marine fleet. Fortunately,
however, there are also many
who do understand what the
merchant marine is all about.
It is interesting to note that
most of the Congressmen who
consistently champion ffie mer
chant marine in Congress are
dead set against Secretary of
Defense MacNaraara's Fast
Deployment Logistic Ship pro
posal.
Sharp criticism of the De
fense Department's Fast De
ployment Logistic Ship proposal
and a call for reVitalization of
the American-flag merchant
fleet instead, have been the key
note of statements tnade by
these knowledgeable legisla^
tors, in contrast to Government
officials who have been asking
for the Fast Deployment Ingisr
tic Ships.
; t think it is important to note
that these Congressmen stressed
that not only are the proposed
FDL ships expensive white ele- :
phants, btit that an increased 1
American merchant tonnage ;
capability is indeed needed—^in
the form of fast, modern con
ventional ships.
. Bfarfln IfoSmau.
Urges instruttion
In Lahor Uhttory
To The Editor:
As 1968 elections approach,
what SIU President Paul Hall
said in his column in the April
issue of the Seafarers Log
the need to
mc-isS'
tithah^
.'V A
Stol.-VvX
.V «•:
single problem faced by unions
in the area of political education
is the education of its younger
members."
The battles won by organbxd labor in the thirties are
something that fewer and fewer
workers can remember. More
and more of them as the older
workers are replaced by the
young, haye no conception of
what is meant to fight for the
right to have a union.
Programs of union education,
such as the one offered by the
SIU, are of special importance
if labor is to present a united
V JW W*s
Page Thirteen
Seafarer Proa Goes Where Needed
As He Readies tor 6th Viet Trip
(With scores of SlU-manned vessels making the Vietnam run with supplies for the military operations, Seafarers
are keeping the ships sailing on time. Phil Pron, one of the many SIU men sailing regularly to the war zone—he's
been at for the past two years—recently completed his fifth voyage to the Southeast Asia trouble zone. As he pre
pared to make his sixth trip on the same run, Pron told a LOG reporter of some of his experiences and offered some
advice to Union Brothers who may be Vietnam-bound for the first time—Editor.)
It was a warm, sultry evening and the Albion Victory was heading in to tie up at Pier 1 on the
Saigon River. As Seafarer Phillip Pron stood on deck on this, his fifth voyage to Vietnam, he could.
see the lights of downtown Saigon reflected on the surface of the river, while overhead, U.S. patrol
planes flew in low over the har
bor and headed inland.
Hundreds of tiny fishing boats
To The Editor^ were crowded tightly together on
the river. Alongside the huge cargo
...
ships lying at anchor were piers
front against Its enemies. Before
piled high with materiels for the
a union member can estaUish a
U.S., South Vietnamese and other
real identity with his union, he
allied forces.
must have some understanding
This picture of Saigon Harbor
of its origins and what the
at night, stands vividly in the
struggle for unions was all
memory of Brother Pron, 41, a
about,
native of Secaucus, New Jersey,
Lawrence KJdcetts.
and a 21-year veteran of the SIU.
Knows Saigon Well
Phil knows Saigon well and he
Shipmates Help
has met many Vietnamese. He
In time of Grief
finds them to be a decent, friendly
ToTlieEditoR
people who know that the Ameri
cans are helping them maintain
My wife and I want to give
their freedom. He says that Amer
thanlb to the crew of the Clai
icans
are welcomed and treated
borne for the way they joined
well
by
most of the Vietnamese,
in our sorrow over the loss of |
our dau^ter, Elsie, her hus-| but as is the case in any country
band,, Israel, and our grand- J living under wartime conditions, Phillip Pron (extreme left) talks with some shipmates on the deck
there are dangers present.
children, ^Ison and Vivian,
of the Albion Victory while the ship plies waters off Viet Nam.
Phil knows this. He learned it
who died in a fire last month in: ;
New York. Only lasmin, four • after his first voyage, but he con
tinues to make return trips. Pron his foot on the shoeshine box, it fellow Seafarers who ship out to
years old, survived the blaze.
explodes. The shoeshine boy offers Vietnam:
Also, I want to make specif| related several incidents to the an excuse to walk away before
• Be careful what you buy as
mention of the Bosun, Jam^| LOG which point up the tense sit the trap goes off."
souvenirs
to send back home. Ex
Dixon, Ship's Delegate Edward: S uation which exists in Vietnam.
plosives
have
been found in dolls,
Phil's description of the black
The ships anchored in Saigon
Kelly Sr. and the departmenta l
statues,
and
figurines
that have
Harbor are well guarded, Pron market operating in Saigon is one been offered for sale to Americans.
delegates, David Ramirez, Mar
of
crowded
sidewalks
lined
with
said, to prevent Viet Cong divers
vin E. Howell and A. G. Milne.
• Don't buy from the black
little stands that openly display for
Marie Lulsa and Teddy ftni^ from planting explosives on sale stolen army rations, uniforms, market; some of the money in
moored ships.
canned goods, and other supplies. volved finds its way to the Viet
Almost Mistaken
Cong.
'Beware
of
Bad
Liquor'
• Don't sleep on shore at night;
"One night as we were return
Oldtimer Becails
Many well known brands of always go back to your ship to
ing
to
the
Albion
Victory
on
a
1907 Oil 'Tankers' civilian boat," Pron related, "the American liquor are also on dis spend the night.
Th The Editor:
• Don't walk the streets at
Marine guards fired warning shots play, "But the seals on the bottles
In my good old daj^ of sail,
over our heads. We waved our are often broken," Pron pointed night, and wherever or whenever
in 1907, the steamboats car
arms and hollered back something out, indicating that the bottles are you sightsee, walk with shipmates.
• Watch what you eat and
ried crude oil in 50-gallon
you might say to a baseball um filled with bogus "Saigon Tea,"
or
worse
yet,
wood
alcohol.
drink.
Much of the liquor sold is
drums, and kerosene and gaso
pire, and they decided that we
wood
alcohol
or is mixed with
line in five-gallon cans. Then
"When
I
was
in
Qui
Nhon,"
weren't going to blow up our own
^e old, dismasted iron sailing
Phil said, "I saw kids washing polluted water.
ship."
• Don't deal with Vietnamese
ships were used as oil barges.
Not all the hazards are on wa empty liquor bottles in street wa
who
offer to take you to places
ter.
If
the
poison
in
the
liquor
When the romantic sail was
ter, Seafarer Pron pointed out.
where
you can buy bargains in
doesn't
kill
you,
the
stuff
in
the
dying, the owners of steam
"On land you have boys who come
jewelry
and the like. They will
street
water
will."
boats began raising freight
up and offer to shine a man's
lead
you
to side streets and trouble.
rates. The housewives living in
Phil
offers
the
following
hints
to
shoes; but when the customer puts
Getting
all the materiel our men
honaes near ffie Waterfront did i
need
over
to them is a tremen
not like the steamboats that
Entry
Rating
Lifeboat
Class
No.
4
dous
job,
Pron
emphasized.
smoked and blew soof against
their windows and dirtied the
A Job To Do
^ddrtains;
Commenting on the morale of
And now comes an AmariU.S. forces in Vietnam, Phil said
pan supertanker re;^
that "It's high. Those kids cer
der fhe idberian flag and crewed
tainly don't enjoy being where
by incdmpetents. Loaded low,
they are, but they know they have
it stt^s a r<«k in daytime and
a job to do. It's something like
ppmnu^l ^an? act.••df ^Icrimjntd:::
the position I'm in; I know these
negligence, letting the oil flow
Vienam runs can be dangerous,
like a curse, killing the fish and
but, it's part of my job too."
fowl and polluting the beaches
Phil feels that with ships carry
far and wide. Many rnore
ing 98 percent of the supplies go
beaches will be polluted in the '
ing to Vietnam, the merchant ma
time to come.
rine is again demonstrating that it
And what do our Congress
is a vital part of the nation's de
men do? They talk. And so
fense and security. And with
nothing is done, and nothing
scores
of SlU-manned ships ply
The fourth class of graduates of the SlU's Entry Rating Training
will be. T^e foreign tankers me
ing
to
and from Vietnam, Pron
Program Lifeboat Plan have completed their course of instruction.
law; Even our
pointed
out that Seafarers are
Seated (l-r) are: J. Yelich, C. Hoiton, R, Foster, W. Smith, T. Stan
as Liberian
a"ain proving that they are always
ley, R. Siderchuk, and R. Armstrong. In the middle row are: Instruc ready to sail where they are need
and doing te with the support
tor Dick Hall, J. Prendergast, J. Ryan, R. Wylie, W. Shiflett, S. ed. That's why, he adds, he'll
Restrepo, T. Fahy, T. Coggins, and SIU Senior Instructor Ami Bjornscontinue to ship on vessels headed
son. Standing in the Back are: G. F. Born, J. Joyce, H. Grimes, that way as long as the need ex
H. Harris, L. Swiney, W. McCarron, A. Flores, emd G. Williams. ists.
LETTERS
I Thanks Union
fts.::.
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SEAFARERS LOG
Weltome Into The
Seafarers Family
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SEAFARERS LOG
May 26, 1967
UNEAm
TO LABOR
DO NOT BUY
Seafarers and their families are
urged to support a consumer boy
cott by trade unionists against
various companies whose products
are produced under non-union
conditions, or which are "unfair
to labor." (This listing carries the
name of the AFL-CIO unions in
volved, and will be amended from
time to time.)
Stitzel-Weller Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
"Cabin Still," W. L. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Childcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
•i
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)
vl>
Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Starlite luggage
Starflite luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
M
"HIS" brand men's clothes
Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond
Mouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa
Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman
Brothers and Sewell Suits,
Wing Shirts
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America)
FINANCIAL, REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District makes speciflc provision for safegnardinB the membmhip's
money and Union flnances.
The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every
three months by a rank and file auditins 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 shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals
Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is:
Eirl 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 contracte are available in all SIU halli. 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 ^ard of the Union. The Elxecutive Board may delegate,
from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility.
Schedule of
Membership Meetings
SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New Orleans June 13—2:30 p.m.
MoMIe
June 14—2:30 p.m.
Wilmington .June 19—2:00 p.m.
San FranciscoJune 21—2:00 p.m.
Seattle
June 23—2:00 p.m.
New York .. June 5—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia June 6—2:30 p.m.
Baltimore .. .June 7—2:30 p.m.
Detroit
June 9—2:30 p.m.
Houston ... .June 19—2:30 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit .. ..June 5—2:00 p.m.
Alpena . . .June 5—7:00 p.m.
Buffalo .. . .June 5—7:00 p.m.
Chicago . .June 5—^7:00 p.m.
Cleveland .June 5—7:00 p.m.
Duluth .. ,.June 5—^7:00 p.m.
Frankfort .June 5—7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago ... .June 13—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie
June 15—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
June 14—7:30 p.m.
Duluth .. . .June 16—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland .. .June 16—7:30 p.m.
Detroit . .. .June 12—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee ..June 12—7:30p.m.
Baltimore .. . June 7—7:00 p.m.
^Houston . . .June 19—7:00 p.m.
t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanit
St. Marie, Mich.
• Meeting held at Labor Temple, New
port News,
f Meeting held at Galveston wharves.
SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial Workers
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Gal Tanner
Earl Shspard
VICE PRESIDENTS
Llndiay Williami
Robert Matthews
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Kerr
HEADQUARTERS
ALPENA. Mich. ...
BALTIMORE, MD
BOSTON, Mail
BUFFALO, N.Y
CHICAGO, III
CLEVELAND, Ohio
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 Mills Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
\I>
Antonio Perelli Minetti & Sons
Ambassador, EJeven Cellars
Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti,
Calwa, F. L, Tribuno Vennonth,
Aristocrat, Victor Hugo, A. R.
Morrow Wines and Brandies.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans June 13—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
June 14—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia June 6—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore Olcensed and
unlicensed) June 7—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk .... June 8—5:00 p.m.
Houston
June 19—5:00 p.m.
Railway Marine Region
Philadelphia
June 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Baltimore
June 14—10 a.ni. & 8 p.m.
•Norfolk
June 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
June 12—10a.m.&8p.m.
United Industrial Workers
New Orleans June 13—7:00 p.m.
UIW ,
MobUe
June 14—7:00 p.m.
New York . .June 5—7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia June 6—^7:00 p.m.
675
4th
"FORT ALEZA
Mar«h
19—Chairman, C.
James; Secretary,
M. Pay. Two men were hospitalized tn
Japan. No beefs and no disputed OT was
reported by department delegates.
CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities
Service), March 80—Chairman, J. W. MulIta ; Secretary, Walter Ballou, Jr. Some
disputed OT in deck departnxent. Mo
tion was made to raise OT rate to $3.00
per hour., This to be included In new
contract coming up in August.
ROBIN L0CK8LEY (Moore-McCormack), March 19—Chairman, Orlie Price;
Secretary, Luther Gadson. $8.50 in ship's
fund. Ship's delegate reported that every
thing is ship-shape so far, and no heefs
were reported by department delegates.
Brother 8. Bergeris was re-elected ship's
delegate.
TRANS HURON (Hudson Waterways),
March 2—Chairman, J. Bugstroro; Secre
tary, S. Costello. Ship's delegate had
nothing much to report. Everything is
going along fine up to now. Conditions
satisfactory. Some disputed OT in deck
department- Motion was made that nego
tiating committee meet with contracted
companies and negotiate for new retire
ment plan. Vote of thanks to steward
department messman.
ALBION VICTORY ^Bulk •transport),
. March 26—Chairman, M. B. Cross; Sec
retary, J. H. McElroy. One AB missed
ship at Danang. Disputed OT in deck
and steward departments. Matter of poor
menus will he discussed with patrolman.
ROBIN TRENT (Robin), March 6—
Chairman, Charles H. Bramble; Secre
tary, OrvHle Payne. Brother Curtis Ducote was elected to serve as ship's dele
gate. He expects this to be a good voyage
08 there is a good crew aboard. Vote of
thanks was extended to the ship's dele
gate who in. turn thanked the crew for
their cooperation; No lumfs were
•ported.
I FBNN VICTORY (Waterman), March
^ 26—Chalrmsn, Jack Bentz; Secretary,
LHugh T. Rougbton. No beefs were re••• ported by department delegates. Vote of
thanks was extended to the steward de
Bklyn.
partment for a job well done.
Ave.,
HY 9-4400
127 River St.
EL 4-3414
1214 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.
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
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
4.V Jackson Ave.
NORFOLK, Va
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 ahould 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 m^rmber 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 IX)G a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition,
copies are available in all Union hails. 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 oldtimera 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
Iiolitical 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.
Tel. 529-7544
115 3rd St.
Tel. 422-1892
I DEL ALBA (Delta), March 81—Chalr|man, Panl J. Franco; Secretary, John
I Butler. No heefs reported by department
I delegates. Crew was requested to keep
pantry clean at all times, and to be quiet
in passageways.
^^TRANSEASTERN (Hudson Whteriways). Match 19—Chairman, Albert Ayler; Secretary, M. B. BlUotk Few hours
disputed OT in deck department to be
taken up with patrolman in Japan.
Brother J. B, Thomassen resigned as
I ship's delegate and. Brother B. Schwartz
I was elected to serve in his place; Moi tion made to have air-conditioning tnI stalled on all SlU-contracted ships.
DIOEST
of SIU
MEETI])JCS
PHILADELPHIA, Pa
2404 S. 4th St. _
AMB AM (Maimonides TransportaDE 4-3818 iftion), Fd>ruary 26—Chairman, L. R.
tiBrown;
,Sferetary» J. G. Irtikwyk; One
PORT ARTHUR, Tex
1348 Seventh St.
I man missed ship in Mobile. Brotbw
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St.
iJ. D. Fsrragut was elected to si|rve as
DO 2-4401 (ship's delegate. No beefs reported by deSANTURCE. P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncot ((portmimt'delegates.
Stop 20
OCEANIC TIDE (Trans-World Ma
Tel. 724-2848
rine), March 29—Chairman, W. Dodd;
SEATTLE, Wash
2505 First Avenue
Secretary, Roy McQannon. Brother Den
MA 3-4334
nis CConnell was elected
serve «a
ST. LOUIS, Me
805 Del Mar
ship's delegate. Two men short in desk
CE-l-1434
department and two In engine dsparh^
'ment. Motion made to see the Captain
TAMPA, Fla
312 Harrison St.
about having a TV put aboard in YbkoTel. 229-2788
•('hama.
••
• •••••••••
WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave.
834-2528
YOKOHAMA, Japan..Iseya Bidg., Room 801
1-2 Kalgan-Dorl-Nakaku
204971 Ext. 281
SE ATR AIN SA VAN N AH (Hudson
Waterways), Aprtl 2—Chairman, Stanley
(Ijowery.:..'S^yemry,. Rielard. A,'. llorSan,.
MANKAWF VlCTORT (VlctO^
riers), March 6—Chairman, T. J. Hil-i
burn; Secretary, Edward Graham. $10.00 (
in ship's fund. Food beef to be taken up ;
with boarding patrolman. Vote of thanka \
was extended to the ship's delegate.
CITADEL VICTORY (Waterman),;
March 26—Chairman, James Boland;
Secretary, Fete Fiascik. Some disputed;
OT in deck department, otherwise there
were no beefs. Brother H. R. Guymon
was elected to serve as new ship's dele
gate.
SEATRAm PUERTO RICO (Hudson
Waterways), March 19—Chairman, Smith;
Secretary, Howard. Three men were hos
pitalized in Yokohama, Japan. $10.00 in
ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck
department.
TRANSYORK (Hudson Waterways),
March 19—Chairman, Paul L. Whitlow:
Secretary, None. Motion made to retain
Brother Whitlaw as ship's delegate. Motion made to draw up a safety hazard
list to be turned over to ship's officers.
Vote of thanks was extended to the stew
ard department for a job well done.
OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Overseas), March 22 — Chairman, Herb
Knowles; Secretary, Irving H. Bickford.
No bmfs were reported by dspactment
delegates. General discussion held on the
welfare of the crew.
DEL SANTOS (Delta), March 6—
Chairman, I. W, Griggers, Jr.; Secretary,
Alton R. Bootb. Brother Thomas Hyde
Was elected to serve as ship's uslcgate.
No beefs and no disputed OT reported
by department delegates.
ST. CHRISTOPHER (St. Lawrence
Carriers), February 24—Chairman, Drew
Gay; Secretary, Bayard Hsimer. $6.80 in'
ship's fund. No beefs reported by de^li
psrtment delegates. Ship short two
chief pumpman and chief steward. :
STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian). MarcS
11—Chairman, K. Young; Seoretaryi
Toner. $23.50 In ship's fund. Some disis
puted OT in eBginc department, otberwis#
no beefs were reported by department'/
delegates. Motion made that members
be able to retire after 20 years dues payi
ing in SIU, regardless of . sea time.
YAKA (Waterman), March 19—Chair
man, W. Velezguey;, Secretary, Dwlgh'
E. Best, Jr. Ship's delegatg reported thai
everything is running smoothly. Fevl
hours disputed OT in engine department!
Motion made for pension of $260.00
month regardless of age.
' CO)tlTiEZ --(Cort«).' , March;- 27—Chair,
miin, D. L. Parker; Secretary. J. Et Hanhon. Few hours disputed OT in deck de>
partment. Discussion about retiremeni
for members with Union and sea tim«
combined.
WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Tank
srs), April 2—Chairman. J. Bennett
Secretary, S. Escobar. $6.41 in ship's
fund. No beefs reported by departmeni
delegates. Vote of thanks was extended
to patrolman Pete who came aboard ittm
;Y«jIeohama.:,,
DETROIT (Sea-Lond), April 6—Chair
man, John A. McLaughlin; Secretary,
Frank Zohar. Beef in deck department,
regarding foo'sle arrangement. Mat|o»
made to S6nd letter to Bill Hall oidcing
him to meet ship upon arrival at b3izabeth. New Jersey.
ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore^-MeCormack), April 8—Chairman, Bill Hand.
SecretRry, T. Faulkner. $61.00 In ship's
fund. Repair list turned in. Water
aboard ship is rusty and there is a short
age,
COSMOS MARINER (Admauthos Ship^
ping), February 12-^hairman, C. E.
Miller; Secretary, G. P. TUu. Ship's
delegate and the chief electrician tOok
care of all repairs. Brother O. Hi. Miller
wss elected to serve as new ship's delsgats. Stewsrd asked the crew to coma.
erate with his department and ke^ the
ship clean, . c ;
HENRY (Progressive, March 26^
Chairman; Paul G. King; Beeretary,
Grady Beasley. No heefs reiM^d by de
partment d^egates. Awning :
boat
deck Is not complete. Crew requests
ainting of chief cook's rocgn tUs trlj
�SEAFARERS LOG
May 26, 1967
Page Fifteen
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When a LOG photographer wait
to Port Bizabedi eariy tiUs mondi to
record the payoff aboard die Sommit (Seatrain), he foimd hinudf a
•eiy bnsy man, for two other SIU
contracted ships dodced nearby, die
Mayagnez (Seatrain) and the John
B. Watoman (Watmnan), were
also in die process of paying idl.
This represents only a smaii part
of the activity in die Fort of New
York nhich really keeps SIU patndmea ht^pii^
[2 Seafarer Steve Kadzioi^ anci A. Rodriguez relax In messroom aboard the Summii after the Sea-Land ship docked
in Port Elizabeth. Heavy storm off Cape Hatteras
caused some damage to the vessel's container cargo.
F. C. Cooper of Deck Department
has book stamped by patrolman
K. C. McGregor during John B.
Waterman payoff. There were a
number of SIU veterans aboard
the ship, who reported that storm
off Cape Hatteras was rough.
I' 'A
m.
m
r
4\-
-•y--
lile fellow Seafarers wait for payofF, Pedro Padro
|Kelps prepare lunch in Surrtrait'si gafley. Steward departpf mant did a fine job kespiiig crewmen well supplied with
soup and sahdwicKes during the Vbyage's recent storm;
C. Merritt (I) sailed in engine de
partment of John B. V/aterrnan.
Merritt is an oldtimer who has
seen many payoffs. Seated is J.
Calamia of the engine depart
ment and SIU representative Eric
Klingval. Calamia was department
delegate during recent voyage.
V
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�Vol. XXiX
No. 11
SEAFARERS-MLOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
ore and more SIU members are availing themselves of the opportunity to earn engineer ratings
by applying for enrollment in the engineers training school which is operated jointly by the
SI^ and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, District 2 in New York.
Qualified Engine Department Seafarers who are interested in this program, but have been putting
off sending in their applications to the school, should delay no longer. There are already 146 men
who have obtained their engineer's licenses through this unique school.
Seafarers who enroll are guaranteed full credit and complete protection for all pension benefits
accumulated under the SIU pension plan and their SIU pension will be supplemented by ra ap
proximately equal amount by the MEBA, District 2 pension plan while they are sailing as engineers.
Also, under the reciprocal agreement between the SIU and the MEBA, men who sail aboard
ships contracted to the MEBA, District 2 after obtaining their licenses, will not have to pay the
$1,000 MEBA initiation fee'and will not be forced to drop their SIU membership unless they
want to. Welfare benefits are also completely covered.
In order to qualify for training in the engineers school—at no cost to yourself—^you must be a
citizen of the United States, be at least 19 years of age and have completed 18 months of watchstanding time in the Engine Department.
Your period of instruction can be as little as 30 days or as long as 90 days, depending entirely
on your own knowledge and ability. While attending the school, your hotel lodging and meals will
be provided and you will receive $110 each week in subsistence payments. When you get your
license you will be able to sail immediately as engineer.
Listed below are the names of the latest group of Seafarers whose applications have been accepted
and approved for the upgrading school.
M
APPLY FOR
ENGINEERS
LICENSE
TRAINING
1'
k-'--
Willis Ad^wn
E^ar Armstrong
Raymond Bowman
Joe Atchison
Jose Castdl
John Burcldnal
Jodilm Cirreilo
Airtonih Cruz
'VUliiam, Conners
James Clliie
Ezeldel Daniels
Hector Duarte
Mdvin Eickmdnr
Armond Dunn
vmilam Dyal
Roy Fithen
Jose GomeE
John Gala
Staidey Gondzar
James Hale
Leonard Wiggins
Vernon Keene
John Lasky
Francis Keeley
James Kellogg
Joshua Langston
Edmund Len
Lucas Lopez
Geor^ McAlpine
Joseph McLaren
Lawrence Mays
Clifton Malners
George H. MaBnowrid
Juan Mediiu
John Morrison
Robert OHkien
Odd Olsen
Andrew Ravettini
Thomas Raines
Raymond Riemer
Jose Rivera
James Roberts
Herbert Rolen
Keimeth Peden
Spiridon Perdilds
Robert nonk
Walter Pritchett
Fraidr Travis
Alberto Velez
Walker Ward
Clark Wood
Robert Wroton
Joseph Bekerczky
Juan Gomez
Isabel Hernandez
Ronald Hosford
Charles Hooper
Leonard Amos
Leon Canfidd
David Wilson
GiBtavo Osniu
Benuird Cassada
E. R. CotmoDy <,
Alfred De Ar^
Raid Estrada
Jasper Farr
Ednard Fntch
Louis Malta
Harold Mlddleton
Lauri Ovaska
Rudolph Polettl
John Preston
Charles Rodda
Clarence Riggins
James Renme
Vincent Torregrose
Harry Watts
Francis Weatheriy
• VA
•itliU
Members whose names appear on this list—as well as others who are being accepted almost
daily for the engineer's license training program can begin classes at their earliest convenience. If
your name is included you should get in touch with the school promptly so that your schedules can
be arranged. Write to: The Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at 675 Fourth Ave., Brook
lyn, N. Y. 11232. Or, if you prefer, telephone the school at (201) 499-6565.
Any other members who are interested in obtaining their engineer's licenses and can meet the
requirements as outlined above can get further details and additional application forms at any SIU
hall or by writing to the school.
An application is printed on this page for your convenience. Fill it in now and send it in if you
wish to upgrade yourself.
-I'
HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL
OF SEAMANSHIP
)
AmiCATION FOR TRAINING FOR ENGINE DVARTMBNT UCENSI
Nanwt'
Book No
.Z Number^
Addmtst.
Dato JoinedSIU:.
vT
Watch Standing Timo-
-No, Yean Seatime:
Yean in Engine Dept.
Time at Day Worker, Except Wiper
Ratings:
Sgnthire
¥
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AFL-CIO REAFFIRMS ITS OPPOSITION TO ANY TYPE OF FORCED ARBITRATION
U.S.-SOVIET BUILDING GAP CITED – GROWING U.S. MARITIME CRISIS STRESSED AT MTD MEETINGS
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION DENOUNCED AS CURTAILING WORKERS’ BASIC RIGHT
CONGRESSMAN URGES ‘BUILD AMERICAN’ PROGRAM OF 50 SHIPS A YEAR
SIU GREAT LAKES DISTRICT CREW RESCUES 4 FROM LAKE MICHIGAN
JOHN MANSFIELD, FORMER SEAMAN, POET OF THE SEA, DIES AT 88
CLOSING OF U.S. NAVAL SHIPYARDS IMPAIRS WARSHIP READINESS, SENATE UNIT CHARGES
AFL-CIO PROTESTS OIL SHALE GIVEAWAY TO GIANT FIRMS
HOUSE APPROVES TWO FDL AHIPS DESPITE STRONG OPPOSITION VIEWS
THE SCUTTLEBUTT ABOUT BLUE MONDAY
SEAFARER AB JOHNNY LOMBARDO RECALLS FIGHT WITH ‘SUGAR RAY’
SEAFARER PRON GOES WHERE NEEDED AS HE READIES FOR 6TH VIET TRIP
NEW YORK – A BUSY PORT
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Vol. XXIX, No. 11
1967
Periodicals
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Vol. XXIX
No. 12
SEAFARERS^LOG
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO Raps Soviet 'Aggression by Proxy'
in Middle East Crisis
KEY AREA IN MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT.
AT PARADE IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL.
Egypt's closing of the Strait of Tiron to Israel and blockade
of Gulf of Aqaba (shown in map left) threatens freedom of
the sea and International waterways and is at root of con
flict between Israel and Arab nations. (Story on page 3.)
Photo below shows part of contingent of SlU members who
marched in parade up New York's Riverside Drive to ex
press support of Israel in the Middle East crisis. Many Sea
farers participated in demonstration. (See story on page 3.)
U
IN VIETNAM. SJU members and the ships
they sail are steady callers in Vietnamese ports.
In photo far left, SlU-contracted S.S. Neva West
lays alongside dock in Cam Ranh Bay discharg
ing cargo of supplies. In photo (left) Sea
farer Flem Clay stands gangway watch on Seatrain Carolina in Saigon. (Story on page 16.)
J
!.«/
r
r"' •
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PROTEST N. Y. STRIKE BAN.
SlU HALTS SNUG HARBOR EVICTIONS. Prior to
entering courtroom, SiU Representative George McCartney (left) ex
plains to Snug Harbor residents some aspects of Union's battle to halt
their eviction. Scene is lobby of New York State Supreme Court in
Manhattan. Eviction stay was issued by Court. (See story on page 3.)
Madison Square Garden was filled and thou
sands of union members overflowed into the
streets at rally protesting harsh New York State
law barring public employee strikes. In photo
above SIU President Paul Hall addresses mass
meeting of 25,000 which was sponsored by the
State, County and Municipal Employees Union,
the Transport Workers Union and the United
Federation of Teachers. (See story on page 2.)
�Page Two
June 9, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Senate Kills FDL Ship Proposal;
Rescinds Previous Funds Allotted
Report of
International President
by Paul Hall
WASHINGTON—One of Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara's pet projects, the enormously
Hardly a day has passed in recent months without some mention
expensive and controversial Fast Deployment Logistics ship program, has been overwhelmingly in the press of the desire on the part of Administration officials to allow
turned down by the Senate.
a percentage of American ships to be built in foreign shipyards.
The House of Representa
Proponents of the so-called "Build Abroad" program declare that
The program, strongly opposed
tives passed a bill last month zation was only one portion over
there
is a simple logic in the idea as they claim that a ship can be built
whereby the Defense Depart the overall defense appropriation by maritime labor and others in in a foreign shipyard for about half what it costs in the United States.
voted by the House. The balance the maritime industry, was junked
ment would have been permitted
of the bill went to President John chiefly because of the vast amounts All things being equal, this simply is not true. A more realistic picture is
to contract for construction of
of money potentially involved and drawn from a recent instance in which a British shipyard was under
four of the giant ships which were son for action intact.
Although it is expected that the belief that other less costly bid by 19 per cent by an American yard until the Department of De
to have been stationed at sea for
fense relaxed quality standards to a point where the British firm was
quick dispatch to trouble spots McNamara will try again next ways could be found to serve the able to under-cut the U.S. price by a mere 4.5 per cent. That is a far
year, the future of the FDL pro same purpose with ships which
when needed. However, the Sen
cry from 50 per cent.
ate vigorously refused to accept gram looks extremely doubtful could be used for commercial pur
Those who favor building abroad, however, insist that there would
since the Congressional action not poses as well. The Defense Depart
the FDL Allotment.
ment's plan was for a fleet of 30 be substantial savings through such a program and fail to look be
only
refused
authority
to
go
ahead
The withdrawn FDL authoriand contract for five of the ships FDLs which would have cost a yond the actual cost of a vessel on paper to the many disadvantages
during fiscal 1968, but took the minimum of $1 billion to build involved.
The arguments against foreign construction of Americans Ships far
unusual step of rescinding previous over and above the cost of con
authority—voted in 1966—to pro structing a completely new ship outweigh the weak case that is presented for it.
yard to turn them out.
ceed with two.
It has been estimated that Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd's
Dismayed by such determined
In a unique plan for the mer proposal to build U.S. merchant ships abroad would result in the loss
opposition in Congress, Defense chant marine to benefit from naval of thousands of Americans' jobs and deprive U.S. industry of close
officials were undecided immedi research, the conferees added an to $1 billion worth of business annually. That in itself, together with
ately on what to do next but indi amendment to their appropriations the adverse effect such a program would have on this country's bal
cated that there were two alterna bill which directed the Defense ance of payments, should be reason enough abandon the plan.
tives. One is to drop the FDL
The facts are clear. In order to realize appreciable savings by build
SAN FRANCISCO—The Sea program and pay off the compet and Navy Departments as follows:
"Due
regard
shall
be
given
in
all
ing
abroad, the Administration would be forced to sacrifice the high
farers International Union of ing contractors—General Dynam
appropriate
naval
research
pro
calibre
of quality and safety standards which are expected in Ameri
North America won a resounding ics, Lockheed and Litton Indus
grams
to
benefits
which
may
ac
can
ships
as a matter of course.
victory over Harry Bridges' Inter tries—for work done thus far.
Much of the money, saved because workers in foreign yards have
national Longshoremens & Ware The other would be to consider crue therefrom to the American
a lower standard of living than we have here and can work more
houseman's Union in a National the designs and contracting pro Merchant Marine."
The authorization bill, which cheaply than American workers, will be taken directly from the
Labor Relations representation grams submitted by the three com
election held May 25 among work panies, pick the best one for possi provides for a total of more than pockets of our own labor force by depriving vast numbers of our
ers at a sugar refining plant near ble use and then see how Con $21 billion worth of defense pro citizens of jobs. This may provide a windfall for some American busi
here.
gress treats the program in the curement, was then forwarded to nessmen but it can't help but prove costly to the economy of the na
tion as a whole.
Bridges' raiding attempt was de future.
the White House for action.
feated when workers at the Cali
A U.S. worker who loses his job to a foreign worker doesn't pay
fornia & Hawaii Sugar Refinery,
taxes on his income because he has no income. He can't buy American
located in Crockett, California,
goods and services because money he might have earned is being used
about 40 miles from San Fran
to pay workers abroad who, in their turn, are buying goods and serv
cisco, voted for continued repre
ices in their own countries. The forcibly idle U.S. worker is then
sentation by the SIU Sugar Work
forced to turn to his government for assistance through unemploy
ers' Union Local 1, AFL-CIO, by
ment insurance.
NEW YORK—In one of the largest labor rallies ever held here,
a margin of 659 votes for the SIU
It is not just the shipyard workers who would lose their jobs be
to 386 for Bridges' union.
twenty-five thousand New York City municipal employees packed cause of foreign shipbuilding, either. Steelworkers, electrical appliance
There were three voided ballots Madison Square Garden to capacity to protest against a new law manufacturers and many more would also be affected.
and 27 for "neither union" cast in enacted by the state legislature «>The SIU and unions affiliated with the Maritime Trades Department
the NLRB-conducted election.
which would prohibit public pite the law's prohibitions and are vigorously opposed to any concept which will allow even a small
The 1,250 workers at the Cali employees from striking.
penalties and to "devote particular percentage of American merchant vessels to be built abroad.
fornia and Hawaii refinery plant
The rally was sponsored by the attention to those legislators who
Those who would preserve our high living standards and American
had been represented by the SIU
foisted upon us the Rockefeller- way of life would do well not to take the possibility of building Ameri
Transport
Workers
Union,
the
Sugar Workers Union, which be
gan negotiations with the com United Federation of Teachers Travia Act." The references were can ships abroad lightly. If the Congress establishes a precedent by
pany for a contract renewal this and District Council 37 of the to New York State Governor Nel authorizing such a program, the way would be paved for other cor
Spring. When negotiations with American Federation of State, son A. Rockefeller, original spon porations to follow the shipping companies overseas. Cheap labor and
the company reached an impasse County and Municipal Employees. sor of the bill, and New York lenient working conditions are no less attractive to big business today
The rally's cheering crowd made State Assembly Speaker Anthony than they were before the labor movement in the United States won
in May, Bridges stepped into the
the
pledge "that we three unions, J. Travia, who guided the bill for American workers the high standards they enjoy today.
picture and made his ill-fated raid
together
representing a force of through the New York State
ing attempt, demanding the NLRB
great
power,
pledge to stand to Legislature.
representation election. The ILWU
Total Upgraded Now 149
gether
representing
a force of great
already represented about 185
Severe Penalties
power, pledge to stand together in
warehousemen in the plant.
The unions' opposition to the
Drozak said that the SIU Sugar defense of one another until this
Workers local had called on the evil law and its promoters are left new legislation centers on the
severe penalties it would impose
company to meet immediately to in the dust of history."
A pledge was also made to strike upon municipal employee unions
discuss a new contract.
"when sufficiently aggrieved," des- that violate the no-strike ban. A
public employee's union in New
York State can be fined up to
Two additional Seafarers have been added to the ever increasing
$10,000 a day for each day it is
on strike. The law could fine a list of those who have passed Coast Guard examinations for
union out of existence by breaking an engineer's license after completing the course of study offered
its treasury.
by the SIU-Marine Engineer's
A number of labor union lead Beneficial Association, District still resides in Philadelphia. Gabor
ers were guest speakers at the 2-School for Marine Engineers. is 41 years old and joined the SIU
rally, including SIU President A total of 149 Seafarers have now in 1955 in Houston.
Paul Hall, who pledged the sup
William Bamberger sailed as an
port of the SIU in the fight to re
oiler and FWT before receiving a
move this oppressive law from the
second assistant engineer's license.
books.
He is 44 years old and joined the
Other speakers included the
Union in 1957 in San Francisco.
three international union presi
Bom in the Philippines, he lives in
dents, Jerry Wurf of AFSCME,
Daly City, Calif.
Matthew Guinan of TWU,
Engine department Seafarers
Charles Cogen of AFT, Raymond
are
eligible to apply for any of
Corbett, president of the State
Gabor
Bamberger
the
upgrading programs if they
AFL-CIO, and Bayard Rustin,
are
19
years of age or older and
upgraded
themselves
to
an
engi
director of the A. Philip Randolph
Members of public service unions register their mutual opposition
have
18
months of Q.M.E.D.
neer's
license.
Institute. The rally was chaired by
to so-called Rockefeller-Travia law which provides crippling penalties Victor Gotbaum, executive direc
A newly-licensed second as watch standing time in the engine
against their organizations if they go out on strike. Mass rally at MacU tor of District Council 37, sistant engineer, Bernard Gabor department, plus six months' ex
ison Square Garden was one of largest ever to be held in New York. AFSCME.
sailed as an oiler. He was bom and perience as a wiper or equivalent.
SlU Defeats
Bridges Raid
On West Coast
Roily by N. Y. Municipal Employees
Protests State Aatl-Strike low
Seafarers Upgrading Produces
Two More Licensed Engineers
l'
Kf
yi
�June 9, 1967
SEAFARERS
Page Three
LOG
AFL-CIO Raps Soviet 'Proxy Aggression'
WASHINGTON—^With freedom of the seas and the
use of international waters threatened by Egypt's closing
of the Gulf of Aqaba and blockade of the Strait of Tiran,
organized labor has declared itself solidly behind Presi
dent Johnson in the use of all diplomatic channels to
ease the Middle East crisis but pointed out that the situ
ation cannot be solved through appeasement of "Soviet
aggression by proxy."
George Meany, President of the AFL-CIO, said in
a statement that the trade union movement welcomes
Johnson's declaration that the Egyptian actions are
"illegal and potentially disastrous to the cause of world
peace."
In a communication to Johnson on behalf of the
Maritime Trades Department, SIU President Paul Hall,
who is also president of the MTD, said:
"The Maritime Trades Department (AFL-CIO), con
sisting of 37 national and international unions of the
AFL-CIO, representing close to six million members,
pledges its full support and cooperation in your quest
for peace in the Middle East conflict.
"As citizens, as trade unionists, and as parents, we
are convinced that freedom can be made secure not
by appeasement but a firm foreign policy."
Both pledges of support were issued just days before
Mid-East tensions exploded into a shooting war between
Israel and the Arab countries.
Meany also voiced the AFL-CIO's support of the
President's "unequivocal reaffirmation" of the policy of
Presidents Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy that the
U.S. "strongly opposes aggression" in the Middle East,
by anyone in the area, in any form, overt or clandestine."
The primary cause of the crisis in the area, Meany
asserted, is the Soviet Union which "has armed Nasser
for aggression and led him to expel the UN peace
keeping force and to violate the freedom of the seas."
The AFL-CIO president emphasized that, aided and
abetted by the U.S.S.R., "Nasser is frantically rallying
all Arab countries for a war to destroy Israel" and that
the Egyptian dictator has boasted that- "the Soviet Union
stands with us in this battle."
In the present crisis, Meany warned, "Israel is the
first target of Soviet aggression by proxy (Nasser.)" But,
he added, Israel is not the only or the last target. "The
freedom and security of the entire free world are the
real and final target of the Communist aggressors."
Meany's statement came as the UN Security Council
continued its debate on the Middle East crisis and free
world governments were consulting on the best methods
of meeting the Soviet-mounted challenge.
SIU Action Halts Eviction
Of Snug Harbor Mariners
Sigard Kraft, 73, a Snug Harbor resident mariner, looks on while an
employee of the elderly mariners' home returns Kraft's belongings to
his room after SIU won a restraining order that rescinded his eviction.
NEW YORK—The Seafarers International Union won a stay
this week in New York Supreme Court prohibiting the Trustees of
Sailors Snug Harbor from taking any action to evict resident
mariners for nonpayment of^
newly-instituted charges until a from their rooms, the SIU went
immediately to the Supreme Court
disposition is made of all court
and won an order halting the evic
• proceedings instituted by the Un tions and ordering the mens' be
ion. The SIU has been waging a longings returned to their quar
legal battle in behalf of the resi ters.
dents of the Staten Island, N.Y.,
At a three-and-a-half-hour hear
home to set aside an order issued
ing
Friday, June 2, Judge Charles
, earlier this year permitting the
G.
Tierney
recommended that the
levying of fees for the first time in
retired
mariners
pay, under pro
the home's history.
test, any charges imposed on them
The resident mariners and the pending final determination of the
SIU maintain that any charges action instituted last April by the
levied against the men, who range SIU in which the Union seeks full
in age from the late 60's to the investigation of all areas of Snug
90's, are in direct violation of the Harbor operations and the per
terms of the will of the late Cap manent dropping of any costs to
tain Robert Randall who founded the residents. Subsequently the
Snug Harbor in 1801. The will set judge issued the order barring any
up a trust which provided for the evictions for nonpayment.
free care and maintenance of sea
Based on information provided
men no longer able to "go down
by
the SIU, state Attorney Gen
to the sea in ships."
eral Louis Lefkowitz's office joined
The latest round in the battle with the union in calling for a
developed on the Monday before complete probe of the administra
Memorial day when Trustees of tion and fbances of the retirement
the Snug Harbor posted a notice facility.
saying that any resident who failed
Last February, Justice Tierney
to pay stipulated charges by 11 authorized the Trustees to charge
a.m. would be evicted that day. the old timers for their roorh and
When the belongings of a num board starting May 1 for the first
ber of the residents were removed time in 166 years.
In his statement, the federation president declared
that "American labor favors the President's policy of
utilizing all diplomatic channels, inclusive of the UN,
and seeking combined efforts by the maritime powers
to secure a just settlement of the present crisis in the
Middle East." He continued:
"However, the Soviet government and its Communist
bloc would make a fatal error to assume that our coun
try's exhaustive diplomatic efforts for a just peace means
that the United States would, in the process, become
exhausted and appease aggression by accepting such
actions which President Johnson has appropriately'
branded illegal and potentially disastrous to the cause
of peace.'"
If Nasser and the Soviets were to succeed in their
aggression, Meany warned, other Middle East countries
would lose their national independence and the USSR
would succeed in its drive to take over the Red SeaArabian Peninsula-Persian Gulf region and to deny the
free world access to its energy resources.
Earlier, the International Confederation of Free Trade
Unions had called on the UN to "assume its full re
sponsibility in carrying out its peace-keeping functions"
in the Middle East.
U. S. Maritime Course 'Suiiidaf
Congressman Tells MTD Meeting
WASHINGTON—In a recent speech at the weekly legislative meeting of the Maritime Trades
Dept. Congressman Lloyd Meeds (D-Wash.), called this country's neglect of its merchant marine
"suicidal" especially in light of the threat of wtir in the Middle East and the conflict in Vietnam.
Meeds said that the Middle ^
;—-—. .
construction to be done in foreign marine.
East crisis and Vietnam are
He would first like to see the
shipyards.
directly related to the problems
Maritime
Administration made an
Addabbo said Boyd's proposals
facing the U.S. merchant marine.
independent
agency.
would disrupt our economy by
Secondly, he feels it is essential
"It is our merchant marine,"
causing many workers to lose their that Congress grant larger sub
said the Congressman, "that our
country must rely on in times of jobs; disrupt our national security sidies for shipbuilding.
Lastly, he believes that enough
crisis. It is the merchant marine by forcing our emergency ship
that is now carrying the men and building needs to be dependent on ships should be built, in all types
equipment to Vietnam; and it is the production ability of foreign and sizes, to enable this country to
the merchant marine to which we shipyards, and. disrupt our al carry the major share of its own
will have to turn if we become ready poor balance of payments waterborne cargoes on Americaninvolved in a shooting war in the standing by allowing more gold to flag vessels.
flow overseas.
Both Congressman Meeds and
Middle East."
Congressman Addabbo, a mem Congressman Addabbo concurred
The Congressman noted that
the U.S. is at present stretching ber of the House Appropriations on a policy that would have all of
its merchant marine resources al Committee, offered a three point this country's merchant fleet be
most to their limit to supply our program that would help to re- American-built, American-owned,
forces in Vietnam. He expressed uvenate the U. S. merchant and American-manned.
deep concern that if another con
flict of arms were to break out
anywhere else in the world, the
U.S. might not have enough ships
to supply forces on two fronts.
Fleet Diverted
WASHINGTON—The Thirteenth Biennial Convention of the
To maintain a sealift to Viet
nam, the U.S. has had to divert a Seafarers International Union of North America will convene
major portion of its fleet away on Wednesday, June 21, at the Statler-Hilton Hotel here.
from the carrying of commercial
Delegates representing SIU- ^
cargoes and has also had to dig NA affiliates from the United week of June 21-June 27, the
convention will hear from a num
deeply into its reserve fleet.
States, Canada, and the Carib
ber
of speakers representing the
If the crisis in the Middle East bean will attend what is expected
maritime
industry, the organized
erupts into a serious conflict, to be the largest SIUNA conven
labor movement, and numerous
Meeds predicts that the U.S. will tion ever held.
governmental
agencies.
have to surrender the last of its
The delegates will represent the
commercial trade and also pull more than 85,000 members of
The AGLIWD delegates to the
every last ship out of the reserve SIUNA District and Local unions convention are: Juan Cruz, C-156;
fleet.
and will convene through June 27. George Dacken, D-26; Rex
Congressman Joseph Addabbo
They will deal with matters of Dickey, D-6; Joseph DiGiorgio,
(D-N.Y.) who also spoke at an concern to the International, the D-2; Frank Drozak, D-22; Paul
MTD Legislative meeting, decried U.S. labor movement, the mari Drozak, D-180; Norman W. Duthe present state of the nation's time industry, and the crafts and Bois, D-475; John Fay, F-363;
merchant marine. He said that industries represented by SIUNA Leon Hall, H-125: Paul Hall, H-1;
since the end of World War II, the affiliates. They will also map fu William Hall, H-272; William
federal government has been ture International policies and Jenkins, J-78; Anthony Kastina,
meager in its contributions to programs and hear reports of the K-5; Alexander T. Kerr, K-7;
ship construction.
affiliated unions.
Vincente Lawsin, L-368; E. B.
"The result is," said Addabbo,
Convention delegates will be McAuley, M-20; Robert Mat
that the United States has allowed representing deep sea Seafarers, thews, M-1; Frank Mongelli, Mtself to slip from first to four- tug and other inland water boat 1111; Edward Mooney, M-7;
eenth place in shipbuilding among men, railroad marine tugmen and Louis Neira, N-1; Earl ^epard,
the major maritime powers."
dredgemen, fishermen,
cannery S-2; Gordon Spencer, S-1162;
Both Congressmen expressed workers, and workers employed in Freddie Stewart, S>8; Cal Tanner,
distaste for the proposals of Secre the transportation services and T-1; Keith Terpe, T-3; Steven
tary of Transportation Alan S. other allied crafts.
Troy, T-485; Lindsey J. Williams,
loyd which calls for new ship
During its daily sessions the W-1.
S/a/M 13th Biennial Convention
To Bogin June 21 in Washington
�House Committee Refuses to Allot
Any Funds for Foreign Shipbuilding
WASHINGTON—The House Appropriations Committee has acted to prevent the construction of
any American-flag merchant vessels in foreign shipyards in the Fiscal Year 1968 Appropriations Bill
it recently reported favorably to the House for action.
The biU (H.R. 10345), which ^
committee reported the bill fa the vessel as a cost saving device,
deals with appropriations for
vorably to the full House for ac but the committee stated that it
various Government depart tion.
would not be in the best interests
ments—including the Maritime
of
the United States to lay up
The provision of the bill bar
Administration—states specifically
the
world's first nuclear-powered
ring any foreign construction of
that "No part of any appropria
American-ffag merchant ships is merchant ship—even temporarily.
tion contained in this title shall
As reported to the House for
a direct and unequivocable re
be used for construction of any
jection of proposals being pushed action, the appropriation meas
ship in any foreign country." The
hard by Transportation Secretary ure calls for $139 million in con
Alan S. Boyd and the Administra struction differential subsidies for
tion that would authorize con Fiscal Year 1968—enough to
struction in foreign shipyards of cover the construction of 13 mod
vessels for documentation under em vessels—the same number of
the American flag with coastwise vessels covered in construction
privileges.
appropriations for Fiscal 1967.
The new appropriation repre
Boyd Proposal Rejected
sents a continuation of the past
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Mem
The Boyd proposal has been new vessel construction program
bers of the SIUNA-affiliated In ffatly rejected by the SIU, the which has been generally recog
ternational Union of Petroleum AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De nized as totally inadequate to
Workers have approved new con partment, many other segments of slow the continuing deterioration
tracts with the Standard Oil Com the maritime industry and other of the U. S. maritime industry or
the eventual mass-obsolescence of
pany and subsidiary companies interested parties.
The House Appropriations the American-flag merchant ffeet.
which cover five bargaining units.
The five units are: the Classified Committee handed Boyd and the U. S. maritime labor and man
Field Contract, Chevron Research Administration a second defeat in agement has called for a new
Company Contract, Bakersfield reporting the bill favorably by construction program of at least
Refinery Contract, Office Build practically directing continued 50 ships a year as a beginning
ings Contract and the Salt Lake operation of the Nuclear Ship toward halting American mariSavannah. Boyd and the Admin time's steady decline of the past
Refinery Contract.
All five contracts provide for istration have sought to lay up 20 years.
retroactive adjustment to Febru
ary 1 of the 14-cent general wage
increase, the increased shift differ
ential to 10 and 20 cents for after
noon and morning shifts and the
$3.50 contribution to employee
dependent medical insurance.
WASHINGTON—SIU Great Lakes District member Thomas
Two Year Pacts
Crawford who sailed on vessels operated by the Ann Arbor
A four per cent general wage
Railroad Company until entering the Service in October, 1965,
increase will become effective on
has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in
January 1, 1968, for all five units.
Vietnam.
All contracts will run for a two
Seafarer Crawford, now a Specialist 4th Class was recuperating
year term.
at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, from wounds
The settlement came after a
received in Cu Chi, Vietnam, while on a search and destroy
prolonged series of negotiations
mission with his outfit, the 25th Infantry Division, 5th Infantry
between the lUPW and the oil
(Mechanized), 1st Battalion, Company A. He was recently trans
companies.
ferred to Hines Memorial Hospital, Hines, 111.
In a letter to SIUNA President
Crawford, 23, who makes his home in Manistique, Michi
Paul Hall, the lUPW expressed its
gan, began sailing for the Ann Arbor RR following graduation
sincere thanks to the International
from Frankfort, Michigan, High School. He entered the service
for the support the SIUNA and its
in October, 1965. Following basic training at Fort Devins,
affiliates gave during the dispute.
Massachusetts, he was assigned to Vietnam in August, 1966 as
a rifleman.
In other contract negotiations,
By a strange quirk of fate. Specialist Crawford had the added
the lUPW and the Alaskan-based
assistance
of a real family touch in speeding his recuperation
Northern Oil Operations Inc. and
because his cousin. Major Pettrina M. Mead, is a milita^ nurse
Polar Oil Field Services Inc., have
stationed at Walter Reed.
concluded a contract which awaits
the ratification of the membership.
Sim Oil WoAers
Win New Contracts
WMi StnndanI Oii
Lakes Seafarer A warded
Parpfe Heart in Vietnam
New Maritime Museum Dedicated in N,Y,
•&
June 9, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Four
This old fashioned gaff-rigged schooner was part of the exhibit on
display for visitors to South Side Maritime Museum, May 22. Paint
ings, models and a history of the maritime industry were featured.
Visitor to museum reads about
sea chanties reprinted from
SIU newspaper, Seafarers Log.
The Atlantic Coast
by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Miantic Coast Area]
The recent action of the British Government against owners of
the Torrey Canyon, points out another menace that runaway flag
ships institute to international shipping.
Britain has filed suit against the owners of the Torrey Canyon,
and has yet been unable to name them. The ship is owned by an
Amen an company, operated by
a Bermuda based firm, chartered
Philadelphia
to a company in Britain, manned,
Shipping has been good here
by Italians. The ship's owners and all Seafarers looking to ship
can hide behind a smokescreen out have been accommodated.
of different registrations and con
Anthony Adomatis reports that
tinue to operate vessels that fail the horses beat him again and
to meet safety standards required he's ready for recovery at sea. He
of U. S. flag ships.
last sailed on the Petrochem.
It is difficult to determine how
Arthur Samson is registered and
effective the legal action will be if ready for a job with the black
the owners cannot be named. In gang. His last job was aboard
it's haste to avoid unionization the Columbia.
and high standards of safety, the
Joe Brooke had a good season
Torrey Canyon and other ships at Garden State race track and
under runaway-flag operation con the 26-year SIU veteran is now
tinue to pose a hazard to valuable registered for work. He last made
land resources, other ships and the Fred Korris.
the very lives of their crews.
Puerto Rico
The British have taken legal
Repairs
will keep the Seatrain
steps to prevent the Torrey Can
San
Juan
from
the island run for
yon's sister ships, the Lake Pamore
than
a
month.
Shipping is
lourde and Sansinea from making
holding
it's
own
in
this
port.
oil deliveries to British oil firms.
Keith
Foster,
one
of
our oldIf these ships enter British waters,
England has the right to hold timers, is visiting friends after
them until the owners identify sailing the Seatrain San Juan on
themselves and post a cash bond. the Puerto Rico run.
Luis Cepeda, Miguel S^cedo
This of course, is something they
and
Bertrand Hoffman also sailed
would be reluctant to do.
on that ship and will enjoy pick
New York
ing her up again.
After a vacation, Allen Befl is
Norfolk
looking for a steward's job on any
Reports are that good shipping
ship, any place. Allen's last ship
will continue in this port. The
Ocean Uiia will undergo repairs
and expects to crew up again in
July.
Lucien Drew hopes to sail soon
as a chief. Lucien put in an eightmonth voyage aboard the Balti
more visiting Far East ports.
Frank O'Malley, 15 years with
the SIU, is taking a short rest
and will then look for a pump
Padro
Aheam
man's job. He served on the
Transhuron in that capacity dur
was the Selma Victory, one of ing the Far East run.
many the 28-year veteran has
Fred Hicks reports repairs to
sailed -on.
the Norina caused a 30-day stay
Frank Nakllckl and Pedro in Sicily. Fred sailed as steward
Padro are looking for Steward and is now looking for another
Department jobs after sailing run.
through a rough storm aboard
the Sea-Land Summit Both men
have over 25 years with the SIU.
SEAFARERSmLOG
Baltimore
June 9, 1967 • Vol. XXIX, No. 12
A. W. McCullum has been
Official Publication of the
pretty busy recently. He just left
Seafarers International Union
the Long line in time to catch the
of North America,
Vietnam-bound Seatrain Maine.
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District,
A. W. also made a long trip as
AFL-CIO
chief steward aboard the Choc
Bxeeativ* Board
taw Victmy and has barely had
PAUL HALL, Preiident
time to catch up with his old
CAL TANMBR
EARL SBVARD
Exte. Viea-Prei.
Vice-President
buddies around the hall.
AL KRRR
LINDSEY WILLIAMR
T. D. Foster is looking for a
See.-Treos.
Vice-President
berth after four months on the
ROBBRT MATTHBWS
Vice-President
beach recovering from an acci
HnwRRf BRAND
dent. He joined the SIU in 1944.
Director of Organisina and
Publications
His last ship was the Portmar.
Managing Editor
Boston
MIKI POLLACK
Assistant Editor
Charies Krause wants to spend
NATBAN SKTIR
Staff Writers
some time with his famliy after
PBTCR WEILL
a voyage on the Beauregard as a
Pm WKM
HARRY WITTSCBEN
messman. Charlie has 26 years of
FRANK MAROIOTTA
service.
Pibllihsi btwMkly st SIO Mitfs liluf Snsis
Arthur Aheam is ready to grab
N.E., Wsiklsitss, D. C. 20018 by tks Ssafsrsn Istsrastlsssl Osiss, Atiastli, fisir, Lakss
the first job to be put on the
ssl IsliRl Wstsn Dlitrist, AFL-CII, C75
board. A 23-year veteran, his last
Fsirtb AVIRM. irssblys, H.V. 11332. Tsl.
HrsilRN 94800. Sssssl slsu HitiH pslf
job was on the Sagamore Hill.
at WMblRitsR, 0. C.
The port of Boston is sorry to
FitTIAtTtlt ATTEBTIIB; Fsm 3979
ssrds skssM be ssst ts Esifsrsri Isisnttltsal
hear of the passing of Sam Bayne,
BRlss. AUsaUe. Bill, Ufcss as< Islasd Wstm
DMrtst AFL-Cia, 875 Fssrtl AfMiRS. Brsska pensioner and a good union
iys, B.Y. 11292.
brother. He will be missed by the
membership.
�June 9, 1967
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Five
Prominent Doctor Cites U,S„ Canadian Studies
The Pacific Coast
by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative
California State Senator Eugene McAteer died at the age of 51
recently. He was a great friend of labor and won much labor sup
port in the upcoming primary for Mayor of San Francisco.
We have helped set up a hiring hall in Delano for the Delano
farm workers. A no-raid agreement has been set up between the
Farm Workers and the Teamsters
Seattle
A raiding attempt by Harry
Bridges International Longshore
Shipping here is good for
men's and Warehousemen's Un rated men and no change is con
ion failed when SIU Sugar Work templated.
ers' Local 1 at the California &
Payoffs included the Seatrain
Hawaii Sugar Refinery in Crock Louisiana, Seatrain New Jersey,
ett, Calif., defeated them in
Madaket, Steel Traveler. These
National Labor Relations Boarc vessels also had signons. Serviced
Representation election.
in transit were the Walter Rice,
Anchorage, San Juan, Los An
geles, Yorkmar, Seattle, Sagamore
Hfll and Halalua Victory.
Alfonse (Frenchy) Michelet is
waiting for an oilers job on the
Alaskan run after a slot on the
Belgium Victory.
Gus Skendelas is another old
timer ready to go. He was chief
steward on the Ames Vktmy and
Skendelas
Krieg
after a few weeks home, Gus said
he's scanning the boards again.
San Francisco
Shipping remains excellent in
the port of San Francisco and the
outlook for the next few weeks
indicates there should be a large
number of pay-offs and sign-ons.
Jobs are plentiful in most de
partments especially for AB's,
oilers and F\^'s.
During the last period we paid
off the Cosmos Trader, Express
Virginia, Ashbury Victory, Steel
Designer and San Juan. Sign ons
included the Steel Designer, San
Juan, Enid Victory, Belgium Vic
tory, Cosmos Trader and Seima
Victory.
Wilmington
Shipping has been on the slow
bell here, but it is expected to
pick up shortly. Several ships are
due in transit and the Seatrain
Florida and Linfield Victory are
scheduled for payoffs. We have
sent some men to Seattle and San
Francisco for replacements. Rated
men in all departments are wel
come.
Ed Lane dropped by the hall
to say hello after a stay on the
Mankato Victmy. He headed for
the Gulf area to visit old friends.
Bill Datzko has been scanning
the boards looking for a chief
cook's or cook-bakers job. Plenty
of jobs should be available when
the payoffs come in.
New SIU Pensioner
Adolph Miller (R) is presented
with his first pension check by
SIU Patrolman Charlie A. Moser
at the Norfolk hall recently.
Miller was a member of the IBU.
Unnecessary Tonsniectomies Result
In Deaths of Hundreds of Children
A nationally known physician last month charged publicly that the lives of children are consid
ered expendable by some members of the medical profession whose greed for fees outweighs their
sense of duty to their patients.
Speaking at the annual meet tions the child lost 10 per cent of prevalence of unnecessary opera
ing of his state's Medical So his blood volume through hem tions, particularly in women.
A professor of gynecology,
ciety in Milwaukee, Dr. Charles orrhage. Most deaths resulted
Lobeck, pediatrics department from anesthesia or inhalation of TeLinde said a survey of five
non-teaching hospitals in Ten
chairman of the University of blood and secretions.
The attitude of doctors toward nessee, Virginia and Kentucky
Wisconsin, said that at least 90
and perhaps 315 youngsters die tonsillectomies is indicated in the showed that of 906 pelvic opera
in the United States each year reply received by Dr. A. B. tions performed on women, 28
from tonsillectomies which were Schwartz, a Milwaukee pediatri per cent were unjustified and 32
cian, when he asked another per cent more were undetermined
not necessary to begin with.
Lobeck charged that 90 per surgeon if all the operations were or only partially justified.
cent of the million tonsillectomies necessary? His answer was: "If
Although the American Col
performed annually in this coun I don't take them out someone lege of Surgeons has denounced
try are unnecessary and quoted else will."
such abuses publicly — particu
two studies on the number of
These observations by Lobeck larly unnecessary hysterectomies,
deaths involved. A poll conducted and Schwartz recall comments on uterine suspensions and Caesarian
from Baltimore showed 100 such other nefedless surgery which ap sections — needless surgery con
deaths yearly and a Canadian sur peared recently in "The Decline tinues in these and other cases.
vey came up with an even more of the Medical Profession in Arbitrary gall bladder removal is
alarming total of 350. Based on Public Esteem," a booklet pub on the increase and the taking out
the figures, only between 10 and lished by the Milwaukee Labor of a healthy appendix — which
35 of these lives need have been Press. Here, Dr. Richard TeLinde long ago became a topic for car
endangered at all. It was found of the Johns Hopkins University toonists and comedians through
that in 18 per cent of these opera school of medicine confirmed the its widespread practice—still re
mains high on the list of many
doctors as the means to raise some
fast money.
No Joke To Patient
To the patient who is conned
into paying the bills and risking
his life for the sole purpose of
fattening the doctor's wallet, how
ever, the humor is sadly lost.
The author of "The Healers,"
a
surgeon
who remained anony
I?:: 5^; W*
- v;'''
mous for obvious reasons, may
have summed up the whole prob
lem in this best-selling book when
he wrote:
"If there is any single under
*
, A
saKsssfc
lying element to which we can
attribute much or all of the cor
ruption in medicine today it is that
most of it is practiced for money.
"Of all the people who go to
see a doctor, more than 75 per
cent would get well without any
medical treatment whatsoever . . .
"The overwhelming majority of
patients who submit to some form
of surgery in a hospital or doctor's
office do not require this surgery;
their condition is not improved
by this surgery; in my opinion,
Sir Francis Chichester brings his 53-foot ketch Gipsy Moth IV past Plymouth Breakwater
they
constitute more than 75 per
in England. Ship crossed finish line under full sail, May 28, after completing voyage
cent
of
all instances of surgery."
around the world. The trip covered 28,500 miles, making one stop in Australia last
S/r Francis anil Gypsy Moth Circle the Giehe
^
December.
V
^
-
The 65-year-old seaman manned
ketch alone. Huge crowd cheered his arrival.
PLYMOUTH, England—Sixty-five year-old
Sir Francis Chichester arrived home in Plym
outh last week to be greeted by a welcoming
fleet of over 200 pleasure boats, fireboats send
ing huge arches of water into the air, blasting
horns and sirens and a cheering crowd of about
40,000 of his countrymen. The huge celebra
tion was in honor of his safe return from his
solo 226-day, 28,500-mile trip around the world
in the 53-foot ketch Gypsy Moth IV.
Chichester appeared in good health and
spirit as he stepped ashore on the 119th day of
the 14,750-mile last leg of his journey from
Sidney, Australia. He reached Sidney on De
cember 12, after a voyage of 107 days that be
gan at Plymouth on August 27 and took him
alone around the Cape of Good Hope and
across the Indian Ocean to Sidney.
After 47 days spent in Sidney regaining his
strength and repairing his vessel, which was
severely damaged by a storm in the Indian
Ocean, he began the homeward leg of the jour
ney on January 29 when he left Sidney to
round Cape Horn and sail the Atlantic back
to Plymouth.
The hero's welcome Chichester received on
his return was well deserved because he had
to fight all alone some of the worst weather
imaginable. Outward-bound, heavy seas in the
south Indian Ocean smashed the vessel's auto
matic steering gear—a device which allowed
him time to sleep, eat, navigate, change sails
and perform other necessary tasks.
At a low ebb both physically and mentally
at that point, he temporarily decided to aban
don the entire voyage. But his depression soon
passed and he managed to patch together a
makeshift steering gear that worked well
enough to cover the remaining 2,750 miles
to Sidney.
"When I knew it would work," he said, "a
kind of elation came over me. I thought, 'I am
a sailor. Something has gone wrong, and I am
all alone, but I am getting around the obstacle
by myself.'"
Homeward bound, just two days out of Sid
ney and sailing at the edge of a 75-knot tropi
cal hurricane, an enormous freak wave flipped
the* Gypsy Moth over on her side while
Chichester slept in the cabin. Fortunately, dam
age was slight to the vessel and Chichester
himself suffered only a cut lip. He cleaned up
the mess, made repairs and continued. But the
worst was yet to come, rounding Cape Horn.
The Gypsy Moth is a two-master yacht
measuring 53 feet in length and 10 feet, five
inches in the beam. She carries 854 square feet
of sail.
SIUNA Fishermen
Strike New Bedford
Seafood Companies
NEW BEDFORD, Mass.—The
SIUNA-affiliated New Bedford
Fishermen's Union struck the Sea
food Producers Association after
11th hour contract talks resulted
in a lack of honest collective bar
gaining on the part of the asso
ciation.
Negotiations had been under
way since April 22. Fishermen
had voted 334-74 to strike if a
new contract settlement was not
reached.
"The full effect of the strike ac
tually will not be felt for a week
to ten days," said Austin P. Skin
ner, union secretary-treasurer. He
added that 90^per cent of the 200vessel fleet was out fishing when
the strike was called.
Fishermen will complete their
trips, sell their catches, and then
tie up their vessels to join the
picket line.
�Page Six
June 9, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
AFL'CIO Ends Sponsorship
Edward P. Morgan Accepts
Post With Educational TV
WASHINGTON—The 12-year sponsorship of radio newscaster
Edward P. Morgan by the AFL-CIO will come to an end next
month when Morgan becomes chief correspondent for a newlycreated news and iavestigative
reporting program on education Broadcasting Company. When
the program ends on June 16 the
al television.
AFL-CIO
will drop the show "for
Morgan will join the Public
the
time
being
at least," Meany
Broadcast Laboratory of National
stated.
Educational Television, where he
Meany said a committee of the
will undertake a weekly series of
two to three hour programs over Executive Council, which has been
100 non-commercial stations, studying public relations policies
financed by a $10 million Ford of the federation recommended
that we "not press forward with
Foundation grant
the
program" nor attempt to ar
In announcing Morgan's accept
range
a substitute for Morgan.
ance of the new position, AFLThe
committee
will consider "the
CIO President George Meany said
whole
question
of a future pro
"relations with Morgan over the
many years he has been with us gram in connection with our over
have been of the very finest" He all public relations study," he
said that Morgan had rendered a said.
"very fine public service" in his
Morgan, who has worked for
broadcasts, which were carried ABC since January, 1955, the
out under a verbal agreement same year his association ^gan
made at the inception of the with the then AFL, will take a
sponsorship whereby there was two-year leave of absence from the
no censorship nor "suggestions" network. His new duties will in
from the AFL-CIO. "He was com clude^ being a reporter as well as
pletely free to present the news being "involved in investigative
and comment as he saw fit, and reports, incisive commentary, in
that is exactly what he has done," terviews and in the development of
Meany stated.
the innovative and experimental
Morgan's 15-minute radio show techniques of bringing relevant in
is currently heard five times week formation to the public," accord
ly on 219 stations of the American ing to a statement from NET.
Question: When you visit a for
eign port, do you shop a lot?
How do producte and prices com
pare with the United States?
Norman Mclntyre: Merchan
dise is cheaper abroad than in
the U. S. Of
course, the stand
ard of living is
much lower than
here. I recently
bought a small
console in Ger
many for far less
than the cost here
and Holland is
another good country for bar
gains. You can save money on
just about anything you want to
buy.
^
Joe Brown: I used to buy
things in ports I visited, but not
^ F
anymore. Even if
you save money
on certain items,
by the time you
finish with cus
toms you end up
paying far more
than what it's
worth. With some
exceptions like
England, most foreign manufac
tured goods can't compare in
quality with goods manufactured
here.
Joe Bedard: Japan has pretty
good merchandise and prices are
fairly high. Their
goods are better
than the products
they export to the
United States.
They keep the
good stuff and
send the poorer
products here,
which is why it
costs so little. Vietnam uses a
lot of our goods, like beer and
cosmetics.
Eddie Negrom I don't shop
much overseas. Almost every
thing is better
quality in this
country.
Prices
may be higher
in most cases, but
the better work
manship makes
up for it. Occa
sionally, I will
purchase goods in
a foreign country. Italy is a nice
place to buy clothes. They keep
costs reasonable and the quality
is generally higji.
John Fulling: Yes, I buy
aboard. The free countries of
Europe make
good products be
cause th^ are
trying to compete
with America.
Unions have
helped these na
tions and so has
democracy. Japan
is also good but
the Communist nations turn out
goods of pretty low quality.
Prices vary but in Europe most
products are expensive.
^
Mike Connors: I've stopped do
ing much buying in foreign ports.
Anyway, Aings
are so much bet
ter here. Also,
some merchants
like to jack up
prices when they
see you're Ameri
can, so you have
to be careful. Ja
panese and Ger
man cameras and Swedish and
English goods are the best buys
outside America and I don't mind
buying some good Danish beer.
Boston
New York .
Philadelphia
Baltimore . <
Norfolk ...
Jacksonville ,
Tampa .....
Mobile
New Orleans .
Houston
Wilmington ..
San Francisco
Seattle
Totals
May 19 to June 1/ 1967
DECK DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
Class A Class B
0
3
0
0
3
48
16
19
18
64
4
2
1
4
7
16
8
5
12
30
0
3
5
11
3
3
3
11
6
4
4
5
1
3
4
10
4
3
4
18
41
15
5
41
39
63
36
25
52
52
6
14
2
7
30
20
25
22
29
15
2
5
14
2
240
118
109
176
274
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SHIPPED
TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
All
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle
Totals
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
19
1
241
79
18
4
116
56
31
25
17
6
13
6
108
24
127
70
134
65
31
1
45
16
39
, 7
939
360
REGISTERED on BEACH
Class A Class B Class C
0
1
1
17
18
110
3
1
2
15
6
12
6
3
7
10
3
11
0
0
2
10
5
3
23
25
8
46
38
16
4
6
2
27
10
33
6
6
14
159
135
216
Class A Class B
2
1
26
48
3
5
20
21
1
1
3
8
4
2
9
12
33
35
49
39
6
4
48
8
3
12
235
168
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
All Groups
Port
QassA Class B
Class A Class B Class C
Boston
0
0
2
1
1
New York
51
9
14
124
11
Philadelphia
4
3
2
1
4
Baltimore
20
16
9
5
2
Norfolk
6
3
3
4
2
Jacksonville
3
5
0
2
7
Tampa
8
2
0
0
0
Mobile
7
23
7
7
1
26
20
New Orleans
24
14
2
Houston
31
22
30
16
30
3
Wilmington
2
3
2
1
28
14
San Francisco ....
16
15
33
12
Seattle
6
4
7
11
Totals
216
110
110
224
71
Class A Class B
4
1
132
148
11
8
65
57
17
13
6
5
11
- 4
34
18
80
77
84
64
21
0
45
4
18
4
403
528
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
8
1
68
42
13
24
77
39
17
26
11
4
13
2
68
10
99
66
84
51
25
4
28
14
21
4
543
276
Retirement Security
Pensions
Additional Seafarer Oldtimers
Flecha
Klein
Hotis
Marsh
MagdzinskI
Cody
Six more Seafarers have been added to the growing list of those collecting an SIU pension. The
latest additions to the list include : Erasmo Flecha, Oliver Klein, Clyde Hotis, Pierson Marsh, Charles
Magdzinski and James Cody.
Erasmo Flecha sailed in the the Engine Department as an oiler. the RMR, joining in New York
Engine Department and joined He joined the IBU and makes his City, where he was born. Cody
lives in South Bound Brook, N. J.,
the SIU in the port of New home in Philadelphia.
James
Cody
was
a
member
of
with his wife, Catherine.
York. A native of Puerto Rico,
he now resides in Brooklyn, N.Y.
He last shipped on the San Juan.
SIU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS
Oliver Klein sailed as cook and
April 1 - April 30, 1967
joined the SIU in New York. A
Number of
Amount
native of Ohio, Klein makes his
Benefits
Paid
home in San Francisco. His last
ship was the Iberville.
Hospital Benefits
4,972
$ 51,599.00
A member of the Engine De Death Benefits
24
57,887.50
partment, Clyde Hotis sailed on Disability Benefits
' 970
172,725.00
SIU ships for 23 years. Born in
35
7,000.00
New York, he joined the Union in Maternity Benefits
Dependent Benefits
475
96,119.80
Baltimore.
Pierson Marsh sailed as a mem Optical Benefits
353
5,278.42
ber of the Steward Department. Out-Patlent Benefits
4,104
32,832.00
He joined the Union in Baltimore,
Vacation Benefits
1,577
674,927.43
where he makes his home. A
native of Maryland, Marsh last Total Welfare, Vacation
Benefits Paid This Period
12,510
$1,098,369.15
sailed aboard the Mariner.
Charles Magdzinski sailed in
�June 9, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Seven
AFL-CIO Urges Gov't Ease
Political Curbs on Employees
WASHINGTON—An AFL-CIO spokesman has urged greater free
dom for government employees to be active in partisan politics.
The broad bans of the Hatch Act may have been necessary decades
ago, but today they are outmoded, misunderstood and misinterpreted,
declared Thomas E. Harris, associate general counsel of the AFL-CIO.
"Surely the country is more politically mature than that now," he said,
on Labor News Conference, a weekly network radio interview, Tues
days at 7:35 p.m. EOT on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
"Nearly all federal employees and an ever-increasing number of state
and local employees" are affected by the Act, he said, and most of them
want the right to be politically active "of their own choice and of
their own volition."
Harris proposed three basic changes in the law and its administra
tion:
• Clearer definition of federal jobs whose incumbents influence
policy and "should be continued under restrictions—at least with re
spect to running for federal political jobs."
• Give all other federal employees freedom to "be politically ac
tive—to be active in parties—even to run for federal office."
• Turn back to the states and municipalities the right to determine
which of their employees should be restricted.
"Nobody questions the desirability" of prohibiting government em
ployees from using their "official authority or influence for the purpose
of trying to affect the results of an election" and protecting them from
political pressures from their superiors, he declared.
But, Harris pointed out, the jobs of "the great bulk of federal em
ployees" involve neither administration of policy nor "any sort of
political discretion whatever." Further, he declared, "there are criminal
statutes" that safeguard workers from political pressures, and "we
certainly have no intention of altering or in any way weakening those."
*
*
*
Radical right commentator Dan Smoot is running into rough going
since the death of his dog food benefactor and radio-TV sponsor.
Smoot recently filed suit in Los Angeles against Lewis Food Com
pany claiming that the pet food firm cancelled his contract to sponsor
weekly programs on 50 radio and 36 television stations.
Smoot was also cut down recently in a Dallas News editorial which
suggested that his super-patriotism has a profit motive.
The right winger's radio-TV cancellations came four months after
the death of D. B. Lewis, president of Lewis Food and a long-time
supporter of right wing causes.
Lewis' widow, apparently unconvinced of Smoot's value or by his
philosophies, was instrumental in the firing of the former FBI agentturned anti-communist expert.
Mrs. Yolanda Lewis has also challenged her husband's will which
bequeathed Smoot $1 million to "further his work in publishing and
broadcasting." Another $1 million was left to the John Birch Society.
Lewis' widow contends that her husband was under "undue influence
exercised by Dan Smoot and the John Birch Society."
The Dallas News in an editorial attacked hometowner Smoot's
tirades against civil rights and raised the question of "whether a man
is out to make a fast buck or to serve the country."
Frank P. Converse, vice presi
A new three-year contract pro
dent of the Operating Engineers viding substantial wage and fringe
and business manager since 1939 benefits for 42,000 workers in
of state-wide lUOE Local 18, the women's coat and suit indus
died in Cleveland at the age of try has been ratified by the Ladies
81 after a brief illness. Converse Garment Workers. Shop chair
joined the union in 1913. He was men from 16 ILGWU locals in
elected president of the Cleveland the East voted unanimously to
local in 1917 and an lUOE vice approve the agreement which
president in 1942. He led the boosts wages 15 per cent in two
move to merge six local unions of annual steps. It also provides an
portable and hoisting engineers additional paid holiday and a
into one state-wide local, which new allowance of $15 a day for
now has more than 13,000 mem families with small children con
bers. He was a former lUOE fined in a hospital. The first pay
secretary-treasurer.
/
hike of 10 per cent becomes ef
fective June 5, and the second of
^
5 per cent will be paid a year later.
Vincent D. Sweeney, pioneer
<|>
member of the Steelworkers and
editor of Steel Labor for 25 years,
The American Red Cross an
died at 67 and was buried after
nounced
that it has received $10,requiem mass in St. Bernard's
000
from
the Steelworkers for the
Church, Mt. Lebanon, Pa. He
relief
of
tornado
victims in Illi
had been ill since retirement in
nois
and
Michigan.
The donation
1961. Sweeney graduated from
was
voted
by
the
USWA
execu
Notre Dame University and
tive
board.
The
Red
Cross
re
served for 15 years as a newsman
ported
that,
since
the
tornadoes
for the former International News
Service, the Pittsburgh Press and struck April 21, it has aided
other papers. In 1939, John L. nearly 10,000 persons in the two
Lewis named him public relations states and that Red Cross crews
director for what is now the are still at work on rehabilitation
USWA.
operations.
The American Medical Association pro
fesses to be deeply concerned with the health
of the nation and the sad plight of those
whose medical needs far outdistance the ca
pacity of their pocketbooks to pay for treat
ment rendered and drugs prescribed.
Perhaps a good deal of this so-called con
cern might be unnecessary if the AMA would
—between its untiring efforts to sabotage the
effectiveness of Medicare and its mouthing
of empty sympathy—conduct a close exami
nation of its own ranks and get rid of some
of the bad apples.
Just last month a noted Wisconsin pedia
trician charged that doctors in the United
States perform some 900,000 unnecessary
tonsillectomies each year with the resultant
needless death of scores of children. It seems
to us that such unconscionable behavior on
the part of the medical profession as this
pretty well eliminates any chance that its
voiced concern is sincere. If they can't be
on the level in the care of children it appears
fairly self-evident that they don't really give
a rap about anybody.
The ladies come in for more than their
share of surgical chiseling, too, as shown by
a survey of five hospitals in just three of the
50 states. Of 906 pelvic operations per
formed on women, the study revealed that
28 per cent were not necessary and 32 per
cent more were questionable. If this is the
total in only five hospitals, the national av
erage is likely too staggering to contemplate.
Inventing surgery and short-changing the
old folks must produce many a thick bank
roll for these protesting guardians of Amer
ica's health and purse, but just to make
certain that there is no loose change lying
about and being overlooked, the AMA is also
right in there pitching against an attempt by
Congress to ease the burden of drug prices
on the pubhc. A bill is currently before the
Senate which, if enacted, would reimburse
persons covered by medicare for the reason
able cost of prescription drugs. The bill en
courages doctors to prescribe by a drug's
generic, or chemical, name rather than by
brand names which cost up to 20 times more
for the same thing. Mind you, the bill "en
courages" the practice, it doesn't require it.
But even that the AMA won't stand still for
and is attacking the measure.
The AMA closet could really do with
some cleaning. Between fouling up the el
derly, the children and the mothers and
wives, it appears that the only reasonably
safe member of the family is Dad. The idea
must be that Dad has to be left untouched
wherever possible so he can earn the money
to pay all the bills.
Political Gamesmanship
The 1967 Federal Aid to Education Act,
battered and watered down by amendments,
passed the House, 294-122.
In order to keep the education of Amer
ica's youth out of the arena of partisan
politics, the act in its original form required
that Federal aid funds not be channeled to
local school districts through the states. In
stead, the local school districts need to get
the funds directly from the Federal Gov
ernment.
The amendments tacked onto the 1967
Education Act by the House, have side
tracked the clear intent of the act, by turn
ing over various Federal aid programs and
their funds to the control of the states.
The labor movement and other school aid
supporters, must now look to the Senate to
strike the destructive amendments from the
1967 Education Act, in order to guarantee
that the Federal funds will go where they are
needed most; to educate the children of the
slums and rural depressed areas.
�Page Eight
June 9, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
House Passes Aid-to-Education
After Key Sections Are Weakened
The Great Lakes
by Fred Fernen.Secrefary-Treesurer,Greet Lekee
WASHINGTON—An amendment-riddled federal aid to education bill passed the House, 294122, and school aid supporters looked to the Senate to patch up some of the holes.
Fortunately there were no injuries when the SIU Great LakesAdministration forces, aided by some GOP votes, beat back the principal attack on the bill. This contracted Sylvania was rammed by a Canadian freighter in the
was an amendment by Rep- ^
currently being considered by allowed the govermnent to hold St. Clair River.
resentative Albert H. Quie (R- hill,
We almost had a serious problem because the 572-foot freighter
a subcommittee headed by Mrs. up funds, but required that a
Minn.) which would have abol Green.
might
have blocked the narrow channel in the river, thus interhearing be held within 90 days.
ished direct federal aid to school
A somewhat confused House
The House did not complete its fcring wi.h the Ptssege of ships she should be fitting out soon. A
districts for programs to upgrade adopted a Green amendment re
three-day
debate on the bill until This was avoided and the Coast few of the retired men drop in
the education of children from quiring that desegregation guide
a.m. on May 25. Democratic Guard came in to handle the to see us occasionally and they
low-income families. Instead, fed lines be applied equally in all 1:40
situation.
are always welcome. Thor Lovass
eral money would have been states. At the start of the debate, leaders sought an earlier adjourn
ment to regroup their forces, but
Buffalo
returned to his job as wheelsman
handed over to the states with it appeared that southerners were were
outvoted
and
the'
acrithonon
the Lakewood. Thor made a
The pace of shipping has slowed
little control over how and where supporting the move as a means of ious battle over amendments con
trip
to the Coast for awhile.
down here. The J. B. Ford is
it should he spent.
getting rid of guidelines. But as tinued.
expected to fit-out shortly. This
Frankfort
AFL-CIO President George the debate progressed, liberals
So battered was the bill that port is trying to get some of the
Meany wrote all House members pressed the argument that the ef when
Shipping has slowed down con
the Republicans offered a ordinaries and wipers to apply
before the vote that "the Quie fect would be to tighten deseg final motion
siderably
here. We are waiting
to send the legislation
amendment endangers the entire regation standards throughout the back to committee.
for calls for non-rated men but
Administration
concept of federal aid to education nation and the voting blocs were leaders
the rated men can get a job. The
momentarily considered
as worked out—after 20 years of thoroughly mixed.
City
of Green Bay entered' the
going along with the proposal—
effort—in the landmark ElemenManitowoc
shipyard for repairs
especially since the bulk of the bill
Civil Rights Setback
tary & Secondary Education Act
and
should
be back in service
A clear setback for civil rights applied to the fiscal year starting
of 1965."
shortly.
Repairs
on the Viking
July 1, 1968, and does not affect
have been completed and she's
The Quie amendment was easily supporters, however, was adoption the coming year's program.
ready to go. Crewmen aboard
beaten on a 197-168 teller vote. of an amendment by Representa
But the decision was made to
the Grand Rapids registered for
But that was almost the only vic tive L. H. Fountain (D-N.C.)
relief work and jobs on other
tory for supporters of the Admin preventing the government from send the bill along to the Senate
holding up funds from segregated and the recommittal motion was
Veno
Sausman
ships when that vessel went back
istration hill.
school districts until after an ad beaten, 236-180. On this vote, 134
A series of amendments spon ministrative hearing on the case. Republicans and 46 Democrats for AB's and firemen or oiler to Manitowoc for additional re
pairs.
sored by Representative ^ith The House passed a similar pro voted to kill the bill and 190 ratings.
Duluth
Green (D-Ore.) applied the Quie vision last year but then accepted Democrats and 46 Republicans
We're still waiting for word
Shipping
has
been a little slow
"states' rights" approach to other a Senate modification which voted to keep it alive.
regarding the James Davidson.
for
the
last
few
days. Summer
sections of the school aid package.
is
finally
here
after
a cold and
"Mini-Quie" Amradment
windy spell. Temperatures are
The House adopted her "mininow in die 60's. The upgrading
Quie" amendment turning over
school here helped Lawrence Lathe entire program of develc^ing
porte get his FOW endorsement.
Seafarer's Guide to Better Buying
new teaching techniques—and
When the Trans Superior came
By
Sdney
MargdUns
carrying 15 per cent of the federal
into port; it brought some real
school aid funds—^to the states.
old timers with her. David Jones,
system. This means a 100 per cent loss of Gilbert Porter and Claire Otis
This amendment was adopted, Generic Drugs Just as Reliable
potency. Some nitroglycerine tablets, used for visited old buddies before ship
181-124, despite protests such as
A recent pUot survey by the U. S. Food &
some heart conditions, failed to disintegrate— ping to India. Earl Sausman and
that of Representative Wayne
again for a 100 per cent loss of potency. A N. Andrezejeck stopped by the
Hays (D-Ohio), who said: "We Drug Administration con&ms that drugs and
have federal aid to education he- medicines sold at lower prices under their own
batch of phenobarbital tablets were found to hall to say hello.
cause the states haven't done the generic or brand names really are as reliable
be only 86 per cent of their potency.
Cleveland
job. Now you want to hand over as similar drugs sold under patented brand
The
quality
variations
were
especially
notice
Shipping
has leveled off to a
names.
the money to them."
able in antihypertensive drugs, antihistamines slow steady pace here. Rated
The hill authorizes $3.5 billion
Most doctors continue to prescribe the highmen have been scooping up jobs
and digitalis.
in federal funds for the 1969 fiscal priced brand-name drugs because they find it
fast.
Seafarers are reminded to
Thus, the fear of inferior quality is no longer
year, hut the money would have easier to prescribe that way, and also feel more
write their Representative in sup
a valid reason for buying a brand-name drug port of the Ohio Unemployment
to he appropriated in separate reassurance about quality. The doctors also
instead of the lower-priced generical equivalent. Bill for Seamen.
legislation. This year's budget have been encouraged to prescribe by brand
request, for example, is far below
Actually it never was a valid reason because
Don Kapela, Jim Thompson,
the amount Congress authorized name by the American Medical Association,
the
FDA
always
tended
to
inspect
the
smaller
Omar
Toler and George Karr are
which gets a large part of its income from ads
last year.
producers
more
closely
than
the
big
ones.
Too,
on
the
beach and looking for a
Other Green amendments by the large drug manufacturers in the AMA
ship.
the
big
manufacturers
themselves
often
sell
the
adopted took away money allo Journal.
Alpena
same drugs under their generic names to other
Many retail pharmacists also tend to feel
cated to the U.S. Office of Educa
Shipping has slowed down
distributors, for repackaging, at lower prices
tion for interstate activities and safer with the brand-name products of the
some, but rated men are in de
than they charge under their brand names.
turned it over to the states and large drug manufacturers. In any case, the
mand as usual. The salvage oper
Moreover, the U. S. Government, and large ation
struck the Teachers Corps author pharmacists must fill the Rx with whatever
on the West German freight
state and municipal purchasers all buy drugs er Nordmeer at Thunder Bay is
ization from the hill. The fate of brand the doctor prescribes. Between the two
under generic names for their hospitals and nearing a close. Some 700 of the
the Teacher Corps now depends of them, about 92 per cent of prescriptions are
on its inclusion in the college aid filled by brand-name products.
institutions.
900 coils of steel in the holds have
Prices of prescription drugs sold under brand been salvaged and the remainder
The brand-name manufacturers always have
names continue to be much higher than under should be brought up soon with
used "safety" and "reliable quality" as one of
generic names, although a few have come down the help of good weather.
their chief justifications for their much higher
Death Benefit
Chicago
a little since enactment of the Kefauver-Harris
prices.
Drug Amendments in 1962. For example,
Shipping continues good here.
But as this writer reported almost two years
tetracycline, a frequently-prescribed antibiotic Our affiliates are doing well in
ago, mistakes have been found among some of
drug, now usually costs at retail 30 to 40 cents organizing with UIW Local 300
the largest manufacturers of the expensive
a pill or capsule, compared to the earlier 50 and DUOC cab drivers organic
brand-name drugs as well as some of the smaller
cents. But the brand-name tetracycline drugs, ers are really doing a fine job.
John "Alameda Red" Wulzen
companies making generic products. Now, the
like Achramycin, still cost about twice as much is in Diamond Springs, Calif. Red
FDA pilot study reports that 7.7 per cent of
as tetracycline, sold under its own name.
claims he will retire next year.
drugs sold under generic names, which it had
The classic example of price difference is Joe "Pots and Pans" Veno is
tested, and 8.8 per cent of those sold under
Dexedrin, which sells for around $8 per 100 waiting for a call from the Clip
brand names, failed to meet acceptable potency
tablets, while the generic equivalent, dextro per and hopes to spend the rest
standards. On the basis of this study, the ge
amphetamine sulfate, usually costs about $1.20. of the season on her.
neric products appear to be even a little more
Among others, the brand-name Serpasil sells
SIGN LETTBIS
reliable.
for $6.75 per 100; the generic reserpine, for
For obvious reasons the LOG
as little as 75 cents. Seconal costs $3.25 per
FDA Commissioner James L. Goddard also
iChhndt pri^
letters or otlli«^
100; the generic secobarbital, $1.70.
Port Agent Jackie Hall presents has revealed that several of the variations in
.hommunications
sent
by Seafarers
Mrs. Eino Antllla with a death potency of vital medicines were rather drastic.
A drug like Tedral, often prescribed for unless the author signs
his name.
benefit check at Duluth hall. One batch of Rutinal-C tablets, an antihyper
asthma sufferers, costs the retail pharmacist ||v|hcuinstahcerjTO
Antillo was a member of the tensive drug, failed to disintegrate under lab
$24 per 1000. He in turn may retail them in Wkl withhold a signature on
Seafarers' Great Lakes District. oratory conditions equivalent to the digestive
lots of 100 as $4.50 to $5.
YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH
�|M*WS•>,.V^ - •
June 9, 1967
Page Nine
SEAFARERS LOG
The
about Blue Monday
This is the second pari of a SEAFARERS LOG fea
ture series exploring the seafaring origins of many ex
pressions commonly used every day by Americans in
all walks of life as well as seamen. This series will be
continued in future issues of the LOG.
ow are ya, ya old son-of-a-gun!" Most of us
have been greeted this way by an old ac
quaintance at one time or another in our
lives. But do our jovial, back-slapping friends really
know what they are talking about when they call us
SON-OF-A-GUN? Probably not!
In the days of sailing vessels, merchant ships
occasionally put to sea with a woman or two aboard
—usually the wives of the captain and first mate,
sometimes a passenger. Voyages in the days of sail
were often long, sometimes lasting years. Under such
conditions, it occasionally developed that a vessel
had a pregnant woman aboard at some time during
the trip.
H
Many merchant ships at that time also carried a
cannon—for signaling purposes or for protection
against pirates. When a woman was aboard in a
delicate condition, precautions were taken to let her
know when a gun was about to be fired on the deck
over her head—^lest the deafening roar echoing
through and shuddering the mighty timbers of the
vessel frighten her into premature labor.
But at times all precautions succumbed to nature,
and following the cannon's roar there came the wail
ing of an infant. If that infant turned out to be male,
he might be referred to by the crew—in the privacy
of the foc'sle, of course—as a SON-OF-A-GUN.
In Britain however, there was another kind of
SON-OF*A-GUN. In the British Admiralty, gunners
and gunner's mates were of such a rating that in
peacetime they were allowed to take their wives along
with them on short voyages.
Alas, sometimes the voyages proved not quite short
enough. On such occasions a new male heir of the
gunner or gunner's mate was also referred to—again
privately—as a SON-OF-A-GUN.
Few of us really object to being called a SONOF-A-GUN; however, our language is rich with
epithets of a highly objectionable nature, which
provoke a strong reaction on the part of the accused.
When referred to by one of these objectionable
words or phrases, a man of action might simply
LOWER THE BOOM on his adversaiy without
further discussion. A more patient man might warn
the intemperate speaker to "KNOCK IT OFF" be
fore taking more direct action. In either case, the
phrases had their origins on the high seas.
A shipboard troublemaker, loafer or generally
undesirable character was taught an unforgettable
XL\
lesson when his long-suffering crewmates finally de
cided to LOWER THE BOOM on him once and for
all. Actually, on a small or medium sized sailing
vessel, the boom did not even have to be lowered
because it was already less than the height of a man's
head from the deck.
A large timber to which the lower edge of the
sail is laced, the aft end of the boom is attached to the
deck by a line called the sheet. Under a slack sheet,
the boom is free to swing across the deck with the
wind like a weathervane when the ship is changing
tack. By carefully observing the position of the
undesirable crewmember in relation to the position
of the boom, and changing tack at the proper mo
ment, the helmsman with a delicate touch was able
to administer a lesson of varying degrees of severity'
to the offensive crewmember. A blow from the .aft
end of the boom, where its swing was the greatest,
could be a real bone-crusher and might sweep the
man completely overboard. The severity of the blow
decreased proportionately toward the fore end of
the boom.
On a large square rigged vessel, however, LOWER
ING THE BOOM on someone actually did involve
lowering the boom, because the only one available
was the spanker boom directly above the poop, which
normally stood high enough to clear the heads of
anyone on the poop.
The term KNOCK IT OFF goes even further back
—back to the ancient days of the rowing slave
galleys.
In order to keep the oarsmen rowing in unison
and achieve the greatest power and forward propul
sion from their efforts, a man was assigned to keep
time for them by beating with a wooden mallet on a
hardwood block. When he was about to give the
oarsmen a rest, he would indicate the fact wHth a
special knock on the block. With this signal the
oarsmen were KNOCKED OFF, and were free to
ship their oars and rest.
Another term, IN THE DOG HOUSE, which we
use today to indicate that someone is in a very
uncomfortable position, also had its origin aboard
the slave ships of the early 1800's. Unexpectedly, it
was the ships' officers who invariably wound up
IN THE DOG HOUSE.
Slaving was a highly profitable business. More
over, masters and shipowners engaging in that un
savory trade were often of an excessively greedy
nature. In order to realize the maximum possible
profits from each voyage, slave ship masters did their
utmost to pack aboard as many of these unfortunate
people as possible—stowing them even in the officers'
quarters.
As a result the officers slept in makeshift wooden
shelters resembling dog houses that were rigged on
the poop deck and were extremely uncomfortable
in any weather. They were lucky, however, that
these slave ships were not square riggers.
Sleeping on the poop deck of a square rigger would
have been extremely dangerous in heavy seas as well
as uncomfortable—and because of this danger we
got the term POOPED, which we now use to indicate
that we are too tired to do another thing—in effect
that we are disabled.
Perched above the broad, square stern of a square
rigger, the poop deck was always in danger when
there was a heavy sea because the square stem would
not divide an oncoming sea as would a pointed end.
Thus a heavy following sea might climb up and over
the stern and wash off every animate and inanimate
object on the poop. Tn such an event the vessel was
effectively disabled because it lost its helmsman—
among other things. It had been POOPED.
When a person says he is POOPED, one of the
symptoms of his condition is that he feels LISTLESS
—too tired to go anywhere or do anything. This is
another word that had its origins on the high seas
in the days of sail.
When there was a fair breeze blowing and the sails
were set and blown out rock-hard by the wind pro
pelling the ship through the water, the wind pressime
on the weather side of the sails would cause the
vessel to list to leeward as she knifed or plowed
through the waves—depending on her hull shape
and cargo. But when there was no wind the vessel
would stand straight (and still) in the sea with no
list and making no progress—not going anywhere.
She was LISTLESS.
The wind in the days of sailing ships figured
heavily in another expression which we use today—
SAILING CLOSE TO THE WIND. When this is
said about someone, it implies that he is taking
chances or playing a long-shot. If he wins the re
wards could be big, but the venture might easily end
in disaster.
When a ship is sailing CLOSE TO THE WIND,
she is close-hauled, holding a course as near to the
direction from which the wind is coming as possible.
The reward of sailing a vessel CLOSE TO THE
WIND is that of maintaining as direct a course as
possible to her destination and thus arriving sooner.
The danger, especially for fore-and-aft rigged vessels,
is that she might easily get close enough to the
direction from which the wind was coming to have
the wind on the wrong side of her sails, head directly
into it "and be helpless, without any headway. This
is a condition called "being in irons" when it hap
pened to a fore-and-aft rigger.
With a good helmsman, a square rigger might sail
as close as seven points to the wind. The same helms
man might be able to safely hold a fore-and-aft
rigger as close as four points to the wind.
When a square rigger sailed too close to the wind
and came into such a position where the wind was
pressing on the sails directly backward against the
mast, the vessel was said to have been TAKEN
ABACK. Suddenly stopped in the sea, without head
way, the vessel was in danger of being dismasted,
capsized, or both, depending on the weather.
TAKEN ABACK is another expression which has
survived to this very day, and is used to describe an
experience in which you have been suddenly stopped
dead in your tracks, mentally or physically and are
temporarily helpless and unable to react.
o
This feature is to be continued in a future issue of
the SEAFARERS LOG.
�Page Ten
June 9, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Cost off Drugs Cited as 'Heavy Burden'
Gov't Panel to Study Legislation
Expanding Medicare Drag Coverage
WASmNGTON—A special task force has been established by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, in response to President Johnson's directive that an "immediate and comprehensive study be undertaken on the problems of including the cost of prescription drugs under Medicare."
Drug prices have risen to
where they now represent 15 to duct than cities buying drugs un Monopoly subcommittee of the
Senate's Select Committee on
20 percent of the medical care der their generic names.
The witnesses were different and Small Business. The committee
costs of the nation's elderly.
the senators were different, but the doesn't have legislative powers. It
Prices for prescription drugs are testimony was an echo of 1959 can't act on bills. But it can in
so high that "the elderly all too and 1960, when the late Sen. vestigate and turn the spotlight of
often must choose between having Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) presided publicity on legislation before
other committees.
enough to eat and getting medica at similar hearings.
Kefauver's probe eventually
The Pharmaceutical Manufac
tion they need to keep alive," the
turers
Association and the Ameri
led
to
legislation
correcting
some
National Council of Senior Citi
can
Medical
Association have
of
the
abuses
in
the
marketing
of
zens testified recently at Senate
drugs,
but
a
powerful
combine
of
centered
their
attacks
on two bills
hearings.
manufacturers and doctors block designed to encourage prescrip
Senators had heard testimony ed any action to force down tions by generic names.
that cities which buy brand-name prices.
Senator Joseph M. Montoya
drugs for their municipal hospitals
The new effort is being mounted (D-N.M.) and 21 co-sponsors have
and welfare programs pay up to by Senator Gaylord Nelson (D- introduced a bill to reimburse
40 times more for the same pro- Wis.). Nelson is chairman of the persons covered by medicare in
surance for the "reasonable" cost
of prescription drugs. Based on a
bill by former Senator Paul H.
Douglas (D-Ill.), it would base
payments on the lowest cost at
which the drug can be purchased,
as a means of encouraging physi
cians to prescribe by generic
name.
Senator RusSfell B. Long (DLa.) has a bill that would require
drugs purchased under federallyfinanced programs to be the low
est-priced products meeting qual
ity standards set by a committee of
government, medical and phar
maceutical experts.
Opening witness before the Nel
son subcommittee was William F.
Haddad, head of a New York
citizens committee and a former
official of the poverty program.
Haddad cited dramatic savings
made by New York City, which
buys drugs for hospitals and wel
fare programs under generic
names, over prices paid by cities
that buy by brand names.
Gulf Shipping Menaced
By Off-Shore Oil Rigs
Screamin Mimi
Being Tested
As Distress Call
A new hazard to navigation towers above waters of Gulf of Mexico.
These pillars, built by Humble oil, stand 238 feet above the water.
Offshore oil derricks are becoming so numerous that the Coast Guard
has had to devise safe passage routes into the Gulf. At night and in
bad weather, they pose a great danger to ships sailing in the Gulf.
NEW ORLEANS—A sharp in
crease in the number of accidents
caused by off-shore oil rigs and
similar marine structures in the
Gulf of Mexico ha& prompted the
United States Coast Guard to step
up its efforts to protect shipping
in the Gulf waters off Louisiana
and Texas.
The Coast Guard's Eighth Dis
trict here has recently intensified
its campaign to keep mariners in
formed on the location of some
7,000 artificial "islands" and
"reefs" which present a continu
ally shifting hazard to navigation.
Tbe "islands" consist of off-shore
oil drilling equipment—^fixed plat
form rigs, ship-hulled rigs, proc
essing and storage platforms, etc.
—and are scattered throu^out
the bays and bayous.
In the past, the Coast Guard
has been Instrumental in the cre
ation of so-called "fairways" for
shipping which are kept clear of
oil rigs. These channels are two
miles wide and extend from the
entrance to a port out into deep
water.
Now new cause for concern
has been brought about by the
ever-increasing number of wells
farther off shore which have been
depleted and capped under water.
These inactive wells are of heavy
steel construction and could se
verely damage ships that ran into
them.
With the line of well structures
moving farther out to sea—some
as far as 70 miles—^the Coast
Guard has called for the creation
of of additional fairways running
parallel with the coast to connect
with the access channels. At pres^
ent, vessels must sail costly and
unreasonable distances straight out
to sea to be sure of safe passage,
the CG points out.
The universally-known distress
call of "Mayday" will be replaced
by a "Mimi" call if a recently-de
veloped device dubbed the
"Screamin' Mimi" lives up to ex
pectations.
A Maritime Distress Tone Gen
erator with a shrill electronic
voice to cut through interference
and clear the air for distress calls,
the "Screamin' Mimi" is designed
to alleviate the problem of a dis
tress call at sea going unheard be
cause of the heavy radio traffic
and constant noise on the dis
tress frequency.
The device electronically gen
erates alternating tones of 1300
cycles per second and 2200 cycles
per second, broadcasting a pene
trating sound of "Mimi Mimi
Mimi" that cuts through radio
traffic with immediate identifica
tion and recognition. The sound
would automatically trigger alarm
systems installed in Coast Guard
installations.
The Maritime Distress Tone
Generator is a transistorized unit
weighing under three pounds that
contains its own battery power
supply.
The Gulf Coast
by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area
Jimmy Sumpter finally gave up a shore billet in New Orleans
to get back to salt air again. Jimmy saw sea duty last on the
Sapphire Gladys. He is now looking for the first steward's job to
hit the big board. He also feels good returning to New Orleans
after some time up north.
Seafarer Henry Germain has ^
a wide variety of sailing prefer Mariner as chief electrician. John
ences: Northern Europe, the Med has been a Seafarer for 25 years.
Another twenty-year veteran is
iterranean, or Vietnam. Henry
Oscar
Ferguson, just back from
is originally from Tampa but for
Vietnam.
Oscar is visiting his
the time being he is shipping from
family
in
Richton,
Miss, and is
New Orleans. He last sailed as
smokingroom steward on the Del looking for a FWT job. Samuel
Mar. M. M. Martin is a seafarer Soloman spent some time on the
from the country parish of Liv Transhartford as steward and the
ingston. He hails from the fair veteran of 20 years at sea did a
Louisiana city of Springfield. Mar fine job.
Harold (Tadpole) Lawrence is
tin just returned from the West
another
SIU old pro. His last ship
Coast where he was riding the
was
the
Claiborne. He plans to
Vietnam supply line on the Enid
ship
out
again
after a short rest.
Victory.
Ted Jemlgan was recently rid
Houston
ing the waves as dayman on the
Many oldtimers are back try
Penn Sailor. Ted is looking for ing to help out, especially on the
a bosun's slot and is ready to go Vietnam run, and R. E. Walker
anywhere, anytime. Seafarer Joe is no exception. A veteran of
Cave is a familiar face to New the Deck Department, he's look
Orleans seafarers having sailed ing for a long Vietnam run. Most
from this Gulf port for over Seafarers here are shipping out as
twenty years. His last stint at sea soon as they come in the door,
was aboard the Del Oro as car and R. E. said that's fine with him.
penter. Joe is looking for a good
R. T. Yeager is recovering from
three-month trip, preferably to an illness and his many friends
Vietnam.
hope he is out of drydock fast.
Mobile
An oldtimer, R. T. has sailed from
Jack Trosclalr, an SIU veteran Houston for many years, recently
who has shipped out of the Gulf as bosun.
area for twenty
Shipping in the port of Houston
years, just com has picked up so much that Sea
pleted a four- farers here can come in and pick
month trip to the job of their choice.
Vietnam aboard
Ships that paid off here recently
the Transbart- were the New Yorker, Observer,
ford. Jack ships Sabine, City of Alma, Choctaw,
as bosun and is Norina, C. S. Norfolk, Penn
looking for an Transporter and the Tamara
other
ship after Guilden.
Trosclalr
getting reacTaxi drivers are still out on
quainted with his family.
strike here and are picketing Bell
Lotus Stone enjoyed his four- Cabs and Yellow Cabs. So please
month voyage aboard the Topa remember this when coming into
Topa, sailing as AB. He's about Houston and use only union cabs.
Many Seafarers have devoted
ready for another trip and is scan
their own time to help the taxi
ning the boards at the hall.
John Cantrell, visiting friends drivers. Among them are T. Deand w^ing to ship out, recently bolssere, Red Hansen, J. Chest
finished a trip aboard the Alcoa nut and J. Thornton.
Latin American Nations Cited
ffMoff Seizure of US Fishermen
Is Subject of Proposed House Bill
WASHINGTON—House hearings on a bill aimed at halting
the illegal seizure of American fishermen on the high seas have
been postponed pending the completion of meetings now underway
in Latin America."
^
Representative Thomas M. U. S. Government reimbursed the
Felly (R-Wash.), author of the owners of American vessels for
bill, said the hearing will be re more than $83,000 in fines ille
scheduled the week of June 19. gally levied against them following
their seizure on the high seas. "The
Under the proposed legislation
additional economic loss incurred
the President would be compelled by our fishermen detained in Latin
to cut off foreign aid to any coun American ports for which there
try which refuses to reimburse the
presently is no reimbursement has
United States for fines imposed il
been even greater," Pelly added.
legally on our fishermen in inter
In putting the hearing off from
national waters.
May 22 and 23, Representative
"In the last 15 years, Latin
John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), Chair
American nations have seized and
man of the Subcommittee on
detained more than 80 tuna vessels
Fisheries and Wildlife Conserva
of the United States," Pelly said.
tion which will conduct the ses
"Last year alone, 14 of our fishing
sions, said that an important meet
vessels were seized and subjected
ing is taking place among several
to fines imposed by Columbia, Latin American countries and its
Ecuador and Peru."
outcome will be of importance to
During 1966, he stated, the the subcommittee.
�June 9, 1967
SEAFARERS
Page Eleven
LOG
Old Shipmates Aboard the Del Sud
'
"Everything is running smoothly at present and there are no beefs worthy of the name, and we
have a great crew. That was the report of Relf Huddleston, ship's and deck delegatp on the Fairisle
(Pan Oceanic). Ira Brown, ship's treasurer, writes that the "traditional voyage barbecue with
charcoal steaks and cool re- ^
freshments" was held recently but all hands are happy with the ment came in for praise for their
in Danang, Vietnam. "All hands trip.
fine food and "a job well done,"
participated in the feast," Brown
Meeting chairman B. Hoffman
said. The Seafarers reported that
Ship's delegate Andrew Morales wrote. The Seafarers all worked
"the food was real had words of praise for his fellow well together and "everybody did
good," and was
Seafarers aboard a good job," he reported.
enjoyed by one
the Steel Appren
and all. Special
tice (Isthmian).
compliments went
In a special report to the LOG,
"As a ship's dele
to the Steward
gate, I am proud Lynden A. Webber, Meeting Sec
Department for
retary aboard the
to tell all the
the steaks, which
Commander (Ma
crewmembers that
were done to per
rine Carriers), re
this is one of the
fection.
The
crew
ported that a vote
best bunch of Sea
Brown
is reported to be
of
thanks went
Farrand
farers I have ever
enjoying their new television set
to
"a
good galley
been with," Mo
very much. Brother John New rales reported. Meeting secretary
crew and messman was given a vote of thanks Paul Lopez reminded the crew
men." The Stew
for his work in getting a television not to forget to declare all sou
ard Department,
set for the crew.
BuUard
reports, is "su
venirs. Meeting chairman John
perb." During the
Farrand reported that the ship's
treasury totals $25. The Steward good and welfare portion of a
A! Loguides, ship's treasurer on Department did a topnotch job, shipboard meeting, presided over
the Madaket (Waterman), reports all Logs and mail arrived on time by Meeting Chairman Ralph Bol
that the treasury and there were no beefs and only lard, it was decided to check out
was raided for a few hours disputed overtime. A the ice machine.
$28 for television smooth payoff was enjoyed in
repairs. A balance New York.
of $9 remains
Congratulations were in order
^
and meeting sec
for two Seafarers aboard the
Jack
Dolan,
who
is
known
to
retary T. Kubecka
Platte recently, Meeting Chairman
stated that the his friends and shipmates as "Saki
J. W. Corcoran
Jack," has been
membersh i p
reported. William
sailing as Second
Stankiewicz pledged to donate
J.
Long's wife
Electrican aboard
money to the
gave
birth to a
the Bowling
ship's fund. A. Stankiewicz was
daughter
while
Green. Brother
elected ship's delegate. Seafarers
Barney
SwearinDolan, who writes
were reminded not to over-load
gen celebrated his
that he is work
the washing machine and to see
birthday. A cake
ing with a very
department delegates, not top-side,
was baked for
good Chief Elecin regard to beefs.
him,
Corcoran
Dolan
Corcoran
ti'ician from
writes.
Meeting
whom he learns
Secretary
Coy
Hendricks
writes
Ralph Taylor, ship's delegate a lot, is a veteran member of the that a vote of thanks was extended
on the Del Oro (Delta), reported SIU and had previously sailed as to the Deck Department for the
to the LOG that a Chief Steward.
fine job they did keeping the ship
the recent trip
^
clean. Deck delegates report
Juan S. Rueda, meeting secre everything is fine except for a few
was "a swell voy
age in good old tary and Chief Steward aboard hours disputed overtime in the
the San Juan engine room.
SIU style." The
(Hudson), r eSeafarers are
ported that in the
looking forward
years he has been
to the payoff in
"The thought that perhaps we
sailing this was
New Orleans.
the best crew of helped materially in bringing this
Grice
Meeting chair
troubled world
Seafarers he's
man Stan Grice
into some sort of
shipped with. B.
reports that Steward W. H. Sim
order is worth the
Hoffman, ship's
mons thanked the crew "for a
effort,"
V. E.
Hoffman
delegate, "is a
fine trip," with all Seafarers doing
Monte,
meeting
very good brother
a fine job. Simmons' department
chairman aboard
turned out top chow, Grice wrote. and does a good job," Rueda re
the Steel Seafarer
Some disputed overtime reported ported. The Steward Depart(Isthmian) wrote
in regard to the
Entry Rating Lifeboat Class No, 5
n.2..
prospect of anWilloughby ^,ther trip to the
Vietnam war zone. Meeting sec
retary P. C. Willoughby reported
that the only beef is some dis
puted overtime in the Deck De
partment. More books have been
ordered for the ship's library.
^1/
The latest crop of graduates of the SlU's Entry Rating Lifeboat
Class recently graduated. Kneeling (l-r) are: R." Rose, R. Vin
son, T. Croce, F. Moyer, R. Rems, J. Bacher, L. Bieble, R. Larmour, and P. Ryzenga. Seated are: J. Luongo, S. Hord, R. Alvarez,
D. McTernan, E. Dissinger, J. Yelich, R. Thompson, and C. Decker.
Standing are: D. Williams, J. Wynn, A. Alfaro, R. Turner, T.
Decker, R. Randle, T. McDermott, M. Maddox, and R. McDaniel.
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Capt. VV'arren E. Wyman (left), a former Seafarer, looks apprecia
tively at the huge cake made for him during Captain's Night
aboard the Del Sud (Delta). Standing with him is the cake crea
tor, Chief Baker Michael J. Dunn. The two men are old shipmates,
having served aboard the Del Sud together in 1949. Captain Wyman
was the ship's Bosun then, and subsequently worked his way to Cap
tain. Brother Dunn is also ship's delegate. The recent Captain s
Night was held as the ship approached Bridgetown in the Barbados.
SAGAMORE HILL (Victory Carriers),
April 2—Chairman. Milton Trotman;
Secretary, Francis R. Napoli. $19.60 in
ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart
ment deleBates. Brother John Dunne was
elected to serve as ship's delegate.
TRANSEASTERN (Hudson Water
ways), April 1—Chairman, M. B. Elliott;
Secretary, M. B. Elliott. Motion was
made that all ships under SIU contract
have air conditioning. No beefs reported
by department delegates.
BELOIT VICTORY (Metro Petroleum),
April 9—Chairman, William Logan; Sec
retary, Richard D. Runkle. Request clari
fication regarding 8-4 watch in engine
department, in port and at sea. Repairs
on last repair list were not completed.
Ship should be sprayed for roaches.
CUBA VICTORY (Alcoa), January
22—Chairman, A. E Bourgot; Secretary,
W. J. Miles. No beefs reported by de
partment delegates. Ship's delegate re
ported that everything is going along
line. Discussion about money draws on
OT. Letter written to headquarters but
no reply received as yet.
PLATTE (Platte Transport), Decem
ber 4—Chairman, J. W. (Corcoran; STCretary. Coy R. Hendricks. A few repairs
still have to be completed, otherwise
everything is fine. No beefs reported by
department delegates. Brother William
J. Long became the proud father of a
daughter, Brenda. Vote of thanks to the
steward department for a job well done,
also to the deck department for cleaning
up and making the decks liveable.
DEL NORTE (Delta), April 9—Chair
man, Andrew A. McCloskey; Secretary,
Biil Kaiser. $98.86 in ship's fund. $595.85
in movie fund. Vote of thanks was ex
tended to Brother Kennedy, ship's dele
gate, for a job well done. Engine depart
ment is in need of cold water drinking
fountain. No beefs reported and every
thing is running smoothly.
OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas),
April 6—Chairman, Fred Meinerth; Sec
retary, Raymond Perry. $21.00 in ship's
STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), De
cember 10—Chairman, Jesse L. Green ;
Secretary, Willard Mulling. One man
paid off under nwtual consent in Co
lombo, Ceylon, due to illness. Some dis
puted OT in engine department concern
ing delayed sailing. Vote of thanks to
steward department for the good meals,
especially the fine Thanksgiving Day
dinner. All departments were given a
vote of thanks for their good conduct
aboard ship.
DEL CAMPO (Delta). February B—
Chairman, J. R. Alsobrook; Secretary,
D. G. Chaiin. Brother B. R. Smith was
elected to serve as ship's delegate. No
beefs and no disputed OT reported.
DEL CAMPO (Delta). March 12—
Chairman, P. Martinez; Secretary, D. G.
Chadn. Few hours disputed OT in deck
department.
TRANSHUDSON (Hudson Waterways),
March 11—Chairman. A. J. Karr; Secre
tary, T. O. Rainey. Brother Clayton L.
Engelund was elected to serve as new
ship's delegate. No beefs were reported
by department delegates.
REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Feb
ruary 26—Chairman, W. Newson; Secre
tary. None. Ship's delegate reported that
everything is running smoothly. $34.00
in ship's fund. Motion made that if ship
is laid up in drydock for repairs in Japan,
officials be contacted regarding air-condi
tioner being installed on ship. Also that
money be available to send cablegram to
SIU representative requesting him to
meet ship in Yokuska upon arrival there.
REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), March
29—Chairman, W. Newson ; Secretary,
None. Ship's delegate states that he met
SIU representative aboard ship, and
everything is O.K. $34.00 in ship's fund.
fund. No beefs were reported by depart
ment delegates. Repair list being made
up.
DEL NORTE (Delta), March 5—Chair
man, Andrew A. McCloskey: Secretary,
Bill Kaiser. $101.86 in ship's fund and
$277.85 in movie fund. Department dele
gates reported no beefs.
PETROCHEM (Valentine), April 9—
Chairman, P. F. Payne; Secretary, J. E.
Townsend. No disputed OT and no
beefs reported. Motion made to have
food plan representative come aboard to
see that proper stores are put on ship.
DEL CAMPO (Delta), April 2—Chair
man, Paul R. Smith; Secretary, D. G.
Chafin. Brother Paul R. Smith resigned
as ship's delegate but was re-elected to
serve again. Deck department extended
a vote of thanks to the ship's delegate
for doing a fine job. No beefs were re
ported by department delegates.
CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), March
12—Chairman, John Farone; Secretary,
H. (Tiny) Kennedy. Brother Frank
Presti was elected to serve as new ship's
delegate. Discussion held about the
washing machine—to be checked in
Japan.
Seafarers on the Del Alba (Del
ta) might be away from New Or- , Editor,
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�June 9. 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Twelve
Father and Son Make Trip Together;
Plan to Sail as SlU Team in Future
Many Seafarers have favorite shipmates—men they like to sail and work with—but two Seafarers,
Frank Melvin King, 51, and George E. King, 29, who sail together frequently are ratfier unique, for
they are father and son. The SIU has at least two other family teams, but they consist of brothers.
ormr u
The Kings are one of the few
th* tlmtiim »f th
father and son teams in the SIU.
"My father's going to sea in
iMiMt in4 Uf(ti
fluenced me," George told the nborthiRtlitloni
B«ir4
LOG. The two Kings first started
sailing together while George was
still in college.
George attended three state
schools in his native Georgia. He
began at Georgia Southwest Col
lege, transferred to Georgia State
College at Atlanta, and finally got
his degree in business administra
tion from the University of
Georgia in 1960.
Today the senior King sails in
the engine room as a FWT, while
George holds an OS rating. "I
picked the Deck Department be Frank M. King, 51 (left), and his 29-year-old son George, one of the
cause I like the outdoors," George few father and son teams in the SIU sail together as much as
told the LOG. "I don't like being they can. Frank sails in the Engine dept., George in the Deck dept.
closed in," he added. George did
give the engine room a try, but Seafarer last November. Shortly Kings plan to sail together as
after the two sailed together on much as they can in the future.
found it too confining.
the Steel Scientist (Isthmian), "It's a good situation, sailing with
Frank King joined the SIU in bound for a five-month trip to the my father," says George.
New York. His son became a Far East and back. The two
The Kings live in Zebulon, Ga.,
about 50 miles south' of Atlanta.
"Mom," Mrs. Grace King, takes
care of the home front while her
husband and son are at sea.
Frank King got his first taste
of
the sea when he joined the
,
Navy a few days after Pearl Har
Aaron Jenkins, bom April 13,
Wey Feng Chii% bora April bor. He served as a gunner aboard
1967, to the Donald E. Jenkins, 20, 1967, to the Wong K. Chings,
merchant ships. One of his ships
So. Webster, Ohio.
San Francisco, California.
was torpedoed and sunk 319 miles
^
south of Capetown, South Africa.
Frank
Auerswald,
born
May
3,
There
were only two survivors,
Brenda Kay Milne, born Febru
1967,
to
the
Frank
Auerswalds,
Frank
and the ship's carpenter.
ary 3, 1967, to the Thomas A.
Deptford, New Jersey.
The two were picked up by a
Milnes, Mobile, Alabama.
British freighter, after drifting in
Loretta Foster, born May 5, a lifeboat for 16 days. "That
Erik Stannard, born April 12, 1967, to the Ellis G. Fosters, Jr., freighter that picked us up was
1967, to the George J. Stannards, Belhaven, N. Carolina.
the best looking ship I ever saw,"
Perrysburg, Ohio.
Brother King reminisces.
After his stint in the Navy, the
David Watts, bora December
elder
King worked in sawmills and
Mona and Monica Odom, bora 24, 1966, to the Allan T. Watts',
then
went into the lumber busi
March 24, 1967, to the Rudolph Baltimore, Md.
ness.
Whatever time he didn't de
Odoms, Huntington, New York.
— <!> —
vote to his business or his family,
Lesley Ann Williams, born No he spent fishing. "But," he laughs,
Peter Murphy, bom April 12, vember 19, 1966, to the Walter "the game warden got so rough
1967, to the Edward J. Murphys, Williams', Gretna, Louisiana.
I had to give it up."
Buffalo, New York.
With an eye to the future, he
Natalie Ennis, bora January 21, hopes to attend the SIU's Deck
Vincent KeUy, born April 17, 1967, to the TTiomas E. Ennis', Officer Upgrading School in the
near future.
1967, to the Vincent Kellys, Rose Philadelphia, Pa.
Tree Media, Pa.
SIU
ARRIVALS
Lifeboat Class No. 178
Chad Evans CilHIriw, born
April 22, 1967, to the Norman
Gillikins, New Orleans, La.
^
Rebecca Callahan, bora March
4, 1967, to the George E. Callahans, St. Louis, Mo.
Joanne Lynch, bora March 6,
1967, to the Roy Lynchs, La Follette, Tenn.
\I>
Judy Lynn Ihiskill, bora March
31, 1967, to the Millard J. Driskills, Berwick, La.
^
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Belinda Scoper, bora March' 10,
1967, to the Charles J. Scopers,
Lake Arthur, La.
To The Editor:
In the first three and a half
months of the 90th Congress,
the number of bills proposing
an independent maritime agen
cy has reached the figure of 80.
This record number of bills,
all proposing similar legislation,
means that Congress has an en
tirely different attitude than
many administration officials
who wish the merchant marine
buried somewhere in the Trans
portation Department.
Last year, the House voted
260 to 117 to exclude the Mari
time Administration from the
new Transportation Depart
ment
The SIU aiid the Maritime
Trades Department have done
wonderful work in bringing
home to Congress the impor
tance of the American mer
chant marine. May they keep
up the good work.
Harold M. Dnj^an
— 4^
Congressman Lauds
Seafarers Good WIN
To The Betor:
In reading the March 31st
issue of the Seafarers Log, I
noted the article about my good •
friend, Abe Handleman. It is
gratifying to note Jhat after his
many years of devoted and tire
less efforts on behalf of others,
Abe is finally receiving some
small measure of recognition
for his deeds. He has always
given of himself freely and selflessly to aid the fight against
polio or any other cause that
would benefit the needy.
Therefore, I know I speak for
all of his friends here in Balti
more, especially my staff and
myself, who have shared the
benefits of his labors, when I
say "Good Luck Abe" during
yomr recuperative period and
may you soon be well enough
to resume your activities.
May I thank the LOG fot
their kind words about Abe and
may I extend best wishes to
your staff and readers.
Edward A. Gannatz, M.C.
(The writer is a memlMr of
Congress, representing the
Tldrci Congresshmal District in
Mtoyiand. Abe Handleman was
hospitalized in the Staten Island
USPHS Hospital recently for
an operation. A few days after
being declared fir for dafy, he
shi^piri ont E, Note.)
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Shares Credit
With Others
James Reed, bom April 10,
1967, to the Ronald D. Reeds,
Mamou, La.
Robot Lee Powdl, bora March
27, 1967, to the Robert Powells,
Mannington, W. Va,
Congressmen Back
Merchant Marine
The 178th graduating class of the SIU Lifeboat School now hold
their Coast Guard lifeboat endorsements, a necessity for obtain
ing an AB's ticket. Seated (l-r) are: F. Dailey, A. Hartwell, F. Cata
lanotto, and G. King. Standing are Instructor Dick Hall, M.
Weisberg, J. Parris, T. Howell, and Instructor Ami Bjornsson.
The EditOR
'
I wish to point out that in
^your article in the May 12 issue
much credit niust be given to
several other men who helped
form the emergency squad on
the Margarett Brown. (The
article related how Seafarer
Dave Tuck and three officers
climbed into the engine room
of the Margarett Brown after
fit was hit by an explosion sav
ing the life
^farer Ed
iDunmoor and the ^hip as well.
-Ed. Note.)
Pete Brevas gave the initial
signal to the Master, Carl F.
Bariiett, ^ the g^erai aiaim
to be sounded; Had it not been
Pete Prevas, Dick Whitley^ |
Virgil Lambert, and John Scully |
our Bosun, helped to form the
emergency squad and came
down into the engine room at a
time when even we ourselves
were notSsure the immediate
danger was eliminated. Am
brose White's help was also in
valuable.
I might say that my late
father, who being a Chief Engi
neer and a past member of
MEBA, taught my brother and
I that where the need of an
other is greater than ours, we
must act accordingly. As it was,
I had friends down there and
their needs were greater than
my own at that instant; to have
LETTERS
To The Editor
done less towards ihem would
have been a disservice.
It is men like Pete, Dick,
Ambrose, Virgil, John, the
Chief from the H^oosier State,
Roy Boyett, and its First Engi
neer, E. Neelson, that I would
be very proud to sail with and
have as shipmates. These men
have shown where their duty
lies first and foremost to those
who they call shipmates. I may
never see any of them again but
God bless them all, wherever
they might sail.
Dave *^068" Tuck
— 4>-
U.S. Maritime
Should Get Share
To The Editor:
World trade has doubled
since 1959, helped in large
measure by constantly declining
tariff barriers. The important
thing about the recently 'con
cluded Kennedy Round of tar
iff negotiations is that it is the
biggest tariff reduction ever,
and all but guarantees the con
tinuance of a basic momentum
toward expanding trade.
Everyone, including Ameri
can businessmen, seems happy
about the reduced tariffs. The
typical American business reacP
tion is that our economy will
benefit from easier access to
foreign markets.
The picture is indeed a rosy
one, except for one factor-—
our moribund merchant marine.
At this point in our nation's
economic history, when it is ah
odds-on bet that the Kennedy
Round will help foreign trade
grow at even a faster rate ffian
it has during the past decade/
our merchant marine should be
expanding to carry our share of
our foreign trade.
If the merchant marine isn't
expanded, the percentage of
our nade carried by American
ships will decline far below the
pitiful eight per cent which is
the curretd figure.
We are living in an ever
shnhking "vrvrld, and' the ships
of the world are helping to
make our planet one united
community. The United States
merchant marine must play it|
Right now we import abpth
«s much as we export. A greatly
funded
inerchant
hidrihe that woiW^
ntosii
pt:<;,pur,
would'be good
�Jane 9, 1967
SEAFARERS
FINAL DEPARTURES
Robert Meyers, 42: Brother
Meyers died on February 16, In
Erie, N. Y. He
was the victim
of a building col
lapse. Born in
Ashland, Wise.
Meyers made his
home in that city.
He joined the
SIU Great Lakes
District in De
troit. A member of the Engine De
partment, he shipped as Fireman.
He was last employed by the
Tomlinson Steamship Lines. Sur
viving is a brother, Kenneth Mey
ers of Superior, Wise. Burial was
in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Ashland,
Wise.
Clarence Gardner, 61: Brother
Gardner died aboard the Colum
bia Victory on
June 8, 1966,
from a cerebral
hemorrhage. He
sailed as a Chief
Steward. Seafarer
Gardner was born
in Tennessee and
lived in Paris,
Tenn. He joined
the Union in Savannah, Georgia.
He is survived by his step-daugh
ter, Mary Ann Gardner of Paris.
Brother Gardner's body was re
turned to Paris from Antwerp,
Belgium, for burial.
John D. Raines, 44: Brother
Raines died of a heart attack in
the New Orleans
USPHS Hospital,
after an illness of
several days. A
native of Ala
bama, he joined
the SIU in the
port of Mobile,
in 1958. At the
time he was em
ployed by the Bay Towing and
Dredging Co., as a deckhand. He
is survived by his father, Bular
Raines, and a sister, Mrs. Marzett
Raines Johnson.
Francis Chase, 61: Brother
Chase died in Mercy Hospital,
Baltimore, on
March 11. He
was born in Balti
more and made
his home in that
dty. Chase join
ed the SIU in
New York City.
He was a mem
ber of the Deck
Department and sailed as AB,
Bosun and Carpenter. His last
ship was the Geneva. Burial was
in Holy Rosary Cemetery, Balti
more. Surviving are a brother,
Walter of Sommerville, Mass., and
a sister. Rose Graybill of Balti
more.
<I>
Joseph Camp, 51: Brother
Camp died of pneumonia at the
USPHS Hospital
in Seattle on
March 26. He
was born in Geor
gia and made his
home in Seattle.
Seafarer Camp
joined the SIU
in the port of
New York and
sailed in the Engine Department.
He held the rating of Electrician.
His last vessel was the Eliza.
Brother Camp was buried at the
Butterworth Family Mortuary,
Seattle.
NAME
AMOUNT DUE
Abdullah, A. H.
AdantuT J. N.
Addinqton, Homer
Aiunsion, A. A.
Backman, Donald W.
BIngenhaimer, J. P.
Boatnar, R.
Brian, k. E.
BrIHon, E. G.
Brown, J. P.
Brown, J. P.
Brown, Paul W.
Brunkar, C. C.
Byars, J.
Byars, J.
Carter, F.
Cllna, J. E.
Cooper, C.
Corns, k.
Cousins, W. M.
Craig, D. E.
Crawford, Arnold
Crouch, Bobble G.
Cumlngham, W. N.
Davis, M. C.
Davis, M. Jv
Da Area, R.
Dabolsslara, R. P.
DeSllva, H.
Diplatro, Jamas J.
Dolan, J.
Dolan, John V.
Dowd, O.
Dunne, A.
Dunne, A., Jr.
Falgoust, M. J.
Falgoust, M. J.
Favalora, R.
Felix, H. M.
FIrlla, L.
FItton, Lewis
Forest, Jackson
Garrecht, Ronald
Garrecht, Ronald J.
Glamboll, L. A.
Glchenko, M.
Gonyea, Earl E.
Goutlerrei, H. J., Jr.
Greaux, L.
Graaux, L. F.
$ 8.9i
17.62
15.89
.01
18.76
33.44
21.14
7.33
17.35
103.08
4.73
3.62
18.37
5J6
1.12
.49
.70
4.32
52.29
5.14
16.03
43.00
137.04
352
.48
1.98
-37.97
36.90
2.80
3.00
15.02
.75
.48
198.47
4.44
13.87
1.56
5.38
3.76
24.97
11.07
23.09
6.00
31.67
16.03
66.18
13.57
.48
29.28
George Fossett, 65: Seafarer
Fossett died on Oct. 30, 1966,
while sailing
aboard the Transastern. He died
aboard the ship
while in the vi
cinity of Subic
Bay. A member
of the Engine De
partment, he held
the rating of
FOWT. Born in Cumberland,
Md., he lived in Catonsville,
Md. and joined the SIU in Balti
more. Fossett is survived by his
sister, Dorothy Meese, of Balti
more. The body was returned to
, the United States for burial.
NAME
AMOUNT DUE
Hachey, L. W.
Hair, Geo.
Hanson, Karl Hans
Hashagen, G.
Hendrick, D.
Hirablis, S. N.
Holsebus, Marian
Holt, P. S.
Huckeba, J. J.
Huckeba, J. J., Jr.
Hulsebus, Marian M.
Jackson, G. R.
Jardtna, W. S.
Johnson, A.
Johnson, William H.
Johnson, Wm.
Knight, R. C.
Labua, Thomas V.
Laavall, W. L.
Laklvil^ Alfred
Lines, i. O.
Little, Wm.
Lockarman, W.
Lyons, A.
Mathiws, T. J.
Maxwell, K. J.
Mcblova, F. 5.
McAuliffa, W. A. Ill
McClintic, William
McHale, Martin
McKenna, R.
McKsnna, R. P.
Mendoza, Ernest
Messerall, Bobby L.
Mitchell, Willie L.
Montgomery, D. R.
Moreland, Dennis
Myers, Jake
Nelson, E.
Nelson, W. A.
O'Sullivon, R. P.
Oswinkle, Wm. A.
Owens, R. J.
Owens, Robert J.
Owens, Wm.
Page, R. G.
Page, R. G.
Patino, J.
Payne, H. A.
13.63
5.13
4.04
2.32
6.00
.47
29.70
13.57
13.63
12.36
20.55
2.17
4.22
.49
1.08
2.40
7.16
18.74
.01
4.64
.50
49.35
.52
2.25
29.67
1.07
3.01
.44
10.87
5.91
45.22
102.15
18.53
4.04
18.74
16.03
16.85
22.37
11.45
33.44
2.17
2.25
-44
' 550
2.40
21.35
11-45
3.77
15.88
NAME
Page Thirteen
LOG
Retired Seafarer Schapiro Recalls
Sailing Hardships of Pre-SIU Days
"A little man can do a lot," Morris Mendel Schapiro told the LOG recently. Known as "Shorty,"
a nickname he picked up during his early years as a Seafarer, Schapiro stands 4'9" tall, and is the
shortest man in the New York Hall.
A charter member of the SIU, ^
Shorty worked and lived in three of Russia. His father was poor, for the United States, settling in
continents, making ends meet in an agricultural agent who traveled Newark, N.J. He met the girl
spite of being "too little and too from farm to farm by horseback, who became his wife. "I thought
honest." He first went to sea as buying flax from farmers to be I was in heaven when I saw her,"
a messman in 1930 in the second made into linen by the company he says. Mrs. Schapiro died in
year of the Great Depression, for which he worked. "In Russia, 1962. After a stint as an haber
after his haber you had to be rich to go to dashery salesman and a life insur
dashery store in school," Shorty told the LOG, ance agent he opened his haber
dashery store on Newark's Market
Newark, N.J. had and he didn't qualify.
Street.
gone under to
He decided to immigrate to
Not content with seeing the
gether with mil South Africa, where he had rela
lions of other tives. It took him three years to world as a seaman, Morris con
tinued to travel after he retired
small businesses. get out of Russia.
at
the age of 66. "My hobby is
On board ship,
He stayed in the Union of traveling, and I've been in eyeiy
he worked 18 South Africa for 13 years. He
hours a day, sev lived with his cousin in a small interesting town in America." He
Schapiro
en days a week, town 85 miles inland from Cape particularly likes the West, and
for $33 a month. Conditions on town. "I did lots of things in he has been in Los Angeles, Santa
the "banana boats" on which he South Africa," Shorty told the Barbara, San Francisco and Yel
worked were "disgraceful" before LOG, including selling cattle, dis lowstone Park. He used to travel
the SIU was formed. "There was tributing burlap bags and selling by Greyhound bus, staying in each
no overtime, no Sundays, no noth grain for seed. He also taught city about a month. "Now I must
ing," he relates. "When you himself to read and write English fly," he says. Telling of his trip
weren't in the galley, they had by reading the Capetown Times to the Grand Canyon, he said
you painting," he ad^.
wistfully, "I was too old to make
religiously.
When World War II broke out.
In 1927 he left South Africa the trip down by mule."
Shorty thought nothing of dodg
ing Japanese naval ships while
serving aboard troop carriers.
Most of his sailing during the war
was done to the South Pacific with
Delta Lines. He was on troop
Joseph Moloney
Roland P. Dean
carriers that carried soldiers to
Please contact J. Berkowitz,
Your mother has passed away.
New Guinea, Numea, the Fiji
Please contact attorney Harry chief accountant, Pecos Trans
Islands, and New Caledonia.
Goldman Jr., Central Savings port, Inc., 350 Fifth Ave., New
Vivid War Memory
Bank Building, Baltimore, Md. York, N. Y. 10001, in regard to
His most vivid memory of the 21202.
unclaimed wages while aboard the
war was the run into Guadalcanal.
Pecos during March and April,
The ship had to make it to the
1966.
Pat L. Murphy
island after dark, then unload
It is important that you contact
2,000 enlisted men and 185 offi
Francis (Frank) Warren
cers and get away again before Jean Woods, 69 N.W. 26th Ave.,
dawn. The reason that the entire Apt. 6, Miami, Fla. 33125.
Please contact your mother,
operation had to be completed in
^
Mrs. Fanny Warren at 276 East
the dead of night was that the
Avenue, East Norwalk, Conn.
Herbert K. Kennedy
darkness provided cover from
06855,
in regard to a very impor
Please contact your lawyer,
Japanese artillery observers.
tant
matter.
Herman N. Rabson, 15 Park Row,
Shorty also crossed the Atlantic N. Y. C., or phone WO 2-5250 in
during the war. He remembers regard to a matter pertaining to
John A. Blazewtck
seeing Allied planes "in the hun the Halaula Victory in 1966.
dreds" flying over Belfast on their
Please contact Indiana Local
——
way to Germany.
Board No. 173, Selective Service
Robert Swanson
System, Post Office Building, East
Brother Schapiro was born in
Please contact Lis Swanson, Chicago, Ind., 46312, immedi
the tiny village of Poneveicz,
ately.
Lithuania, which was then part Long Beach, California.
AMOUNT DUE
Peyton, Arthur D.
Pereira, R. M.
Phillips, Harold L.
Phillips, Harold L.
Phillips, Harold L.
Potarsky, R.
26.00
9.14
419.00
500.00
500.00
2.96
NAME
AMOUNT DUE
Reeves, Benfamin M.
Reynolds, F. L.
Roney, J. 5.
Russo, G. F.
Saberon B.
Sablin, J. R.
The Delta Steamship Lines has notified
the SIU that it is holding checks for un
claimed wages due crewmen. The following
Seafarers may collect their checks by writing
to the Paymaster, Delta Steamship Lines,
Inc., No. 2 Canal Street, International Trade
Mart, Room 1700, New Orleans, La. 70130.
DELTA LINE
MONEY DUE
12.54
16.03
13.63
.44
3.76
15.33
NAME
AMOUNT DUE
Santo, R. D.
Saunders, O. H.
Shea, W. R.
Shipton, K.
Shipton, K.
Singleton, W. C.
Smith, R. C.
Smithers, W. J.
Sommers, E.
Somyak, Joseph L.
Thome, W. W.
Trinidad, A. P.
Vaccaro, G. Valladares, John
Van Holden, J. B.
Vanasse, R. C.
Vanasse, Raphael C.
Velaiquas, E. M.
Vendoioski, Charles
Vieira, E.
Vierra, J.
Vigne, A.
Vigo, J.
Vigo, Jose J. A.
Vincent, F.
Visser, D.
Von Holden, J. R.
Von Holden, J. R.
Von Holden, J. R.
Von Holden, Jaechim
Vorel, Richard J.
Vouge, L.
Vyaral, Bennie
• Viilacruzes, L. R.
Vincent, C.
Wade, L. G.
Weed, M. F.
Werst, G. R.
Wheatiey, J. E. Jr.
Whorter, A. M.
Wolf, L.
Wong, H. M.
Woodell, Standish
Wahl, Chas. Jr.
Waits, B.
Waits, Bever
Walh, Charles
Walker, Ellas H.
Walker, J.
Walker, Lary G.
387.61
1.84
4.26
9.14
27.08
3.62
22.45
6.00
21.14
45.55
49.16
.01
4.93
5.63
3.66
5.31
4.01
7.49
2.93
3.73
5.86
4.93
4.93
3.09
3.96
3.75
3 06
16.65
16.23
7.91
370.36
3.87
14.40
26.71
2051
1.61
16.03
3.68
1.13
17.36
.44
12.55
4.04
7.68
16.83
5.32
1.00
4.59
354
554
NAME
AMOUNT DUE
Walker, P. W.
Walker, W.
Warren, V. C.
Warren, V. C.
Watson, James C.
Watts, L.
Weaver, L. L.
Weaver, L. L.
Weeks, John W.
Weems, C.
West, ^rank W.
Wheeler, O.
Wicak, Ed. A.
Wiggins, J.
Wiggins, J. D.
Wiggins, Jesse D.
Williams, B. G.
Williams, Robbie G.
Williams, C. L.
Williams, J. F.
Williams, Joseph F.
Williams, Joseph
Williams, Robert
Willingham, Edell
Willis, T. T.
Wilson, A. D.
Wil-.an, A. D.
Wilson, J. C.
Winget, J. A.
Wintiel, H. J.
Wolfe, James
Wolfe, James T.
Workman, H. O.
Workman, H. O.
Workman Homer
Worley, C. D.
Worrell, D. A. L. Wright, J.
Wright, Sherman
Wright, W. O.
Wynn, C.
Ybaria, V. 8.
Ybarro, D.
Yeoman, A. R.
Young, Charles
Zance, Anthony
Zehner, O. C.
Zitto, Sal
Zubatsky, E. E.
Zulli, K. C.
-
2.85
1.88
4.93
3.67
9.90
8.05
2.85
2.85
751
5.60
15.95
4.93
3.75
7.31
4.64
3.96
2.03
7.23
9.85
4.64
3.96
1.88
49.51
3.09
6.23
3.52
3.75
2.85
5.77
16.20
12.95
1.47
1.66
3.73
3.74
f67
4.94
1357
151
4.93
27.69
I.«
28.61
4.«
1054
1.47
3.09
7.33
4.93
1252
�Schedule of
Membership Meetingps
SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New Oileans July 11—2:30 p.m.
Mobile
July 12—2:30 p.m.
Wilmington . .July 17—2:00 p.m.
San Francisco
July 19—2:00 p.m.
Seattle
July 21—2:00 p.m.
New York ..July 3—2:30p.m.
Philadelphia July 5—2:30 p.m.
Baltimore ...July 5—2:30p.m.
Detroit
July 14—2:30 p.m.
Houston ... .July 17—^2:30 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detrmt
. . .July 3—2:00 p.m.
3—7:00 p.m.
Alpena , .
Buffalo .. .. .July 3—7:00 p.m.
Chicago . .. .July 3—7:00 p.m.
Cleveland .. .July 3—7:00 p.m.
Duluth . . ...July 3—7:00 p.m.
Frankfort .. .July 3—^7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Region
Chicago ... .July 11—7:30 p.m.
tSault Ste. Marie ^
July 13—^7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
July 12—7:30 p.m.
Duluth
July 14—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland ...July 14—7:30p.m.
Detroit
July 10—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee ..July 10—7:30p.m.
United Industrial Worken
New Orleans July 11—7:00 p.m.
MohUe
July 12—7:00 p.m.
New York ..July 3—7:00p.m.
Philadelphia July 5—7:00 p.m.
Baltimore ... July 5—7:00 p.m.
^Houston ...July 17—7:00p.m.
Railway Marine Region
Philadelphia
July 11—l()a.m. &8p.m.
Baltimore
July 12—10a.m.&8p.m.
•Norfolk
July 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City
July 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
f Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sanlt
St. Marie, Mich.
* Meeting held at Labor Temple, New
port News,
t Meeting held at Galveston wharves.
VANTAGK PROGR^S (Pioneer M*ri.
time), April 16—Chairman. F. L. Bartlett; Secretary, H. "G. Wernj. Ship's
delegate talked to the Captain about a
pUgue Tor the Chief Mate who passed
away in Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam. It
will be brought aboard ship in Ixong
Beach, California, so that all the crew
can see it. Picture of ft will be sent to
the LOG. $29.50 in ship's fund. Every
thing is running smoothly in all de
partments with no beefs and no dis
puted or. It was suggested that more
cigarettes should be stocked in slop
chest, also variety of candy. Vote of
tbuanks to the deck department for bring
ing ship into port looking good. Vote
of thanks to the messman, J. W. Martin
for keeping messroom clean.
DIGEST
of SIU
DlRECTORYof
UNION HAUiS
MEETINGS
SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial Workers
WACOSTA (Sea-Land), April X6—
Chairman, C. Hemby; Secretary, H.
Caldas. Brother Hemby was elected to
serve as ship's delegate. Motion was
made to have a PA system instailed in
messhall from bridge. Ship needs to be
fumigated for roaches. No beefs and
no disputed OT reported. Vote of thanks
to the Steward Department.
PRESIDENT
Paul Halt
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Cat Tannar
Earl Shepard
VICE PRESIDENTS
Lindsay Williams
Robert Matthews
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Karr
HEADQUARTERS
675
-Ith
Ave., Bklyn.
HY 9-6600
ALPENA, Mich. :
!... 127 River St.
EL •t-3616
BALTIMORE. MD
1216 E. Ballimore St.
EA 7-4900
BOSTON, Mass
177 State St.
Rl 2-0140
BUFFALO. N.Y
735 Washington St.
TL 3-9259
CHICAGO, III
9383 Ewing Ave.
SA I 0733CLEVELAND, Ohio
1420 W. 25th St.
MA 1-5450
DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave.
VI 3-4741
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orlemis July 11—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
July 12—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia July 5—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore (licensed and
unlicensed) July 5—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk
July 6—5:00 p.m.
Houston
July 17—5:00 p.m.
June 9, 1967
SEAFARERS LOG
Page Fourteen
DULUTH, Minn
COMMANDER (Marine Carriers), De
cember 18—Chairman, J. McPhani; Sec
retary, J. Q. Dedicatoria. Vote ot
thanks extended to resigning ship's
delegate, William Koltonuk, for a Job
well done. Motion made to go on record
in the recording of these minutes, that
paying oil in such a procedure of holding
or for the next trip is not satisfactory,
to the crew. Crew would like the board
ing patrolman to put a stop to it.
PRODUCER (Marine Carriers). AprU
9—Chairman, Ray Wright; Sectary,
J. A. Stevens. Brother Bruce Knight
was elected to serve as new ship's dele
gate. No beefs were reportd.
AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers),
March 17 — Chairman, Donald Mason ;
Secretary, Gus Skendelas. Ship's dele
gate extended a vote of thanks to the
crew for bringing the ship in clean. No
beefs report^ Everything is going
smoothly. Vote of thanks to the Steward
Department.
LYNN VICTORY (Victory Carriers).
March 21—Chairman, Matthew D. Guidera; Secretary, Harold Strauss. AH re>.:
pairs requested by previous crews have
been made. Brother Matthew D. Goidera,
ship's delegate was given a vote of
thanks and was re-elected to serve again.
Vote of thanks to the steward depart
ment for a job well done. The prepara
tion of all food is exceilent.
312 W. 2nd St.
RA 2-4110
... P.O. Bo* 287
FRANKFORT, Mich.
415 Main St.
EL 7-2441
HOUSTON, Tex
5804 Canal St.
WA 8-3207
BEIATRICE VICTORY (Victory Car
JACKSONVILLE, Fla
2608 Pearl St.
riers). April 2—Chairman, C. G. McLelEL 3-0987
lan; Secretary, R. N. DowelL ' No beefs
and no dispute OT reported by depart
JERSEY CITY, N.J
99 Montgomery St.
ment delegates. Vote of thanks to the.
HE 3-0104
deck department for keeping messhall
MOBILE, Ala
I South Lawrence St.
clean at night throughout trip. Discus
HE 2-1754
sion about poor medical attention. It
was suggested that the company agenjs
NEW ORLEANS, La
630 Jackson Ave.
select
doctors who can speak English, or
Tel. 529-7546
send
an interpretor with crewman to
115 3rd St.
NORFOLK, Va.
the doctor.
Tel. 622-1892
PHILADELPHIA, Pa
2604 S. 4th St.
STEEL
EXECUTIVE
(Isthmian).
DE 6-3818
March 6—Chairman, P. Sernyk; Secre
tary, Michael Miller. No beefs reported
PORT ARTHUR, Tex
1348 Seventh St.
by department delegates. $4.85 in ship's
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St.
fund.
DO 2-4401
SANTURCE. P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos
BEAVER VICTORY (Bulk Transport),
Stop 20
March 12—Chairman, Prank Rodriguea,
Jr.; Secretary, James A. MacKeniie.
Tel. 724-2848
SEATTLE, Wash
2505 First Avenue ; Brother HacKenzie was elected to serveas ship's delegate. No beefs reported.
MA 3-4334
Deck delegate reported that he has a
ST. LOUIS, Mo
805 Del Mar
good gang in the deck deparOnent.
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STEEL
ARCHITECT
(Isthmian),
TAMPA, Fla
312 Harrison St.
March 19—Chairman, Roy R. Thomas;
Tel. 229-2788
Secretary,
James
EL
Ostrom.
$104.26 in
WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave.
ship's fund. No beefs reports by de
834-2528
partment delegates. Brother Harold PerYOKOHAMA. Japan..Iseya BIdg., Room 801
deieghte. Vote of thanks to the Steward
1-2 Kaigan-Dori-Nakaku
guson was elected to serve as new ship's
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department 4or » job well dsne- ;
MISSOURI TMesdowbr^^
April 7~Chairman, Joseph Weraelowich ;
Secretary. Maximo Bugawan. 18.00 in
ship's fund. Except for difflcultlw in
Steward Department, everything is O.K.
MISSOURI (Meadowbrook Transport),
March 5—Chairman, E. E. Davidson:
Secretary, H. Bugawan. $8 in ship s
fund. No beefs and no disputed OT
reported. Vote of thanks was extended
to the ship's delegate for a job well done.
Crew donated $135.00 and sent floral
wreath to crewmember, whose father
passed away.
DEL ORO (Delta), April 16—Chair
man, Stanlon Grice; Secretary, W. H.
SimmonB. $88.78 in ship's fund. Ship's
delegate thanked the crew for a swell
voyage in good old SIU style. There la
some disputed OT in all three depart
ments which will be squared away at
payoff by the patrobnan. Everything
else is running smoothly.
Steward
thanked the crew for helping make this
a fine trip. Vote of thanks was ex
tended to the steward department for
a Jcrt) well done.
OCEANIC WAVE (Oceanic Pioneer),
April 0—Chairman, J. D. Mathew; Sec
retary, J. L. Pagan. No beefs were
reimrted by department delegates. Two
men missed ship, one in Yokohama and
the other in Honolulu. Disputed OT In
engine department to be settled by pa
trolman. Motion made that the men on
watch from 5 to 8 while in port should
get OT as do the officers. Company
should be contacted about putting movies
on board ship and a television set-in
the crew mess. Ship needs fumigation. ;/•
Vote of thanks to the Steward Depart-;;
ment for a job well done.
MADAKET .(Waterman), April 8—u
Chairman, A. Stankiewiez; Secretary, T.
Kubecka. $9.00 in ship's fund after
spending $28 for TV repair. Crewmembers requested to donate to build up
ship's fund. Brother A. Stankiewiez was
elected to serve as ship's delegate.
MARYMAR (Calmsr), AprU 16—Chairman, John Niemiera: Secretary, 1;
F. A. DeLeon. $21.50 in ship's fund.
No beefs and no disputed OT reported
by department delegates. Motion made
that headquarters contact Calmar Steam- ?
ship Company regardiing the matter of
transportation around the clock be-)
tween Sparrows Point bus terminal and Pennwood Wharf Dock.
FAIRI8LE (Pan Oceanic Tankers),
April 1—Chairman, R. .L. Huddlestoh;
Secretary, Ira C. Brown. Brother R.
Huddleeton was elected to serve as ship's i
delegate. ' Everything is going alcmg'
smoothly with no beefs and no disputed <
OT.
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BELGIUM VICTORY (Isthmian). April .
9—Chairman, A. Michelet; Secretary. '
Ken Hayes. $19.00 In ship's fund. No
beefs and no disputed OT reported by
department delegates. Vote of thanks
was extended to the Steward Department
for a job well done.
COMMANDER
(Marine
Carriew),
March 26—Chairman, Ralph BuUard; .
Secretary, Lynden Webber. No beefs ;
reported by department delegates. Vote
of thanks to the entire steward depart
ment for a job well done.
DEL RIO (Delta), March 26—Chair. ;
man, H. A. Hamlett; Secretary, N. J. )
Savoie, Motion was made that Head
quarters see about 20-year retirement
and pension plan. Motion made that the
SIU officials negotiate for companies to
build private quarters for the crewa
on new ships being built. Brother James
D. Johnson was elected to serve as ship's
delegate. $30.10 in ship's fund. No
beefs were reportedSAN JUAN (Hudson Waterway), April
23—Chairman, B. Hoffman; ^retary,
Joan S. Rueda. Ship's delegate re
ported that all is running smoothly with
no beefs. Vote of thanks to the steward
and the entire steward department for
the good food and a job well done.
Crew were commended for their good
behavior.
SELHA VICTORY (South AtlanticCaribbean), March 19—Chairman, AUen
Bell; Secretary, Anthony Nottumo. No
beefs reported by department delegates.
All were squared away by the Captain.
Ship's delegate to see the Mate about
getting
steward
department
rooms
>ainted. Vote of thanks to the Steward
; JeiMMtmimfe.foriA^iohrwell ^done.:
s;.
UNFAIR
TO LABOR
DO NOT BUY
Seafarers and their families are
urged to support a consumer boy
cott by trade unionists against
various companies whose products
are produced under non-union
conditions, or which are "unfair
to labor." (This listing carries the
name of the AFL-CIO unions in
volved, and will be amended from
time to time.)
Stitzel-Weller Distilleries
"Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
"Cabin Still," W. L. Weller
Bourbon whiskeys
(Distillery Workers)
vfei7'
Kingsport Press
"World Book," "Childcraft"
(Printing Pressmen)
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture Workers)
•
White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
4,
Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
Work Shoes . . .
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
Statler
Men's Shoes ...
Jarman, Johnson &
Murphy, Crestworth,
(Boot and Shoe Workers' Union)
Baltimore Luggage Co.
Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart
Starlite luggage
Startlite luggage
(International Leather Goods,
Plastics and Novelty Workers
Union)
"HIS" brand men's clothes
Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond
blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa
Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman
Brothers and Sewell Suits,
Wing Shirts
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America)
—4^—
FINANCIAL REPORTS. Ihe constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's
money and Union finances.
The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every
three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All
Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn.
TRUST FUNDS. AH trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust
fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of th^e funds
shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their sitemates.
All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval
by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the
headquarters of the various trust funds.
SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and soninrity are protected exclusively
by the contracts between the Union and file shipowners. Get to know your shipping
lights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you
feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in
the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Api>eals
Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is:
Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board
17 Batteiy Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y.
Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by
writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board.
CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These
contracts si>ecify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard
ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT
on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman
or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop
erly. contact the nearest SIU port agent.
EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained
from publishing any article serving the imlitical purposes of sny individual in the
Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed
harmful to the Union or its coUective membership. This establish^ policy has been
reaffirmed by membenhip action at the September, 1960, meetings in all eonstitutionai ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which
consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate,
from among its ranks, one individual to carry out tbU responaibility.
PAYMENT OF MONIES. Mo monies are to be paid to anyone in any official
capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no
circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given
such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made
without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is
given an ^cial receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make
such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters.
CONSTITUTIONAL EIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six
months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition,
copies are available in all Union haUs. Ail members should obtain copies of this
constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any
member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli
gation by any methoda such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other
details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters.
RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene
fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend
ance at ihembersbip meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet
ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in
cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take
shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol
icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues.
EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and
as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution
and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse
quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color,
nations! or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights
to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters.
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS, One of the basic rights of
Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve
the best interests of themselves, their fomiliea and their Union. To achieve these
objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to
SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative end
political activities are conducted for the ben^t of the membership and the Union.
If at any tine a Seafarer fcris that any of the above rights have been violated,
or that he has been de?.ied his eonstitatleiial right of occsss to Union records or inronaatien, he shoold Ininiedlately notify SIU President Pani Hall at hcadqaarters by
certMed nuiU, rctnm receipt raqnested.
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Camels, Winston, Tempo,
Brandon, Cavalier and Salem
cigarettes
(Tobacco Workers International
Union)
4f
Peavy Paper Mfll Products
(United Papermakers and
Paperworkers Union)
—4f—
Comet Rice MOls Co. products
(International Union of United
Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Workers)
,1,
Antonio Perelli Minettl & Sons
Ambassador, Eleven Cellars
Red Rooster, Greystone, Guastl,
Calwa, F. I., Trihnno Vermouth,
Aristocrat, Victor Hngo, A. R.
Morrow Wines and Brandies.
(National Farm Workers
Association)
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Page Fifteen
SEAFARERS LOG
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Seafarer Leslie Fluff displays a sample from what he claims to be the
largest collection of unopened cigarette packages in the world. His
collection consists of over a thousand different brands from all over
the world and contains many thousands of individual cigarettes.
Brother George Flood proudly displays examples of his handiwork with a needle
and thread. Materials used by Flood include wool yarn, black velvet and ample
amounts of skill and patience. In the old days, when ships were under sail, says
Flood, every seaman knew how to use a sewing needle. Many also knitted.
Seafarer Robert Black tends to
tropical fish in the foc'sle. He is
an avid fish hobbyist and his Col
lection contains many unusual
specimens. Brother Black began
his collection with just a few fish.
He soon found his collection grow
ing day by day. At the time photo
was taken he had over 250 fish.
Seafarer veteran Marion Wells
devotes many a spare hour to a
hobby that has earned him the
name of the most matchless car
penter in the SlU fleet. Wells
makes picture frames out of match
sticks, like the one above which
is made from 2,969 matchsticks.
Seafarers and Their Hobbies
O
NE OF the problems Seafarers have always
had to face has been that of filling their
off duty hours while at sea. Unlike the
landlubber, the seaman, when he has time to spare,
cannot go to a ball game, take a day to go fishing,
or take a drive in the car with the wife or kids.
The Seafarer, by nature of his work, cannot
count on so many of the things the shoreside
worker takes for granted. He has to fall back
much more on his own imagination and ingenuity
and rely less on outside resources in order to
utilize his off-hours at sea.
The things a man can do with his spare time
while ashore defy counting, but for the Seafarer,
filling his off-duty hours while at sea can be a
challenge.
Most Seafarers are not content to sleep those
hours away and often turn to a hobby. A hobby
can help a seaman learn a craft, broaden his edu
cation, and even keep him physically fit.
The two pastimes most often chosen by sea
men are reading and photography. Reading is
unique in that it can be a hobby in and of itself,
or it can be an extension of another hobby. The
Seafarer who has photography as a hobby, Will
often enjoy reading photography magazines.
Photography is a widespread hobby among sea
men and most Seafarers agree that expensive and
elaborate equipmcpt is not needed.
Some Sfeafarers enjoy unique hobbies. Many
become collectors and the things they collect
range from cigarette packages to rare coins and
from insects to oil paintings.
Seafarer Peter Chopin.ski was a professional
prize fighter for 13 years. He now enjoys collect
ing old fight photos and will read any book on
boxing he can get his hands on. He recalls ship
ping out with a fellow named Robert Frazer who
collected sea shells. "He's got them in sizes that
range from a half-inch up to the size of a basket
ball and you just can't describe the fantastic colors
they come in."
SIU member William McCormack Jr. collects
coins and samples of paper money from around
the world. "I like to save a coin or piece of paper
money from each port I visit. I also collect old
U.S. coins, especially Indian head pennies."'
Seafarer Leslie Pluff calls his collection of un
opened cigarette packages the largest in the world.
He has more than one thousand different brands.
Robert Black is an avid tropical fish breeder
and collector who enjoys caring for rare tropical
fish aboard ship. Black told the LOG that he
has at least 250 tropical fish on hand when he
ships out.
A good many Seafarers are talented, creative
men who enjoy expressing themselves on canvas
or through the creation of things with their hands.
Herbert Walters spends much of his spare time
painting, mostly in water colors. "I like to paint
still life and what I would call futuristic paint
ings," says Herb. "In futuristic painting, the artist
trys to present an object from an unusual angle
or point of view. Through the use of various
colors and shapes, the artist trys to convey to the
viewer & unique, mental impression or to express
a particular human emotion."
Nicolas Raminski is a Seafarer who spent one
year in art school before turning to the sea. He
enjoys sculpturing models of animals in clay. His
favorite subject is galloping horses. After he has
finished a model he enjoys giving them away to
children.
Many Seafarers enjoy modeling in other me
diums, such as wood.
John Michaelis recalls a shipmate whose hobby
was wood carving. "He would use blocks of wood
to carve out a model of the ship he was on,"
says John. "When he was finished, you could see
every detail in his model same as it was on the
real ship."
Marion Wells believes that a wooden, match
can be used for much more than lighting a cig
arette. He builds picture frames and other objects
out of them. For one frame he used 2,969
matches. His shipmates say there is never a loose
match on any ship he is on.
George Flood is a Seafarer who in his spare
time learned to work with a needle and thread
and create pictures on black felt. "In the old
days when many ships were under sail," says
George, "many seamen knew how to sew. To
day you can find oldtimers who can sew as well
as any seamstress."
Life at sea requires that a Seafarer keep in
shape, and many seamen consider keeping physi
cally fit a hobby
Frank Adosci always has a set of weights with
him aboard ship. "You could say keeping in
shape is my hobby," says Frank,
Norbert Patrick enjoys exercising up on deck
during his off duty hours and is an accomplished
weight lifter.
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Vol. XXiX
No. 12
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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Seafarers
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Duke Victory (Victory Carriers) is one of many SlU-contracted vessels delivering materiel to Vietnam war zone.
The Seatrain Carolina is shown discharging her cargo in the
port of Saigon in April. The SlU-contracted vessel is expected
to make numerous calls at ports in South Vietnam in near
future. It is one of many SIU ships sailing to South Vietnam.
Just off the Steel Flyer in Saigon are: H. Welsh,
G. Smith, M. Landron, R. L. O'Brien, R. O. Mas
ters, and H. Fernandez. The Isthmian vessel has
made numerous calls to ports in South Vietnam.
These Seafarers relax after a long voyage while
Neva West discharges cargo at Cam Ranh Bay.
From left, J. Rogers, wiper; D. Costello, dayman,
and T. Hamilton, an AB, are veterans of Viet run.
•'I&siiiiii
These Seafarers were part of the crew that sailed
aboard the Yaka. Left to right. Jack Hart, Jim
McGovern, J. Meyerchak, and Lee Mokin. The
crew reported a good voyage with very few beefsl
The Yaka, a Waterman ship, discharges war ma
teriel at Delong Pier in Cam Ranh Bay. Photo
was taken in April. The ship made several voy
ages to the war zone and reported a smooth trip.
Crew of Seatrain Carolina included many veteran Seafarers.
Standing, left to right: G. Gereais, N. Napolitano, A. Olander. Kneeling: H. Midgett, M. DelPrado, J. Meehan. DelPrado was erectrician, others sailed in the deck department.
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D. Dow (left) was a member of the deck department
while J. B. Delery sailed as a FWT. Seafarers shipped
aboard the Overseas Rose. Photo was taken during
stop in Cam Ranh Bay where ship unloaded cargo
Enjoying a fast cup of coffee while Overseas Rose
discharges cargo, G. Howard (L) and J. Byers discuss recent voyage. Howard was a wiper, Byers
a chief electrician and all reported a good trip.
Bosun Jimmy Meehan relaxes on the deck of Seatrain Caro
lina while longeshoremen unload her valuable cargo in the
port of SSigon. The ship made it's first trip to Vietnam and
Seafarers are anxious to return, Jimmy is an old pro with SIU.
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SENATE KILLS FDL SHIP PROPOSAL; RESCINDS PREVIOUS FUNDS ALLOTTED
AFL-CIO RAPS SOVIET ‘PROXY AGGRESSION’
U.S. MARITIME COURSE ‘SUICIDAL’ CONGRESSMAN TELLS MTD MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE REFUSES TO ALLOT ANY FUNDS FOR FOREIGN SHIPBUILDING
UNNECESSARY TONSILLECTOMIES RESULT IN DEATHS OF HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN
HOUSE PASSES AID-TO-EDUCATION BILL AFTER KEY SECTIONS ARE WEAKENED
GOV’T. PANEL TO STUDY LEGISLATION EXPANDING MEDICARE DRUG COVERAGE
RETIRED SEAFARER SCHAPIRO RECALLS SAILING HARDSHIPS OF PRE-SIU DAYS
SEAFARERS ON THE VIETNAM RUN
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1967
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